If you know anything about Demon's Souls, you probably already know that Dark Souls is coming. It was announced a few days ago by Namco Bandai and it certainly looks promising. From Software obviously realized it did great with Demon's Souls, and if you're like me- you're dying to see Dark Souls. Be warned however! This will not be Demon's Souls 2, they made it very clear that Dark Souls will be a spiritual successor rather than a sequel. However the visual style, gameplay, and difficulty will certainly be back..... and improved!
Well let's cut to the chase, what exactly is different?
Difficulty:
-The game will be significantly harder than Demon's Souls
-Dying "hundreds, thousands, even millions of times" is an integral part of the game
Content:
-TONS of gear. Some places have it at 200+ weapons alone
-Weapons will be more unique, and each will offer a different playstyle
-More spells, about 2x the amount that was in Demon's Souls
-Many different enemies and locations to experience
Gameplay:
-Seamless world, no Nexus or Archstones to travel between locations, focus on exploration
-Travel anywhere- if you can see it, you can go there
-No classes (not like they mattered much in Demon's Souls anyway)
-Re-visioned multiplayer element, new co-op system
-Black and Blue phantoms make a return
-So do blood stains and messages
-No. World. Tendency.
Misc:
-Multiplatform! Get it on PS3 and Xbox360.
On the whole, Dark Souls looks extremely promising and will probably be a great hit like Demon's Souls was. Personally I'm going to cross my fingers for a collector's edition or at least a pack like the Black Phantom Edition EU got.
If you haven't seen the trailer already.. What are you waiting for!? Here it is: