Eurogamer is reporting that Dark Souls will feature a Beacon Fire checkpoint system.
According to the site, the spiritual successor to Demon’s Souls allows you respawn at these areas once you’ve spilt your guts all over the shop, as we expect will frequently happen given the fact the game’s going to be just as brutal as its precursor.
The Beacon Fire system also acts as a handy spot to take a load off with your fellow co-op mates, and allows you regain precious health to boot.
Unlike Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls ditches the level-based template of the 2009 cult hit and integrates a sprawling, seamless world to explore to your heart’s content. The game’s due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in fall 2011.