Demon's Souls Remake - is it actually worth it?

[@Seffsha]

"I want to be super clear here" breaks illusionary wall

[@bimmer8602]

Not that it matters but on the wiki for this game, they call it illusory wall. So is it illusionary or illusory 🤔

[@moaiman003]

@@bimmer8602 it's the same wdym

[@lukelmaooooo]

"let me be perfectly clear" *fades from reality*

[@Guardiano91]

5:06

[@alexepic3255]

@@Guardiano91 thanks!

[@Molotov_Milkshake]

Patches with moving lips is terrifying.

[@mohamedbelbaali659]

I love it

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

As it should be, honestly.

[@Lucrei.]

I don't like it though to be honest I love that the NPCs don't animate when they speak in the old games It gives them this really otherworldly and bizarre feeling to them which adds to the whole atmosphere of the games

[@mohamedbelbaali659]

@@Lucrei. I mean most of them have helmets so you wouldn't even know. Either way this details isn't really important.

[@Lucrei.]

@@mohamedbelbaali659 I understand it won't bother some people, but it does me.

[@kofu1267]

Okay but hear me out Just don't buy from scalpers Let them waste their money

[@rmrjmr7543]

Shut up

[@m.vegeta5868]

@@rmrjmr7543 Scalper alert

[@robertr.santos9612]

Oh lord😂

[@victorj7696]

@@rmrjmr7543 scalper alert

[@Apsolon]

Scalper are one of the more worse type of people. I'm just gonna wait, I will lose nothing except exactly what I pay for and still have fun.

[@Starrfortythree]

In terms of remakes and “definitive editions”, Demon’s Souls is a very high quality benchmark that other companies should look to when tackling their own remakes/remasters/definitive editions.

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

Oh, they know, but the issue is that Publishers are typically the ones commissioning remakes/"definitive editions". Not devs. Therefore, money is their ONLY concern, and they want to spend as little as possible. They know that bad reviews don't stop them from making cash.

[@PowerTheSerge]

other companies should just be concerned about making new and compelling IPs. We are arguably saturated with remakes and remasters with no new experiences. It's nostalgia bait at this point. Good to hear that Bluepoint seemingly made a quality remake.

[@nicolaysbunny1851]

Theres so many games to choose from, if you dont like the remakes, play something else. I love the nostalgia of playing old games with modern graphics.

[@StrikeNoir105E]

In my opinion, while Demon's Souls is in all technicality a Remake, it looks to play too similarly to the original game, enough that it can qualify to be called a high quality 'Remaster', similar to Nier: Replicant ver.1.22474487139 which recreated the game on a completely new engine, but was otherwise mostly the same game. A more poignant example of a remake to me would be the Final Fantasy VII Remake, which completely revamps the original game and adds in its own touches and additions to make it a distinct entity from the old game, both gameplay and story-wise.

[@gellister]

I would hold the distinction of a "visual remake" here since it doesn't use the assets of the original. A remaster should be that most everything from the original game is there just polished up. Remakes as a term should kick in when significant portion of the existing assets are taken out and changed. I always use the analogy of the music industry. A remastered album is where someone take the originally recorded tracks and adjusts the leveling of the master track to change how it sounds. A re-recorded album is new recordings on the tracks. Same should go for game remasters and remakes. Otherwise the distinction is too nebulous. I would call FFVII a "full remake" in that it completely remade all assets including the gameplay mechanics and systems. Demon's Souls is just a "visual remake".

[@caboosinator8524]

Those unarmed fist animations during the parry and backstab... so powerful.... so good

[@dawsondebell1603]

Is it really the same frames from the original?

[@pathologicalfrolic8641]

Hands of god is going to be godlike just because of how badass the animations are.

[@Ike_of_pyke]

Harry Osborn *So good*

[@theguywiththegrasses2467]

now THATS a knightly beatdown

[@GreyFox85]

I agree. Way cooler than original move set. I'd try to beat game with fists.

[@NightField177]

I just wish the DS1 remaster looked this good.

[@jeremys3951]

They'll probably remake it who knows

[@y68on42]

Ds1 is just a remaster and not remake so.....

[@Starkiller_89]

@@y68on42 nailed it. Remaster vs remake, very different.

[@Ty_disciple_of_LordJesusChrist]

I want them to remake it but it has to be made by from software and they should add anor londo streets playable and the the cut content from the undead berg

[@Starkiller_89]

@@qledei5874 yes, but expectations of a remaster are different than that of a remake... Different words, different meanings.

[@conget]

Summary: If you need to buy a ps5 just for this game, it is not worth it. But if you have a ps5, then buy this game! That totally worth it

[@Arkansym]

Not even. Can just get the PS3 version for a quarter of the price. It's just as worth it, too, given the only thing that changed in the remaster is graphics. And technically the Penetrator Armour set was added, but most players are not going to get that.

[@chiefkeith57]

@@Lansolot no you can’t

[@faxd3448]

@@Lansolot no you can’t lmao

[@faxd3448]

@Source Dasher I misunderstood, I thought he was talking about the remade demon souls game not the OG

[@nirokal]

@Robert Paulson you can, but it doesn't look no where near as good as the remake from Bluepoint

[@velocxty2477]

Many people can’t even get past the game’s first boss. That boss battle is considered to be the hardest one in all of the souls games. Even experienced players get chills down their spines when they hear of this boss. And that boss is :- “Getting The PS5” Edit : I wrote this comment back when getting a PS5 was still hard. I do know that these days getting a PS5 is pretty easy.(Seems like a few people can’t understand that.)

[@saucemasterx911]

It’s not considered the hardest not even close. Lmfao at you

[@aetrem50]

@@saucemasterx911did you even read the full comment…

[@datepicgamerdude8815]

Some scalper selling his 50th ps5 for 1.000$ on ebay probably laughs his ass off somewhere

[@pentexsucks43]

@@saucemasterx911 lmfao at you for lacking reading comprehension

[@ERElement77]

@@saucemasterx911 I'd recommend deleting your comment as fast as possible homie. Unless you want to be clowned on more for missing possibly the most obvious fucking joke i've ever seen. Its like you didn't even press "read more" and just pushed up your glasses like the human incarnation of the nerd emoji then said "I can correct this guy!" to yourself.

[@JacobTheCroc]

Not to lie, when I saw Patches with moving mouth I was more astonished than most of the people who raised that you can climb ledges in this game.

[@MrSnowmanstuff]

you can WHAT

[@epicaccount9036]

You could in the og as well

[@JacobTheCroc]

@@epicaccount9036 how the heck nobody knew that this was a thing in this game. One of the "puzzles" literally wanted you to climb up a ledge to get out of a place with an item.

[@epicaccount9036]

@@JacobTheCroc even meeting otz for the first time. I see people roll from the steps but you can just climb the wall

[@papparaba5504]

@@JacobTheCroc Indeed, the climbing ledge move is explained in the game's manual. Probably many people played DeS after DkS, didn't read the manual and thought that all controls were the same.

[@HavokYT]

Huge fan of the dark souls series here, but never got to play Demon Souls, so will be enjoying this one for the first time, really appreciate your honest view and opinion! great vid

[@richardsmith5803]

Cant wait for some unfortunate gaming moments from demon souls pvp :)

[@arnaeus7448]

Same, it was a little too early for me, I started with dark souls 1 in 2013

[@hermanator157]

Yoooo Havok broooo

[@bergonath8851]

Just be aware that the new OST is completely wrong and way too different from the original. They pretty much ruined the unique atmosphere of Demon's Souls and made it sound like Bloodborne.

[@savvy9379]

This will also be my first Demon's Souls experience after racking up ..maybe 1000+ hours collectively on ds1 and ds3? I literally only bought a ps5 for this remake... I'm beyond excited

[@lchassefang]

HD Patches is the most terrifying entity in this game

[@dogzdigital]

Bought the original ps3 version for five buck in a throw away rack, never heard of it. Played it and was amazed when I changed from a one handed straight sword to a slightly different one handed sword and got a slightly different move set. You just didn't get that level of detail in games back in the day. Have loved every souls game since, but not as much as my kids do, they've been learning Souls level perseverance since they where 8 years old.

[@SmilesHeavy]

Way of samurai did that too I was into that game as a kid as well

[@tralphstreet]

Oh come on, game is great but "that level of detail" ain't nothing really impressive.

[@razztastic]

@@tralphstreet See friend, if you were paying attention and *reading* the comment, this was a long time ago. There was a huge leap regarding "detail" in videogames in the mid-late 2010s. If it's nothing really impressive, would you mind making a game that could compete with 2009 Demon's Souls? I don't think you could if I gave you even a couple years.

[@tralphstreet]

@@razztastic What kind of brain-dead take is this? Asking a random guy on the internet if he can by himself make a game that took a whole team tons of money and effort in order to prove that it has many details? Ok? For the record, Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES also had different animations for different weapon types.

[@pentexsucks43]

@@razztastic Final Fantasy PS2 era games had this, same with Final Fantasy 11 Online, also what kind of dog water logic is that? If you want to defend your point then make a game too then, sounds stupid doesn't it? Since when do you need dev experience to state a fact about varied animation?

[@JULR0W]

"get a ps5" ah, there's the catch

[@someguy198]

@Vandole Cause the PC is king baby!

[@whiteowI]

@@someguy198 the remake is on PC?

[@someguy198]

@@whiteowI No...

[@kiiturii]

everything good always gotta be a console exclusive.. so fucking stupid

[@pardolagames8994]

@@kiiturii what about CS GO? Valorant? Arma 3? Minecraft Java Edition? VR in general (except for PS VR)?

[@gamesux420]

Im gonna save you 9 minutes of your time here: No, they changed the cat ring.

[@bernardopratademelo6571]

And the rat ring.

[@1Orderchaos]

So when's the PC release?

[@Kujanx20]

@@1Orderchaos 2080

[@bernardopratademelo6571]

@@1Orderchaos It will come with elden ring,ooooooooooooooooo.

[@Mathaiascn]

@@bernardopratademelo6571 when ps7 will cost a house

[@Not_Morgoth]

There is one gameplay difference that does actually have some significance: 8 directional rolling while locked on. In the original you had to unlock in order to roll diagonally.

[@stuv1996]

Fuck yes that's an improvement

[@Naif-lz9bo]

What does that mean?

[@sandro0128]

in the original u can only roll forward ,back,left or right but now u can roll in any direction

[@jimmygames5557]

People are salt its the same, and if it were different even more people would be mad. Idk why people be so dumb about it.

[@souljastation5463]

Speaking of gameplay differences, am I alone in thinking that the riposte animations are too long? Everyone seem excited about them while I can only think how tedious they will become the 100th time you will perform them.

[@paris6240]

I tried playing this game once several months ago and put it down because I wasn’t use to playing a soul’s game but i gave it a second chance this week and i have been loving it! I’m really glad i gave it another shot , I might even try Elden ring because of this and get into more souls games

[@greenwithenvee2337]

Elden ring is an absolute masterpiece of video gaming.

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

Exactly my experience. Ran into a huge mental block when it came to world 4 and world 2-3, came back 4 months later and beat the game 4 times in a row cause of how much I liked it

[@jei3970]

Elden Ring is a must play. One of the Goat games in the last decade.

[@tagtagtag2768]

I did demons souls remake then Dark souls 3 then elden ring loved them all

[@lumpofdirt69]

Im on 300 hrs in elden ring. Only skyrim got that much time outta me. Highly recommend, its sooo good!

[@MrGeorgerocker]

Feel like this is lose lose for bluepoint, if you improve the game, people will be angry about it not being faithful to the original, if they keep it the same, then people are annoyed that improvements werent made. Hard situation to be in

[@Darkprosper]

@Danny Keep it in the middle and you piss both those people off.

[@BdaB164]

With the popularity of the Souls series after DS1, it makes all the sense in the world to remaster DeS. "Souls-Like" is literally a genre now. There's even a Steam tag for it. Considering how many fans of the series never got a chance to play DeS I think BluePoint did everything right. They didn't turn DeS into Dark Souls 4. It's DeS through and through. I'm very excited to play it.

[@littlemoth4956]

I honestly think they should go with the differences. The idiots who play a *remake* of a game and get mad when it's different than the original can be left behind to play the original. The game industry can't be stagnated because people can't take off their nostalgia glasses.

[@jimmysmith2882]

@@BdaB164 just about anything can get a steam tag these days.

[@joshwhite557]

Honestly anything they could have done would also have been met with backlash. I'm assuming he was talking about dragon god in the video so if they did change that into a a actual fight there would still be people pissed that its changed. There's people who want 1:1 remake and there is people who wants actual improvements but you can't please both. Imo I'm blown away by what they accomplished here the game is stunning.

[@MaskofFayt]

"If there are any differences"- Limit Breakers will find them

[@overlorddante]

I look forward to the useless data he'll be mining for a while

[@backstreetlife4225]

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[@ForticusKrorkenstein]

There's Barbarian armor now. And a full Fat official armor set.

[@dreamhaze9123]

There are more women, more blacks, sex selection was renamed to body type selection. Can't expect any less from a Western studio.

[@jaysal_dies]

@@dreamhaze9123 You can mix male and female body types, animation styles, and voices. It's cool as hell, and they did a good job about being inclusive in a smart manner. I don't understand how this is framed as a negative lol

[@All_Ice117]

I'm glad they didn't change anything for this EXTREMELY important reason: they're not From Software. Better playing it safe than messing it up epicly.

[@60fpspeasant84]

Yeah, without Fromsoft involvement, i wasn't holding my breath for new gameplay content in the remake.

[@bluebaby30]

Yeah, bluepoint have great tech leads but I don't think they ever designed their own game or have the know how to do so. They were wise in playing it safe, and it was probably what was asked of them

[@RookieCookie125]

Yeah that’s what I was thinking. Definitely would have been great if they did it well, but absolutely awful if they screwed it up.It’s a huge amount of responsibility and maybe not worth the risk if they’ve never done a souls like before.

[@namtrinhhai1035]

The original ds isn't perfect. At least I hope they can make dragon god, leemonger, dirty collosus better. If not, they should not sell 70$ for 1 new coat of paint

[@Merumya]

@@bluebaby30 Looking at this vid Id totally agree with you. Some things were just visually improved (and look great so), but as Pineapple pointed out with the character: It doesnt seem like their designer really got the idea and feeling of the game. He tried to improve, but changed the soul of the character by doing so.

[@loxx5309]

I'm emulating the original and am surprised how well it still stands today, totally worth playing.

[@User_Brandon]

Hi there, I tried emulating it through RPCS3 and it kept saying it couldn’t find the game in the directory or something like that despite me being able to see the rom right in the folder. I know that the emulator does want you to install the PS3 OS onto your pc that’s all I really remember when I tried the emulator a couple years ago. Is there maybe something I can try that you can think of? Thanks

[@ikiwe9730]

Only problem with the original is that you dont make any sounds when in soulsform. I know it's supposed to be Immersive mechanic when basicly playing as a ghost, but it hurts more then adds, considering how much time you're going to spend as in soulsform. It just annoys me that i cant hear my chatacters footsteps.

[@Childofbhaal]

@@ikiwe9730Lol just don’t die

[@mobarakjama5570]

@@mister_milkmanYh, there is a guy who made a whole video about all the changes they made, and his points made sense lore wise, I'll just play the original.

[@mister_milkman]

@@mobarakjama5570 Don't care much about lore, but the remake devs didn't respect the orignal game. They thought they could "fix" the visual design choices, dialogue and they even changed some character's skincolour for tokenism purposes, which is racist.

[@v4n778]

"get a ps5" Me: looks at wallet Wallet: tf you lookin at?!

[@john_b4150]

Too true 😅

[@odys3803]

And than when you save up empty store shelves: tf you want?!

[@charcoal4742]

Me: nothing

[@sebastianandersen207]

Its not expensive you are poor

[@john_b4150]

@@sebastianandersen207 As a 16 year old yh it is

[@calebbrown9733]

I never truly knew the impact sound could have on your immersion until this game, absolutely incredible, also the fact that when a large weapon hits a wall and you feel the weapon vibrate is amazing

[@sone2920]

It's actually the exact opposite. Just about everything in this remake is artistically inferior

[@DarkRei7]

@@sone2920 nooo muh muddy PS3 textures

[@JustScrapHD]

@@sone2920 Lmao fucking gaming hipsters are the worst. Its ltieraly the same game in pretty. What did you expect the remake to be like? The same game in ugly but still up for modern standards?

[@nazauwu6431]

@@sone2920 bro og game literally used royalty free sound effects

[@theNoxie]

@@sone2920 Rofl what are you on about?

[@NineEyedRaven]

Huge respect for calling out the “predatory FOMO” nonsense. Not enough folk do.

[@sirpuffball6366]

Absolutely this ^

[@drenghel4641]

This

[@ObsidianMiner32]

I bought it digital on day one and still got the dlc items anyways. What a non issue

[@NineEyedRaven]

@@ObsidianMiner32 That's great! Happy for you. However, we're talking about the industry as a whole here, and not your specific anecdotes.

[@Bollibompa]

@@ObsidianMiner32 You not caring matters because?

[@ynot2385]

Finally got my PS5 a week ago and bought this game. Its amazing on the new system but I honestly think the controller is the biggest development. The general graphics are amazing but the controller on the PS5 is so much better than I ever expected possible.

[@beangrower250]

I agree but too bad the controllers features are only completely used in this game and some ps5 exclusives like ratchet and clank

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

@@beangrower250 gotta give it some time for developers to integrate the changes the right way

[@scottd7222]

@@beangrower250 I've actually played with a lot of games with it. All first party Sony uses it and some 3rd party games. Returnal was my favorite use of it. GT7 uses it amazing. Deathloop used it great. Ghost of Tsushima, HFW, and Death Stranding had some good features too.

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

@@scottd7222 exactly the first party games for the most part have used the adaptive triggers somehow someway

[@ClementBaudoin]

I bought a ps5 controller to play on PC. Hear me out guys, don’t do the same mistake I did lol, on PC it’s just a normal controller, no haptic feedback, no fancy features, nothing, just a regular controller, a good regular controller but still. So yeah, ps5 DualShock might be incredible on Ps5 but nowhere else

[@ayylmaotv]

It’s certainly lost some of that unique style but it’s still a remake well worth playing. The "game journalist" edition that comes with the busted ring and armor is complete bullshit however

[@theninja2k14]

The armour is just a reskin of the blue knight armour lol same with the weapons in the deluxe edition only thing that's busted is the ring because of a unintentional bug

[@Saint_Arod]

You have no business reminding me what your profile pic is from so early in the morning.

[@wyattreno5113]

The bolterian royalty is legit worse then the wizard set for the ROYALTY STARTING class. And the red knight isn’t much better then the same starting set. The ring is only because of a bug.

[@yunmoonrouge767]

It’s definitely worth playing but it’s not worth its price and a new ps5. I just felt Sony’s greedy

[@W_PFP]

Unique style: *bloc*

[@LobosjrGaming]

Yes

[@shurley96]

Lobos! I saw you posted your stream VOD, I look forward to watching the gameplay.

[@MrButterlovermc]

Lobos !!!!!

[@blackdragonkalameet1016]

Honestly i don't think it's worth buying a PS5 for this, it's has good and bad points but i think i will wait for Elden Ring

[@fafniroth]

In Genshin money 600$ is just a drop in the bucket :P

[@ahigherplace1542]

Rip Astrea theme though ;(

[@anabenskywalker122]

This was my first souls game. As in the remake. Now I’ve gone on to beat it, Sekiro, Dark Souls 1, and lost my save data at the very end of the game (like I could’ve gone to fight the final boss but I wanted to do the optional stuff and go through the dlc too) for Bloodborne. This happened fairly recently, and I’ve tried many methods but I don’t think there’s a way I can get it back. I just booted up the game a week ago and it said it couldn’t find my save data. But in that time Bloodborne became my favorite game of all time, so being able to play it all over again won’t be too bad

[@reyalskrad1]

As someone who has been a fan of the series since demon souls way back, bloodborne is also my favorite. and good choice for wanting to do the old hunters DLC, it's, in my opinion, the best DLC that From has put out. Hope you enjoyed.

[@helloScuffed]

​@@reyalskrad1 i'm in the minority that rather play Dark Souls or Demon's Souls over Bloodborne. Of course Bloodborne is also a great game but it's faster more aggressive play style and lack of variety compared to souls makes Souls the clear winner to me. FromSoftware games have become more and more action focused and less enjoyable to me.

[@prosaic4195]

It's possible you can re download the save file from the online storage, give it a look. You can also use this to save scum by uploading and downloading the save file to get multiple endings in 1 run. It might not be there for you though depending on your settings Maybe you already replayed since then

[@compassionatecurmudgeon7025]

If you're interested in a similar but slightly different flavored soulsy game I suggest Nioh/Nioh 2. They're a great deal of fun, if a bit more gamey and easy to break. It's not a giant interconnected world, but instead it's got amusing historical fiction subplots kind of like 'National Treasure' or 'Abraham Lincoln Zombie Hunter' turned japanese. Where Japanese historical figures like Oda Nobunaga become spirit-energy empowered boss characters to help/hinder the protagonist on his journey and historical battles become fronts for power struggles between demons etc etc. The tone takes itself seriously, but the gameplay/plot doesn't... if that makes sense. I found it a pretty refreshing twist after having played and enjoyed a bunch of soulsy stuff.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

Yeah I first played through Demon Soul's during the summer of 2010 and I also have to say Bloodborne is my favorite soulsborne game. Its the only one where I loved it so much I went for the platinum. WIth that said though, I do dig all of them a lot. I also love the Nioh games.

[@ThorDude]

About a year and a half later, now that PS5s are more much more common, I feel like this got so much more worth it. I played a little of this during the Elden Ring hype, and I feel this remastered 10 year old experience is a masterpiece worthy of Elden Ring itself. Such a shame this was a launch title, though

[@kiberme]

Too few polygons went into F E E T. 0/10. Literally unplayable.

[@alfalldoot6715]

RUINING MIYAZAKI'S FETI- I MEAN VISION

[@littlebeasty5839]

What about the poly-cock?

[@Sergei_Nohomo]

You fuckin made me spit my drink out you fuckin madlad

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

My Maiden in Black needs BETTER FEET BLUEPOINT!!!!!!!

[@nore5992]

The F E E T Should be Cleanse!!!

[@markovnikita4110]

Side note: DeS on the RPCS3 emulator has functioning online. Yes, it' doesn't have many players but it's still a vastly different experience than playing offline. So if you're thinking of getting the remake just for the sake of playing online you could just emulate the original version since it has online, 60FPS and improved visuals(not at all to the same extent as the remake though) as long as you have a decent PC.

[@sgorgardr227]

@@dokidokiduckie I agree. Aside from "litteraly everyone should go play it", because if people want to be fooled who are we to stop them? And people can chose what they want. I know what remakes are, playing the original is almost always better, In two or more years remake will look outdated again, like every "cool new game that is so better than old games because of GRAPHICS", so what's the point?

[@Rayndrops]

How good is decent?

[@Archimedes.5000]

Someone pin this please

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@dokidokiduckie its the fucking controller alone. No mouse and keyboard/pc controller will let me feel every step i take/ arrow that flies past my face/ every spell i cast, hell the adaptive triggers alone are enough of a sell. Its one of those things you have to try out to understand man. Also the experience of playing a souls game online is kind of redundant and boring once you do it enough. And yeah in two years the graphics will probably look not as good but who the fuck waits two years for anything?

[@DrGetgood]

Thanks for mentioning this. I would have never known about this if I hadn't read your comment. You just saved me $700 dollars 😀

[@NikFuryEndgame]

Holy shit a souls game wher the mouths move. Weird seeing patches talk

[@godsendthegeneral2255]

Fr it threw me off

[@kodaxmax]

this sort of thing and the delux money gated content, kinda renders the "keeping original spirit" argument moot.

[@globalistgamer6418]

Sekiro has mouth animations for talking characters.

[@cristian-bull]

@@globalistgamer6418 but does Sekiro have Patches?

[@GrahamChapman]

@@cristian-bull Actually, yes, it does. He's known as "Anayama the Peddler" this time around but, yeah, he's basically Sekiro's Patches, a fact alluded to by way of the robe he's wearing: It's entirely made out of patches.

[@fluidabyss]

The consistent foggyness in the remake is so comforting and beautiful. Easily my favorite graphics in a game.

[@genuinejustin6269]

Moonlight sword in this is honestly the most gorgeous fuckin sword ever. No joke.

[@connoc5078]

I prefer the one in bloodborne. I prefer when swords covered in energy or that are energy themselves are stable, and the moonlight sword simply having an ethereal glow is much better IMO.

[@ltlsWhatltIs]

@@connoc5078 Yes, but you cant beat the way you get the mlgs in this remake, he literally pulls the sword out of the ground after knocking down a giant slugs nest from above!

[@ryannguyen7466]

Especially the Ignore armor and shield XD

[@ismailabed8451]

@@ltlsWhatltIs i mean getting it after beating Ludwig was pretty hype as well but i get what you mean

[@ltlsWhatltIs]

@@ismailabed8451 Yep, ludwig was bada$$ too

[@alejandrojimenez144]

Psychiatrist: expressive patches doesnt exist, he can't hurt you Expressive patches: 3:05

[@3bodYking99]

the expressions are cool, and all, i would like to see his mouth moving when he laughs, but did they change the design? or is the demon souls version different from ds3 one?

[@3bodYking99]

other than the clothes, what i mean is, the face not the clothes

[@DeepFreeze172]

I actually kind of love him

[@tellyheadlol4258]

@@3bodYking99 well seeing as patches comes from demons souls and not dark souls 3, you should be asking what ds3 changed

[@3bodYking99]

@@tellyheadlol4258 what i mean is, does he look like this in the first demon souls too, or did they changed him in all three versions (ds3,demon souls, and ds remake) you see, a big point here in this video was that they changed a lot of the character designs, not just modernist them, they changed stuff that ruined their original looks and aura(as in how you feels when you meet them), the thing is, even if they didn't ruin them, and even added things that complements their original personalities, if you add too much people are gonna hate it, so what i am asking is, was patches change from the original demon souls to ds3, and was he changed again in the remake? i kinda liked the ds3 version, and wanted to see that with facial expressions

[@rawrismahname]

In regards to the comment about missing out on a functioning online, there's an online server for the original demon's souls that's actually very well populated and easy to access and can be accessed both with a modded ps3 or with the RPCS3 emulator.

[@McNibbler]

What is it called? I’m emulating rn and I’d love to have access to online!

[@rawrismahname]

@@McNibbler It's called the archstones

[@reckermatouvc]

You don't need to have a modded ps3, just need to change the dns

[@thechugg4372]

Came here just to boost this comment up, online is still up thanks to the wonderful community!

[@tannonlovedhisax5022]

Bumperino, came here to say this as well. I need more people to invade!

[@koholos]

I really appreciate both the nuanced review and recommendations. As someone who bought this for PS3 and never finished it, I may just go back to that version.

[@LegendaryBattalion]

No worries, people can’t PS5’s anyway. Edit: Thank you all, for blowing up my phone on a consistent basis.

[@lucaroden2377]

What?

[@TheMoon12390]

@@lucaroden2377 people can't ps5's

[@drabork8485]

can't ps5's though

[@my10potatos]

This happened to my buddy Eric

[@FeiTheVillain]

SPEAK ENGLISH!!!

[@BrandochDaha9]

I feel special for having played the original at the time, being young. I also remember how it traumatised me. Trying the same levels over and over. Even reaching a boss felt special. It felt like I wasnt even expected to make it through the level. Somehow ending up in the man eater area, feeling not only under equipped but mostly under skilled. Around every corner was dread. I love it for all that it was and will definitely pick it up and finish it one day.

[@balling936]

im also glad, i was there for the first ever “souls-like game” being demon souls, and ive played all of them! except sekiro.., but yeah,i knew this series would be PHENOMENAL ever since demon souls

[@MaybeOrangeJuice]

Demon's souls remake was my first souls game, I've fell into the hell hole of souls games and love it! Currently going through ds3 at the moment

[@rainer9931]

That ones my favorite because of the very last boss. Not the "Final Boss" but the actual final boss of all of Dark Souls. I wont spoil it if you havent finished it yet but its something else. And then SEKIRO RIGHT AFTER and soon Elden Ring. Honestly the quality is just going up and up

[@MaybeOrangeJuice]

@@rainer9931 I've beat all the bosses in ds3, are you talking about SoC?

[@rainer9931]

@@MaybeOrangeJuice no Gael. That boss fight is just something else

[@MaybeOrangeJuice]

@@rainer9931 I summoned 2 people the second time, didn't really know much about garlic but ended out being a pushover sadly

[@supparmanpawar4203]

Then, when you play Bloodborne you favorite become conflicted. Happen to all souls fan.

[@Jasler7]

After Dark Souls 3 and 1, I tried the original Demon's Souls and afterwards I instantly knew it was my favorite amongst the entire series. Something about it just hit all the right spots in terms of difficulty, level design, characterization, and world building. It also has a strange primitive feeling to it which hearkens to my old dungeon crawler feels back in the 1980s-90s. Course, that's not without flaws, my only major gripe was some boss patterns were a little weird due to their hitbox size If you rolled. If I ever get a PS5, this is probably the only game I would get. But that is for another day.

[@mrwdpkr5851]

DS remastered and DS3 fire fades are awesome games . I have never played Demon Souls but the youtube videos all look good .

[@METAL4K-UK]

Level design had to be top notch with all the shortcuts one has to find to progress. Sadly the games that followed had less and less. They add a welcome puzzle element to the gameplay.

[@lc9072]

"if you follow me, I assume you truts me" *flashback to the for honour edge scumming*

[@farcried8279]

OOF

[@yoshoesraggedy200]

Context?

[@farcried8279]

@@yoshoesraggedy200 Iron Pineapple kept using scum tactics in his for honor videos such as pushing people off ledges

[@dimanoetske6303]

@@farcried8279 as if that's not how everyone plays that game.

[@jackchojnacki3818]

lmfao cry about it those vids are hilarious

[@patfuryy]

hes basically saying: "Yesn't"

[@Peaceful_Gojira]

Yesn't, but actually noyes.

[@MrSkme]

Yes but not worth if it's the only reason you're getting the PS5. But i feel like It's easy to confuse with "demons souls is the selling point". So if ur gonna play other games, i'd say still get it.

[@patfuryy]

@@MrSkme yesn't

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

Or Defimaybe?

[@AdamBarkerThe]

yo thanks for including me at the end dude! that was awesome to invade you.

[@ayylmaotv]

pog

[@StabStabStabStabby]

You got rekt

[@2HandHangerDunksOnly]

can you do the running firestorm?

[@AdamBarkerThe]

@@StabStabStabStabby actually I got...SHREK'D!

[@The__Thunder__]

I never played the original, but i completely love the remake. There's many things that dont work right, but at the end of the day the immersion i get from the sounds and graphics and vibrations is so worth it.

[@philippe_rc]

I get your point, but i think to "change" the game and include new things, BluePoint would depend on From Software, to approve or supervise.

[@kevinvu5432]

Which i wish they did in the first place.

[@philippe_rc]

@@kevinvu5432 Yeah, completely agree! Who knows in the future.

[@Indigo_1001]

People are already complaining the little thing they did change

[@kevinvu5432]

@@Indigo_1001 well in most remakes they want enhancements more than change

[@michaelkitchin9665]

@@kevinvu5432 Yeah, there's plenty of quality of life changes. Going back to Thomas to drop gear off would've been better with the loading times alone but they've went further and added options to just send that stuff back on the fly. I still don't think it's worth £70 but I can't dismiss it entirely.

[@TheTraveler980]

3:05 Dear god... they actually use their mouths to talk now.

[@geroschorch1365]

disturbing right

[@Links741]

@@geroschorch1365 It doesn't even look bad. Just... wrong.

[@insanemokey1025]

@@Links741 Yes, is very strange and disconcerning seeing Patches moving his mouth

[@Gas-maske]

Is scarring me

[@TheTraveler980]

@@Gas-maske You mean "scaring", because "scarring" is a present participle for "scar".

[@ilyrana]

don't even say "if you buy from a scalper" just dont buy from scalpers. dont even mention those scumbags. + for those who concider buying from scalpers. know that you wil have no gaurentee over it if you do. no insurance. no safety net. and you pay more. just wait til new batches come out

[@FemkjeMW]

What are scalpers?

[@pluna3382]

@@FemkjeMW They are people who hoard supplies and take advantage of low stock items purely to sell back to people who actually do want it at ridiculous prices. Because of the online environment, scalpers are abusing bots and online tools to buy 10s of consoles and instead of their standard price of $500 they are trying to scam people for at least $1000. EACH.

[@ilyrana]

@@FemkjeMW people who use bots to buy up all online pre orders/regular orders. of a wanted new item/tickets and sell it at a greatly inflated price. thats why ebay etc is floaded with 1,1k-1,3k ps5 sale offers.

[@ilyrana]

@@FemkjeMW ofc buying from scumbags like that also comes with great risks. you pay more and if the console bricks you have no insurance to get it fixed for free. so you basically can go find a completely new console. also what they do is currently illigal because price gauging during a crisis "pandemic is a crisis" is illigal. and most of them do not have a import export trading liscence for this either

[@FemkjeMW]

Those people sound insane wtf

[@HydraSperati]

This was the last game with souls in the title I hadn’t played and beaten yet. After a few run throughs, I can safely say that this is among my favorite of the titles. I wish the PC version of elden ring would hurry up and fix its frame issues

[@kingofbel6499]

So basically this is only a visual remake. To be honest I didn't expect them to change anything else. Wasnt that the case with the Shadow of the Colossus remake?

[@VorpalTiger]

yes, bluepoints aim is to faithfully recreate the game as it were in much higher detail, with very minor changes, (those changes being QoL updates) in SotC, the new thing they added was the 79 steps to enlightenment, 79 coins scattered throughout the land to unlock dormins blade that was the only new content in SotC

[@addictedtoRS]

Pretty outstanding they made the exact same game in an entirely different engine, and without any of FromSoftware's designers to help with anything. That must have taken some serious effort to do.

[@0ssifraga]

@@addictedtoRS the new engine is sitting in top of the old one, that’s why enemies act the same exact way etc, they changed the weapon animations but keep the timings of the attacks. So they didn’t really remake it from scratch.

[@addictedtoRS]

@@0ssifraga Hmm. That's not really how it works. I imagine they used some of the original coding and translated it to work with their engine, which would still take quite a lot of work. You can't just stack one engine on top of another lol.

[@skarmoryman]

@@addictedtoRS most of the code I imagine can simply be copy and pasted over. Depending on how big the differences are between the APIs of the engines it could be harder or easier.

[@TheOmegatronix]

3:05 Never knew Patches looked like Jeff Bezos

[@armak7774]

Spot on...

[@SonoftheFortunate]

Holy crap you killed him dude

[@spzm3665]

I mean they're basically the same person anyways

[@andrewmarie2925]

Kill it with fire!

[@zakai-kaz]

He showing too much teeth😬

[@randysavage3660]

Patch's nose is too small. We need a bigger nose patch.

[@Patches_Gaming]

I have to agree, my big nose was handsome wasn't it?

[@alilweeb7684]

I see what you did there

[@Euclid1]

Shalom

[@עומרלוי-ס8כ]

@@Euclid1 ok bro

[@alilweeb7684]

@@עומרלוי-ס8כ that was the joke idiot

[@Common5]

I remember when I was just paroozing the store and it came out and I was trying to decide whether or not I wanted to get it. I just started college and was tight on my budget. At the time the guy compared it to Chaos Legion and Shadow of Colossus. I owned both of those so I took the dive and I was not dissapointed. Also, I appreciate your opinion over the many videos seen here! It's enjoyable to see how much you're enjoying what you're playing, creating and sharing. Stay passionate.

[@bruhinc.2177]

Fun fact: The reason why demon souls loads so fast is because they turn off collision when first loading into an area.

[@jeffrey4251]

Aaannndd sounds like a speed runners dream

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

That's pretty cool

[@nikwweld5219]

Tell us more

[@nikwweld5219]

O great Kanye

[@kato093]

Wtf does that even mean? Ok i guess. Why does collision off makes loading faster? Is it even a thing that collision is on while loading?

[@MalMotorDedo]

I can't believe it, a souls game where you can make your character look good, what a time to be alive huh 🧐

[@Motivation_snack6668]

Finally! A good face models! Man i hated this before the remake. Bloodborne faces.....YUCK! EWW...

[@СергейКочетов-о3л]

@@Motivation_snack6668 I miss being able to make a twisted abomination :( most of my characters looked like dehydrated monkeys

[@Motivation_snack6668]

@@СергейКочетов-о3л i mean... u can still do it, it's not like original demons souls is gone, or dark souls, bloodborne. All of this games.

[@isaiahlaidlaw6063]

Here's my story with the Demon's Souls Remake.: I never played any of the main Dark Souls games. I played 10 minutes of the original Demon's Souls but couldn't get into it because of the frame rate and bugs when it launched. I played Bloodborne when it released and thought, "cool" and that's it. I then played Nioh and loved it but thought "why do this to myself. The stress isn't worth the fun." I then played Sekiro and got halfway through and haven't gone back. I bought Demons Souls Remastered on a whim. I couldn't put it down! I fell in love instantly. After beating it twice, I craved more. So I bought all the Dark Souls for PS4. I beat DS1, DS2 and now I'm at the end of DS3 and I have loved the journey. Because of this remake; I'm a fan of the series. I will get back to Sekiro when I'm done with DS3.

[@takrayz]

That's exactly my story 😂 I tryed soul games before but I left them at the beginning. I bought Demon Souls remake and I finished 2 times and I want more. I just bought the dark souls trilogy and I'm loving them now!

[@byrospyro4432]

@@takrayz the thing thats putting me off buying demon's souls is that it costs £70 which is like 90$ in my country xD

[@takrayz]

@@byrospyro4432 really? It's 49€ in my country now! 90 is really overpriced! I got mine for 48€ and dark souls 3 for 4,99 xD

[@darnarxz]

@@byrospyro4432 it was on sale in the PS store. I think I got it for $35 a couple weeks ago

[@nicolaysbunny1851]

Sekiro is my favourite from game! I just love the blistering fast super presise combat! It's like a souls game on speed 😄

[@mcblaggart8565]

Aww, that Fat Official redesign is just depressing. Why do so many seem to think that HD means 'No personality.' I've never even played the game and that grinning bastard is still iconic to me.

[@kirbles2035]

That's always been the weakness with bluepoint games on a technical level they look amazing but they tend to replace what made the original games great artisticly

[@mmesh6438]

@@kirbles2035 because they make the remakes of games from Scratch

[@xSilentZeroXx]

@@mmesh6438 The original Demon's Souls was made from scratch, too. Clearly it's possible to retain the iconic imagery.

[@JuneBruh]

To me I feel like the redesigns actually kinda fits the atmosphere of demon souls because of how depressing and hopeless the story feels

[@theguitargod12]

The redesign didn't bother me as much. What really bothered me is that they changed the voice acting for the Fat Officials. They went from crazy psychopath clown voice to generic evil laugh. That kind of pissed me off a bit.

[@brandonr9902]

Well this game isn’t the “soul” reason I’m getting a PS5 but I will get it.

[@artonio5887]

who even buys a console for a *single* game?

[@RickieBeubie]

I would definitely buy a ps5 just for this game but all my savings will go to a new amd gpu

[@ceaselessroad9294]

Unironically funny

[@zlpriime]

@@artonio5887 people with more money than there are english words

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

@@artonio5887 Well, they can be exclusive to the specific console, along with many other games. That is why Microsoft bought Zenimax Media so that their future games can be exclude to the XBox.

[@belzebubukas]

2:43 "There clearly was so much love and attention to detail" while the enemy clips out of the sword XD

[@bundayeti]

Deliberate jank left in from the original version. That will be the answer to everything from now on. 😂

[@wayneglensky5821]

Classic

[@Desh681]

Bluepoint realized their engine was so good, they had to spend hours implementing a way so your hitbox will somehow be in the way even though their sword is miles apart

[@tigercloud6945]

This is now one of my top 10 games ever played, even if you need to go out and specifically by a PS5 for totally worth it if you are a souls fan it's a must!

[@big_papagibbs1278]

I remember the first time I played Demon Souls. Didn’t even know the game existed until a Doctor who at the time was looking at my broken foot told me about it. Never did get the chance to tell him thank you. From Demon Souls all the way to Dark Souls 3 and that little thing of BloodBorn. Man what a ride it’s been.

[@notheretoday4580]

That's pretty in line with how it went for me...I got diagnosed with H1N1 and had to go home from work. While leaving the hospital, I went into the little shop just before the exit as they sold drinks and such and grabbed some Gatorade and just some snacks for my soon to be suckfest whilst wearing my mask and hating life at that moment because of how I felt. I happened to look at the movies and games they had (a very small section) and saw this cool looking knight slumped on the cover of this game I had never heard of that Atlus published. I said eff it, and bought it and just like you...I have been hooked on each iteration. Damn it if I did not get wrecked for a while when I first played DS...but once you start to get the hang of this game it becomes an obsession to dominate the next boss or invader until you become that guy. Great game, can't wait to play it again.. if I ever find a dang PS5 that isn't marked up all to hell.

[@kytsunee6324]

“That little thing of BloodBorne”?

[@3ternalHours]

Also what about Sekiro??

[@samwilkinson9309]

Now that's a cool doctor, not only medical service but a solid game recommendation too. I remember being shown it by a friend that had a PS3 and playing a bit, then later I saw Dark Souls come out on xbox 360, thought it looked cool then as I played it, I started to get similar feelings to the game I was shown a while back, so I looked it up and there I saw "Demon's souls" made by the same company and it all clicked. I later got to play through Demon's souls after my brother got a PS3. Honestly a great series.

[@spenny2cents]

Doctor Who introduced you to Demons Souls!?! Wow, I missed that episode

[@ExtraHecticana]

I never played the original, and I loved this remake more than almost any other game ever. I got the platinum and I’m still playing it

[@Arkansym]

It's not a remake, though. Just a remaster.

[@robertlukacs4954]

@@Arkansym It is a remake because it’s completely redone graphics wise.

[@bruhmomento6457]

@@Arkansym try to find a remaster with new animations, new textures, new particle system, new lighting, new facial animations, new music, new sound design, quality of life improvement, so basically the whole game built from the ground up. Keep looking.

[@reslaega6134]

@@bruhmomento6457 umm crash bandicoot? It's not a remake, you're guys keep overhyping games

[@bruhmomento6457]

@@reslaega6134 Did i say something about crash bandicoot?

[@OutcastMunkee]

Honestly, it's a real shame this will likely never come to other platforms because it's clearly a good game but as you said, forking out for the console JUST to play this game is not worth it.

[@inrptn]

I think it will come to PC after 1 or 2 years

[@Fox_Olive]

dblvision people said the same thing about bloodborne. Sony has no interest in cross platform games like Microsoft does right now

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@Fox_Olive microsoft needs good exclusives tho or i will have no reason to buy that console.

[@whenallelsfails21]

Well im also playing spiderman and all of the other amazing exclusives sony has but yeah, i wouldnt just fork out for this.

[@petrsauer8240]

@@Fox_Olive ehm wrong? In last 2 years sony published some titles that used to be exclusive on pc so there is a chance also this not being from software making that chance doubled so we will see

[@davitri7400]

I think it's also worth mentioning that, if you're an achievement hunter, the platinum for the remake is HUGELY improved. Instead of having a large portion of the platinum be grinding for upgrade materials until the end of time, the remake's trophies are more dedicated to experiences what the game actually has to offer, like going through a more difficult path in a zone or beating bosses while fulfilling specific criteria.

[@mastervixron]

I'm extremely happy with this game, i played Demon's Souls ever since i was in elementary school (around 5th or 6th grade and i thank my brother for showing me this game) and i fell in love with it by how it looks since i'm a huge fantasy medieval person with the knights, dragons, lords, kings and queens. i always wanted for someone to do a remake for of this game and Bluepoint delivered beautifully, the area, the weapons, the armor, enemy designs and boss designs were everything i ever dreamed of. Also they did an interview on how they made the game and why they didn't made the 6th archstone (im sure you knew it about it by now)

[@gionataspiniella]

I know that it's a different developer but the games looks a bit to "generic fantasy game" for the graphics part, i'm not going to buy it at launch but i hope it's a great remake, since Demon's Souls is my favorite in the series.

[@ectoplasma5]

That is probably due to the colors,i would suggest to use the "classic" filter in the options.

[@Neirean]

@@ectoplasma5 nah they changed a few models, like the man centipede, the fat official, the Armored Spider and the Flamelurker to be far more generic fantasy.

[@ectoplasma5]

@@Neirean I know,i dont like that either

[@n333k333]

@@Neirean Yeah it's weird. It kinda looks like a From Soft game modded by Nexus guys, really ...

[@stonerhino83]

I like that they didn't change any of the bosses. As a new player, I got to face the same challenge as someone that picked up the game in 2009. Even though we both played different versions, we can both discuss the same strategies and failures, knowing that the experience was the same.

[@nagoobalhu6348]

The thing is that dragon boss was absolute shit design. Thats why majority wants to change it

[@Mattroid99]

The thing is, most of the bosses in the original game sucked and were very, very clunky. They had good ideas; but mixed executions And the remake simply changed nothing of that

[@chad5577]

@@Mattroid99 tbh if Bluepoint came up with boss attack patterns and completely changed Dragon God the game would’ve taken longer

[@bettergetdave]

Bloodborne is the bes, 2nd goes to Nioh 1&2, = p

[@NachoVarga7]

@@bettergetdave 2nd is clearly ds1

[@ghardeantv7001]

Everyone asking for remakes helped destroy gaming for everyone. Ask for new, original and creative games instead and maybe we get some good stuff games again

[@bamban_garcia5562]

Both types can coexist considering there are studios solely built to take on remaking such projects

[@riverfalls8320]

Looking forward to playing this when Sony makes enough consoles to drown the scalpers and let players get one.

[@TheDapperSaint]

Then those scalpers will start losing money on there sales. It will be a glorious day

[@spenny2cents]

@@TheDapperSaint they won’t lose money the worst that will happen is breaking even

[@blindtreeman8052]

@@spenny2cents they'll definitely lose money. When Sony starts making enough consoles. There would be hardly any reason to buy a technically 2nd hand ps5 from a scalper for market value without any warranty.

[@Retro6502]

@@blindtreeman8052 Then they return it to the store. As much as I dislike scalping, thinking they're going to lose any money is silly.

[@platinumk]

@@Retro6502 im sure theres a return policy for each store. Theyll def lose money. Bunch of low lifes

[@Stryfe52]

A bit sad Patches doesn’t have a super long nose and eyebrows covering his actual eyes.

[@rhlkiller420]

Feel you bro, and that facial animation on him is dopey as hell 🤣

[@dylanschmeichel2008]

Ok but they nailed his facial expressions, he just screams sly, coy and obnoxious in a well.... patches sort of way

[@Stryfe52]

@@dylanschmeichel2008 But his nose isn’t the same, his eyes aren’t the same. Completely breaks the immersion for me.....

[@Bollibompa]

​@@Stryfe52 Compared to what iteration? He looks different in each one. In the original Demon's souls-version he doesn't even look like a human. They obviously tried to make him look realistic rather than the ridiculous thing that From Software made.

[@Stryfe52]

@@Bollibompa Any, specifically Dark Souls 3 has the best one... now it’s just not the same

[@yiangaruga4928]

6:55 And for whatever reason it costs 80 *euros* in Europe. Euros are more valueable than dollars and yet it costs more euros than dollars which makes no sense. So it's basically a $90 remake game... Definitely not buying it until the price comes down alot

[@MrGloriousBastard]

Wait what?! Have they now finaly lost their mind?! Who the hell is willing to Pai this much for a game?

[@lapostetu9337]

I wouldnt buy that much for any game

[@kendlerkendler2667]

basically everywhere outside of Japan and USA games and consoles cost a lot more for whatever reason

[@yiangaruga4928]

@@MrGloriousBastard Yeah it's super weird! I really don't understand what the logic is behind that... And the fact that it's a faithful *remake* of an old game makes it even weirder. Obviously heck of a lot effort went into this game but remakes are always less demanding than actual new games like let's say Elden Ring.

[@IamSoulfuller]

@@kendlerkendler2667 the cheapest are in russia, cis countries sell games for half the price, but can play them only in cis countries, because they have region restriction.

[@Lardzor]

Suggesting Bluepoint games 'developed' the PS5 remake might be a stretch. My understanding is that Blue-Point started with the original PS3 code-base and ported that to the PS5. After they had the game working, the started updating the rendering, animation, and audio systems for the PS5. I believe the core game mechanics, AI and more is still running the original PS3 code-base.

[@Drakonus_]

Hmm, I don't really think so. As far as I know, PS3 is the only PS console that isn't backwards compatible with PS5. They definitely must've rebuilt the PS3 game to be compatible with PS5 first, before tweaking and improving from there on. So it's pretty unfair to say that they didn't develop the PS5 remake.

[@Lardzor]

@@Drakonus_ I watched a KZbin documentary on the making of the Demon's Souls remake. They talk about how they handled it. I tried to post a link, but I guess KZbin auto-deleted it. The documentary is called "Demon's Souls: Remaking a PlayStation Classic - Documentary" I'm sure you can search for it to find it. If you skip ahead to the 6 minute and 20 second mark, that's where they discuss how they approached the project. Your point about saying my comment was unfair is fair. Blue Point did an amazing job and obviously put in a lot of work. I think there has also been some debate as to whether this should be called a remake, or a remaster. A remake is generally a re-imagining of the original game with a lot of gameplay and game content changes. With this game, the gameplay and game content are exactly the same as the original (except for a few new items and a few quality of life changes to the user interface). It basically only has upgraded graphics, audio, and animations. That would normally be called a remaster, not a remake.

[@inciaradible7144]

‘Faithful to a fault’ is really my first thought on this remake; it's okay to ditch things that didn't work and to expand on ideas that did work; people seem to always hold up these older games as though they are sacred, even though developers at the time have made choices because of time or technical constraints, so yeah. The game looks fantastic, and it's great that a somewhat obscure game gets a second chance, but I feel like all of these same things could've been accomplished with a simple PC port and remaster-yeah, yeah, it's Sony, whatever, but I honestly don't think this ultimately lives up to the hype, which is impossible anyway. Like, once the dust settles and everyone has changed their panties, people will be like 'hang on, didn't I play this in 2009?' That doesn't mean the game isn't cool, or fun, or even worth it if you were gonna buy a PS5 anyway, but ignoring 11 years of gameplay innovations, even in the very same genre, just seems unfortunate to me.

[@TobikunOuO]

Obscure??? Demon's Souls sold the PS3 that and demon's souls started the whole dark souls like genre.

[@perryborn2777]

Technically this is Demon's Souls third chance. It didn't do well on its initial Japanese release, but it sold well in the west. Now it's gotten a remake, to be brought to a wider audience. Cool for sure, but I am disappointed they didn't change up the bosses at all. Some of them didn't need it at all, but some really really did, and it's a shame that that potential is going to remain unrealized for the sake of being faithful to the original. I didn't get to play the first Demon's Souls, though I have plans to emulate it eventually, but I was looking forward to this being a bit different. Hopefully this didn't come off as disagreeing with you, cause that'a not what I was going for

[@mortenlarsen7220]

@@perryborn2777 You have to remember a remake is just someone else view on how it should be, bluepoint devs played the OG and loved it and wanted certain things to stay the same. Ive said it before and i will say it again this is a insane looking version of demon souls with added animations like the ripostes and the magic. The things you are saying bascially just shows what your version of a remake would or should be in your head, me i am glad they stuck the OG way cause i never played it.

[@Blintedhaa]

@@Shemegory Miyazaki wasn’t originally part of the project, and he built Dark Souls out of the mistakes of Demons Souls. Demons Souls is the reason Dark Souls exsist, plain and simple. If it wasn’t for the madmen at Sony funding the project and Fromsoft not effing it up, Miyazaki might still have been working on robot games. (Other than that you’re right and the game was a mess on PS3 tbh)

[@Arrwmkr]

@@TobikunOuO not at the time, it was obscure and niche but rolled large over time.

[@azvelyn]

Patches look like the SIMS version of himself when you try to make him in SIMS lol

[@eldrichinterloper0840]

I thought he looked like a goblin, which is fitting for his character (at least in dark souls)

[@michaelkitchin9665]

He looks like Jonjo Shelvey. I can't not see it.

[@jiririnagl302]

Lol

[@spenny2cents]

He looks like a bald version of dude from Scrubs

[@EnclaveTrooper1]

Why are people so afraid of criticizing things nowadays? "Negativity" is perfectly valid feeling.

[@VandalCleaver]

You can either get cancelled for saying anything remotely 'offensive', and lose views for going against the hive mind of consoomers.

[@807D14M0ND5]

That's exactly what I thought after this video. He really has to defend lightly criticizing a game?

[@Shruggernauts]

Fans are rabid, and if you don't feed into that then you may find yourself rebuilding your fanbase all over again.

[@807D14M0ND5]

@@Shruggernauts luckily they're also pretty forgetful. There's another game to be angry about coming soon I'm sure.

[@keizhardy931]

Because the dislike button and the negative comments he will receive. A lot of youtubers are afraid of that and they keep repeating things like "It's not like I didn't like the game" or "I love the game, but..." they need to constantly remind the audience that they loved the game, the movie, the book etc. to reduce the amount of negative feedback from the viewers.

[@RubianGaming]

I know I'm late but I just got a PS5 and played the remake. As someone who considers DeS in the top 3 of all Souls like I'm more disappointed than anything. Since it plays exactly the same it really comes down to QoL and visuals. This is one of the best looking games ever played as far as graphical fidelity and thing like textures/lighting, it fails so hard in art direction and atmosphere compared to the original. I would not recommend this version especially since you can easily emulate a PS3 and play the original with up-res'd textures and actual working online with other players on PC.

[@russelljazzbeck]

I love how honest you are. Thanks for being true to the souls experience.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

No idea how bashing the remake after praising it on a past video for clicks & views is being honest

[@TheUdonnoodle]

This was my first souls game. I absolutely loved it. Finished every single souls game since + sekiro with bloodborne being my favourite.

[@voidcheque7019]

Man, in the first 10 seconds of this video where you get the parry and get to witness that amazingly brutal riposte was exactly how I felt. I was watching someone let's play this game for the first 30 mins and as soon as I saw that riposte and the reaction from the guy from how hyped he was, I instantly downloaded this game. Having fallen in love with literally every other souls game and not having played Demons Souls, I have to say I'm in love with this game and have only played a little bit passed the Tower Knight. Totally worth the money if you love the souls games and have a ps5.

[@Ligmaballin]

If Elden Ring had the visual and animation quality of Demon Souls it would've been 11/10

[@FireHowl]

The art direction is so hit or miss. On one hand the Mindflayers look absolutely stunning, on the other the iconic Cat Ring and Rydell's HELP ME in Latria got changed or outright removed, and that goofyness was part of the charm.

[@beakiesan6918]

Dude...Im a OG demon souls fan but please dont be like those guys who didnt want to fucking change the dark souls remake.

[@MrGloriousBastard]

@@beakiesan6918 Dont change a working system. Often times the little "flaws" in a game are exactly what makes something special.

[@beakiesan6918]

@@MrGloriousBastard Yeah right. Working system. I played the OG to death and I had to take fucking headache pills because of the frames and stuff like that...But I will miss the cat ring...

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@MrGloriousBastard yeah thats why they revamped the combat system of re2 remake, or ff7 remake, because the shitty camera of the re games was a plus? Or because turn based combat wasnt boring as hell? Sometimes flaws are just flaws dude, and some people just dont like change, regardless of how small it is.

[@MrGloriousBastard]

@@beakiesan6918 Getting headache from a videogame... You know.. maybe you are the problem here. Want a "journalist mode" too because its to hard?

[@IAMUtubeSockPuppet]

"Functioning online" isn't entirely an issue for the original. There's a private server for PS3 and emulator that works pretty damn well, has an active dueling community, tracks where players are to aid finding people for online play, and provides a way to work around World Tendency for those who just don't want to deal with the pain of getting a specific tendency. Yes, the remake will likely be more active for a time, but it's not the only way to get an online DeS experience.

[@nikitas1841]

Barely any people on the private servers though.

[@IAMUtubeSockPuppet]

@@nikitas1841 Doesn't need to be a ton of people. I still find randoms to invade, esp. since the website lets you track what areas people are in. 9 people at any given hour is a lot when you can target their locations directly (or they yours) and there's no SL matchmaking. The remake will clearly be more populated in the short term, but it isn't needed to experience DeS online. The lack of SL matchmaking can lead to some unfortunate outcomes, but in my experience most people are in appropriate NG SL range or at duel meta. Most max SL goobers aren't terribly good at PvP.

[@arthurjeannin3357]

Not the "only way", but the easiest way for sure. Please consider the fact that not every potential player is going to use an emulator and a private server. A HUGE majority of people just want to play on their console with no hassle, so yeah, functioning online definitely is an issue for the original!

[@crustyandcruel]

@@arthurjeannin3357 you sound like you're trying to justify your purchase of a ps5 lol

[@arthurjeannin3357]

​@@crustyandcruel Thank you for the pointless remark that doesn't add anything to the discussion! Haven't bought a PS5 since it's too expensive rn, but I'd appreciate a Demon's Souls port to modern systems including PC more than the PS5 remake anyway

[@Yowhatintheheck]

"500 dollars" boy I can't find it under 700

[@TheRealVaanmaster]

Just wait a few weeks for restocks, don't give money to those people

[@titaniumtrain]

ah yes...scalpers fuck them

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

@@TheRealVaanmaster legit

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@TheRealVaanmaster actually fuck those people, just jumped on the preorder train so they could sell it off for 3 times the price. Fucking despicable, and i dont use that word often. Just like hand sanitiser guy.

[@Kazamezo1]

@Depraved Wolf 2000?.....try over 6000

[@lfionxkshine]

Coming back to this after having played Elden Ring for some hours. I have to say, Bluepoint did a freaking awesome job nailing down the visuals. That backstab punching animation at the beginning had me sold. Here's hoping that Bluepoint does more Souls remakes in the future!

[@mckookie2967]

I just beat Elden Ring which blew my mind. Did u enjoy this one?

[@rand0m508]

A Dark Souls 1 remake would be amazing. In that case it also applies that adding stuff that was originally unfinished would be a big bonus

[@-SP.]

@@mckookie2967 Yes, this game looks much better. If you have a PS5 then the sound and the usage of the dualsense controller is so much better too

[@mckookie2967]

@@-SP. i beat it a month ago, u were right, great game all around

[@xaga8794]

Ds2 remake without soul memory and some cut content

[@tkberzerker3605]

Def not worth the grand scalpers are selling it for. Cyber monday will probably still be out of stock for ps5's, wait till black friday, hopefully they'll allow in store purchases in stores near you. If not, we may not be able to play until 2021. The bots are simply too fast.

[@MrJIMMYJOBBERS]

One thousand dollars now to play a game. Honestly my snes works great can they just port it

[@JABRIEL251]

I just want to say "fuck scalpers'', I hope they get the most defective consoles and aren't covered under warranty. They are parasites.

[@DMofTheWorld]

Don't wish for in store sales right now, that would be just dumb.

[@kmasouss8449]

@Straight White Quail not artificial at all, ps5 is just extremely demanded right now, so It makes sense why supply is almost non existent.

[@JABRIEL251]

@Straight White Quail Well, there is a pandemic still.

[@Maxmotor2008]

Got the DeS remake on Ps5, absolutely love it, easily one of my favourite games of all time.

[@boodatruths159]

Til Bloodborne gets it's ps5 coat of paint, then you'll be singing a Redder tune. Lol

[@Metalgearfox2000]

"The Game looks clean and the Quality of life changes almost make it perfect." At what cost? Looks at Maiden astrea boss fight. EVERYTHING !!!

[@bluecloud4652]

What did they do to that fight? I've only watched gameplay but from what I know you kill garl vinland and a bunch of babies (?) And then she just gives up her life right?

[@tigerfestivals5137]

@@bluecloud4652 they didn't change it at all, people just don't seem to like the old voice actors re recorded lines and the new rendition of her boss theme music

[@bluecloud4652]

@@tigerfestivals5137 I guess you can't please everyone, someone must have enjoyed it

[@lostfan10000]

About 550 to 1000 dollars depending on who you buy it from.

[@speeedwagonnn6959]

@@bluecloud4652 yes i did enjoy it, can't imagine crying over such think what kind of babies some ppl are makes me cringe hard man lmao

[@dethskullcrusher]

0:03 Yes, it IS worth it.

[@chappyofwa]

Dude, the ripostes and backstabs just feel so AMAZING

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

Agreed, with the ripostes, at least... Now if only the backstabs weren't so shitty in their natural design. AKA, the insta-backstab bullshit. There wasn't a single soul (hehehehehehe) left in the community that wanted those back and was actually serious about it. EVERYONE hated PvP because it always devolved into Backstab Fishing...

[@noop9k]

Backstabs with a halberd look like utter bullshit.

[@GOODFE77A]

This game is addicting af

[@skkoradboy]

like all dark souls parts

[@Thisisbeyondme678]

Never played this game on ps3 never played any of the other games alongside it played this game instantly got hooked

[@skkoradboy]

Don Huling well people say its hardest but not really its just first part so people think its hardest cause it was their first look at souls remake is beautiful yeah

[@godofwar9767]

Nah this isnt addicting for streamers only because they got paid with their acting

[@PotassiumLover33]

@@godofwar9767 have you played the game?

[@1un4cy]

I'm still waiting to play Bloodborne because I can't afford an entire console.

[@ItsaCriticalHit]

Ps4 for bloodborne and god of war is worth it, trust me

[@korokseed1619]

gordon house Definitely

[@zlpriime]

Save your money

[@benkhan7372]

Same bro I'm gonna wait for a year or 2 when the ps4 lowers in price so I could play bloodborne, god of war, spiderman, etc.

[@zlpriime]

@@benkhan7372 just save your money and get the ps5 you'll be able to play those games and save time in the better loading

[@gypruzzcaccamo6586]

The only 2 things I hate about the remake were some of the bosses's themes that got totally changed (WHY?!? and they were the best, too... both Flamelurker and Maiden Astraea...), and the limit to the grass that you can bring on yourself. In the original game, at really high game cycles (NG+ and over), I used to stop caring about anything below full moon grass and also about all 3 lotuses, since I used full/new/dark moon grass in my playthroughs. Now in the remake, I can't really do that anymore, since you can't have a max of 99 grass of each kind with yourself anymore (not that I remember ever having 99 dark ones at once), that means a way more chock-full filled inventory (since now even in NG+ and beyond I'm forced to use those low-level grass and the lotuses), meaning way more time spent looking at useless stuff when I go through my inventory, and actually way more travelling to Thomas than before, because I way much often end up with 0 useful grass than before, way, way faster, especially with pure black world tendencies. I can't stress enough how much all of this bothers me, but I repeat, it's only in later game cycles, NG+ and beyond, so I know pretty well that a good 90% of players don't really care about this stuff, but what about the remaning 10% of us hardcore players? Why add all those good QoL and then give us this HUGE downgrade of QoL? Edit: I also didn't really like the new versions of the fat officials, the fool's idol, and the maiden in black herself. But they were still minor things to me, compared to the inventory change, since these ones didn't impact my gameplay in any way.

[@SMarie-zk9oj]

If you could use 99 of each grass the game would be easy because you can heal all the damage away in mere press of the button. Limiting the amount of grass encourages the player to be more careful and aware of their surroundings. If the estrus flask in Dark Souls could be used an infinite number of times then the game would be extremely easy because any damage taken would be made meaningless because the unlimited use of flask. This critic of the limited health item just seems to be a nostalgia and skill issue that will be used to try and glorify the OG Demon Souls and downplay the remake, seriously the remake is just Demon Souls with RTX on and maybe some creative liberties that either improve the gameplay (limited healing items), or ruin the atmosphere (fools idol looking like a dollar store Hindu god), and that’s all.

[@gypruzzcaccamo6586]

@@SMarie-zk9oj Well, that's the thing. For me it's not just "some" creative liberties, it's "A LOT". Also, it's not "improve the gameplay", it's ruining my NG+ (and beyond) gameplay, as I already explained above.

[@burnin8able]

the real let down is that they changed the cat ring buff icon from a jpg of a real cat to some generic cat symbol

[@KuroNoTenno]

Aw, what the hell??

[@WaffleStein]

What the hell they got rid of square cat? 0/10 -IGN

[@Milan-db3uy]

That's horrible like how could they?

[@killerking2346]

They kept the cat as a reference in the credits. Putting it on this HUD would be stupid

[@burnin8able]

@@killerking2346 nah fuck that, they should have taken an updated 4K photo of a different cat instead

[@rousselengolo5471]

Shit is dope man first time playing the remake am in love it’s all new for me

[@Nonlifting_breezy]

I never played the original so this will be a day one buy for me whenever I get a ps5

[@JohnnyLREACTS]

Same. And I am hardcore Soulsborne now too. Started with BB played everything since. Looking forward to this finally (when I get a console that is).

[@4leafedclovers]

and it is still the best looking game ever imo (not counting any stylized games, this is just purely from a realism standpoint)

[@tinydicksenpai449]

True sucks that they put all their effort into graphics, not gameplay or anything else

[@vietnamgamer9490]

My brother got me this for Christmas and I hadn’t heard about it. I was just kinda like “oh a remake of a really old game. I’ll probably play this at some point when I eventually get a PS5”. I had no idea it was this worthwhile. It looks spectacular

[@nightowlnativeflute9496]

When the enemies throw fire balls at you, the tactic feedback, and 3D sound is just mind blowing.

[@GOREFEAST]

Haptic. Not tactic..

[@boodatruths159]

@@GOREFEAST It's called a "retarded spellcheck" obviously.

[@Kepesk]

I'll get a PS5 in a couple of years, then I'll pick this game up. Getting the console now seems like a waste to me personally, so I'll wait.

[@MMA-CLIPS2]

I'd bet you will get one before 2 years, but I agree with you that there's no rush to get one while they are full price.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

By that time, the game will be out on Epic if you own a PC.

[@geraldfisher6475]

It is, best wait for the ps5 light, or whatever the second generation will be called. current owners are just beta testers.

[@ZZMonkeysUncleZZ]

Not just a waste, but a huge hassle too. There's lots of confusion going on as to their availability.

[@azmodanpc]

Give it 8 months. Availability will be back to "human" prices will align with retail. Coupla firmware updates will iron the kinks of the software side. Oh and DLC and patches will probably refine the game a tad more.

[@bebopblue]

And about 3 years later, Demon's Souls remake is still the only PS5 exclusive I have. I should get around to platinum it. And about the trophies in this game, there's some of them in this remake that I have not seen in any other Fromsoft game. There are online only trophies which are basically just help another player beat a boss or kill a player as a invader. All trophies in a true Fromsoft game can be obtained offline. Online features can help speed up the process of earning certain trophies, rather than farming for them offline. Another type of trophy that From doesn't do is beating a boss a certain way. Something like defeating the Tower Knight without killing any archers, or don't hit any of the Fool's Idol clones. Overall these trophies don't seem hard to do, but it just seems out of place.

[@UnrealK9999]

In my opinion, and having dedicated many hours to the original DeS, the remake is like an American version of a dark Japanese work .. it looks nice and such but it lost that darkness and feeling that From Soft achieves

[@MrGloriousBastard]

Im with you n that Brother.

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

With an American remake you get American politics... _[dry heaves at masonic shopping mall tier changes]_

[@sourjoker962]

This is the dumbest comment I have ever seen

[@UnrealK9999]

@@sourjoker962 really? You hurt my feelings bro

[@sourjoker962]

@@UnrealK9999 sorry