here's a nice article about Demon's Souls. its a pretty decent read.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/souls-survivor?page=1
its probably one of my favorite games of all time. i think i beat the game about 20 times so far ...hehe.
i really wouldn't mind getting into it again sometime.
my favorite character that i made was a female dexterity build using:
sharp uchigatana +5 (main weapon held in both hands)
sticky compound long bow +5 (for weapon switch)
adjudicator's shield +5 (wearing it on your back for the auto health regeneration)
regenerator's ring (more auto health regen which stacks with the sheild)
thief's ring (makes it harder for enemies to detect you)
armor used was Executioner Miralda's armor for, i think, everything except her head where i used a veil. i think the veil was part of the black leather armor set.
i made another dexterity female where i used the female's Begger's Set (dull gold armor found in the swamp of world 5) and a Sharp War Scythe +5. used the same adjudicator's shield+5 and rings.
the main spell/miracle that i used was Second Chance ...and i think it was Light Weapon that i used to buff up my weapon's strength.
awesome game, tho. loved it.
i thought the game was pretty creepy at times, too ...and it could get pretty intense, especially when people start invading your world.