Demon’s Souls is the EASIEST Souls Game

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It's time to "get good." Demon's Souls was once a niche favorite on the PlayStation 3 and now it's a flagship launch title for the PS5 with a Demon's Souls remaster! I've learned in retrospect that it is the easiest of the Soulsborne games but that doesn't mean it isn't hard. But what may also be the hardest thing about the game is it's name; Demon Souls vs Demon's Souls.
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Entirely rebuilt from the ground up, this remake invites you to experience the unsettling story and ruthless combat of Demon’s Souls. From PlayStation Studios and Bluepoint Games comes a remake of the PlayStation classic, Demon’s Souls. Entirely rebuilt from the ground up and masterfully enhanced, this remake introduces the horrors of a fog-laden, dark fantasy land to a whole new generation of gamers. Those who’ve faced its trials and tribulations before, can once again challenge the darkness in stunning visual quality with incredible performance. In his quest for power, the 12th King of Boletaria, King Allant channeled the ancient Soul Arts, awakening a demon from the dawn of time itself, The Old One. With the summoning of The Old One, a colorless fog swept across the land, unleashing nightmarish creatures that hungered for human souls. Those whose souls were stripped from them, lost their minds - left only with the desire to attack the sane that remained. Now, Boletaria is cut off from the outside world, and the knights who dare penetrate the deep fog to free the land from its plight, are never seen again. As a lone warrior who has braved the baneful fog, you must face the hardest of challenges to earn the title “Slayer of Demons” and send The Old One back to its slumber.
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[@lachlangordon3381]

Honestly the hardest part of this game is getting a PS5

[@JEST3R_]

Seriously. It's batshit

[@ItsJacobyay]

That’s part of the experience lmai

[@diogoepronto]

Especially if you're brazilian and the PS5 costs you 4 times what you earn in an entire month 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Ripguitar662]

Yup

[@jibbibious]

Love this

[@Uzairali123456789]

This is my first souls game and hearing that it's the easiest while I'm struggling certainly does NOT fill me with hope.

[@ChosenUndead7]

Thats completely normal for your first from Software game. Mir first from Software Game was bloodborne and a died so often …. But after a while you adapt to the gameplay and master it

[@babarowski4544]

I struggled so much with Demon's souls... I found Bloodborne and Elden Ring to be really easy, and have had easier times with both Sekiro AND Dark Souls 3 than I did Demon's Souls. Your first Souls game is normally the hardest, not to mention that Demon's Souls isn't very user friendly.

[@ibra9025]

I will start with it

[@umburon]

Nah totally makes sense lol. It takes some time to get used to to say the least

[@hcramos]

I went backwards. My first fromsoft game was bloodborne and I quit that because I was a cod gamer so those type of games frustrated me lol but then I got elden ring on release, got obsessed and finally beat it after about 2 weeks. Then went back to bloodborne then DS3 and now demons souls. I plan on sekiro next

[@bendevdixon]

Anyone who says a long load time is a feature is just kidding themselves.

[@platinumsun4632]

I do like seeing item descriptions when loading. If I had the option of turning 10 second loadings screens on in games I would. I loved in is DS2 where I built up all this anticipation after reading an item description while loading and wondered when I will get the actual item.

[@-pressxtostart-]

@@platinumsun4632 really? Ive always hated them as its just spoiling items im going to get

[@randomplaceinruralamerica9618]

What about loading screens that have games? Or the Bayonetta loading screen where it lets you train?

[@bendevdixon]

@@randomplaceinruralamerica9618 that’s just to excuse the loading screen time. Great for the tech at the time but they would rather not have to put that in.

[@MrJeremyMagic]

Lmao, A Feature? 🤣😂😂🤣

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Demon’s Souls bosses are jokes for veterans for the most part, however not having bonfires everywhere and specially not next to bosses means this game requieres the player to interact with the areas of the game way more than the other games (kinda like the opposite of Sekiro, which allows to kill most non-boss enemies in 1 hit with the stealth mechanic)

[@TheSnyarn]

I finished DS1 on the switch and im playing it on the ps5 now, i played Demon Souls and the bonfires is the “hardest” part of the game tbh😂

[@gibsonflyingv2820]

You’ve never played the original, having beaten every souls like game I can tell you from expert experience that the old king Doran and false king allant from the OG are some of the hardest times I’ve ever had. You’re fooling yourself if You think these bosses are easier cause they are older. It’s the opposite, in the old style it was very very very hard to dodge these attacks especially from the old hero.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Gibson Flying V God were did this comment come from? 🤣 I don’t have a PS5, my experience is in the PS3. Anyway, for Allant it’s true he must be a joke by having 8 way rolling, but even with the old 4 way it’s doable. Make medium distance and dodge inside him to not eat the wind shockwave. Anyway, I guess it’s no use arguing when Doran is part of the “hard boss list” 🤣. Free kill even without staying on soul form to make less noice.

[@haxorsleuth9450]

@@gibsonflyingv2820 old king is a joke

[@ventusvanitas7544]

@@TheSnyarn they’re not called bonfires here 💀

[@NitroCigarette]

The Penetrator armour IS special, though. It was unattainable in the original game and was the favourite armour of two developers that are no longer with us, so the armour is basically an in memoriam gift to them.

[@TheInfamousWolf]

You're a legend for posting this.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Still not worth buying and supporting Bluepoint’s giant shit that they turned DeS into.

[@NitroCigarette]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Cry about it

[@NitroCigarette]

Except, in terms of difficulty, it is exactly the same as the OG because Bluepoint didn't change ANY of the AI and left it all intact and built the game around it. You're just used to Souls game snow, as opposed to playing Demon's for the first time 11 years ago, so it feels easier now then it did back then.

[@vincentvega7865]

I'd assume DeSR is in fact easier, because it is less clunky. I only played the original, where the most issues I had with completion were the clunky controls. Something like no omnidirectional rolling when locked on or weird hitboxes, both of which, if I am not mistaken were changed in the remake. Higher framerate and better animations for improved readability of attacks are also present in the remake i think and all of that has a tremendous effect on gameplay.

[@karenamyx2205]

@@vincentvega7865 I'm sure that's all true too. But.. its undoubtedly true that we are all heaps better at these games then we were in the beginning. First playthrough of DS1 was grueling for me.. replayed it recently, same exact game, I breezed through. Because in the mean time I mastered ds2 ds3 sekiro bloodborne etc etc.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

Nah it's just easier because the ai is dumber

[@haxorsleuth9450]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235 copium weeb

[@ventusvanitas7544]

Facts, Ocelot.

[@hbombj6911]

The completionist: this is the easiest souls game *me literally transforming into a monster of pure rage while playing demons souls*

[@Amor_Friki]

Literally?

[@jedwademberpants4531]

Maybe a demon of hatred 😀

[@nyanecoz1631]

you already did the hardest part of the game: getting a ps5

[@johns783]

the main thing you have to get a handle on (which i'm sure you have by now) is the weapon upgrade system. the sooner you get a +7 or better weapon (or+4/5 of the specialty upgrade paths) the smoother everything goes. You can get a damn strong weapon super fast once you know where things are, and all of a sudden the game isn't quite so hard. Killing things in 1 or 2 shots makes a big difference vs killing them in 3 or more. Same goes for HP, if you die in 4 or more hits you'll die far less than if you die in 2 or 3.

[@renegaderebel435]

.. sooo you're going for melee instead of magic i assume?

[@paoloverdini8374]

As someone correctly said long ago: The hardest Souls game is the first one you pick up.

[@delsi26]

I played bloodborne before demons souls and found bloodborne a million times easier

[@j0nnyism]

Absolutely. The more souls games you play the better you get the more you get out of it.

[@MrYoda-xb6mp]

I just started on Elden ring, Margit taught me a lot cause by the end I kinda got how shit works haha I’m just now getting to the capital and so far I love the hell out of this game

[@BrandonWestfall]

Define "hard"." My 3rd was DS2 which I found infuriating. I quit on at least 4 occasions before actually completing the entire game + DLC.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Who paid The Completionist to lie about Bluepoint’s insulting remake of what originally was a magnum opus of a game? Sony? Bluepoint itself?

[@Eldelastrufas]

Jirard is the Dark Souls of KZbinrs

[@4ncientGu150]

Ahahahaha

[@saedt]

This is oddly accurate

[@yosh12346]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@nordinreecendo512]

I mean, you're not wrong...

[@supamekvip4198]

Lol

[@GUNS_jk]

"Get yourself a PS5 11 years later" Damn are PS5s really that hard to find?

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

if u are willing to pay $1250 for it, then nope, it isn't , if u want to pay retail price, then it is easier to locate the magna carta.

[@GUNS_jk]

@@EpicLebaneseNerd Thanks bro. I instead bought a $3k PC. Don't think of me as a PC Elitist, I just want to continue making petty looking games.

[@gamelegendalpha1737]

Its tough right now but you could just wait a few months for production to pick back up to get it for retail price.

[@steve323f]

I think it's easier to get a ps6 than a ps5 tbh 😂

[@Casanuda]

I'd wait for a price drop. By the time the system is $350 it'll be everywhere and have any hardware issues the launch console had ironed out.

[@mint5438]

I've heard horror stories about Old king allant and flamelurker, but after going through orphan of kos and sister friede, I felt cheated when I fought him. I died a handful of times due to pure greed, but it was pretty simple in the end.

[@111Thesniper]

You forgot midir one of the worst bosses ive fought in DS series 🥲

[@mint5438]

@@111Thesniper I've yet to fight midir. I wanna say I have, but cannot. Not because skill issue. But because I never even made it far enough into the DLC to even challenge him.

[@RegularNobodyII]

Nowadays they're jokes, we're a lot more used to the style of gameplay of the Souls games. Back in 2009 though, they absolutely brutal. I remember dying over 15 times to Flamelurker in NG+ in 2014 when I first started to play the Souls games.

[@DomOfSin666]

Flamelurker is just annoying for me in the remake. His large health pool and defence early game, his fast attacks, the camera, and his jump damage make it unbearable for me if I go straight to stonefang after phalanx or tower knight. I remember liking the fight more on ps3, now it's one of my least favorite bosses in the game purely because I don't have fun with it. Atleast the run up to him is quick. Stupid, but quick

[@yanceyboyz]

Genichiro......that was soul destroying. The guardian ape......touched me like a defensless child 🤣

[@Aldourien]

Framerate plays a lot into the difficulty. The attacks may feel sluggish on the PS5, but because you have sometimes more than double the framerate you have more time to react to attacks. Also with modern animation tech, blending the various animations is smoother and removes a lot of the janky 'suddenness' of quick attacks from the old days. I remember the boss of Boletarian Palace being very difficult on PS3 since his attacks are a lot faster compared to other bosses in DeS. Since you had barely had a framerate of 30 to react it was hard to gauge when his attacks began.

[@GoldenSerpentTree]

see you saying that just triggered my ptsd of that boss.

[@lotusluv]

yea lower fps increases input lag. which is why bloodborne needs a 60fps patch

[@ahmadalghamdi4425]

@@lotusluv I would pay for a 60fps patch not a remaster just a 60fps

[@jeremesmith9266]

I think it’s “easy” because we’ve all trained on other FromSoft titles

[@PantherJaguar]

I agree. I've been playing Demons Souls on the PS3 and getting about halfway through the game was surprisingly easy. Most of that bosses I've been able to beat on my first try.

[@kingmerck1538]

Naw, I have a friend whos demons souls is his first "dark souls" game and he said that the easiest valkyrie boss in god of war is harder than any of the bosses in demon souls

[@BugLondon]

@@kingmerck1538 Domon's Souls has some easy bosses and some hhard ones. It pretty much has the hardest levels with the longest msot treacherous boss treks of any souls game. A huge stark contrast to dark souls 3 literally at one pont pottung 3 bonfires within 20 feet of each other. Demon's souls bosses at least provide variety.

[@tehtayziez]

It's also easy compared to original demon souls cos half of the difficulty in that game was trying to do combat at 10fps. It's actually alot easier when emulated at higher frames.

[@Walamonga1313]

It's easy because it doesn't have roll catching enemies and not many multi enemy fights. Also the bosses have like no hp compared to latter games. However, NG+ was always the hardest and roughest spike in Demon's compared to the rest of games. Add onto that the fact you can play in hard mode (Pure black world tendency) and the game is really tough. HOWEVER, the game is also broken in regards to builds. Some weapons are insanely powerful (Northern Regalia), spells (Firestorm) and insane health regen makes it almost impossible to die. It was always a very unbalanced game and that was part of its charm

[@RustTillDusk]

Gets the best weapon at start of game and 1 shots everything. "Its too Easy"

[@alexgidlof8327]

Yeah, that's a part of the problem. If The game gives you that weapon early on then why not take it?

[@johns783]

@@alexgidlof8327 it doesn't give it to you. You have to complete the entirety of world 2 and arrive at the final boss in pure white world tendency. It's something you more often than not need to be aware of, because if you're not, odds are you're just not going to get it. Demon's souls is easy if you understand the weapon upgrade system and have awareness of where the items you need actually are and how to farm them. Ignorance of these things makes this game significantly harder. also that weapon he has isnt super easy to wield at low levels. You need the adequate strength, as well as adequate endurance. Very likely that if you rush to it you will have neither, and if you do, you'll have low max hp.

[@alexgidlof8327]

@@johns783 what weapon are you talking about? I meant The OP falchion in shrine of storms. You can literally complete The entire game with it WITHOUT even upgrading it.

[@johns783]

@@alexgidlof8327 i was referring to the dragon bone smasher, which is the weapon he was using in the vid to 1 shot things. the falchion is good but it's far from OP in the later stages of the game. Does make the early game a lot easier, I'd agree with that for sure.

[@alexgidlof8327]

@@johns783 yeah i didn't have time to watch The entire video when i first commented. I was just assuming that The falchion was the weapon he was talking about since it makes 50% of the game a cakewalk.

[@mattyboi070707]

Whenever a game is really hard there is someone who makes a video of how easy they found it. I’ve seen “it’s just so easy” videos on Sekiro, Dark Souls and Bloodbourne. Personally I found Demon Souls to be very difficult compared to Dark Souls and Bloodbourne. Remember folks, if you found it really tough, it doesn’t mean you suck, or other people are just better than you, it just means everyone is different and some things come more easily to some people than others.

[@dannymac939]

Bloodborne came way easier to me than Demon’s Souls. I’m comfortable with it now, but getting into BB was a piece of cake

[@UnseenHitman-1932]

But Bloodborne is really easy tho

[@noctissama3146]

I agree with you. Having finished all Miyazaki games I found Demon's Souls quite challenging. From hardest to easiest I have to say Sekiro, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne

[@videogames9972]

he's lying about his footage and attempts required to beat a boss. looking at his footage he attempted many times, knew the strats, and changed equipment/ loadouts often

[@sadisticD]

Bloodborne and Sekiro came easier to me than the rest as well. It's because they are more action focused and rely more on timing and reflexes than strategy and equipment though all is needed for all of them. The faster paced also awards thoughtful aggressiveness instead of forcing you into playing constant defense.

[@dobbear]

I remember discovering Demon's Souls when it originally came out years ago, sliding it into an unsuspecting PS3, creating my wee dood, then entering the world unaware of the tasks ahead. Years later of leaving through frustration or other interests, I touched that fog gate yet again and got myself the Platinum.

[@Henroin]

Naughty bear.

[@mikeysof]

Who knew being invaded by a stranger would be so life changing.

[@iarenotjames]

That’s one dark soul right there ☝🏽

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

Home invasions are very life threatening

[@ethanford1590]

@@iHaveTheDocuments Bruh

[@cinder3150]

this aged well

[@kevinharris1882]

I remember finding this game like 11 years ago in a best buy through chance. I remember looking at the back info and somehow immediately falling in love, wondering why something like it wasn't made before. I ended up asking my parents to buy it for me for Christmas right then and there, thinking I might not see it again. It didn't matter to me that the game was a bit hard as I played through. It was an Epic, and my curiosity overcame most fears while playing, screw the blood swamps. I'll see you guys under the burning skies of Elden Ring.

[@kozukitonio740]

How was elden ring?

[@SireScroticus]

So, my view as to why it's so much easier is that it's more fluid. Like how Bloodborne/Sekiro's pace was made much quicker by the move speed, it happened here, too. Combat is more fluid, hitboxes improved, and a lot of the glitchiness is gone from the Souls series. The game still kills you for making mistakes, but it's far easier to not make said mistakes.

[@TheCh0wderp]

I think it's just easier because it's really faithful to the original, which has more dated enemy and boss design compared to the newer games. Jirard goes into the bosses in the video too.

[@karenamyx2205]

@@renmcmanus I barely stealth killed in it and I beat it in ng+ twice. You can def play it souls like, BIGGEST differences being that if you were a shielder or Dodger on DS, you're kinda screwed because parry is paramount here. Far more then stealth. As far as quick time? What?? You mean the few buttons to finish a boss?

[@karenamyx2205]

@@renmcmanus That's like saying the the only difference between a traffic light and simply avoiding cars at an intersection is the visual prompt. Technically.. sorta? But the visual kinda makes a huge freaking difference lol like all the difference. Technicalities are of no importance.

[@karenamyx2205]

@@renmcmanus ty for the green light. I do disagree.

[@tedious8621]

“Poison swamp?” Jirard, with an exasperated pain in his voice: “PLEASE”

[@Halcryder]

"This special kind of pain is wonderful to bare" Eh, Jirard, keep your kinks in check please.

[@kaiman3089]

You know you can join us right

[@Mbewe_SM]

@Matthew Teubner glances at Pyrocynical

[@christophercollins3632]

Homonym humor ftw

[@subliminallime4321]

This guy uploaded Hyrule Warriors & Demon Souls in the same week. Legendary.

[@tomxgeass]

Well one is a 1000+ hour game and the other is Demon Souls

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

I think Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition can take a day on 100%. Then a 1000 hours

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

I laughed really hard from your comment XD how silly

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

@@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681 What it true type in Hyrule Warriors definitive edition 100% play though and see for yourself.

[@johnman8398]

@@Twilight17Petkoton Just checked and nope not to the extent of the completionist it's only legend mode specifically not the whole game.

[@twoshoedtommy8054]

"Hey, this looks like Bloodborne!" - Alex Faciane

[@johnclarke7626]

It never occurred to me that the title refers to one single demon, the Old One.

[@captianblitz]

After seeing Jirard fall into madness of the last game, this is nice.

[@Dekead1930]

8:55 dude that edit was incredible

[@platinumsun4632]

Nah. Ive seen those edits many times.

[@CrowCrojoINTJ]

*gets ad*

[@spaarky]

what edit

[@leonardm6858]

I liked the world tendency mechanic. The exclusive enemies and events unlocked with the different tendencies adds nicely to the replayability factor.

[@cloudsweater]

Such a great game. One of the more replay-able Souls games imo

[@kyore789]

I agree

[@hauntedvoyager7806]

I still have more fun in Demon’s Souls than any other Souls game.

[@mrsentencename7334]

What makes it more replayable? Not played it yet

[@oxygeninhaler4542]

@@mrsentencename7334 I'm guessing world tendency, which can alter the world, you can also start out at any world if you want a different run, and fragment mode, which mirrors the game.

[@jh9794]

Sometimes the best way to remake something is to just improve what was already there. Bluepoint did an awesome job with this one.

[@Walamonga1313]

Let me guess, you didn't play the original. The remake's framerate is amazing and a great accomplishment... and that's about all the improvements. Everything else was downgraded.

[@jh9794]

@@Walamonga1313 I actually did play and still have the original. Personally was never bothered by FR and never encountered anything game breaking. Although being honest I kinda sucked at the game back then. As for downgrades what's been made worse?

[@thefountain6634]

Maiden Astraea and rydel atmosphere was downgraded. Also gloomy menu music was removed

[@darkshat3077]

@@Walamonga1313 everything else was upgraded lmao

[@johnnyshins511]

@@jh9794 they killed the og art direction, the concept art for flamelurker in the remake didn't even have the original flamelurker as a reference but had diablo 3 art as a reference instead. Bluepoint missed the point by miles.

[@sonicboom104]

5:50 sounds like a halo 3 lobby. Friendships were forged, enemies were made, an tea bags remain lukewarm. Ah, those were the days.

[@TheBruuz]

Probably the biggest reason why it's easier is because you can 8-way dodge now, which was only 4-way on PS3. I remember I read about this game in a magazine (before the internet had proper game sites), and about how it was the hardest game ever. I had to import it from the US, since it wasn't available in EU at the time, and I remember I was actually a little scared to tackle it after having read how brutal it was.

[@Kidkinsey]

I agree with u 100% about the separate worlds of demon souls. Not even just making it easier but the way it all ties into the lore and each area legit feels NOTHING like the last is amazing

[@kylelord_8573]

Did he just try to argue that it’s “Demon Souls” when the title is literally “Demon’s Souls?”

[@kylekopac5685]

While he is arguing it there is the game case over his shoulder showing how it is spelled

[@Walamonga1313]

Yes because this game doesn't have the charm Demon's Souls has

[@deifiedtitan]

He's wrong at least twice in trying to be right about it, it's actually impressive.

[@FromsoftgoatKaj]

Who the f pronounces it as demon's souls?

[@generalplimskye5444]

He's talking about how it's pronounced. Not how it's spelled.

[@mr.immersion3453]

As they say, "Your first Souls game is usually the most difficult." My first was DS3, which I had a lot of trouble with but loved a lot. After playing DS2 and Sekiro, I went to Dark Souls 1. And that game was laughably easy at times. I first tried Manus, Kalameet, that Lion Serpernt guradian guy, Gwyn, Artorias and some others. But, I had the most trouble in the areas. After years of experience, these games get easier, but still hold that special challenge. Still are super addicting. And I can finally play Bloodborne and this game for the first time when I get the PS5. Can't wait!

[@benozkleenex]

Same when I replayed DS for real this time after beating Ds 2-3 bloodborne Sekiro found DS 1 to be a cake walk.

[@towel2043]

I personally think DS3 is the easiest. Dark Souls 1 was my first and it is easily the hardest one I’ve played. I’ve been playing these games for years now, and have hundreds of hours in each, but still have never beat Manus, no idea how you did that first try.

[@mr.immersion3453]

@@towel2043 Easy: Heavy Armor, Gargoyle Halberd, and Poise. In addition to many well timed dodges.

[@benozkleenex]

@@towel2043 idk I first timed ornstein and smaug no boss i DS 1 gave me an issue.

[@heylookitscesco8698]

I've never played any of the Souls games because I'm too intimidated by the difficulty. But I decided I want to try Bloodborne after watching HBomberguy's video on it

[@LegoEngineer003]

That one Old Monk at around 19:00 that killed you instantly was pretty funny

[@InsideAssassin2]

Walking through the fog to firestorm at 19:04 perfectly describes the old monk fight

[@NinersNumber1]

Fresh off of completing Hyrule Warriors, a tired Jirard shows everyone how to git gud

[@JudgementNutter]

The fact it has a "pause" button via the photo mode really helps make it more user friendly

[@InsideAssassin2]

I mean Sekiro did too

[@matthewstein5854]

@@InsideAssassin2 true innovation there by Fromsoft

[@captawesome42]

@@InsideAssassin2 yeah but the original game didn't Sekiro really doesn't have anything to do with the point he's making at all

[@igorsiemann]

adding a way to send items from your inventory to the storage from anywhere is a really good addition, but actually shards never had to be in your inventory for you to use them

[@DainHunter]

I love the maiden astraea soundtrack in the background! Nice touch!

[@solidskullz5736]

The words “demon souls” and “easy” feels so strange to read in the same sentence

[@TheShark94700]

But it's true, it's not that difficult.

[@uncreativearro]

Once you’ve played the other souls titles, it’s really not that hard. It’s certainly got the easiest bosses in the series.

[@tonts5329]

I found the PS3 version easier to complete than Dark Souls or Bloodborne. I had a workaround for World Tendency by having someone loan me the missing gear I needed for trophies. Which I returned after I picked them up. Plus the duping glitch to buy all the stuff I needed in two playthroughs.

[@randomplaceinruralamerica9618]

I mean it has more gimmick bosses than any other Souls games which definitely matters

[@JohnSmith-ch9sm]

@@TheShark94700 You know every time someone says " isn't that difficult", I read "I'm a pretentious asshole". Perhaps what you should say is " isn't as difficult as people make it out to be. You just have to play the game it is, not the game you want it to be. Because it is punishing if you don't." Just a thought.....

[@awkwardacting575]

People ranting about easy and souls game in the same sentence when it's easiest so it's not actually saying that it is easy just easier than other soul games

[@JohnSmith-ch9sm]

I approve of this assessment.. and Jirard's.

[@engineerheavy1344]

Yeah its so easy cuz the ai for every thing is garbage

[@nayyarrashid4661]

@@engineerheavy1344 AI in souls game is pretty decent.

[@kratosgow342]

@@nayyarrashid4661 in this game I would say they don't have a lot of moveset unlike in other souls game also it can have some REALLY gamebreaking jank moment especially at Maneater fight

[@engineerheavy1344]

@@nayyarrashid4661 idk walk like 20 feet away from old king doran and say that again, the dragon god has the awareness of a blind cyclops making the fight even easier then the gimmick already made it, the old hero is not only blind but apparently deaf too, flamelurker still only spams like 3 attacks at most and sometimes doesnt even try and come towards you, gaarl vinland doesnt even try to attack you even if ur past the spot where they dont deem u a threat, the maneaters are just dumb as hell and im not sure if its cuz of a bug or its on purpose, armor spider mostly does attacks that cant even hit you, false king allant is also dumb as hell and it seems like half the time he isnt even trying to attack you, and im not even sure if leechmonger and dirty collosus even have attacks, although i guess thats more of a boss design problem which has always been present in souls. More often than not the ai is garbage. Its worse then even ds1 cuz that at least was created in 2011 whenever ai was more advanced, but all they did for the remake was prolly exactly take the code from the original game which was released in 2009. Or at LEAST I would say that, but often times the ai even feels worse the demons souls on ps3

[@TheVertical92]

20:18 🤣 that foot tap from the boss^^

[@Genasidal]

Maiden Astrea theme still gives me chills. God it's so good. Cannot wait to get my hands on a PS5 and this game.

[@inferno_gamerz3609]

Hey! I'm wondering if u can Complete the game, Rayman Legends. It doesn't get as much love as it should, it's a really fun 2D Platformer. I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

[@Bennieboy918]

I mean is it as underrated as risk of rain 1/2?

[@Flamefether]

Rayman legends is super fun

[@alexvaillant4701]

@@Bennieboy918 haha I’m playing Ror 2 right now. Great game.

[@Mas-cm6cy]

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS

[@tonts5329]

He still needs to complete Classic Rayman and Rayman Origins. And the 3D Rayman games like Rayman 2 and Rayman 3

[@Toastrz]

I hope you’re still in contact with the guy at 5:50, that’s a really cool story.

[@tritan4498]

Me too

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

This game beat the living hell out of me back in the day, but after getting the platinum trophies in Bloodborne and Sekiro and doing tons of master rank quests in Monster Hunter Iceborne, it feels incredibly easy now lol.

[@gibsonflyingv2820]

That’s because the remake is much easier, did you even watch the video?

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

@@gibsonflyingv2820 I wasn’t talking about the remake lol.

[@ethan_c]

@@nightmarishcompositions4536 have u solod fatalis tho

[@chrisvillan88]

I've done Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3 and Bloodborne (no platinums though) and this was my first experience of Demon Souls. Really enjoyed it

[@coreymyers5321]

Demon’s souls for Christmas, thanks Santa Claus!

[@JohnSmith-ch9sm]

The traditional way to celebrate the season.... with a pool of unborn plague babies. ;-)

[@redseagaming7832]

I own it's on PS3 I bought the PS5 version but still don't have the console to play it on

[@dawgwood6903]

@@redseagaming7832 same 😔

[@redseagaming7832]

@@dawgwood6903 cool I'm not alone try calling Best Buy in asking them to reserve a PlayStation 5 when they get more stock that will be my last chance to get a ps5 this year screw the scalpers

[@nayyarrashid4661]

@@redseagaming7832 I kept trying online. Didn't get it. I even saved up for it just to play demon's souls on launch although I don't buy consoles at launch but this time I was . but there is no way to beat the bots except that if you get lucky somehow. If I couldn't get a PS5 next month (since there is no way I can get it this month now) I would probably wait for new gaming laptops to drop.

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Jirard. Can you please complete Astral Chain for Nintendo Switch?

[@minecraftotalwar]

pleaseeee

[@pointdext4118]

pretty pleaaase

[@Brendangotgudgaming]

I beat elden ring siekro and getting to the end of bloodbourne and darksouls 3 and I find this to be the hardest tbh

[@calvinbailey5315]

He said "I'm gonna jump right into this" at 2:44 lol

[@Datareset]

I never thought i’d hear “Souls game” and “easy” in the same sentence.

[@David-nd4to]

Honestly. It is easy. Especially if you go backwards like I did. Starting with blood born ds3 2 1. Sekiro. Then finally des

[@justnailingit7466]

well, you could always put a "not" in between

[@Mordecai0799]

This dude saw "easy" instead of "easiest"

[@Budd631]

I found Dark Souls 2 main game very easy Overall.

[@itcheebeard]

None of the from games are particularly difficult. They're just punishing/unforgiving. I was always leery of Souls games because of the "git gud noob" memes. But if I can finish DS1 and DS3 at soul level 1 ANYONE can finish these games. That said, Sekiro kicked my arse for a good while before the mechanics clicked.

[@NoahEurich]

We’re all just sitting here waiting and wondering what #400 will be.

[@PlebeianTheWise]

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. It’s gotta be.

[@nerdineverythingnerdinnoth4984]

I hope that he‘ll complete Hitman 3 with all the content of Hitman 2016, and Hitman 2. It would be much, but I mean... he completed Hyrule Warriors.

[@manurmad1539]

I've beaten all the other souls games except bloodborne, but this game has still been really difficult for me. The biggest problem for me is the finite heals. I'm too stubborn to farm for grass so I went through the entirety of 3-1 without any heals. The bosses have been pretty easy so far, but the actual levels are really tough, mainly due to their length.

[@harrygriswold9851]

I'm glad your style of videos haven't changed that much over the years, every time I watch one of you new videos, I get nostalgia, only youtuber i know can do that.

[@natesmagiccorner]

8:57 is the most beautiful transition I've seen in a video in a while.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

Hey, I’m glad your back, I love the vids, and it made Covid bearable

[@adamheeley285]

Dark Souls still creeps in my mind all these years later. Such am amazing experience. Simply a masterpiece.

[@ultimatehope549]

This was my first Souls game that I played past the first couple bosses and actually beat, and I found it much easier than all those other games. I picked up Dark Souls 1 right after beating it, and it kicked my ass haha

[@Silvergun_Raven]

Now, play the King's Field and Shadow Tower series, as they're the precursor to Souls.

[@redwing1766]

That title offends me, because I couldn’t complete the first area

[@red5robb1]

keep trying, you can do it!

[@tam1783]

Understandable if it's your first souls game

[@Casanuda]

I went into the game blind on my first playthrough. I had heard that dying too much made the game harder and didn't know how to farm for items. So each time I died on the first area more than ten times I would restart the entire game. I also didn't know how to avoid "fatrolling" so I died constantly. After 25 times entirely starting the game over I broke through and then went on to beat the game a hundred hours later.

[@yosh12346]

Keep pushing

[@JohnSmith-ch9sm]

First off, don't listen to the a-holes who smugly say "git-gud"; they're.. assholes. Second, don't play the game you *think* it is, play the game it actually is. Third, take your time, relax, enjoy the disturbing environments, and don't be afraid to lose a battle. The third part is the most difficult part. You'll die... a lot. Just realize it is part of the game. There are ways of getting A LOT of souls later in the game, so losing the souls to that damned katana wielding asshat for the 5th time in a row isn't going to take away from your ability to finish the game. You can find a way around him, get better at the combat, or find that there's a trick you didn't think about earlier.

[@Omnipotentpunch03]

I agree to be completely honest with you. I reeeeeeally love this game though and I don't think it being easier than the others makes it bad. I think something that makes it an easier game is that the bosses don't have any phases or atleast I don't remember any of them having phases and idk I just find the bosses in this game to be kinda easy. I definitely didn't run into any blood starved beasts lol and also, I can't fucking wait for elden ring😌

[@knightfromlordran]

I LOVE the specific boss kill trophies

[@alfie-bluecampbell-william9406]

"Games are a common language" - My passion summed up

[@austins.2495]

I just started up a fresh Dark Souls save file today

[@uselesstilxmas]

Best idea during pandemic

[@jeremyroberts8822]

I was thinking of doing the same. I kinda been wanting to play nioh again too, you ever played that game? It’s one of the best souls like games imo

[@maskedvalerian1095]

@@jeremyroberts8822 it's easy though?

[@austins.2495]

@@jeremyroberts8822 late reply, no I haven’t played Nioh 1 or 2. But they’re on my list

[@alexanderfield]

Probably the best looking game to date on all consoles, also the little details like swiping the water and it splashing in the direction with the force put into it

[@johnthebiglad]

I’ve never played any soul type games and in all honesty it wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be the only boss I struggled with was the flamelurker (because I went for it early for the soul) but still a fantastic experience

[@mireldanila2483]

Just got into the souls series. I played dark souls 3. Now i bought dark souls. Cant wait to get a ps5 and play demon souls and especially bloodborne

[@joeinzinga6123]

Bloodborne is by far my favorite. Beyond excited for you to try it for the first time!

[@yodussb6812]

You need to play Sekiro to play all the Souls Games too

[@LivingGuy484]

I'd highly emphasize Sekiro and Bloodborne. With the Demon's Souls remake, I have now played every game in the series and I would say that these two are absolutely my favorite games. If you like Dark Souls 3, you will definitely find some similarities the "fluidness" of movement in Bloodborne, and you'll notice an emphasis on dodging. Sekiro is also fluid, but has an emphasis on Parrying. Both games are just so, so good. I also really like the Demon's Souls remake too, even if it is a bit easier than the other games. It's very atmospheric and has a charming quality to it

[@maskedvalerian1095]

Bloodborne is my favorite, I liked Sekiro as well but Dark souls have different charm to it

[@BodieB]

16:18 ... No Jirard, there is immense shame

[@tsurian99]

“ I found the best weapon in the game and it became easier!” Huh...imagine that.

[@LokiWasntHere]

I was thinking the same thing that weapon with cursed weapon and 66 Str is the literal strongest damage wise weapon only out paced by fire storm which is actually busted. Well maybe pure blood sword could do similar damage now that they fixed the luck exploit.

[@Drgonzo24]

How did he get that before spider boss?

[@LokiWasntHere]

@@Drgonzo24 probably new game +

[@brotbrotsen1100]

It's easy because he is good at these games simple as that, give a complete newbie the best weapon and not much will change. Besides that, which weapon is the best one was always just a opinion, some people perform good with different weapons. After playing all the souls games so often i completely agree that Demon souls is the easiest.

[@stax3594]

@@brotbrotsen1100 demons souls is the easiest, but you are wrong in saying that giving the best weapon will not change much. Trust me, it will

[@cbanks5289]

I have the exact same story as you but with bloodborne I started bloodborne not really knowing how these games were I had heard of them never played I could not get my bearings I got super frustrated and I gave up and didn’t come back to the game until almost a year later but this time I met a random player online who guided me thru the start got me some great starting game items and taught me how it’s meant to be played I’ve now played bloodborne probably 100 times thru and love all of these games!

[@kingofthesharks]

The easiest Souls game is the last one you played

[@JohnSmith-ch9sm]

100%

[@markpfeffer7487]

But ds1 was the easiest and also the first I played :/ not sprouting beef. But I think DeS, ds2 and ds3 are objectively harder than ds1. Love them all though. A LOT. don't get me wrong.

[@theredrussian5715]

You sir are a man of knowledge

[@RealJesus]

Sekiro was the last one i played so definetly not.

[@xviii9893]

Sekiro was the last and oh god... Hesitation is defeat, I learned it the hard way

[@Kazeromaru]

"easiest souls game" that damn bridge with the dragon spitting fire and the 5 archers plus 2 blue eyed knights would like to speak to you.

[@paulydee5106]

Finally got around to playing this and beat it over the weekend. That Vally of Defilement area....Sheeeeeit that was crazy! Love, love, love the game but not the as much as Bloodborne. I see the differences and improvement made along the way between Dark Souls and Demon's Souls. It's the run leading up to the bosses that are more difficult than the actual boss. Started as a knight and just stuck with my long sword and mailbreaker the whole way through. Would love to wear a fully decked out armor set without fat rolling!

[@perrodnieve]

19:25 In the original Phalanx looked like a weird dark blob, but now, with the new improved graphics we can see that it was in fact... a weird dark blob.

[@mint5438]

Now it _glistens_

[@tstrat]

Jirard looks so happy in the thumbnail! I love it! Keep on Completing! We love you!

[@isakts8576]

When I eventually decide to get myself a ps5, I'll probably pick up Demon souls, it looks fun

[@kyore789]

Only shield I ever used was the adjudicators on my back

[@AslanJazzLan]

"And find out what's behind that door they added..." That was clever.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

The world wasn't ready for Dark Souls when Demon's Souls came out.

[@wolfjack5802]

Dark souls rolled in and said bite the sheets im coming in dry

[@braindunkin]

Jirard the unstoppable completionist not even the hardest games to complete cannot stop him and that’s the compliment for the day

[@zaelyth9898]

As much as I love the addition of the much admired & wanted Penetrator armor set I would have also loved to have the Tower Knight set & even the Lance he weilds. I'd be fine if it just had a spear moveset but with the addition of R2 firing the magic spear he does. Looking at how FromSoftware handles boss weapons & armor in later titles I wish Bluepoint made more additions similar to later titles. Though I am glad they kept it so close to the original. There are minor changes that bug me but the good outweighs the bad.

[@Stavvy0]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the addition of omnidirectional rolling.

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

No. It is not “Demon-Souls”

[@michaelfetter8738]

yeah this dude is cringe

[@grahamsell3863]

Grammatically it should be. Each demon drops one soul item when killed, implying each demon has one soul, so why would the "souls" in the title be plural? If the reasoning is because there are multiple demons, then it should be "Demons' Souls", with the apostrophe after the "s", but it's not, implying there is only one demon with multiple souls, which is obviously not the case. The title "Demon Souls" makes much more sense because it refers to multiple souls of the demon variety, which is what is present in the game.

[@michaelfetter8738]

@@grahamsell3863 it doesn't matter what makes sense to you, the name is Demon's Souls, gg

[@eassonator1234567]

@@grahamsell3863 "implying there is only one demon with multiple souls"...you cracked it bro. The thing is, and probably something you did not gather while playing it is that you are the demon (and are actually referred as such near the end of the game). Therefore they are your (possessive) souls (multiple). I am glad I could clear the air on this and that you now know that you should really really think about a response before being so cock-sure of your correctness. Have an excellent day.

[@thethiccdonut5257]

@@michaelfetter8738 But that's not how you pronounce it.

[@coreymyers5321]

You know, if you paint that beard white, I would buy that Santa Claus’ job outside of Christmas was to complete games.

[@insaincaldo]

Paint? It just changes naturally when it's time.

[@quincius8638]

@@insaincaldo of course

[@lu-tang-36Gamers]

I didn't realise you could send stuff to Thomas from anywhere, this opens up so many avenues

[@andrewscheiber1039]

Anyone else notice that rad transition at 8:57?

[@nwo_spike9276]

I feel like Bluepoint is gonna get their chance at developing a unique IP soon enough, and that will be the day that we really start to appreciate Blue Point for what it really is, a great game developer.

[@Peter-qq3io]

We already appreciate them

[@Degdreams]

Jirard: I used Express VPN to change my region to Japan so I could watch the Super Mario Bros. Movie! Me: But....WHY?!

[@crogysantana]

This game was my intro to souls games. I loved it.

[@BlazeStorm]

Demon's Souls was my last in the series to complete and it also, for the first time, made me use a shield instead of I frame rolling through attacks.

[@kingofthesharks]

21:40 Shadow of the Colossus on PS4 was a REMAKE, not a remaster. Mixing these terms up only adds to confusion amongst gamers. Great video as usual though!

[@romulofriederichs5467]

And so is Demon's Souls. It is also called a Remake.

[@kingofthesharks]

@@romulofriederichs5467 exactly. Both PS4 titles by Bluepoint were remakes. To call them Remasters is a disservice cuz that'd be putting them in the same category as Dark Souls Remastered or God of War 3 Remastered, which are considerably lower effort projects.

[@xviii9893]

@@kingofthesharks It's not in the same category as FF or RE2 remakes as well. This one is quite difficult to call a complete remake, but it's not a remaster either

[@kingofthesharks]

@@xviii9893 I know what you're saying because FF7 and Re2/Re3 are WILDLY different gameplay-wise from their originals. But I prefer to just call them more liberal remakes (not a real definition) while Bluepoint specializes in more conservative remakes. Grezzo's Ocarina of Time 3DS was also a conservative remake, for example. Point is, "remake" as a noun has existed long before gaming got remakes, and gameplay obviously wasn't a factor to assess what is a film or TV remake is, so it shouldn't just magically become a factor for a videogame remake. Nobody looks at "Lion King 2019" and asks about the gameplay. As far as I'm concerned, a remake involves the production assets being remade from scratch or near-scratch to create a previously-existing art anew. From there, the designers can do whatever they want with gameplay changes (i.e. MGS the Twin Snakes).

[@xviii9893]

@@kingofthesharks Yeah, that's pretty clear definition

[@Electrohead92]

Demon’s Souls is easily one of, if not the most, exploitable games in the franchise in terms of game knowledge making the game easier. Fighting The Adjudicator earlier than you’re supposed to and taking advantage of his AI gives you a huge amount of souls. Rushing to Patches in order to stock up on cheap healing items and using the Thief’s Ring on The Old Hero are some other examples of making the game super easy.

[@jonathanf106]

Jirard when you gonna tackle the Nioh 1 & 2 collection?

[@eaglebearer1580]

I would love to get involved in some online gameplay but I’m still very very weak and still working on farming 4-2 to level up and build my battle mage

[@GmodPlusWoW]

One thing I can say, from watching Helloween4545 play it, is that magic in Demon's Souls feels much more satisfying to use this time around. The Soul Arrow, the base starting spell for Royalty, had sound design that made it FEEL like it hits hard, on top of doing decent damage for what is basically the magical equivalent of your Pistol. Honestly, I feel like From missed a trick when they made magic feel less worth it. While having individual spell charges was something different for Dark Souls 1 and 2, the informed scarcity of spell charges made them less desirable to use. But if From still wants to have a comparative limiter on spell-use, they could find a good middle-ground in having different flavours of Mana. Red Mana for Pyromancies, Blue Mana for Sorceries, Yellow Mana for Miracles. That way, you'd have semi-stringent spellcasting limits while still having some measure of universality in the form of mana meters. So even after using all of your Red Mana to light up your foes, you'd still have Yellow Mana for Miracles. Also, in a rare stroke of chance, Bluepoint could totally add an expansion to the remake, and it wouldn't be an egregious violation of the source material. You see, there is one Archstone you can never access: the broken Archstone of the Giant, which would have led to the mysterious Northern Limit. Undoubtedly, a lot of Souls fans would be tripping over themselves to experience the lands beyond that broken Archstone, so it'd be a safe investment to get Miyazaki and Bluepoint to work on a Northern Limit expansion.

[@kratosgow342]

the reason why they nerfed magic in later game cause magic in DeS is really OP in PvE you can one shot almost everything with one Firestorm

[@u.dplaythroughs8486]

It was actually called King's Field first

[@pocketglove]

Not the same game

[@AngraMainiiu]

@@pocketglove No, as in, Demon's Souls beta was originally King's Field 5

[@kratosgow342]

@Z390 not really the project didn’t come together once Miyazaki stepped in hr rebooted the entire project and become the game as we know

[@SwiftRelish]

i love your videos so fucking much dude!!! sometimes you repeat yourself but still banger videos all around

[@greendan01]

I'm looking forward to running through this game again with my old build: Winged Spear and Shield. If I can ever get a ps5....