THIS is how it's done!
The action, the settings, the deaths... I found myself still screaming at the TV at 3am and loving it.
Demons Souls was good, but the central hub concept left me less than thrilled, here we have an open world full of disaster and mayhem that lurks around every corner.
Hidden areas, false walls, traps, and lots of poison stuff flying your way... and then the bosses, OMG.
Bosses in this game are so diabolical some will kill before you ever see them, but you never feel ripped off, to the contrary, you can't wait to get back there and figure out how to deal death to it in return.
Many boss fights have that WoW feeling, where a player must take exact steps to emerge victorious, you must know the bosses ways or suffer it's wrath many times, hell, you'll suffer it's wrath many times in any case!
There is also the PVP aspect, you can base your character build at PVP aimed at invading others game to do battle, rewards are plenty, the risk is great, I can't wait to give this a try.
I would suggest grabbing the guide book for this title, besides being an invaluable asset for what's possible, it's a beautiful hard cover glossy page two ton monster.
I can't say enough good about this title, if you own a PS3 or 360 and miss this game, you are a sad sack that deserves the likes of that 'other' title, Rage, which is how you DON'T make a game.