The controls are perfect. What makes the Souls series "difficult" is the fact that enemies will not relent when attacking in groups (unlike games like Assassin's Creed) and that death has a meaningful punishment, whereas most games just make you restart from a checkpoint.
The game itself is not "difficult"; it just makes you think twice between hurling yourself at bosses. no holds barred.
Desktop: AMD Phenom X4 955, ATI Radeon 7950 :: Laptop: Intel i7-3532QM, ATI Radeon 7670m
Consoles: 3DS XL, PS Vita, Zelda 3DS, PS3 Super Slim, DSi, PSP Go, PS3 Fat, Wii, GameCube, PS2
Now Playing: Metroid Prime 2, Dark Souls, Fallout: New Vegas, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Persona 4: Golden