Sometimes it takes replaying this with the Remastest mod in co-op with your girlfriend who's never played it before to remind yourself how good DS1 is despite its flaws. Annoying Souls nerds are right to jerk off the interconnectivity of the first half because it does indeed rule! Its successors are all far more polished and tend to have fewer dips in quality (for the most part) but there's just something special about 1s atmosphere that I can't get enough of, it's one of those games I wish I could experience for the first time again.