Players who live Demon's Souls and are hunting for another challenge then look no further than Dark Souls, because it is one of those games that player will appreciate after successfully defeating the BOSS.

Think games are too easy these days? Think again!

Last year, Dark Souls was released on consoles. A towering achievement, its treacherous, interconnected realms offered some of the most absorbing exploration a game has ever conjured, and its intense and grueling combat made victory against even the most common enemies a source of gratification and...

A captivating world that's thrilling to explore; Challenging and exhilarating combat; Incredible enemies and bosses; Fleeting interactions with other players make for memorable and meaningful multiplayer; Some great new content for this release

New player-vs.-player arena is disappointing; Some PC-specific technical issues

Dark Souls is a blessed anomaly among contemporary games. In a world where easy, shallow, and hand-holding gameplay reigns supreme, this game holds its head proudly and sticks to its noble pedigree, refusing to make compromises and demanding all the respect it deserves.

Video games have never been more mainstream than they are now, in 2013; They evolved from experiments conducted by lone nerds to multi-million projects rivaling movies in scope and ambition; But popularity does not always coincide with quality.

Do you like breezing through games with just a few clicks? Do you enjoy games telling you exactly what to do and how to do it? Do you abhor careful planning and persistent character-building? In this case; stay away from

Dark Souls is hard... really hard. But I love it. The game looks beautiful, the gameplay is fantastic and the game can be quite scary. There was only one issue I had with the game and that was the frame rate would drop during areas with lots of enemies, which was really quite annoying.

By all rights, I ought to hate Dark Souls. I can't think of a single game that's responsible for causing me so much sleeplessness and stress, yet From Software's viciously difficult role-playing game is still something of a masterpiece.

Successfully making a sequel to a cult hit is no easy task but that's what confronted the team at From Software.

The sequel to From Software's ball-breakingly difficult Dark Souls and Demon's Souls has finally arrived, but Dark Souls 2 won't just break your balls. It'll crush them into a fine powder.

Vast world to explore; Deep character customisation; Looks and sounds beautiful; New Game + makes a lot of changes; Difficult like slowly chiseling into the pleasure center of your brain

Framerate suffers during hectic scenes; Loading times can occasionally cause delayed button inputs and sound effects

The time has come for the cult favorite Dark Souls to receive a sequel and this time the developers promise not to make it easy. Then again, the game was never easy to begin with, yet that is part of the reason why so many RPG fans love the Dark Souls franchise.

Excellent Combat; Crushingly Difficult

Harsh Death Penalties

Demon's Souls was an anomaly, a thoroughly modern 3D game whose mechanics and philosophy were plucked wholesale from the 8-bit era: unforgivingly brutal difficulty, a focus on repetitive attack patterns, and absolutely no hand-holding whatsoever.

Enormous level of content; Unparalleled sense of accomplishment; Bizarre character and level design

"Gotcha!" ambushes; Unreliable target lock-on/camera; Framerate issues