So, I started Demon's Souls last night.
At first I was like, this isn't so bad. I died a couple times but I learned from it.
Then I got to the phalanx boss and I figured, it's big, it's black, set it on fire. Didn't die once, and it was good. I think I was even quoted as saying "this game isn't so hard".
Then I got to the Tower Knight what the fuck ever boss right before I went to bed, died numerous times and used all my rebirth crystals after getting raped by him over and over again.
I tried, and I tried and I kept getting raped. I guess there's noting left for me to do but to go around and farm souls for hours on end trying to make my Halberd stronger. The game has officially beaten me into submission.