With all the talk about the sequel, I wanted to try and complete the original Demon's Soul. I spend a good chunk of time getting acquainted with this title again and was painfully reminded of how, freaking crazily insane the difficulty is. I have however gotten further than I did the last time I played so I was happy with some progress. I'm at the Firelurker boss and need to find a tactic to defeat him. Even though the hand of death is constantly slapping me in the face, every time I expire I do feel that I've learned something and then the battle to retrieve my corpse and lost souls always leaves me a little stronger and better prepared to continue on in this harsh realm.