From Bloodborne to Sekiro to Elden Ring, developer FromSoftware is no stranger to what I'd call "stepping on a rake" game design – abrupt, stinging pain inflicted on the player by traps or enemies lying in wait, and in a way where the only real solution is learning not to step on that rake. According to new findings from dedicated Souls sleuths, the breakout RPG from director and now studio boss Hidetaka Miyazaki, Demon's Souls, actually abandoned what could've been the harshest rake in the whole FromSoftware warehouse: birds that throw you off cliffs.
Zullie the Witch, building on animations restored by Molly Ariona, unpacks the Demon's Souls nightmare that might've been in a new video. World 4-1 of Demon's Souls, or the Shrine of Storms area in the Archstone of the Shadowmen, is home to a curious breed of flying manta rays that fire crystal spikes at you. Zullie and Molly uncovered traces of another, far more devious flying enemy that was seemingly cut during development.
