Demon's Souls (PS5) Review
Demon’s Souls returns from the grave with a fresh new look, courtesy of Bluepoint Games. Is the game as good as the original, does it fall short or is it even better? Can't resist photo mode... Hero or Demon? You decide! I originally wrote a Rewind Review for the 2009 Demon’s Souls back in 2015, and called it an amazing spiritual prequel to the iconic Dark Souls series. Demon’s Souls (PS5) comes close to, if not exceeds the original, something which Dark Souls Remastered (2018) didn’t come close to achieving as that was essentially a port (albeit of a very good game) of a PS3 game on PS4, whereas Demon’s Souls (PS5) is a complete remake for the new system. Although the extreme nostalgia of the original game takes some beating (especially the music), the visual improvements, insanely quick load times, quality of life changes (holding down resets usable item to start & excess items can now be sent directly to Stockpile Thomas), and console improvements (player chat – no mor