New review came in

9.3/10

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-395913.aspx

Demon's Souls is imho the surprise package this gen. It came from nowhere,with virtually no hype/exposure and turned out to become one of the top 3 games i've played this gen(other 2 being MGS4 & KZ2).

I'm guessing a lot of people will be surprised by how much replayability and content it has. Most people will easily take 45-55 hrs for their 1st play through and you will be stunned by the new difficulty level of New Game . This game is unforgiving but that's one of its main appeal. You learn from your mistakes the hard way, which is the fastest way to get better.

This game has a fantastic atmosphere, and the believe it or not, the difficulty actually augments the experience. When was the last time you fear facing a game's boss? Even the normal mobs will instill fear in you when you first face them.The punishment system only makes the eventual victory so much sweeter and rewarding. And the awe-inspiring bosses are the highlights of Demon's Souls. All the boss battles are very inspired and combined with the deep gameplay of DS, it combines to give an awesome experience.

Sorry for ranting on :P but really...if you are sick of playing the same type of games over and over again, if you are up for the challenge and is ready for a fresh experience, you will NOT regret getting Demon's Souls.

This game is shaping out to be AAA to me.

question for those who played. I know you can travel to any of the different lands after you complete the first one, but does the difficulty of the enemies range from your level or is it set by what land the enemies are actually in?

The difficulty is set by the area the enemies are in, it doesn't scale with your level :)

But when you play New Game+ (or New Game++++), the game will actually INCREASE the difficulty to match your character new found strength :P

Ok I got a question that needs to be answered by ya'll who played the game already.
Can you invite specific friends to play online co-op with you?
I know this was not possible in the Asian and Japanese versions but did they include this feature in the US release?
Also does it have trophies?

list of trophies http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/trophies

It has trophies but I can't answer your question regarding co-op cause I havn't tried online.

it does have trophies, yes

I think I read they left the game largely untouched apart from some mistakes that were corrected. But even with the current method you should be able to coop with your friends as long as you are at a similar lvl and you guys arrange where to meet. (one has to be in Body form and the others in Phantom form though)

I think ay major changes will be done with patches and that will all depend on the number of people who pick the game up in the states. A lot of people have been asking for more armor. They were saying that when you get into the new game ++ area armor really doesn't mean anything anymore because of the strength of the enemies I'm guessing. I read the an atlus press release saying that the won't change the way multiplayer is done.