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They said it was impossible. They said it would never happen. Those two things mean basically the same thing. But whoever they are and whatever point I was trying to make, Demon's Souls is finally released in Europe this week.
Yes! Now you too can play the game that kills you so much and so brutally that playing it is practically masochism and yet oh so rewarding. (Assuming you've got a PlayStation 3 anyway - it's exclusive to Sony's console.)
What makes it work, given all the player-killing? Keza MacDonald's original review explains at joy-filled length, but for me it's a few key things. One is the sense of camaraderie you get from the shared messages of warning and help from strangers, the value of which cannot be understated.
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They said it was impossible. They said it would never happen. Those two things mean basically the same thing. But whoever they are and whatever point I was trying to make, Demon's Souls is finally released in Europe this week.
Yes! Now you too can play the game that kills you so much and so brutally that playing it is practically masochism and yet oh so rewarding. (Assuming you've got a PlayStation 3 anyway - it's exclusive to Sony's console.)
What makes it work, given all the player-killing? Keza MacDonald's original review explains at joy-filled length, but for me it's a few key things. One is the sense of camaraderie you get from the shared messages of warning and help from strangers, the value of which cannot be understated.
Read more...
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