Demon’s Souls is a tough ole bastard, isn’t it? Or is it? Punishing European gamers since its release back in June, Japanese gamer “alternalw” has literally scoffed at all the pissing and moaning about From Software’s (apparently) hard-as-nails RPG and, in a mind-numbing act of defiance, has completed it in less than an hour. 54 minutes and 54 seconds in fact.
There are four videos of his humbling achievement in total, the first embedded here to get you started. You can almost hear the maniacal laughing in the background as he literally lays waste to Boletaria with aplomb. You have an hour to spare, right? He apparently did.
Source: Kotaku
tonycawley
Huh? Is this for real? I can’t watch the vid as my mobile is shit like that, and i’m not going to spend an hour watching a vid of someone else playing a game anyway. But i’m literally shocked. I haven’t played it yet, it’s on my lovefilm list, but less than an hour? Wow!
Kovacs
It’s real, though he basically runs past practically everybody. Everybody he can, at least.
woodsy321
This guys needs a girlfriend…
masoke
There is something odd about it, though. He selected ‘New Game’ but clearly has spells and inventory he wouldn’t otherwise have been able to get.
gernboes
yeah, he also doesnt play the introduction, with the vanguard boss (i think thats his name). i dont know if thats skippable…
gernboes
also he has addes the tags cheats, hacks and glitch to the video. on the other hand, he also has rifle shooting and semiconductors, so he has just addedevery tag available :)
Squalje
The tutorial/intro is skippable as you can proceed straight to the Nexus when creating a new character.
hazelam
does this game have a start again with your levelled up character option?
that would explain being so well tooled up at the start.
gernboes
yes you can do that. but its even harder at first, so you would have to start over several times.
also he is choosing new instead of load, and i think to use your level character you have to load a savegame…
also i think the health/magic/stamina bars get bigger as you level. i havent played for some time, so i cant say if this proves he is doing it with a fresh character
masoke
There is a New Game+, that gets progressively harder each time you complete the game, but you need to load a save, rather than create one.
Its impressive, but if he’s using cheats then I still want to sneer at it.
bunimomike
First question: Why? Just Why?
Answer: Because he can.
Second question: Isn’t that just pathetically sad?
Answer: Yes.
There we go. Saved three extra posts. :-)
Charmed_Fanatic
but why? isn’t that sad?
simplebob
Deleted my save file by accident for this game so have to start from scratch – guessing this method will be a bit beyond me though…
online4ntagonist
It took me 30 plus hours, so I don’t think it’s sad. It’s timesaving!
3shirts
Yes, if there is one thing I hate it’s wasting my free time on playing games ;)
online4ntagonist
haha, yeah, while you could watch all those fantastic tv!
Shakugan
My record is 13h and this guy beats the game in under an hour??!! :O
BIGAL-1992
Less than an hour to complete it? Damn.
Pagga101
But how long did it take him to practice this over and over again before he recorded the final run through? i would rather take my time and enjoy this great game.
hazelam
rather a long time by the looks of things, you can tell this is being played by somebody who knows the game inside and out.
jbni
I’m one of those players that practically crawls through this game, making sure I’ve covered every area and killed as many thing as possible.
This guy’s a ninja.
Fair play to ’em.
Peco
Now that’s what I call a Hardcore Gamer… or a loser.
Liberi Fatali
What did you say!!!!!!!!!!