The area I played in was called Fort Resistance and began with a ladder climb down into a castle-like area. The sorcerer also has magic spells including a Soul Spear-like attack and fire magic or Pyromancies. I prefer magic characters so I switched the Sorcerer which has a sword as a secondary weapon and a staff as a primary weapon. Estus Flasks are like “X-Potions” and completely restore your life. I had a generous helping of healing items life gems (which recover a bit of life), radiant life gems, amber herbs, twilight herbs, and a couple Estus Flasks. In the demo, the warrior also had a bow which you can switch to if you want a long range attack. Basically, stamina forces players to be cautious about their movements instead of flailing attacks. Attacking and blocking depletes stamina and when your stamina runs out you cannot attack or defend. The warrior has a shield in his left hand which you can raise to block with the left trigger. The drawback of using the thrust is it’s a slow attack that you can’t cancel out of. The controls should be familiar if you played Dark Souls you rotate through weapons and equipment using the d-pad, right bumper does a slash, and right trigger does powerful thrust. Only Warrior and Sorcerer were playable, so I started with Warrior. Namco Bandai had a playable demo of Dark Souls II which started by showing four classes: Sorcerer, Warrior, Temple Knight, and Dual Swordsman.

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