The only thing that dark souls lacks is lots of text.
The only thing that dark souls lacks is being a fucking RPG. You know, that kind of games where your stats define success of your actions, not dancing an elaborate jig with two controllers in every orifice.
A moronic statement repeated all too often. Equipment and stats matter a whole fucking lot in Dark Souls, its just not the sole determinator of outcome, as this would make a pretty bland rpg. You know if you dont know how to use your spells, skills etc in Wizardry, you will also get fucked despite being geared up to oblivion.
In Dark Souls you have health, mana, stamina, spells slots, physical defense, magic resistance, poise, stability, crit rate and defense, elemental resistances, attack speed, attack range, regeneration etc usw.
All of those stats are crucial.
Please atleast play the games or look into them a little bit before you shit on them.