My last entry was a broad description of how difficult Dark Souls is. That said, one of my roommates beat the first play through yesterday. He had some difficult fights, but he pulled through and killed the last boss. Because I'm playing the game as well, I made sure to not be around for the fight, as I didn't want to ruin the ending.
Seeing as he only bought the game last week, beating it this quickly would appear to be a great accomplishment. The fact that he has basically lived on the couch and played for hours on end diminishes this feat. Regardless, he has moved on to playing the game in the second play through. This is supposedly more difficult, but it only proves to have one challenge. Because he keeps all his equipment and stats, he still kills most enemies in one hit. The only increase in difficulty is that most enemies now have the ability to eat through 90% of his health in one or two hits.
This post has been in draft form for a while, and the initial train of thought is gone.
All in all, Dark Souls is a great game to challenge advanced gamers, a game to keep away from the easily frustrated and beginners, and an improvement on its predecessor, Demon's Souls.
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