Demon’s Souls

I’ve had this one on my release radar for so long, ever since last April when Eurogamer gave it a 9/10.  I waited patiently all year for the UK release and finally 9 months later decided I can’t wait any longer and gave in and imported from USA. Up until now I’ve had no real urge to import any titles but with all PS3 games being region free it really isn’t a concern.  Back in the old days I’d regularly import the latest titles from Japan but in recent years the wait for European releases has become so short I haven’t really thought about it.

So My copy finally arrived this week, curtesy of Axelmusic.com (Who I highly recommend for their excellent Customer Service).  Demon’s Souls is one of the highest rated games of 2009 with reviews as high as 9/10 at Eurogamer and voted Gamespots game of the year. Yet this game still has no UK ship date. Word is that Sony have finally picked it up for distribution in UK, but how has a game this good been left off the shelf for so long in the UK?

The game itself is an RPG in the Oblivion mould but seriously this game blows Oblivion away, from what I’ve played so far this has to be one of the best RPG’s on PS3. Read the Eurogamer review if you want to know more. One word of warning though, this game is tough and I don’t mean Halo legendary tough I mean Trials HD expert makes your shit itch tough! For me though this is where the game is so much more than the ridiculously easy tedious grind of Oblivion.

If a game this good can slip through the net then what other titles are out there also missing from the UK release list?

One that’s been in limbo forever now is the Yakuza series by Sega, with Yakuza 3 set to release in March 2010…can I really wait? Review Here