Demon's Souls shutting down (really) at end of May

Demon's Souls servers will shut down at 11:59 PM PST on May 31, Atlus has announced.

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The Demon's Souls servers are finally going to meet that great cloud network in the sky. Publisher Atlus has announced that the game servers will be shut down at 11:59 PM PST on May 31. For real this time.

Game Informer reports that to mark the occasion, Demon's Souls will have two World Tendency events based on fan votes in May -- one May 1-15, and the other May 16-31. The single-player portion of the game, of course, will remain unaffected, so you can continue to die horribly without the asynchronous messages.

"Thank you to the unparalleled passion and support of the Demon's Souls community throughout these last two and a half years," Atlus marketing VP Tim Pivnicny said in a statement. "The online adventure may end soon, but the memory of it—just like that of every boss strategy, every level floor plan, and hidden secret—lives on in the gamers for whom the game was so special."

The game's sequel, Dark Souls, is still going strong and has not announced plans to pull the plug on the servers. If you're still playing Demon's Souls and disappointed by this news, you might want to consider an upgrade sometime in the next month.

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    April 11, 2012 5:00 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Demon's Souls shutting down (really) at end of May.

    Demon's Souls servers will shut down at 11:59 PM PST on May 31, Atlus has announced.

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      April 11, 2012 5:04 PM

      this is why I hate console gaming. they keep pulling the plug on stuff like this.
      Granted Atlus kept it up for as long as it could.

      It still sucks and I'm glad I got to beat the game last year and experienced it.

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      April 11, 2012 5:22 PM

      Pour one out for the most innovative multiplayer features in recent memory, folks.

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        April 11, 2012 5:24 PM

        I shall miss knocking people off the cliff in 4-2 with the Meatcleaver.

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          April 11, 2012 10:11 PM

          Someone tried to do that to me in 3-3 I think it is (man eater level) and got me once.. then he tried it again, I blocked him and nudged him off the edge with a Knight's Sword.. but it doesn't end there! He became my 3-4 boss but I had 2 blue phantoms with me that he didn't notice until too late :p

          He was a sport about it, I imagine he was able to kill quite a few players on that level.

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        April 11, 2012 5:44 PM

        truly. demons souls MP implementation is really special.

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        April 12, 2012 6:22 AM

        This is Demon's Souls. You don't "pour one out". *crumbles some Dark Moon Grass*

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      April 11, 2012 5:35 PM

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      April 11, 2012 5:47 PM

      That sucks. I have this game sitting in my PS3 queue of games to get to eventually :(

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        April 11, 2012 5:52 PM

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        April 11, 2012 5:56 PM

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        April 11, 2012 5:58 PM

        You really should play it before the servers go offline. The SP mode is fun--my wife played it because she hated getting invaded by Black Phantoms--but the MP features really pull you into the game. My first time through, I relied so much on reading and leaving messages, and studying bloodstains to find out what grizzly deaths I might avoid.

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          April 11, 2012 6:16 PM

          That, and having 1 or 2 other players help you get through the level or boss.

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            April 11, 2012 6:30 PM

            FLAMELURKER. >:{

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              April 11, 2012 6:32 PM

              i beat flamelurker on my own :3

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                April 11, 2012 6:50 PM

                I might have, but I saw a summon sign outside his chamber and figured, why not? I whipped him solo with my second character, though.

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              April 11, 2012 7:20 PM

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              April 11, 2012 9:02 PM

              PENETRATOR

              fucking MAN EATER

              i actually beat Flamelurker on my first try. went through about 20 grasses, though.

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                April 12, 2012 6:23 AM

                Penetrator is simple when you save the sleeping guy!

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              April 12, 2012 6:20 AM

              I stopped playing after that battle. I got him down to like 10% health then I rolled into those stairs at the top and somehow I got stuck in the geometry and he raped me. That was the last time I played that game.

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              April 12, 2012 6:23 AM

              Soul Form + Thief Ring + Poison Cloud (if you want to be a cheap bastard)

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              April 12, 2012 6:23 AM

              At that point I was very happy to be a heavy tank character with a flame-retardant shield.

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        April 11, 2012 8:10 PM

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      April 11, 2012 6:32 PM

      what'll happen with the 3-3 boss battle that requires the MP?

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        April 11, 2012 6:32 PM

        it doesnt require it. if your in offline mode or no player can be found it loads an NPC guy to fight you

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          April 11, 2012 6:33 PM

          ooh ok

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            April 11, 2012 9:10 PM

            yup, this was actually the preferred way for some.. as you would often get a jackass player that would overpower you or backstab you as soon as you entered the area.

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              April 11, 2012 11:09 PM

              I would never do that. Ever. Not once. That's just naaaasty!

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      April 11, 2012 7:08 PM

      I really would like to know what it takes to upkeep a server like this.

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        April 11, 2012 7:31 PM

        Yea or why wouldnt they ask the community to help or pitch in

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        April 11, 2012 7:52 PM

        It takes you buying the newer game and then the next, next next next

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      April 11, 2012 8:27 PM

      the only reason i managed to beat both red and blue dragons (as well as flamelurker)
      was because I had online buddies to help me beat them.

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      April 11, 2012 8:54 PM

      i thought about replaying it. dark souls gives me an appreciation for the simplicity of demon's souls. although crafting is so mysterious and the items are so obscure that it's really worthless. demon's souls basically requires a guide.

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        April 11, 2012 8:55 PM

        also the worlds in demon's souls are way more lonely and desolate than in dark souls.

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          April 11, 2012 11:08 PM

          yeah, i like the depth and length of the world in dark souls, but man, the world in demon's souls is terrifying. It really feels like you're deep in enemy territory, and around every corner could be something that could absolutely tear you apart. 3-1 was the worst on that. those fucking mind flayers. The bells would creep me out and then OH GOD HE'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

          YOU DIED

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          April 12, 2012 3:13 PM

          is that a good thing or bad thing?

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      April 11, 2012 11:09 PM

      fuck

      I still gotta run my brother through this game. he hasn't beaten it yet! shit sucks.

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      April 11, 2012 11:15 PM

      oh man. i gotta play that one more time. it's really cool they kept the servers up as long as they have. such a cool game.

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      April 12, 2012 6:22 AM

      I still feel like they could have collected a mass of the messages that players left and patch the game to have them randomly appear, to at least give that illusion of other players.

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