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Demon's Souls

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First release
Feb 05, 2009
Developer
FromSoftware
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PlayStation 3

A third-person action RPG with cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements in which the player enters the kingdom of Boletaria as it is being ravaged by a fog that spawns murderous demons. The player has to hunt down the arch demons situated in five disparate areas within the kingdom and partake in punishing combat to reach the Old One, the vengeful being that brought the fog to Boletaria.

Also known as デモンズソウル , 데몬즈 소울

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Storyline
Demon's Souls is set in a fictional dark fantasy world, taking part mostly in the southern medieval kingdom of Boletaria, that has been consumed by a thick, mysterious Fog that is creeping ever out to blanket the entire world. The Old One, a colossal immortal flying Demon, has been awoken and with it Demons have come forth to consume the souls of men. Only when The Old One is lulled back to eternal slumber will the fog dissipate and the world be restored.Read more

Demon's Souls is set in a fictional dark fantasy world, taking part mostly in the southern medieval kingdom of Boletaria, that has been consumed by a thick, mysterious Fog that is creeping ever out to blanket the entire world. The Old One, a colossal immortal flying Demon, has been awoken and with it Demons have come forth to consume the souls of men. Only when The Old One is lulled back to eternal slumber will the fog dissipate and the world be restored.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Feb 05, 2009
PlayStation 3
Oct 06, 2009
PlayStation 3
Jun 23, 2010
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 3
Jun 25, 2010
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
32h
Main + Extras
39h
Completionist
30h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
bloody, medieval, character customization, magic, grinding
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At a Glance

Critic Score
88
Main Story (IGDB)
32h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
39h
Completionist (IGDB)
30h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 10 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 10 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 10 Oct

Feature data: IGDB