Which starting gift should you choose?
Right after you've set your name and chosen your class in Demon's Souls on PS5, your next choice on the list is to choose your starting gift from a list of nine different items. You technically have a choice of not choosing any as well, but we're not even going to get into that one, as this is only for those looking for the toughest of playthroughs. To get started, we'll give a list of options directly below and then discuss which ones to choose next.
Guiding Augite (Quantity: 10, Weight: 1,0) - A stone that radiates a guiding light.
Grass Jelly (Quantity: 2, Weight: 2,0) - Recovers some of the user's HP over time.
Elixir (Quantity: 5, Weight: 1,5) - Temporarily increases stamina recovery rate.
Whitewater (quantity: 3, weight: 3,0) - Recovers a portion of the user's MP over time.
Angel Ring (Quantity: 1, Weight: 0,2) - Increases item discovery.
Kunai (Quantity: 10, Weight: 2,0) - Poison throwing weapon.
Fire Bomb (Quantity: 5, Weight: 1,5) - Oil drum. Produces a large flame when launched.
Soul Remains (Quantity: 10, Weight: 1.0) - Serves as bait for hungry souls.
Fire Arrow (Qty: 10, Weight: 2,0) - Inflicts fire damage when equipped with a bow.
For starters, you'll notice that all of these but one have limited uses and you have more than one. For this reason, the best overall group pick here is the Providential Ring, as you can equip and have it for as long as you want. The others have limited uses which really take a lot out in comparison. It's also good to get the Angel Ring to help you drop your items, just because you can get items similar to what you would get here by doing this.
This doesn't mean that you can go wrong in choosing the others, because they have their uses. Incendiary Bombs and Incendiary Arrows can be very useful with Fire Damage, while Grass Slime and Shiny Water can help recover HP and MP respectively. The Augite of Guidance can guide you on your way, but in reality this game is about exploration and not being told where to go.
Overall, the gift you'll probably want to choose is the Ring of Providence, as it can be used all the time and will help you with enemy items right off the bat.