area design in Dark Souls 1 is the best i've ever seen, the fact that you can see a zone that you were in like 10 hours ago, and being able to see almost everything from anywhere, is great, it is very immersive. also the lore is just top tier, while it might seem hard and really frustrating at the start, don't worry, it gets way more frustrating the more you play :)) still this doesn't mean it's bad, it feels great to kill a boss, it feels AMAZING to kill a boss