Demon's Souls - PlayStation 3

I'll preface this by saying that this game is not for the casual nor inexperienced gamer. This is not for those with anger management issues. For those wondering, this is an action RPG. You'll control one character with free motion and actively attack/defend in real time. You'll have an inventory, equip gear, learn magic, and level up. To level up, you'll pay "souls" to increase a stat (vitality, endurance, intelligence, strength, dexterity, magic, faith, and luck), thus increasing your "soul level". I've played through this game once so far (there's a "new game plus" feature) and I love it. It's hard. I died maybe 200 times. I'm sure I died at least 50 times before I could even get to the first boss. But those deaths all meant something; I learned from them. Pretty much I learned how not to die so that I may die a different way. This game can get frustrating. But that's what's so rewarding about it. The things that frustrate you to no seeming end DO END when you finally get better. It's a great sense of accomplishment that you can't get from any game out there. When you die, you don't get to simply continue. Sure you keep your gear and stats (most of the time), but you lose all the "money" you have. You can go back and retrieve them, but if you die again, you lose them. When you finally beat a level, it's just awesome. However, don't expect to get a great story out of this game. It's kind of interesting, but this isn't a story-driven game. This is a game-driven game. As it should be. p.s. I've cursed a LOT while playing this game. You probably will too.

exactly what he was hoping it was!