A tough yet rewarding exclusive PS3 RPG that is nothing sort of a masterpiece...
Demon's Souls might not appear to be anything special but like the old saying goes "don't judge a book by its cover."
Demon's Souls puts you in the dark fantasy themed Action-RPG world of Boletaria, a kingdom that has crumbled, been besieged by demons, and where the sane have become insane and have allied themselves with the horrors of the land. This game is classic good versus evil and though the story might again not seem anything special it is portrayed very well and it eventually all comes together.
The game's difficulty at some points can be punishing but once you get the hang of how things work experienced RPG fans will find Demon's Souls to be quite rewarding.
The main object of Demon's Souls is to slay demons and collect demon's souls which are the unusual currency of Boletaria. You can use these collected souls to buy weapons, armor, items and even spells but once you die in demon's souls you lose all of your souls and start from the beginning of the level though you do have the chance to find your body and reclaim your lost souls.
Once you start a new game you will not only be able to choose from 10 classes but you will be able to fully customize the look and name of your character and there are several customization options. You also have the freedom to take your character in any direction you please because the classes only dictate what stats and equipment your character will start with. Once you complete or skip the tutorial (it is highly recommended that you play through the tutorial) you will find yourself in the Nexus, a sort of hub world where you will first be in "Soul Form". Throughout the game you will discover two forms in which your character will either be in, these are body and soul form. While in body form you have max health and you can active glowing blue runic writings which appear on the ground known as "Soul Signs". You can use these to summon Blue Phantoms while online (co-op). These phantoms are in soul form but once you and your ally or allies have destroyed a lead demon your phantom friend will be revived to body form and he will return to his or her realm. Now it sounds like being in Body Form is the way to be however, Black Phantoms (Player versus player aka PvP) can invade your game randomly and once there they will try to assassinate you because your death is their body form revival so be careful when you get an onscreen warning that you have been invaded. Soul form is a little different than body form. While in soul form your HP is halved however, you do more damage and you can join other players' games as a Blue Phantom and attempt to get revived, or you can enter a player's game as a dreaded Black Phantom. Now back in the Nexus you cannot be invaded by a Black Phantom and you cannot summon a Blue Phantom, it is sort of a safe haven and where you can enter 1 of the 5 worlds through portals called "Archstones". Each of these worlds are vastly unique and feature their own environments and enemies and each world features plenty of hours of play time.
Now this game can have a crushing difficulty but if you are playing online there things that can aid frustrating players such as Blue Phantoms, which I talked about earlier, bloodstains, messages and apparitions. Bloodstains show the location of where another player has died and if activated they will show the deceased player as a red apparition in his last moments offering a warning to players online that danger is around. Messages are glowing red runic writings found on the ground which are similar to Soul Signs. These are left by other players and offer hints but always beware because some messages may be false. Last but not least are apparitions which are players from other realms in a ghostly form who fade in and out between your realm and theirs. Sometimes watching them can provide helpful hints. Online Demon's Souls is definitely a bit less hard and a lot more fun but offline or online any RPG fan will find that Demon's Souls is brilliant masterpiece RPG and is a proud and welcomed edition to the PS3's library.