Isn't gaming supposed to be fun?

There has been a lot said in the gaming press about the "old school" difficulty of the newly released game "Dark Souls" - as the tag line says, Prepare to Die. So after giving around 8 hours to the game there is a very steep learning curve involved... by steep I mean vertical!

Learning by your mistakes is normal when it comes to the gaming world, but having to die several times to understand things could be seen as pushing it.... although not for me as I'm loving every death and restart. Perhaps my sanity needs an MOT, or maybe it is in my genetic make-up, but the thrill of knowing that almost impossible odds await you round the corner gives a buzz.

Ah well...