The upcoming remake ofDemon’s Soulsis sure to be tough for both seasoned and new players of the Souls games, but Sony has announced that one of thePlayStation 5’s newest featuresis geared to help players navigate through the world of Boletaria.
Demon’s Soulsplayers who have a hard time with a boss or can’t figure out which way to spec their characters will have access to over 180 video guides in the PlayStation 5’s new activities bar, giving hints to players that are dependent on where they are in the game without overtly spoiling anything.
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The activities bar is asignificant addition to the PlayStation 5 not on the PS4, and is one of the many ways Sony is attempting to streamline the PS5 experience and keep players' eyes on the TV screen, instead of searching for an answer on a phone or computer. Alongside video guides, players can find out how far they’ve progressed on missions, quests, and activities on the activities bar, including how much more work is needed to obtain trophies. With the fast SSD on the PS5, switching from game to the menu looks to be super fast too, encouraging players to check out the feature more actively.
Launching alongside the PlayStation 5, theDemon’s Soulsremake is shaping up to be pretty faithful to the original PS3 release.Demon’s Soulsis notoriously hard in both its gameplay and obscure systems, withBluepoint Games confirming that the World Tendencysystem remains unchanged. The hint system is going to be a huge resource for new players to understand the more obscure aspects of the game, and is one of the many ways Sony is looking to help gamers of all experiences enjoy the game without changing the original vision of the FromSoftware classic.
Rumors ofno additional content being added toDemon’s Soulshave been circulating, leading fans to believe that cut content from the original game won’t be added or expanded upon, specifically regarding the original game’s missing 6th Archstone. The Archstone would have led fans to the land of the giants with a unique area to explore and more tough enemies to fight against.
While this may be disappointing to fans that have been hoping to see the missing content since it was discovered in the original game, it’s easy to see why Bluepoint didn’t add it in, as it would have divided fans who want the original vision of the game untouched. WhenDemon’s Soulswas originally revealed at the PlayStation 5 reveal event, many fans criticized some visual aspects of the game including thefont used onDemon’s Soulsinfamous death screen. Bluepoint games, for its part, has made many changes based on fan feedback, including changing the “You Died” font that fans are surely to see a lot in the game.
Bluepoint is also still finding ways to modernize and enhance the classic FromSoftware game without losing the spark of the original. With small but substantial changes, Bluepoint looks to keep on pace with modern Souls games including changing rolling in the game from quad-directional to omnidirectional, and while World Tendency is still in the game, new UI elements have been added to make it easier for players to discover the current tendency.
