I played it on 360 (controller obviously) and PC (K+M).
The controller was fine, as expected. For PC I read about all the raging against keyboard and mouse configs, but my 360 controller was wireless and I didn't really want to buy the wireless adapter to use for the PC. So I tried it with K+M, was terrible, and the cursor never disappeared.
Got the Mouse fix, played around with ini settings in the DSFix, rebinding the keys to my liking, and presto. Plays like a dream with K+M. The one thing that continues to suck about the K+M - and really, the game in general with or without a controller - is that the dreadful inventory system. It's like Skyrim for PC before the UI fix but insanely more infuriating.
It seems like no one plays the game without a controller, but once I got it working properly with accessible key bindings, I actually prefer it to a controller.
Regarding Class:
Pyromancer for sure. Look up pyromancer builds for ideal stats. Just remember, Dark Souls is all about equipment, not your characters stats. The stats will only determine what you can use. A pyromancer doesn't need strength more than 16, because that number will pretty much ensure you'll get all the weapons you want if you're building a Dex character, rather than a Strength one.
Dark Souls is one of those games where you really need to think ahead about what you want, but you don't what you want if you haven't seen any of it. So I suggest glossing over a guide, not least for all the things that you might miss. For example, I was 20 hours into my first playthrough before I found out you could Kindle bonfires to increase their Estus output. Much a facepalm was had.
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