4/5 ★ – guileffb's review of Demon's Souls.

Bluepoint strikes again by transforming an already beloved game into something even more beloved! If you've played Demon's Souls back in the PS3, chances are that you'll feel, like me, right at home! Everything is here, just as it was back then. The creepy atmosphere, the experimental systems, the challenging tactical combat mechanics, the great soundtrack, the cryptic NPCs, tough bosses, the raw anger you'll feel after losing 40k souls to a stupid death... Everything! The difference is in the visuals, the performance and some very few quality of life improvements. Demon's Souls Remake is BEAUTIFUL! Probably the most visually detailed and stunning game I've ever seen. It even looks great on Performance Mode. Shit, even those unnecessary filters are pretty! Now combine this visual prowess with the bleak and difficult atmosphere of Demon's Souls, plus the insane redesigns from some creatures and NPCs, and you have yourself one of the most faithful remakes ever made. Maybe too faithful, actually! A few things could have changed, since remakes were supposed to improve on all things. For example, the world tendency system is still a confusing mess, checkpoints are still annoying as hell, item descriptions could've been improved to give us a bigger sense of the lore and, DAMN... I really wanted that sixth pillar to be an ACTUAL level in the game. They could've given us that, right? Well, you can't have everything in life... Demon's Souls Remake is the BEST way to play a very good/very old game. Probably the best thing to spend money on, if you own a PS5. You owe it to yourself. It's not Miyazaki's masterpiece, by any means. Far from it. But it's a hell of a good, weird and challenging ride.