Patience (and caution) are skills. But it tests more than patience - it also test you ability to make a decent build, your ability to dodge/block/parry on time, your ability to observe, and you ability to stay calm in the face of suprises and seemingly overwhelming obstacles.
That is false as well. The combat is very precise and deliberate, just simply slower paced than Ninja Gaiden. The game's combat is meant to be somewhat more realistic, so you can't fly through the air spamming atacks with your katana.
That isn't even the problem. The problem is that you came in mouthing off like 'oh man Dark Souls sucks, who could like that crappy game?'. If you had approached in a different, non-hostile tone I am sure this thread would have went differently.
Lol stop being so dramatic.
Patience is not a skill. It's a personal attribute, you either have it or you don't. It's like being depressed, you're either depressed or you are not, you can train yourselves to have or avoid both, but there's no skill involved, only knowledge and understanding.
The combat is not precise at all. It's incredibly imprecise. It's deliberate i will grant you, but you don't feel like you are able to adjust, you are simply steering your character. I can dodge/block/parry, i can be patient, i am incredibly observational, i'm able to stay calm sometimes under pressure (though i'm getting older and it's less likely to happen because of that--also i call BS, because being completely blindsided by an attack that kills you requires no amount of calm, you're just dead). I have done everything you are mentioning, i just don't feel it's worth my time because of the frustration level required to continually do that, and then be humbled 30 seconds after you make progress past a point you previously died. Just not worth the effort involved.
Ninja Gaiden also had slower and more ponderous weapons, they just felt like they were locked onto your target a lot better. Again, it felt like the game UI helped you to stay on the best target, in DS they do not help you--which is fine, i guess that's the part of the game that everyone enjoys.
I came into this thread saying that DS sucks? I'll go reread my initial post, but i don't think i uttered that phrase once. I just did not understand why people enjoyed it, not that it sucked...like i've said it's masochistic and cruel, and i don't enjoy the popularity.
Finally, i was being realistic. If you don't want me to be realistic, that's too bad, because that's who i am, i am not going to BS you. I could call you just as dramatic since you're inlove with a game and when someone questions it in any way--however valid--you blatantly make up lies (like about me saying it sucked) in order to defend it.
Edit: I just did CNTRL+F and found usage of the word suck in 3 pages, and the first time it was used, it was by you...as i said, you are a liar. You are tearing down my argument and what i said to suit your argument, and you are wrong. I'm the non adult person? Give me a break.
Edit 2: Also, of the two of us, you are the one who has included personal attacks in your response, not me. I included statements that may have felt harsh, but they were not directed at you personally.