Atlus took a gamble when they decided to make Demon’s Souls punish the shit out of anyone reckless enough to take it out of the box. I was surprised that people enjoyed dying so much. And I’m still suspicious how so many people are finding it fun. Does Demon’s Souls come with instructions for an elaborate death-based drinking game? More importantly, do people still have alcohol left after the disappointment of Brutal Legend?
Since this shot of bone-crushing difficulty worked for Demon’s Souls, Atlus has decided to make things even harder on Halloween. I guess the rationale is that people will have enough sugar on hand to combat the rage in their bloodstreams.
Gaygamer has the official word from Atlus:
“Early reports from the Kingdom of Boletaria indicate that the Old One’s power grows,” announced Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales for Atlus, shuffling awkwardly under the weight of his full set of fluted armor. “We’ve discovered that the nefarious Demon will seek to descend the land in pure blackness on All Hallow’s Eve. His minions will be more powerful, but the rewards for those who seek to challenge them will be greater as well. We don’t know how long this dark tendency will last, but we do advise those prone to controller-into-LCD syndrome to proceed carefully.” Jabbari then cackled as he quickly put a Thief’s ring on his finger and disappeared.
Gaygamer adds that “you’ll have lower health while your foes have more health and attack power – but the loot will be better.” Well, at least the loot will be better. How much loot do you have to collect before you can trade it in for a new PlayStation 3 to replace the one you smashed?
I’m surprised that demons give a shit about Halloween these days. I figured that holiday had been overrun by kids dressed as Freddie Prinze Jr and those blow-up things that people plant on their lawns. What? No one else dressed up as Freddie Prinze Jr. He’s downright dangerous in She’s All That.
I question how wise it is to have sugar-hyper gamers getting their asses kicked over and over and over and over again in Demon’s Souls and then having to get up and answer the door for yet another kid dressed as Wolverine who tries to sneak an extra Milky Way. Atlus should contact the proper authorities and make sure everyone is on high alert.
