It looks like many of the Demon's Souls classes have carried over, some new classes have been added (Bandit, Pyromancer) and some old ones have been removed (Temple Knight, Royalty).

• Warrior ( Soldier) : Fearless Warrior, Weapons expert, High strenght, dexterity
• Knight ( Knight) : Low-ranking knight, High HP, solid armor, Not easily toppled
• Wanderer ( Wanderer) : Aimless wanderer, Wields scimitar, High dexterity
• Thief ( Thief) Guilt-ridden thief, High critical hits, Has Master Key (!): 
• Bandit [New] : Savage bandit, High strength, Wields heavy battle axe
• Hunter ( Hunter) : Bow-wielding hunter, Can handle close-range but vulnerable to magic
• Sorcerer ( Magician ?) : Sorcerer of Vinheim Dragon School, Casts soul sorceries
• Pyromancer [New] : Great Swamp pyromancer, Casts fire spells and wields a hand axe
• Cleric ( Priest ?) : Cleric on Pilgrimage, Wields a mace and casts healing miracles
• Deprived ( Barbarian) : Unclothed enigma, Only armed with club and old plank shield

Huh, could of sworn they said they'd be removing the starting class system entirely. I suppose it won't matter in the long run if you'll still be able to customise however you want with zero limitations. Great trailer, btw. I've only just now caught up on how amazing this game looks; the improvements from Demon's Souls are much more apparent.

nothing beats a naked guy with a club 
 
EDIT: somebody tell vinny to roll sorcerer. i want to see a quicklook starring vinnaleus of vinheim  

Hopefully this time around wearing cool looking armour will actually be benefitial and not a handicap.
 
Faces are still bad :(

Rollin a knight once again

Hormones? What?

I think the question on everyone's mind is, Will there be a gender slider again?

Hmm, might choose Warrior over Knight this time..

I think the question on everyone's mind is, Will there be a gender slider again?

Hormones slider.  Yes.

@Abyssfull: Ah, I did read the OP but I missed the text between those two pictures. My mistake.

Rawgwgwgg  My hype for this game is just unreal.  
 
Naked man with a club is clearly gonna be the only way to play. 

If there's another Tutorial boss I can spend half an hour beating to death with my fists, I'll be happy.

And I'm always really bad at the make-your-own-face thing. It's always just a little off, every. single. time.

..Now who's rolling Wanderer with me?

Thief or Pyromancer for me both will be ladies. If only there was a cybermancer class.

Dang. So pumped. Thanks for sharing this. I can't believe it's only 6 weeks away!

It's all about the gender....I mean hormone slider.
Humanity stat though? That mechanic sounds really interesting.
Looks like I'll be rolling Cleric since Temple Knight was my go-to class in DS.

Sorcerer all the way, just like Demon's Souls. Maybe I'll also play a Pyromancer for that gravelord ability.

Any idea what the Thief's 'master key' is?
The only locks that I remember in Demon Souls were related to story/progress.

so with royalty gone, any picks for the new easy class? 

so with royalty gone, any picks for the new easy class? 

Hopefully this time around wearing cool looking armour will actually be benefitial and not a handicap.  Faces are still bad :(

Any idea what the Thief's 'master key' is? The only locks that I remember in Demon Souls were related to story/progress.

looks so good.
 
I want to play as a Pyromancer.

Playing Bandit, definitely going for the bandit. Going to make myself a Khal Drogo like personality, yeah, you heard me right. Offensive-based melee class with a few tricks up his sleeve, (and doesn't enter battle naked), loving it.

Besides, only type of magic that I respect is, as seen in the Witcher 2, lesbomancy.

@pjacobson21 said:

so with royalty gone, any picks for the new easy class? 

I tried Royalty and Magician in the previous title and I'd say Magician was easier since magic was OP in PvE, but looking at those classes, I guess the Knight class would resemble Royalty the most except without the initial Faith points.

This is great. It more or less looks like demon souls. Even to the monster design and gamelook. 

Oh, No! I played Dark Souls at E3 and it did not register that Royalty was not a selectable class. That being said, they only had a few on display, including the pyromancer. But, a class called "Deprived" !?!? - I may just have to give that shot. Likely on my second play-through, though. I used Royalty in Demons Souls - because they started with that rare MP regenerating ring. It made the first few hours a little easier, assuming you had the patience to let your MP recharge.

@ahaisthisourchance said:

Hormones? What?

This.

I don't think this deserves its own thread, so here's the map that comes with the Japanese version of the game, as seen on this page (which also contains previews from the soundtrack).

I want this game so much! Demon's Souls is my favourite PS3 game.

Temple knight is gone! Damn.. That Halberd was amazing,.

Cool. I plan to play a lady with a huge sword so I guess I'll be going with bandit.

Wearin' sweet lookin' armour is always how I want my character to roll so I am probably gonna go Knight.

I still haven't finished the first game but I was never able to play as a Royal well. I always got killed one hit, maybe I didn't level up health enough or something but when I started playing it again I started as a Temple Knight and had way more fun. Gone were the days of making one mistake on a boss and doing the whole level over again.

@GodsMistakeXx said:

Temple knight is gone! Damn.. That Halberd was amazing,.

While I too am sad the Temple Knight is gone I just gotta say, fuck that halberd! I always hit walls by accident, interrupting my attack. I switched it for a sword as soon as I could.

Anyone who plays as a Mage or ranged character is a pussy!

Wearin' sweet lookin' armour is always how I want my character to roll so I am probably gonna go Knight.

I still haven't finished the first game but I was never able to play as a Royal well. I always got killed one hit, maybe I didn't level up health enough or something but when I started playing it again I started as a Temple Knight and had way more fun. Gone were the days of making one mistake on a boss and doing the whole level over again.

@GodsMistakeXx said:

Temple knight is gone! Damn.. That Halberd was amazing,.

While I too am sad the Temple Knight is gone I just gotta say, fuck that halberd! I always hit walls by accident, interrupting my attack. I switched it for a sword as soon as I could.

I'm curious how useful the actual master key for the thief will be.  I'm thinking I might start with that class just to find out.

@Crixaliz said:

Any idea what the Thief's 'master key' is? The only locks that I remember in Demon Souls were related to story/progress.

I'm very curious about this as well. If I had to guess I'd say the Thief has a key on him that allows him to access certain areas which other classes would first have to find specific keys for to unlock. Again though, just guessing.

@GuyIncognito said:

@Sasran said:

@GodsMistakeXx said:

Temple knight is gone! Damn.. That Halberd was amazing,.

While I too am sad the Temple Knight is gone I just gotta say, fuck that halberd! I always hit walls by accident, interrupting my attack. I switched it for a sword as soon as I could.

You played it wrong then: you're supposed to play it two handed and with the pavise on your back. The Mirdan hammer was one of the favorite weapons in PvP.

I didn't play PvP but I do not doubt I played it wrong since I can barely manage to get through half the game.

And here's how the classes look in-game.

Why can't be this on PC...

Was it just me, or did playing as a magic casting class not seem as fun? I played royalty and used a mix of healing magic, projectile magic and rapiers, and the swordfighting seemed really fun and robust. Pyromancer seems like a really fun class, but I'm scared that it won't be as enjoyable as playing something like the knight.
@kingzetta said:

If only there was a cybermancer class.

Pyromancer looks like win

Some TGS footage is starting to surface, among it a video revealing the classes' starting statistics:

So apparently the Pyromancer is the only class that actually starts at level 1. I'm still leaning towards Wanderer, though the Thief's relatively high Faith is appealing as well.

Here's the video, which also shows more character customization and starting gifts.

Plenty more 360 (!) footage here, including the entire tutorial, though that's something for another thread.

these classes just boost starting stats don't they?  Or do they actually get special abilities per class.   I tried being a thief in Demon Souls, ending up going sword and board in the end :(

@Marz said:

these classes just boost starting stats don't they? Or do they actually get special abilities per class. I tried being a thief in Demon Souls, ending up going sword and board in the end :(

Well they have different starting equipment and weapons, but you're probably right; if it's anything like Demon's Souls your starting class won't mean much as you eventually shape you character to your liking anyway. Though if you already know the direction you're planning to take, it helps to have a class that's properly set up for it early on, like starting with a Cleric if you're planning on investing a lot in Faith.

Interesting video, I wonder if it is only the barbarian .... I mean "deprived" who gets to choose their special item bonus. I love how most of their descriptions basically say 100 different versions of the word "useless". There has to be some sort of trick to them though obviously.