Demon’s Souls Speed Run

Posted by on Oct 22, 2010 in Commentary |

What you’re seeing above is part 1/4 of a speed run of Demon’s Souls. The guy completes the whole game in 55 minutes. It’s an impressive feat, especially for a game that’s infamous for being tough as hell.

It made me realize that seeing something like this is unhealthy for me. It gets in my head, making me think about the possibilities. What caught my attention was how powerful Homing Soul Arrow is. It’s his main boss-killer spell. Naturally, I thought about trying it out myself, which then led me what I knew was going to be the biggest threat to that plan: the Maneaters.

The Maneaters are a pair of gargoyle-like monsters that will try to pound, blast and shoot you to death. You fight the first one for three minutes or until his health is reduced to 20%, after which his partner comes along to join the fun. As if that wasn’t enough, the main fight area is a bridge with no rails. Dodge at the wrong spot and you’ll fall to your death. How does he handle them? With skill, that’s how. Check this out, jump to 7:40 to witness the fight.

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