I defeated him at soul level 23 lol, i just used soul arrow, very effective againt the red-eyed knight (oh yeah i am a magician, don't try it if you are another class).

I didn't need a blue phantom for the spider either.

I would assume it's because the repitition isn't a design flaw, it's the punishment for losing.  Too many games these days have absolutely no punishment for failing and therefore little to no tension within the gameplay.  Case in point, Prince of Persia where any time you fell you came back and lost at most 20 seconds.  If they had save points all the time then you wouldn't get the same foreboding sense of anxiety.  Demon's Souls is one of the few games in this gen that can give you a sense of tension and genuine fear of the unknown because you genuinely don't want to get killed.

And in the end, it's not the developers' fault that the game is repetitive for you, it's your fault for failing so much ^^

Yeah, the Red Eyed Knight is the reason for most of my early deaths. When I got to soul level 18-19, I was finally able to kill him, although it took quite a while. Spears work wonders against him.

I understand his point. and it is true. I respect it. So no shit storm from me. Good game overall though.

So anyone want to help me out then??

what a casual post.

It's simple, Demon's Souls is not a cheap or unfair game, it just punishes stupidity. It's the digital equivalent of Darwinism. Most players these days are so used to breezing their way to the nearest checkpoint or save spot, then something like DS comes along that requires skill and attention and they throw their hands up in frustration, sauntering off to the next cookiecutter fps or sandbox game that gets tossed onto the market. In short Op, I'm sorry Demon's Souls kicked your ass and it's too bad you'll be missing out on one of the best games this gen. Maybe Dragon Age is more your speed.

True. The whole tension (and fun) comes if you are fearing to fail. A game should be brutal to you. Your dead should be something which really shocks you. Thats why I loved the Hardcore mode in Diablo 2. If your character is on Lvl 90 you spend countless of hours and you die in ubertrist you will find you sweating your hands are shaking and your heart beats so fast that you think it might explode. I really thought a lot about this how can you punish the player as much as possible if he dies. Most people dont want to play games where they die once and everything is lost. So what could you do instead. Losing important items losing exp etc.

Especially RPGs should be unforgiving. Every game is way more fun if you fear to die. You are playing way better if you know that. Thats why I think that Survival Horror games should have a hardcore mode where you are not allowed to die. And RPGs in general. That would make some people replaying that game. FF series could need even though its not difficult anymore if you know the game but atleast it adds some tension. The second time is really really boring or you wait 3-4 years and you can replay it when you forgot some things. Games are too easy nowadays.

Things like rewind functions or like in NSMBWII that it plays the game for you if you are too bad are things, I dislike. 

"This game sucks not because it's hard. It sucks because whenever you die, and you will die many times, you have to repeat everything you just did exactly."

This made no sense to me. Are you expecting to just revive right back to where you were or a few steps back and try the same thing again? That's what we consider "the game holding your hand". If Demon's Souls was like this, it would be no more difficult than every other game on the hard difficulty setting. You say you want a challenge but you're looking for the experience offered in every other game.

The game putting you back to the beginning forces you to learn from your mistakes. Also, people have a habit of getting frustrated and trying to rush back to where they were. This only gets you killed sooner. You're forced to stay calm and collective and not rush anything.