I'll have to agree with Awson that unlike recent games like AssCreed and ME3, Dark Souls does sound to have a different gaming style that can be considered weird to most than the norm... Though I also agree with Kill B. that that doesn't mean that the game is flawed... it's just different than the more recent games that have became the norm. This is both good and bad... good because it holds players up in a new standard that actually challenges them and it's bad because it can be a tad more confusing for new players. But in the end, like KB said it's all about having the patience and will to try to play the game. If you continue to try, you'll never lose... if you give up, then that's when you'll lose... and just because you give up once doesn't mean you should give up completely... just wait a bit... think for a second on why shit is so hard, then play it again and maybe that strategy new strategy will work for you.

Then again, what do I know? I never even played it yet lol xD