I think it's a really good game, but not as good as Demon's Souls or the first Dark Souls. I don't know, it just doesn't seem as polished, or as responsive as those two. The art direction isn't anywhere near as good, the bosses aren't as memorable, all in all it just feels like a step back. But, it's still has the Souls feel to it, and it's still a good game, just not as good.

I´m hopeful there´ll be a PS4 version.I´m waiting for it, and if it never comes, then I´ll just get the PS3 version, it´ll even be cheaper by then.

There´s a bunch of angry people on GAF due to this:

Thanks, it's always the simple things that I miss. I couldn't find the door to the depths in Dark souls for the longest time.

I guess I can level up more, I've been holding back as I got myself stuck in dark souls when the level up requirement became insanely high early on already and I couldn't use anything better than a spiked club.

I'm not far in yet but yes, the opening is not as good as firelink shrine and undead burg. It feels smaller and more randomly stitched together, less like a real place. Still loving it though.

they also nerfed the difficulty in the area near the first boss (the dude that rips of his arm) in early preview walkthroughs the pace where the turtle dudes are (behind one of the doors down the stairs) use to be pitch black and u had to use a torch to see anything. that mechanic is now gone for that area and the map has been revamped alot. (made it too easy now)

I found it now, I had been down there before but didn't notice the pull chain. I thought the contraption a few flights up was the key. This time I was online so a ton of messages pointed it out lol. It took a while to fight to the ring. Cool area but will save the rest for later, it takes way too long to take them down atm.

Yeah I'm a graphics whore...PC for myself is what I'd like... or hopefull after PC release we get some new word on a PS4 version. I don't want an all low setting game and near 30 fps cap. If PS3 was the only platform I'd say get it now, but with a PC version on the horizon I wonder.

Its one of the top 5 games I ever played, this thing is awesome. Its as hard as Demon Souls (wich was harder than Dark Souls) with all the cool little things from Dark Souls 1 and a bunch of new cool features. PvP is super fun as well and the world is hughe, Ive played over 30 hours and I believe Im just now midway trough the game.

And the whole draphical downgrade thing, the trailer was from a PC version of the game most likely, it looks awesome on PC (Im playing on PS3 but Ive seen it running on a PC).

And i have 0 human effigies, god damn bosses are hard. Spent 9 trying to win at the lost bastille, was so close yet so far. I need gold pine resin.

Mine arrives today =) So excited to play this one since I follow the games since 2011!

BTW, speaking sales-wise, it looks like this one will have great numbers considering the pre-orders! About a million across the 2 platforms, my bet!