Why is Demon's Souls seen as being a 'hard' game?

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blkfish92 said:

EncodedNybble said:

 

I mean, I can run through the whole game with < 25% health (so I can use the...rat's ring or whatever to drastically increase damage) and not die more than a few times.  It's not THAT difficult outside of a few bosses (man eaters...I'm looking at you).

Damn those man eaters....

The fake king was the only tough opponent, IMO...

Maneater was easy for me... mainly because because of the Blessed Mirdan Hammer, I killed him so quickly that the other one didn't manage to jump in.  That weapon is CHEATING.