| “ | Let strength be granted, so the world might be mended. | „ |
For detailed information about this series, visit the Demon's Souls Wiki.
Summary
Demon's Souls (デモンズソウル, Demonzu Souru) is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware, under supervision by SCE Japan Studio, for the PlayStation 3. It was published in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment on February 5, 2009, in North America by Atlus on October 6, 2009, and in Australia and Europe by Namco Bandai Games in June 2010. It is the first installment in what became the Souls series of games.
Set in a dark fantasy world, players take control of a hero who has journeyed to the fictional kingdom of Boletaria, which is being ravaged by a cursed fog that brings forth demons who feast on the souls of mortals. The game has been described as a spiritual successor to the King's Field series of games. The gameplay involves a character-creation system and emphasizes gathering loot through combat with enemies in a non-linear series of varied locations. It has a unique online multiplayer system integrated into the single-player where players can leave useful messages and warnings for other players' single-player game worlds, as well as joining other players in their world to assist or kill them.
Upon its release, Demon's Souls was met with acclaim from critics, winning numerous awards. The game was praised for its dark fantasy art design, variation in combat choice and integrated online interactions. The game is particularly notable for its high difficulty level, with many critics noting it as a genuine challenge. The game Dark Souls, which itself spawned two sequels, is a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, and was also one of the primary inspirations for Bloodborne.
Power of the Verse
The first few levels of the game ranging from Small Building level+ to Large Building level with the higher tiers sitting at Town level. The Archdemons and other top-tiers flesh out the verse's power, including characters that can, with the pure power of their souls, hold the fabric of reality together and keep the planet from collapsing. The god tiers, those being The Old One and the Demon Ending Slayer of Demons, are far more powerful than even these, with the Old One having destroyed half the world and the fabric of reality pervading it, and would have destroyed it in its entirety if not stopped. In addition, it is far more powerful than the Monumentals, of which one can hold together the remaining half of the world, as several dozen were required to reliably restrain it. Even in the good ending, the Slayer of Demons scales to the Monumental, and in the bad ending absorbs the soul of The Old One, thus rivaling or potentially surpassing it.
In spite of the verse's power, their speed is rather unimpressive, sitting at around Supersonic throughout, though possibly higher in the higher tiers.
In terms of hax and other assorted abilities, Demon's Souls includes the likes of Soul Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation (Of your four classical elements variety, mostly limited to fire, with some use of water), Sound Manipulation, Flight and Levitation, Necromancy, Immortality, Invisibility, Poison Manipulation, Possession, Summoning, minor forms of Healing and Regeneration, and Magic.
Knowledgeable Members
Supporters/Opponents/Neutral
Supporters
Opponents
Neutral
Characters
God Tier
- Slayer of Demons (EoG - Demon)
- The Old One
Top Tier
- The Monumental
- Slayer of Demons (EoG - Monumental)
High Tier A (The Old One's Chosen Archdemons & comparable)
- King Allant
- Old King Allant
- Old King Doran
- Maiden in Black
High Tier B (Regular Archdemons & comparable)
- Dragon God
- Old Monk
- Storm King
- Maiden Astraea
- Biorr of the Twin Fangs
- Garl Vinland
- Blue Dragon
- Penetrator
Mid Tier
Low Tier
Bottom Tier
- Vanguard
- Ostrava of Boletaria
Discussions
| Discussion threads involving Demon's Souls |