PS3 exclusive Demon’s Souls was first shown at the Tokyo Game Show last year to a bit of a lukewarm reception. The fantasy setting was all a bit ‘been there done that’ while the hack ‘n slash RPG combat wasn’t convincing.

This new trailer, however, is looking mighty and shows a mixture of pre-rendered cutscenes with in-game action, both combining together to give a truly epic feel.

The story goes that the king of the land of Boletaria has accidentally unleashed an ancient monster upon the lands. As the hero, you must save the land from this monster and the evils that have been awoken, in what sounds like a very open-ended adventure.

Watch the trailer for Demon’s Souls below: