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Devil May Cry
2001
Imagine thinking this aged poorly
Heh. Youtubers.
Heh. Youtubers.
Demon's Souls
2009
FYI this is still the best one. Most inspired soundtrack, most painterly and phantasmagorical setting, best hub zone and maiden, and laden with the most lyrical sense of tragedy and loss. Sure the gameplay is a little bit clunky compared to (some of) the later titles, but Deal With It!!
it makes me deeply sad that the online has been discontinued and we haven't heard anything about a re-release. Still totally playable offline, but the full experience deserves to be remembered and kept alive!
EDIT: WAIT I SAID RE-RELEASE NOT SLEEK HIGH POLY REMAKE DEVOID OF ATMOSPHERE AND RESTRAINT!!! WHY MUST THE DEVILS AT BLUEPOINT CONSPIRE TO MURDER EVERYTHING I LOVE
it makes me deeply sad that the online has been discontinued and we haven't heard anything about a re-release. Still totally playable offline, but the full experience deserves to be remembered and kept alive!
EDIT: WAIT I SAID RE-RELEASE NOT SLEEK HIGH POLY REMAKE DEVOID OF ATMOSPHERE AND RESTRAINT!!! WHY MUST THE DEVILS AT BLUEPOINT CONSPIRE TO MURDER EVERYTHING I LOVE
Demon's Souls
2009
Idk... I think this might be the best Souls game. I consider Bloodborne my favorite game of all time... but man idk... there’s something truly special about this game. There’s a somber, depressive atmosphere about this game that is completely unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. The music is the best in the series, the enemy designs are the best, everything about this feels so special and lovingly crafted, that even the most polished and refined Souls games couldn’t touch it. I feel Bloodborne is an extension of this with its mechanics, and while Bloodborne is a perfect game... there’s a charm here that’s undeniable.
Demon's Souls
2009
Most of its flaws can be attributed to it being the first game of the series. Legit mastahpiece. Has a unique dreamlike atmosphere that Dark Souls doesn't quite capture. Fuck Pure Bladestone farming.
Demon's Souls
2009
my favorite of the souls games, and that's in large part due to the fact that it's the first in the series. it feels the most creative, and there's no area in any souls game that came after that has matched what latria was. it's also the only souls game where i give a shit about the lore and feel as though the world is actively enriched when you learn details about it instead of lore just being a "oh huh. that's interesting i guess" moments like in other souls games.
Demon's Souls
2009
This game has so many fundamental problems whether it be the hardware issues at the time(framerate/loading times) or just insanely baffling design choices but there's something i appreciate where they made this unique experience based on the idea that a game like this would never sell and was deemed a failure and I respect it immensity cause of that
Demon's Souls
2009
Favorite Souls game. Jank, weird, mysterious, it just appeals to me in such a precise way.
Demon's Souls
2009
a game that may seem unremarkable at first but sticks to you like no other. while future fromsoft titles surpass it in some other ways, the atmosphere and feel of this game have yet to be replicated.
Demon's Souls
2009
Thanks RPCS3. My favourite Souls - Blanketed in sorrow and an intoxicating ambiguity. An artstyle akin to a faded picturebook you've plucked out of an ancient water-logged library. I love so much that all of the environments feel restrained and utilitarian. A soundtrack that is wholly unique, doesn't feel a little inspired by the Hollywood Orchestral Epics nor does it even attempt to hit those notes.
The one title in the franchise that actually feels like a fantastical adventure, with encounters and environments that are more often a challenge of wit and intuition than attack pattern memorisation or a side-flippy shounen damage value race. It reeks!!! But it reeks beauty. I genuinely don't believe FromSoft in their current form have it in them to create a boss battle like King Allant again.
Solid and innovative, continues to be the breath of fresh air now as it was when I first played it in 2009. Nothin like it!!!!
All I'll say on the Bluepoint demake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5z2-hpZB1w
The one title in the franchise that actually feels like a fantastical adventure, with encounters and environments that are more often a challenge of wit and intuition than attack pattern memorisation or a side-flippy shounen damage value race. It reeks!!! But it reeks beauty. I genuinely don't believe FromSoft in their current form have it in them to create a boss battle like King Allant again.
Solid and innovative, continues to be the breath of fresh air now as it was when I first played it in 2009. Nothin like it!!!!
All I'll say on the Bluepoint demake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5z2-hpZB1w
Demon's Souls
2009
Demon's Souls belongs in the Louvre