History VideoGame / DemonsSouls

* SpecialAbilityShield: one of the shields offers Regenerating Health.
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''Demon's Souls'' is a Platform/PlayStation3 ActionRPG developed by Creator/FromSoftware with assistance by Sony's JAPAN Studio, directed by Creator/HidetakaMiyazaki, and published in the US by Creator/{{Atlus}}, Europe by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment, and Japan and SE Asia by Sony. It is most notably the TropeMaker for the entire Main/SoulsLikeRPG sub-genre.

* DropTheHammer: Garl Vinland's hammer, Bramd, hits like a truck and gives him super armor during the attack animation (meaning he isn't interrupted by incoming damage and can't be staggered while he's attacking). Kill him and it's yours.

* NintendoHard: The game demands impeccable timing to attack and block in a sea of enemies who'll stun-lock you into helplessness and can kill you in only a few hits. Death cuts your health in half, and regaining your human form is done mainly through killing bosses or using a rare and limited item. While the game is fair and gives many powerful tools (magic, GameBreaker weapons, summoning help, etc), achieving victory will require both mastery of the game and intelligent, methodical play.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Garl Vinland.

A CreatorDrivenSuccessor, ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'', was released in 2011, and it was the first of [[VideoGame/DarkSouls a trilogy]]. A second SpiritualSuccessor for Platform/PlayStation4, ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', followed in 2015. Meanwhile, an outright [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for the Platform/PlayStation5 by Creator/BluepointGames and Creator/SIEJapanStudio was released as a [=PlayStation=] 5 launch title in 2020.

A CreatorDrivenSequel, ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'', was released in 2011, and it was the first of [[VideoGame/DarkSouls a trilogy]]. A second SpiritualSuccessor for Platform/PlayStation4, ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', followed in 2015. Meanwhile, an outright [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for the Platform/PlayStation5 by Creator/BluepointGames and Creator/SIEJapanStudio was released as a [=PlayStation=] 5 launch title in 2020.

A SpiritualSuccessor, ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'', was released in 2011, and it was the first of [[VideoGame/DarkSouls a trilogy]]. A second SpiritualSuccessor for Platform/PlayStation4, ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', followed in 2015. Meanwhile, an outright [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for the Platform/PlayStation5 by Creator/BluepointGames and Creator/SIEJapanStudio was released as a [=PlayStation=] 5 launch title in 2020.

* NintendoHard: The game demands impeccable timing to attack and block in a sea of enemies who'll stun-lock you to death - if they won't nail you from afar.
** The series as a whole is considered the modern reigning champion of this trope, along with the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series. Oh, and ''[=DS=]'' was published by ''Creator/{{Atlus}}'', ''[=ShinMegaTen's=]'' developer. Coincidence? Pfft, no.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:Release Yurt from his prison, and he will happily begin butchering all the various helpful [=NPCs=] in the Nexus. And when he's done with them, he'll come for ''you!'']]

''Demon's Souls'' is a UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 ActionRPG developed by Creator/FromSoftware with assistance by Sony's JAPAN Studio, directed by Creator/HidetakaMiyazaki, and published in the US by Creator/{{Atlus}}, Europe by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment, and Japan and SE Asia by Sony. It is most notably the TropeMaker for the entire Main/SoulsLikeRPG sub-genre.

A SpiritualSuccessor, ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'', was released in 2011, and it was the first of [[VideoGame/DarkSouls a trilogy]]. A second SpiritualSuccessor for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', followed in 2015. Meanwhile, an outright [[VideoGameRemake remake]] for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 by Creator/BluepointGames and Creator/SIEJapanStudio was released as a [=PlayStation=] 5 launch title in 2020.

* DeathByDespair: The Crestfallen Warrior, the blue phantom in the Nexus, slowly becomes more and more depressed as the game goes on and if the player keeps talking to him he eventually loses his mind and fades away leaving only a storied hero's soul behind. It is implied that this happened because he lost the will to live or he was separated from his physical body for too long, which begs the question if this will be the same fate as your own character.

* BigBad: A toss-up between The Old One or [[spoiler:King Allant.]] The Old One is heavily implied to be a force of nature that is simply responding to the misuse of the souls of the deceased. Meanwhile [[spoiler:King Allant deliberately awakened the Old One by reestablishing the soul arts, and making a pact with it to become the commander of it’s demon army, all because he believed the world was too cruel and depressing to go on.]] By the games end, [[spoiler:After killing Allant, the player themselves can chose to become the new Big Bad by backstabbing the Maiden In Black and becoming the Old One’s new servant.]]