A next-gen remake of Demon's Souls is headed to the PlayStation 5
FromSoftware's Demon's Souls let to the creation of an entirely unique genre of videogames. Now you get to play the first of these in all of its next-gen glory.
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Dark Souls fans, prepare to go back to where it all began.
FromSoftware’s very first Souls game Demon’s Souls is getting a beautiful next-gen remake. The game, originally released in 2009 for PlayStation 3, kicked off one of the most legendary videogame franchises in history, inclusive of games like Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Watch the first trailer:
The Demon’s Souls remake will arrive on PlayStation 5, first revealed during Sony’s Future of Gaming event. Bluepoint Games is heading development on the full-fledged remake, with FromSoftware currently working on another Souls game: Elden Ring. Bluepoint has experience with touching up classics for modern consoles, having previously handled the Shadow of Colossus remake for PlayStation 4.
The trailer description states that Demon’s Souls has been, “entirely rebuilt from the ground up and masterfully enhanced.” The game will also come with a mysterious new ‘Fractured Mode’, and feature ray-tracing. Two graphical modes will be available to players - one emphasising graphical fidelity, and the other boosting the game’s framerate.
FromSoftware’s Souls games are known for being punishingly difficult, with fantastic enemy design and combat gameplay. The original game was so unique that it eventually spawned an entire videogame genre - so why not give its remake a spin when it launches?
A release date for Demon’s Souls has not been announced.
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