Tom Bissell, author & scriptwriter (Gears of War, Star Wars: Andor.)
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How to Play Demon Souls
"It's one, it's one of the most satanic decisions I've ever seen in a commercially intended game," he says. "I remember just looking into the heavens and rending my garments and just saying, how could anyone do this? And then I think a big smile came over my face." NPCs who represent shops in the game see no longer items from these day characters,. Yes. It's like the Far Cry 2 thing again, isn't it? Just doing a sort of slightly, you know, a world that sort of hates the player makes it very memorable for a smaller subset of players, but those players will absolutely remember it for their whole lives.
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