I've never played Dark/Demon Souls but between this game and Hellpoint i'm starting to suspect they're not for me. You die a bunch, lose all your XP and get to replay the same exact area over and over again? Ugh

In Immortal Planet you crawl through a level (seriously, why are you so slow?) and fight clunky battles with enemies. You can only swing your weapon 3-4 times before you are too tired. Blocking doesn't always work well. Dodge also requires stamina so often isn't an option.

You get XP and can level up... which respawns all enemies. Levelling up only increases your stats too, there doesn't seem to be any skills or anything. It's like Diablo or Bastion but with all the fun and flavour cut out with a blunt knife.