Demon's Soul coming to N.A. Options

[Riel]

Courtesy of Atlus...the game is getting praise on a lot of places,it's really hardcore and all but sweet game.Almost imported but it was way expensive.

http://kotaku.com/5263072/atlus-brings-pla...souls-stateside

[Crushinator]

Maybe that's my problem, because I moved onto 1-2 after phalanx instead. One thing I actually appreciate in this game is the feeling of exploration... its not that the stages are so sprawling (not to say they are small, though), but how you need to know every inch of the stage and every trap or encounter so you don't get destroyed. But the sheer BRUTALITY of punishment when you fail, right from the start of the game, is ridiculous. Especially since it kicks off right at the beginning of the game. I can't remember the last time a game pulled the "Mario 1 goomba" and had me die from the first damn enemy.

UPDATE: I restarted again with a Royal like you said, having magic definitely made the first act a shitload easier. But now I'm still getting raped after the first boss, I went onto the first stage of the other worlds and I just get my ass handed to me, still! On 2-1 (am I right in assuming area 2 is the one up the stars from area 1? This game is so unclear on what everything is.) those fucking Pierrot guys with the fire magic just tear me a new asshole. And the scrub enemies are harder to fight than the Act 1 scrubs, but they give like less than 1/4th as many souls to kill? BULLSHIT!

[HC82]

Maybe that's my problem, because I moved onto 1-2 after phalanx instead. One thing I actually appreciate in this game is the feeling of exploration... its not that the stages are so sprawling (not to say they are small, though), but how you need to know every inch of the stage and every trap or encounter so you don't get destroyed. But the sheer BRUTALITY of punishment when you fail, right from the start of the game, is ridiculous. Especially since it kicks off right at the beginning of the game. I can't remember the last time a game pulled the "Mario 1 goomba" and had me die from the first damn enemy.

UPDATE: I restarted again with a Royal like you said, having magic definitely made the first act a shitload easier. But now I'm still getting raped after the first boss, I went onto the first stage of the other worlds and I just get my ass handed to me, still! On 2-1 (am I right in assuming area 2 is the one up the stars from area 1? This game is so unclear on what everything is.) those fucking Pierrot guys with the fire magic just tear me a new asshole. And the scrub enemies are harder to fight than the Act 1 scrubs, but they give like less than 1/4th as many souls to kill? BULLSHIT!

HA, this game is supposed to be brutal and you're supposed to take your time playing it and really be super cautious. I don't have a PS3 where I am now, otherwise I'd be playing this right now.