A dataminer has indicated that there are several hidden, new items in the Demon's Souls remake, sending players on a wild scavenger hunt.
FromSoftware’s titles are known for being full of mysteries, and somehow Demon’s Souls still has some left, with the 2020 remake having in it secret items that players have yet to discover. Even after all this time, with fans poring over the game to explore every nook and cranny, it seems that Demon’s Souls has some secrets left to find. Who knows how long it will take fans to find these last few items, given how much they’ve already uncovered.
Demon’s Souls first launched in 2009, with the remake launching alongside the PS5 in November 2020. The remake was well-received, with critics praising its faithfulness to the original game presented with a graphical facelift. There’s a careful balance to be struck with remakes and remasters between making a game that is faithful to the original while taking the opportunity to improve on aspects that perhaps have not withstood the test of time well or that pale in comparison to modern games. Bluepoint Games seems to have done a bit extra with Demon’s Souls, though.
A report from The Gamer cites a known FromSoftware games dataminer Lance McDonald who claims that BluePoint Games added several new items to the Demon's Souls remake, and that four of these new items still have yet to be found. The dataminer went on to say that while they don’t know where the items are, they know that they exist and the names of the items, though Lance refused to share the names to avoid spoiling the surprise for fans. This is sure to send Demon’s Souls fans on a hunt to every previously-explored corner of the game to see what they could possibly have missed, as the community around FromSoftware’s games is particularly dedicated to unearthing every secret each game in the series has to offer.
Datamining is often how aspects of games get revealed first, with those who’ve jailbroken their consoles gaining access to game files and data most gamers will never see. Dataminers are always hard at work trying to figure out what’s coming next in terms of DLC or what’s hidden deep within a game’s code. They’ve already had a go at Elden Ring, the next FromSoftware game, revealing its character creation tools and some possible story spoilers from the game’s network test. While datamining doesn’t always turn up tangible results—oftentimes files are leftover from earlier versions of a game that will never actually see the light of day—sometimes they strike gold, as seems to be the case here. These missing items have names and functions, and so presumably can be found somewhere in Demon’s Souls.
While there’s been no official confirmation from Bluepoint Games that these items exist and can be found, fans will still seek them out. Part of the joy of FromSoftware Games is all the secrets hidden away, so this is sure to get gamers excited for a scavenger hunt. In just a few weeks, Elden Ring releases, and that game is also sure to be filled with things to discover. With FromSoftware, there’s no end to the depths of its games, even with remakes like Demon's Souls.
Source: Lance McDonald/Twitter, The Gamer
