Demon's Souls: HD gameplay footage on G4

[Alic0004]

Xxain said:

Alic0004 said:
Xain: JRPG, as a genre, refers to a certain style of game. It doesn't refer, for example, to the fact that mostly Japanese people worked on the game, or that the game was programmed on computers running somewhere in Japan. Because of this, anyone in the world could set out to make a JRPG, as long as they follow the conventions of the genre accurately enough. Of course, the style does come from Japan and Japanese culture, so the vast majority of JRPGs will naturally be made by teams of japanese developers.

That's my best shot at describing it.

ok..so do you suggest we categorize it as...since JRPG isnt enough

 

I'd call it a WRPG or Hack and Slash, with Japanese gameplay elements (not necessarily JRPG elements, just weird things about it which feel more japanese-style) and a totally unique aesthetic style which also feels somehow Japanese.

 

The gameworld is weird...  In a way it's very western D&D, but there are no dwarves, orcs, or elves, and there's a huge emphasis on realistic armor, the way it weighs you down or tires you out, and physical combat.  It's kind of a Japanese take on a fuedal western world with demons, magic, and dragons running rampant.