Im getting so pumped for this. I am a pretty new Dark Souls player. Just started a few weeks ago and I have to say I didn't realize what I was missing! A friend suggested Dark Souls to me and I kept putting it off, because he said it was different from many games I have played and I would die many many times. Well I finally said what the heck and got it. I have already put 95 hours into it within the past 3 weeks :). Thats how much it has drawn me in. And I have a full time job with a wife and child.....you can imagine how much sleep I have lost :)
And trust me, that I am not your solely role playing type gamer. I also love FPS games, RTS, and racing. The 3 games I was in the middle of playing were COD BO2, Forza Horizon, and Left 4 Dead 2. I have not even touched those games since starting to play Dark Souls. Seriously. And I know COD gets hated on a lot but Im one of those guys that plays the zombies and multiplayer fairly frequently.This game totally pulled me in. Im about to venture into the Demon Ruins with my first character. For some gamers this game may just infuriate them and cause them to rage quit permanently, but this game offers such a challenge that I just have to keep playing it for the fulfillment it brings when I conquer an area, or situation.
Dark Souls is one of the few games that bring back a serious challenge into gaming. It used to be most games gave a very hard challenge and now most seem like cake walks and hold your hand all the way through to please the casual crowd. Not this. You get no map, or quest list. Its just you, a world filled with horrifying, and unrelenting situations.
I watched the Dark Souls 2 gameplay and I must say I think they are approaching it mostly the right way. They are keeping the main things about Dark Souls the same. They have changed some minor things by the looks of it, except I too wonder what the symbol is that replaced the Humanity icon. But I was relatively pleased with what I saw. Graphical update, improved movements and AI with the same general mechanics. Plus some of those areas look very dark and creepy. I can hardly wait to see more.
