I believe it has some semblance of fake difficulty; the enemies take way too much damage and a lot of the game is simply remembering where the traps are or what to avoid. The back tracking when you die also borderlines Fake Longevity for me. With that said, I understand why people like it. /v/ just likes to get their panties in a twist.
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Demon Souls had wonky controls and too many cliffs.
This post has been edited by auto system, Tue, September 11th, 2012 at 19:01