Demon’s Souls is officially two years old. Two years of destroying weak-minded gamers and providing some of the most challenging gameplay seen in years. And Atlus is thanking the fans by starting up the first of those two World Tendency events that were mentioned a while back.

The Pure White Tendency, which starts today and runs to October 17, eases the difficulty a bit for all players. Isn’t that nice of them? Even better, some previously inaccessible areas will now be opened up and ready to explore. From then until the end of the month, the game shifts into the Pure Black Tendency, which will increase the difficulty to more brutal levels. Just like the Pure White event, new areas will be opened up for eager players to explore during this phase, and you can get some better loot from killing the various monsters during this time as well.

Just goes to show how much Atlus is dedicated to the community for the game. Sure, it will still kick your ass, but it does so with kindness and gentle loving. Well, as loving as getting burned alive by a dragon’s flame breath can be, at least.