Playing Dark Souls, too. The exploration is still awesome. I finished Blighttown (so far the worst area), did some exploration, found a hidden wall in the swamp, which led me to another optional area
. Now on my way to Anor Londo. I don't mind that the game isn't explaining some of the mechanics ingame, but From Softwafe should be consistent and not explaining things in the loading screen. Futhermore, I still don't like that the enemies are respawning after resting at the bone fire. Ok, it's one of the reasons why the game is so challenging, but I would have prefered a better AI. Also not a big fan of the boss fights. Too much trial & error for my taste. Nethertheless, I'm enyoing the game a lot.