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I watched a trailer for this the other day linked, uh, somewhere. Really liked what I saw but had no idea a full english version was available.

I just bought it from yesasia.com $67 + free shipping
http://www.yesasia.com/us/demons-souls-asian-version/1014023935-0-0-0-en/info.html


*If they bothered to make the game in full english though, I really don't understand why they can't shit out a manual and do a run for North America and Europe.

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Eurogamer has a drool slathered import review of this on their site now.

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I got my copy the other day as well, but I may not be able to dedicate much time to it for atleast a week because I'll be working 12 hour shifts...

The manual looks like it is full of information! Too bad I can't read it! Its also full color, which is kind of nice.

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IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- MAY 20, 2009 -- Atlus U.S.A., Inc., your shining knights in armor, today announced that they have secured the North American publishing rights for Demon's Souls™, a groundbreaking action RPG experience for PLAYSTATION®3 system. Beautiful, compelling, and unforgiving, Demon's Souls is the hardcore RPG experience PLAYSTATION 3 system owners have been waiting for since the platform's launch.

Revolutionary online features support your adventure like never before, presenting seamless interconnectivity that serves in every instance to enhance the single-player game. Team up with two other players in simultaneous cooperative play, working together to topple some of the game's colossal bosses, or force your way into the games of skilled players and challenge them to PvP battle. Leave hints and clues for those who will follow in your footsteps; either intentionally or through your own inadvertent demise, your bloodstains will allow your successors to view a replay of your death, hinting at how to avoid your gruesome fate. Unprecedented in its depth and subtlety, peerless in its relentlessly challenging gameplay, Demon's Souls is the ultimate action RPG.

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That pre-order is how much it cost me after shipping to purchase the game in May from yes-asia.

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Seeing lots of positive buzz about this game around the web. Forums and actual games sites alike. Hopefully its translating into decent sales.

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This game is selling so well that Atlus is prepping another batch.

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Is there anyway to improve blocking ability with an Axe in your left hand? I like the combo of it and a curved sword because you can launch a regular curved sword combo really quickly when directly following the axe's strong attack.

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rolling isn't viable in hallways or narrow ledges/staircases.


Nobody seems to have said it, so I will; the lock-on blows.

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More often than can be excused, it doesn't lock if I'm not looking STRAIGHT at the enemy. It also doesn't want to lock if they are on the other side of a doorway/wall or just around a corner. Makes it harder than it should be to setup.

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I'm doing a Melee primary with a bow and arrow for secondary. Its pretty rough, aggravating at times. But it DOES feel great when you've managed to survive for awhile and have a good chunk of level that you effectively own and can run around in unbothered.


*there's something eternally badass about fire arrows.

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so I'm doing a fresh new game and on 1-2 just before tower knight normally there are two blue-eyed knights and a pack of archers.

Well I've got that PLUS TWO MORE KIGHTS surrounded in Red aura. That's 4 KNIGHTS TOTAL Any idea why the extra resistance? Its super hard, I basically have to lead them into the draon's fire which is a pain in the ass.

I also randomly have those tiger wolf things coming up from the catacombs and jumping on me as I run across each section where the dragon breathes fire. Yes I have the thief ring on!

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GODDAMMIT. I don't know how this happened!

*my boletarian palace is pure black in a fresh game where I haven't even beaten tower knight yet.

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I've been doing some reading but am still not sure on this:

can weapon upgrades stack? I.E. could you have a scimitar that has Sharp bonus and Tearing?

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going for a build that will eventually be buff from Dexterity. for the foreseeable future, I'll be wielding a (sharp) Kilij and the (Sharp) Spiked shield. I'm using the spiked shield because I'd like to be able to tank a couple of hits here or there as opposed to rolling all the time. Some locations and/or enemies sort of require it. I also like the shield because its a pretty quick jab for decent damage. Its nice when you are close and have a short window for just one more hit. Full sharped with Dexterity buffed, it won't be too shabby at all. I've also got a couple points into the enchant weapon magic, for that extra 1 minute boost. It also helps make up for that fact that the Kilij (a slashing weapon) isn't great against thick armors and non-fleshy stuff like skeletons.

and eventually I'm going to get a nice bow. I don't know that I'll go too far with that, though. probably just get the lava bow and be happy with that.

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yeah he has that extra attack in the tutorial.

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Flamelurker was a bitch for my build. In later play throughs he will probably be easier, but currently he was really tough. I actually would not have been able to beat him had I not stumbled onto the Brushwood Armor during my accidental pureblack tendency in 1-1.

My character is built for speed and slashing pretty hard with magic and bleeding bonuses on the blade. But I don't get to wear heavy armors that give me high defense bonuses. Since lurky is a fire beast, I started by putting on all the brushwood except the helmet, plus an anti-fire ring, plus a regen ring and then the Adjucator's shield to stack faster regen (still not fast, but good enough if you can get a little distance). And then I had a level 2 Crescent Falchion to hit him with. But I couldn't really role. So I was banking on my super fire resistance to save me.

It didn't. His fire is so mega powerful that even with super high resistance, it still hurt a lot. So I was like ok, I can't stand toe-to-toe with is attacks, I've got to find a way to keep my mobility. longish story short, I ended up wearing only the brushwood breastplate, but no other armor. Along with the aformentiong shield and weapon. This gave me enough fire resistance that should I get hit, I could survive....but I was still very mobile so I could dodge shit pretty damn well. Came in particularly handy when he gets super aggressive in the last quarter of his health. Fuck that bitch.

I'm now running around with a Crescent Falchion +3, a Sharp Kilij + 3 (with the enchant weapon spell to boost it, the falchion regens my MP when I have it out), the spiked shield, and I just made the Lave Bow. I'm also about to experiment with a Dragon Long sword ("Dragon" adds fire damage).

I'm stuck in 3-1, tower of Latria. Place is pretty ominous, can't find my way right now.

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So I'm torn right now if I really want to go Dex.

I got a pure Bladestone. It was relatively easy compared to getting several chunks. It actually only took me about 5 kills of the BP Dual Katana Skeleton to get the Bladestone. Pure Black World Tendency, decent luck stat (17 I think) and the large Sword of searching in the off-hand (It doubles drop rates). I cheesed him with fire arrows on the Lava bow. That's what its for I suppose. Chunks I guess are supposed to be a bit more common, but you need several of them, which is a *****.

The problem is, Unless you are willing to get your Dex super high, it probably isn't worth it for standard weapon like the Kilij or the Uchigatana. They just didn't make the bonus high enough per point. You'll get a lot more damage sooner by going for Moonlight or Crescent. If I want to hit hard with dex, put colorless demon's souls into the hiltless due to it having an S stat for I think 3 levels (even though it just says S, it gets more potent each time). For an even bigger benefit, you can then cast cursed weapon or Light weapon on it. and then you'll be hitting pretty hard. The HP drain from the Hiltless is only an issue if you are taking out whole groups at once. During a PVP fight I imagine its barely noticeble, though I haven't actually done PVP yet.

Cursing the hiltless could create a problem, especially if you don't want to deal with the adjucator shield or waste a ring slot on the regenerator. In that case, Light Weapon may be better. I'm thinking about doing this, but I kind of don't like the Katana move set :\

It also might be fun to have makoto out first, inflict its 600 bleed, and then switch to the hiltless. That might be too much for PVP, though.

*I think probably the only thing worth upgrading through the Sharp path is the spiked shield, and that's only if you want to have some good fun smashing people with it or maybe as a backup if someone is super resistant to magic attacks like light weapon or Moonlight weapons. I carry the spiked shield for just that reason and its a nice quick extra hit when you are in close.

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according to the Atlus wiki, the dragon bone smasher is potentially the hardest hitting weapon in the game.


I seriously do not understand the popularity of the uchigatana. Its only barely stronger than the Kilij but is slower. I'd rather have a kilij, which has got to be one of the fastest weapons in the game. If I were to use a Katana, it would be the Hiltless, because of the high damage you can do with it, and its still pretty fast, as the Katanas are.

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1-2 is really pretty simple. I would keep working on that before trying to branch too much more.

World 4 has a couple of things that would be useful to a magic user or even more a hybrid user. 4 is especially useful for dexterity builds and again, hybrid dexterity with a mind to boost attack power with magic. World 3 is really the place to benefit pure mages.


I Think half the fun of the game is figuring out yourself how to dominate the various enemies so I'll just say don't be afraid to use a shield. And bows are a waste of time for mages. You have access to projectile magic!

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oh I meant to say 1-2....good job!

*including the boss?

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is the Pure white tendency right now only for the U.S. version?

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Ok the Hiltless is rad. I've only got two colorless demon's souls into it and its already my most powerful weapon.


I'm not sure the world tendency event is taking place on the Asian servers. I logged in and got most of the worlds jumped to mostly white, but they didn't go pure. Even still it was a huge help and a big change from a couple of weeks ago when I last connected the game to the internet. I defeated penetrator to finish pure white and got the binded cross armor but was disappointed to find that it is twice as heavy as the leather armor, but only offers an average of one extra point added to each defensive attribute. It does look really cool.

Miralda was a pushover against the large sword of searching.

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I figured out where I needed to go in Tower of Latria. This place is pretty cool, on the second section now.