The real Dark Souls starts here.
Our corporate siblingsDicebreakergathered a load of complaints from players and ah, it’s a bit silly.
Read their post for a big ol' rundown.

That’s Dark Souls!
Dark Souls, baby!
In all honesty, I do mostly find it funny.

I should be sympathetic but it sounds like just another licensed adaptation to me.
A craving for familiar IP is the true hollowing, bearer of the curse.