I have a lot of fond memories of Demon's Souls. Being in the UK, it wasn't initially released when people on GameFAQs were going on about how great it was.
Luckily, the PS3 was region free and so I got a US copy, being told I would be able to use the American servers.
I remember the first time I died and I was reset to the archstone. All the enemies had come back and I had lost all my souls.
Huh? I had done so much and there wasn't a checkpoint? I decided to pause the game and check a FAQ.
You can't pause the game.
Double huh?!
Well, I figured, I'll just have to gain more souls and level up, so I can get through things easier. Now, how do I do that?
You ... you have to beat the first boss before you can level up?!!
Oh my god.
Good times