
I know that they aren't exactly the same, but the only game I have played related to Dark Souls is Bloodborne... Empowerment is the word that I think about when looking back at that game.
And about Jak II, seriously fuck that one section... you know the one where you need to escape the water district and the enemies swarm you... and screw that final boss fight. I spent hours and hours and hours and hours replaying that guy. More time on that boss fight that anything in Bloodborne.