Thread:OxMr ConflictxO/@comment-25958301-20150410032518/@comment-25857155-20150412135602

It sounds like your problem comes form playing on Xbox. I played it on PC and PS3, and had very few of the problems you are speaking of. Still, I will admit it was significantly easier than DS1. DS games are not FOR an easy plot; you have to actually dig and try to find it, unlike most modern RPGs where it is literally handed to you in an in-game book often called the Codex or Journal. Many enemies had notably more than 2 moves, and I have never seen an arrow or bomb "turn" in mid-air. There were a few minor bugs, but I have never been sent out of the map, nor had trouble with hitboxes. The game is made to punish stupidity, and it does so quite well - so yeah, I did not die that much either. It is still a challenge, and still fun to play.

Of course, I also never looked into it pre-release, so I never got caught up in any of the foolish pre-game hype for it.