The lights are on
I will not hide it. Demon's Souls has probably been one of my top 5 games to come out in the past two years. Something about the game just resonated with me. From the medieval/fantasy setting to the gut-wrenching difficulty the game was on another level when it came to drawing me in and making me want to play it.
Much like a lot of the other FPS games developed by the Sony teams this game is very much a love it or hate it game. It will take time to learn, and time to find what you like about it, but after you do that the gameplay is second to none.