And for the first few hours of play in Dark Souls, they do. (pcgamer.com)
The supposed «cracked» version of the game is normal for the first few hours of play before something hilarious happens. (dottech.org)
For the first few hours of play I found myself not getting very far at all in the game, often dying before I made it to the second stage of the first area. (thevitalounge.net)