Great, must get this soon

Next up on the From Software AAA express, 3D Dot Game Heroes!

To be honest, I really enjoyed Ninja Blade as well.

I'm happy I pre-ordered the deluxe edition. I'm really eager to play it now.

I can't believe how this game has gone for 'lol, looks awful' to 'ZOMFG AAA'.

Definitely the surprise hit of the year.

Now all it needs is to actually be released in the UK.

I can't believe famitsu gave it 72,5.

Wow.

For once, I 100% agree with a review from IGN.
The game is GOTY for me so far.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people buy this game because of the AAA reviews and then get a rude awakening when they realize that they are not the intended audience. I also find it amusing that IGN and GameSpot give this AAA while heavily criticizing many previous jrpgs for being too punishing. Perhaps by some random chance both IGN and GameSpot happened to assign diehard jrpg fanatics to this game. That's the problem with reviews. Yes I admit that I pay attention to metacritic and it's an easy shortcut but it doesn't tell the whole story. It seems like game reviews score games with either an everyman perspective (overrating blockbuster big budget games, underrating niche games) or a fanboy perspective (overrating niche games that won't appeal to most of the readers). There is little in between. At the very least, it's good that IGN spells out that Demon's Souls isn't for everyone. Though you just know many people are just going to look at the score and get the game without doing serious research on it.

Demon's Souls is punishing in a completely different way from every other jrpg.  There isn't really a precedent here.  

I agree with you that some people are going to buy the game and realize it wasn't meant for them -- and to your analysis of niche reviews versus "blockbuster" reviews in general.

However, it's a unique and truly fun game, and I'm glad that every once in a while a niche game can get the praise it deserves rather than the system working to reinforce everyone's expectations time after time, never surprising anyone.

Yeah yeah I like her accent. What her little verse? Somthing about mending the world.

The game is simply dope. Best RPG I've played since Final Fantasy 6.

We all do.