Demon's Souls (2020) Reviews
If you need a challenge that is less forgiving than the Dark Souls' series, then you want Demon's Souls. Bluepoint Games brings the very essence of the original 2009 title with this remastered version, upgrades the experience with PS5 hardware, and makes the game more terrifying.
I can't praise Bluepoint enough with just how much care and attention went into not only bringing this world back to life, but bringing it back in such an authentic way compared to its original. But even though Bluepoint will be getting most of the praise here for their exceptional work, I think it's also important to recognize FROMSoftware's original design, and just how well that design held up over the years. Souls fans with a PS5 certainly won't need to be persuaded to hop in, but I'd easily recommend Demon's Souls for the uninitiated to check out where the this third-person subgenre was conceived. The difficulty can be daunting, but it can also be overcome with enough patience and determination.
While the idea of a Western studio completely reworking what is arguably FromSoftware's most important title ever was initially worrying for many fans, what Bluepoint Games has accomplished with Demon's Souls is something special. This is a game that honors its origins without being afraid to also modernize them, and though it might not offer enough modernization for some, this is probably the best balance between keeping what works and upgrading what didn't that we could have gotten.
Although the gameplay of the original Demon's Souls doesn't out of date in 2020, Bluepoint still did a perfect remake job. It not only because the remake version looks like a next-gen blockbuster, but also it plays more smoothly than before. If you love souls-like games, you really should buy PS5 as soon as possible to enjoy it.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
No longer soul of the lost, and withdrawn from its (PS3) vessel, Bluepoint has transformed a cult classic into a modern next-gen marvel.
And the best Kaizo creators also deepen their own understanding as they then attempt to skewer their own established patterns.
Demon's Souls Remake is a faithful reconstruction of the original game with subtle modern-day improvements. A genre-defining masterpiece, it's one of those games that is not for everyone but should be tried by everyone. Running beautifully in 4k and smoothly at 60FPS, Boletaria will entice you to go further, explore deeper, and dare to die again. Fully worth the PS5 launch price.
Demons' Souls is probably the most respectful remake we've ever seen: the core is the same, but the game finally looks like a real next-gen opera that enhances a true pillar of the genre.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Demon's Souls is an instant classic, one of those rare retellings that stands triumphantly alongside the original as an essential experience.
Demon's Souls is back in a unique form. In this production, you die with a smile on your lips, because you realize that next time, it is you who can come back with a shield. Great game and a real must-have for all fans of the original.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Demon's Souls remake is a great game both for those who have played it earlier and new comers. The gameplay mechanics are great and deliver a pure souls experience that is hard not to love. Demon's Souls also has improved a lot graphically in its remake and overall is a flawless game for PS5.
Review in Persian | Read full review
The latest game developed by Blue Point is the first real next gen title; one that will probably be the new benchmark for PS5 games for the time being.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Time to die again... and again ...and again. New console and graphics, still great challenge.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Demon's Souls Remake is just a perfect game. Bluepoint's biggest challenge was to hit the spot in terms of "gameplay feeling" and they really done it so well that make you feel you are playing the newest game of miyazaki himself. Just as i said, this is a perfect game and perfect remake.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Although you will find some outdated aspects of gameplay and outdated in subsequent games, it will certainly give positive emotions, especially when you understand the aspects from which the successors took inspiration.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Incredibly, the most impressive game at the start of the new generation is a niche Japanese game I had to import from France in 2010. If you have to try one Souls game, I would suggest making it Demon's Souls.
Bluepoint Games and Japan Studio have outdone themselves yet again with the remake of Demon’s Souls on PlayStation 5. The teams have stayed faithful to the core of the original game while making massive upgrades to the technical side to show off what the new console can do. Some nice quality-of-life upgrades have also made the game more enjoyable but no less challenging. Demon’s Souls is the best showpiece of what PlayStation 5 can do right now and if you’re a fan of the “souls” genre then this is the perfect way to experience the game that pretty much started it all.
Demon's Souls is nearly perfect and the best reason to get a PlayStation 5.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The most gorgeous remake of a game yet and one that transcends the original developer's current output, and an inspired choice to bring one of the PS3's gems back to become one of the best games this gen.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Demon's Souls is a soulful remake that brings all the things we love about souls-like action games.
Review in Russian | Read full review