Developed by FromSoftware, Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to the Playstation exclusive Demon's Souls, an action RPG experience that surprised by not only gaining critical acclaim, but obtaining publishing in 3 regions and racking estimated sales of over 1 million units.

The original game's appeal lay with its renowned difficulty and trial-and-error approach, one that Dark Souls looked to sustain, thus attracting Demon's Souls' fanbase. The developer and publisher had both stated that the