It remains to be seen exactly how different Demon’s Souls will be from the original game, but those early snippets do leave us with the feeling that the remake will be much smoother and more modern from a gameplay perspective. The use of 3D audio is equally good, with many enemies identified by sound long before you see them, but it’s arguably the DualSense controller which makes the Nara4d most difference. Together with the improved sound, animation, and collision detection there’s a much greater sense of solidity and weight to the remake.

Coop plays a bigger role than ever before, though, as it would appear the limitations between characters has been removed or nerfed considerably as we were able to play at level 50 with a lower level 10 player no problem. In addition, password matchmaking has been added to better ensure players can find their friends among a slew of markers, which is a huge help. Bluepoint has taken out some of the glitches, such as the item dupe, but has left in things such as the rolling shortcut in 4-1. You can even still cheese/farm a certain enemy at the beginning of The Ritual Path in Shrine of Storms. Almost everything is here and it just feels good to go through it again after so long.

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Though combat animations are updated, Moore says the cadence of combat has not changed. Animations may have a bit of heft to them now, but they’re about the same length in the remake. Bluepoint’s focus was instead to make them feel better than the original, something the team leaned on the DualSense controller’s haptics engine to accentuate. Everywhere possible, Bluepoint’s adherence to the not-really-realistic realism of video games erases strange imagery and replaces it with a more conventionally video game-y look.

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Attempting to rush your foes — especially bosses — with melee attacks will likely get you killed, so instead, you need to learn when and how to strike. If you’re facing off against a regular enemy, the best way to deal with them is by executing a critical attack from behind. You can hold up your shield and circle around to the back of them to unleash a backstab. This will deal devastating amounts of damage and will put the enemy on their face for a couple of seconds, giving you a chance to back off and heal or replenish MP.

From Software and Hidetaka Miyazaki definitely experimented with a ton of the mechanics in the game, crafting an experience that is as enjoyable as it is confusing. One of the biggest reasons why people are up-in-arms about the Demon’s Souls remake is the greedy pre-order bonuses and DLC equipment that serve as nothing more than bait for some people to spend even more money on the title. While one might argue that this actually added to the mysterious nature of the game, the act of watching NPCs talk still feels like a definite upgrade that all future From Software games should definitely adopt. While this might seem like a pretty minor change, one has to admit that most of the NPCs in the Soulsborne games felt completely lifeless due to a complete lack of any lip-syncing. So, while the combat might look somewhat flashy, it’s still the same game with just more distracting animations. There’s not really any mechanical differences that would put the remake a peg over the original in any way.

Enemy redesigns take the entire PS5 aesthetic overhaul into account, as well, and out of context, some of them look like they’re missing FromSoftware’s original artistic mark. But some of those original designs’ unrealistic colors and baked-in glossiness don’t fit what Bluepoint has rebuilt. Seeing them in action will clinch this for anyone who comes to Demon’s Souls with heartfelt memories of the original and worries about Bluepoint’s artistic license. For those of you who are unfamiliar or don’t remember the original title, it was a lot less fluid than what you’ve grown accustomed to with Dark Souls, and it had several exploitable balance issues and enemy AI. As we predicted in 2017, a Demon’s Souls Remake has been announced as coming to Playstation 5, with Bluepoint Games and Sony Japan Studios work. This is incredibly exciting news for any Souls or FromSoftware fan, as it’s the game that propelled the studio and series to international fame.