Debating whether to buy this game. DS 1(on PS 3; assume it was similar to PC) was so hard yet so addicting. The best thing about DS 1, that seems to be lacking in video games these days, was the huge penalty for dying.

Playing DS 1, I felt like "the crying kid" with emotional issues from back in the day. His mom would barge in and hit the power button on the NES just as he reached level 7-4 on Super Mario...now, he had to start again on lv 1-1. "THAT'S THE FARTHEST I'VE EVER GOTTEN, MOM!!! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!!!" Awkward for me, the first/last time sleepover guest.

Dark Souls is crack-cocaine, indeed. Yeah, I'll probably have to get DS 2...knowing I can quit anytime I want...but I just won't want to...