Demon's Souls Was Reportedly Supposed to Have an Easy Mode

With PS5'south launch final week on November 12th, and then many gamers effectually the world started their deadly run a risk in the remake of Demon's Souls , a stunning 9th-gen version of FromSoftware'southward original game that was launched as a PS3-sectional back in 2009. At present, a recent interview with Bluepoint Games reveals some interesting info about their ideas for the remake before its launch, including the addition of an Easy Fashion to the game.

Speaking to The Washington Post , Gavin Moore, the creative director behind Demon's Souls at Bluepoint Games revealed that they wanted to add an Like shooting fish in a barrel Mode to the remake of Miyazaki'south action-adventure at some betoken, but eventually, they decided to put the idea aside as it could affect the overall balance of the game. Moore said:

This project remakes the work of another evolution team. While we've made some changes, our core driving mantra has always been to preserve the spirit and intent of the original creators.

While we considered and discussed an piece of cake way, we ultimately decided information technology wasn't our identify – merely being custodians for this astonishing game – to add something that would fundamentally alter its balance.

While adding an Like shooting fish in a barrel Manner to Demon's Souls remake could bring more than new players to the game, it would probably end up in the huge disappointment of FromSoftware's quondam-school fans.

That being said, Bluepoint Games tried to brand some meaning differences in the accessibility features, and make the game playable for a bigger audience. Moore continued:

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We've included an option to switch the sound from stereo to mono, with an added option to play the sound either on the left or right. For those who feel color vision deficiency, we added the ability to edit the UI palette. Some players are sensitive to certain types of screen motion, so we've included a toggle for move mistiness and camera shake.

Demon'southward Souls is currently available on PS5 exclusively for $69.99.

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Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer at DualShockers. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He's probably one of those rare Rainbow Six Siege fans that have the game installed and updated on every bachelor platform.