I must be a masochist

Somebody slap me and tell me why I'm even considering buying Dark Souls? I played the first game, Demon's Souls, on a whim and fell for it's incredibly difficult, but addicting gameplay. After a while, though, the game started getting to me and I gave up on it. In hindsight, I think this was a mistake. It was brutal and seemed hopeless at times but it drew me in like few games can. I found myself doing things over and over again because even minor victories turn into huge accomplishments in this game. It was a different kind of exhilarating, something very few games have these days. Still, I gave up on it. I didn't particularly care for the nexus or the way the game was set up, being able to enter different worlds based on certain requirements.

Dark Souls is supposed to be even more difficult and unforgiving, even depressing! So why am I being drawn to it? Maybe the game is evil. *shrugs* Seriously, though, I'm actually going to buy this game. First of all, there is no more nexus. The game is actually open world and sounds much better compared to how the last game was set up. Instead of going to the nexus to do things like heal, buy things, or just simply rest, there are now bon fires scattered throughout where you can do those things. The only drawback, and this sounds right up this game's alley, is once you do all of that, every enemy (save the bosses) you struggled so hard against returns to say "Got'cha bitch!"

Since this game is an RPG, there is of course a currency you collect to upgrade yourself, your weapons, armor, etc. Your currency is in souls and when you die, those souls are left at the spot where you died. You can go back to get them, when in your hollowed state, but if you die again before reaching them, you lose them forever. I learned in Demon's Souls to not hold onto your souls for too long. If you have the chance to spend them, do it! That's kind of how to play these games. Be prepared! If you think taking a certain course of action, like spending souls you have to level something up, is going to help you, do it. Better safe than sorry and, really, you're probably going to be sorry either way.

Luckily, the game isn't cheap or obnoxious. Well, it might be obnoxious but it's the fair kind of obnoxious. You have to be able to learn, adapt, and be patient. I was obviously none of those with the first game considering I traded it in.

I'll have to correct that with Dark Souls.