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Demon’s Souls Has Been Rated by the ESRB Again

PSLS: "With the closure of Demon’s Souls‘ online servers, fans have been clamoring for a PlayStation 4 remake of the influential action role-playing game. Coincidentally, a new ESRB rating of the game has gone live on the rating board’s website today. Unfortunately, the rating is once again for the PlayStation 3 version, and it’s not related to any potential remaster that has been heavily speculated upon."

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Heelix2253d ago

Still the best Souls game
Where it all started
memorable boss fights and NPCs
would dip again with better visuals and particularly frames rates

Jinger2253d ago

Agreed. I would definitely buy a remake.

DarXyde2253d ago

Question is: is it a remake or a remaster? Part of me would rather a remaster if it means scaling it up to run fluidly. A remake would involve bolstering specs and it may run as poorly as it did on PS3.

Now, if they hand it off to BluePoint and get it running at a solid 30fps In the Valley of Defilement, I would find it difficult to complain.

Bahamut2252d ago

@DarXyde
"A remake would involve bolstering specs and it may run as poorly as it did on PS3."

That's a big assumption and that depends entirely on the development team and how they optimize the game for the console it releases on. They could easily "remake" this game and get it running at 60fps if they made that their goal. It just depends.

Darth Gamer2253d ago

Totally Agreed. Still my favorite Souls game to date. Although, I would put Bloodborne on top of all. Simply a masterpiece and can't wait for them to announce a sequel.

xX1NORM1Xx2253d ago (Edited 2253d ago )

wouldn't demon souls be where it all started? i haven't played them does demon souls not count?
*EDIT* I'm an idiot i miss read it as dark souls

DarXyde2252d ago

In the mainstream, sure. From Soft has been doing dungeon crawlers before Demon's Souls.

Xb1ps42253d ago (Edited 2253d ago )

WTH is going on with n4g and the these damn ad pop up? They need to get rid of that Bull shit releases ad! I don’t mind ads but wtf these ads are blocking the screen, forcing it on me is not going to make me go to the damn ad it will make me never to go to the thing I would hate to stop coming here as well!

Seraphim2252d ago

adblock, it's your web viewings best friend.

1-pwnsause-12253d ago

Soul Tendency made this game a bit tense.

Palitera2253d ago

My most missed mechanic, no doubt. Added a ton of replayability and depth on runs for specific goals.
Also the dark atmosphere and tangible story made this game and its characters much better than any other Souls game.
Ok, TBH, it is my favorite game all time.

Dragonscale2253d ago

Opinions lol. I prefer Dark Souls personally, Demon's was great but not the best imo.

veicht2253d ago

Actually as a fan of the souls series in general (and souls-like titles) demon souls is the one I like least of all (of the souls series, not counting souls-likes). By comparison to the others its relatively clunky and not balanced as well. All of the bosses except 2 or so (specifically maneaters) were strangely not-challenging and overly gimmicky. Also can't agree about anything in particular being memorable aside from the nexus, and the final boss because its more of a plot point than a boss. To me, in just about every sense it feels more like a beta for what was to come, rather than actually being the 'soul' of the souls series.

Having said that (and anticipate an avalanche of negativity) I love the souls series and certainly wouldn't be unhappy to see demon's souls see fresh life on the ps4. Demon's souls is a great game that certainly contributed to the rest of the series so I hope the big fans of demon's souls get what they want here.

Dragonscale2253d ago

Its also quite short. If you remove the enemies from the levels it doesn't take long to traverse them. At the time it was fantastic but Dark Souls refined the concept and was the better game tbh.

Servbot412252d ago

It actually started with King's Field, but Demon's Souls is still a great game.

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ziggurcat2253d ago

Well, I wouldn't take this as confirmation because we've seen stuff like this happen before. If there is any truth to this, I hope we hear an official announcement soon. I have been wanting a remaster of this game for years, now.

Gazondaily2253d ago

"Well, I wouldn't take this as confirmation because we've seen stuff like this happen before. "

Yes true, while its not confirmation, it hopefully is a sign of things to come. We've seen stuff like this happen before and then they turn out to be true. Well here's hoping!

ziggurcat2253d ago

ESRB is a bit more of a legitimate governing body than, so I think I'm slightly leaning more towards this pointing to a sign of things to come - however, I will always take an official announcement from the source (Sony or Bluepoint) over anything else before I get too excited.

Tross2253d ago

It's a far more reliable indicator than those "Retailer in random European or Middle Eastern country has ___ listed in its catalog" articles we get all the time. The ESRB doesn't rate games if they aren't at least planned. I think companies actually have to pay the ESRB to rate something. Sure, plans can fall through, but I have much more confidence in something like this than what could easily be an error on the part of a retailer. Note, "those retailer has listed ___" articles are rarely ever retailers from NA, the UK or Japan, and if they are, they're rarely ever prominent retailers. The ESRB on the other hand, is prominent in the videogame industry.

Kribwalker2253d ago

We have seen this stuff in the last year with Crash Bandicoot and more recently Hellblade. Maybe Sony is saving this for a surprise E3 announcement where they’ll announce it and release it shortly after. Who knows, but the track record of recent events seem to point more towards it being true

Razmiran2252d ago

Its just a rating update to remove the "Online interaction not rated by the ESRB"

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G20WLY2253d ago

Bring it on, I missed this bad boy the first time around! 👍

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shammgod2253d ago

could bluepoint be redoing this one? would be mighty fine!

GortJester2252d ago

I’d bet money on this. They just got off a massive ps4 only remaster. I think it makes sense with their expertise on the platform at this point to do it.

kevnb2253d ago

great, many people only started playing these games after dark souls came out.

kevnb2253d ago

disagrees? Are people saying nobody started playing these games only after Dark Souls came out? You dont think a ton of people missed this game?

Dragonscale2253d ago

Agreed. Obviously being multiplat helped.

Deep-throat2253d ago

I started with Demon's Souls, but I think Dark Souls is better. Still the best in the series.

Ricegum2253d ago

Of course it is Deep-throat. Whatever you say buddy 😂

Segata2252d ago

But you didn't start with Kings Field.

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The best PS5 exclusives 2024

With so many PS5 exclusives to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming to pick which one to play. This is especially true for a new PlayStation gamer who has yet to experience the wonder of PlayStation-exclusive storytelling. So, here's KnowTechie's take on the best PS5 exclusives in 2024 and beyond

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Hereandthere28d ago

PlayStation is killing it with the exclusives this year. Exclusive wise, what has xbox released this year?

VersusDMC28d ago

They won't complain about Microsoft not releasing games here but put all their effort into saying that only first party counts. Games like Rebirth and Grandblue Relink don't count. Games published by Sony like Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin don't count because Sony don't own the studios.

It's some narrative building so for when Hellblade 2 come out they can say, seemingly without shame, that Microsoft is actually releasing first party games this year. And claim victory.🙃

Chevalier28d ago

Weird 1st party games didn't matter when Xbox had so little, but, now they're important again? Guess Ark 3, Stalker 2 don't count any more?

KyRo28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

ARK 3 doesn't exist and it's just a timed exclusive. It's also a game that a majority of the ARK player base doesn't want as it's a massive deviation from what people like about the original game

Abnor_Mal28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Honestly to me it doesn’t matter what they say, they are just finally getting a chance to say all the things PS fan(boy)s were saying to them for the past few years. Let them get that, they deserve a “win” for a change.

The new narrative is that suddenly first party games matter again when awhile ago they didn’t, but that was because they were struggling with the same three games with the occasional fourth or fifth. That games should be everywhere on all platforms since that’s whats happening to theirs. The consoles don’t matter just the ability to play anywhere. Whatever Xbox is doing Sony will soon follow.

They’re not moving the goalpost anymore, but rather just moving the whole damn stadium.

jwillj2k428d ago

Only a incel would care about who published what and who owns who.

If it’s not on the other consoles it’s an exclusive.

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Cacabunga28d ago

Killing what? Where are the 1st party games??
Stellar Blade and FF7 is what I’m seeing this year.. so shallow!!!!

andy8528d ago

Doesn't really matter as long as they're great games. Baffles me why people put an emphasis on 1st party. They're still games you can't play anywhere else this year

Cacabunga27d ago

Andy

PS brand is my favorite because of their stellar first party software.. currently I see absolutely nothing to go crazy for..

CS727d ago

Nonsense.

PS1 and PS2 was built on great third party exclusives like FF, MGS, GTA & Tekken.

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raWfodog28d ago

Of course I love the games I’ve played from PS but I don’t believe we need to limit it to ‘exclusive’ to acknowledge that Xbox will be releasing some good games this year also. In that same vein, I believe that Xbox diehards shouldn’t limit their acknowledgment of good PS games to 1st party. There are plenty of good games to go around for everybody.

Tacoboto28d ago

This is a Playstation article about Playstation games and your comment is about Xbox. Can't you just celebrate what PS has without dragging this into console war BS?

ChasterMies28d ago

I don’t think Microsoft is releasing games exclusively on Xbox anymore. They have some timed exclusives that release on Xbox first.

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Abear2128d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Returnal, Astro Bot, and Ratchet made having it since day one worth it.

GT7 free updates and Spiderman 2 and others at 60fps have made this last year more than okay.

But yeah, it’s been dry lately. BG3 and third party have made great filler, but we ready for that SOCOM or Killzone announcement and some more 1st party goodness. Crossing fingers for Ghost of Tsushima 2 announcement this summer.

Didn’t know Helldivers was exclusive! Wtf is going on at Xbox that they can’t get these games, series s strikes again.

SonyStyled27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

Sony owns the Helldivers IP. The first was a PS3/Vita/PC game. It was never an Xbox game that they could ‘get’ a decade ago. I’m not sure what the upset is with Xbox here

CS727d ago

Lol, how do you ignore Rebirth one of the best games ever made?

anast27d ago

Looks like they are on par with the previous gens. Solid games all around. Interestingly enough, we can't say they released a bad game yet this gen. Unlike the Quiet Man dustup.

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DefenderOfDoom227d ago

I actually do not mind if Marathon releases on multiple platforms . I just wish that Marathon has a dedicated single player campaign.

DaniMacYo27d ago

Helldivers 2 is exactly what gaming needed. I’m loving it.

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10 Hardest PS3 Games of All Time

You might not be able to believe this, but Dark Souls is a pretty tricky game on the PlayStation 3.

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The 7 Best Co-op Games on PS5

There's no better way to enjoy your PS5 than with friends, so here's our picks of the best co-op games on the console.

Cacabunga121d ago

For coop, get a used switch instead

jznrpg121d ago

I own a Switch and have never played co-op on it. I do play Elden Ring , Demons Souls and some other co/op games with my friends on PS5. Baldurs Gate 3 is the next game I’ll play co-op. Can’t do that on a Switch

Cacabunga120d ago

I was thinking for couch casual immediate fun.. not online coop games that require some adaptation.