

It is very much is a PS2 game through and through.

The port does very little in the way of QoL improvements, and the game suffers for it imo. My problems with the game mainly stem from how much of a product of its time it is. This definitely struck me as one of the inspirations for God of War's orb system (though that could be some other game I haven't played (DMC?)). These demons' souls allow you to upgrade your swords and/or orbs as you see fit. How does one enhance an orb you ask? Well, upon killing a demon, you suck up its soul (or regain health/magic). Some of these gates might require an "enhanced" (i.e. Each sword has its own gate type and you have to equip the respective sword to unlock a specific gate.

Your swords also have these orbs that allow you to unlock gates.
