Demon’s Souls
Classic PlayStation JRPGs That Need to Make a Comeback
The game that started it all, Demon’s Souls is the template for what From Software would create with Dark Souls, and the rights to the intellectual property are still owned by Sony. While From moves on to new projects, fans definitely want another Souls-like experience, something that Sony could definitely deliver on by giving the IP to their Japan Studio. Many of the ideas in Demon’s Souls were improved upon by Dark Souls, such as core combat feel, an explorable world, character creation, the Soul system, and more. Despite this, however, Demon’s Souls remains beloved by fans for its unique aesthetic and particularly challenging gameplay.
While both games are dark fantasy, Demon’s Souls has much more of a Gothic feel to it, while Dark Souls more closely matches high fantasy. Of course, this isn’t an experience for everyone but its core tenets helped to establish what would define practically a whole new genre. For years now fans have been clamoring for a sequel to Demon’s Souls, and it’s hard to imagine we’ll never see more from any of the Souls games.
