going back to Demon's Souls after Dark Souls is jarring because even Fromsoft fell for that blunder. Found a cool poleaxe you don't intent to use right now but might later? Go back to the main hub and offload it into storage. Found a cool set of armor? Go back and store it. Your other option is just leave the armor and weapons you've found behind but... why? Why defend this retarded mechanic? For Dark Souls they smartly said "yeah fuck all this cumbersome nonsense" you just pick shit up and don't worry about it. There is technically an item carry limit but you'll be in NG+3 before you hit it. And for balance's sake, your estus healing flasks are completely separate from inventory management and you get a finite amount every time you rest at a bonfire. I think that is some A+ game design right there.