Atlus Publishing Demon’s Souls in North America This Fall

Want to play Sony Japan and From Software’s hardcore RPG Demon’s Souls but don’t have the cash to pony up for the import version?  Well, it looks like Atlus has you covered.The hardcore RPG studio has just revealed to the press that they will be publishing the incredibly difficult, yet incredibly satisfying action RPG in the US this fall, allowing players without access to import websites the chance to play the PS3′s first truly epic RPG.  Here’s what Atlus has to say on the matter.

ATLUS TO BRING GROUNDBREAKING ACTION RPG EXPERIENCE TO NORTH AMERICA WITH DEMON’S SOULS™ FOR PLAYSTATION®3 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Enter a world of demons and darkness, where death looms around every corner
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — MAY 20, 2009 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc., your shining knights in armor, today announced that they have secured the North American publishing rights for Demon’s Souls™, a groundbreaking action RPG experience for PLAYSTATION®3 system.  Beautiful, compelling, and unforgiving, Demon’s Souls is the hardcore RPG experience PLAYSTATION 3 system owners have been waiting for since the platform’s launch.

Revolutionary online features support your adventure like never before, presenting seamless interconnectivity that serves in every instance to enhance the single-player game.  Team up with two other players in simultaneous cooperative play, working together to topple some of the game’s colossal bosses, or force your way into the games of skilled players and challenge them to PvP battle.  Leave hints and clues for those who will follow in your footsteps; either intentionally or through your own inadvertent demise, your bloodstains will allow your successors to view a replay of your death, hinting at how to avoid your gruesome fate.  Unprecedented in its depth and subtlety, peerless in its relentlessly challenging gameplay, Demon’s Souls is the ultimate action RPG.

Experience the game Eurogamer.net awarded 9 out of 10, hailing it as “absolutely compelling; dark, detailed, unforgiving, creatively cruel,” and adding, “you can learn to love Demon’s Souls like few other games in the world.”

Demon’s Souls for PLAYSTATION 3 system is scheduled for North American release in fall 2009.

You’ve already read our review on the game.  You know it’s good.  This is one to wait for, folks.  Just in case you’re not convinced, though, Atlus will be showing the game off at E3 this year, so stay tuned.