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I'm on my second attempt at playing Dark Souls 1 on PC. I know it's a meme but holy moly does this game not give a fuck about you. Lately I've been trying to play games on harder difficulties and avoid guides in order to be forced to utilize every mechanic, but Dark Souls is breaking me.
The lack of direction the player is given and unforgiving gameplay is too much for me though. I've resorted to looking up tips on combat, builds, and items, and how to progress now and again.
Overall though it's a lot of fun. The enemies are so well designed and every time I see a miniboss waiting for me in the distance my butt clenches, which is a very fun experience that not many games are able to deliver.
I still think there are aspects of the game that are needlessly frustrating. Some enemies seem like a cruel joke, mainly the freaking ghosts that move and attack through walls. Also I wish there was more direction, NPCs I could talk to or something that would give me ideas on where I should be going. Wandering around and dying repeatedly is only fun for so long imo.
I'm glad a game like this exists for people who are not whiny wusses like me though.
I don't know how far you've gotten, but unless you're reasonably far through the game, you should not go to see those ghosts. Try going back to the start, and then upwards.
It took me three attempts for me to finally enjoy it, and get through the whole game, I feel you. The game's high barrier to entry is its biggest flaw.I'm glad you're enjoying it