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This game is brutal, but it will lovingly hold your hand as you die for the hundredth time.","2025-02-26T14:57:22.100527-05:00",{"id":368,"logo":382,"name":383,"slug":384,"tags":199,"bluesky":385,"twitter":383,"youtube":386,"facebook":383,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":387,"website_url":388,"score_format":153,"average_score":389,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":390,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":391,"editor_in_chief_email":392,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGamer-Logo.jpg","RPGamer","rpgamer","rpgamer.com","@RPGamer","Complete RPG Coverage. 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If only the voice acting was as good. The VA’ing isn’t exactly bad, but it’s nowhere near good either. Instead of cringing at the VA’ing you’re more likely to chuckle at how bad it is. The graphics look great in this game. From Software really crafted a believable world with a western feeling. The levels are also really detailed which can also be said for the bosses which will leave you feeling disgusted at a few.",{"id":395,"logo":407,"name":408,"slug":409,"tags":19,"bluesky":19,"twitter":409,"youtube":410,"facebook":409,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":411,"website_url":412,"score_format":153,"average_score":130,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":413,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":414,"reviews_editor_email":415,"editor_in_chief_email":416,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","monstervine","@MonsterVineOfficial","We Cover Video Game News, Reviews, Previews, and More.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","austin@monstervine.com","United States","will@monstervine.com","diego@monstervine.com",{"id":418,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":419,"author":420,"original_score":427,"normalized_score":428,"review_url":429,"review_date":430,"summary":431,"created_at":432,"updated_at":432,"author_id":421,"last_edited_at":432,"outlet":433},70599,69,{"id":421,"bio":19,"name":422,"avg_score":423,"outlet_id":419,"created_at":424,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":425,"claim_token":19,"article_count":426,"claimed_by_user_id":19},4982,"Sam Bishop",57.62264150943396,"2025-01-26T17:34:45.286558-05:00","2025-02-07T09:13:11.927098-05:00",53,"9.4",94,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2009\u002F10\u002F08\u002Fdemons-souls-review","2009-10-08","Demon's Souls is not a game for everyone. Actually, I take that back; it's most definitely something everyone should try, but the look, seemingly unforgiving nature and themes might be a bit off-putting. Don't let them be. Every single person that owns a PS3 should at the very least rent this game to see what all the fuss is about, and those that can remember the good ol' days when games taught through the highly effective use of intense punishment and a heavy price for not playing it carefully should scoop this up instantly. It's utterly unique among the offerings on any console right now, and absolutely, positively should not be missed.","2025-01-30T04:36:35.682503-05:00",{"id":419,"logo":434,"name":435,"slug":436,"tags":304,"bluesky":437,"twitter":435,"youtube":438,"facebook":435,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":439,"website_url":440,"score_format":46,"average_score":103,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":441,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":414,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","ign","ign.com","@IGN","We're all about video games, movies, TV, and comics!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Los Angeles"]