I'm a level 40 Royal right now. I've beat the bosses of 1-1, 1-2 w/ red dragon, 2-1, and 2-2. I beat each boss on my first try without much trouble. I also have a Winged Spear+6, Viscous Long Bow +2, and Purple Flame Shield +6. I'm I ahead of the curve, about right, or behind the power curve?
 
Currently farming 2-2 for Spiderstone shards for my bow... somewhat slowly with my +8 luck stat.

You should consider yourself lucky.

Could stop farming and kill the end boss of world 2, bit of a pushover.

One of the few threads in which the OP's problem is that he's too powerful? That's new. I guess you could try a new class when you've finished the game.

Yeah, you could say you're a bit ahead, but once you reach 1-4 and some parts of 4 and 5..... As long as you keep progressing, you shouldn't have too much trouble. I thought I was doing pretty good too, then I went to 1-4 and died a ton.

" Just keep in mind if you plan on sinking many hours into this game and doing "everything" that there is a world tendency glitch in the online mode. I have no idea if this is in the US version, but because of it it kept me playing in the offline mode when I played.... if the US version is the same I'd keep that in mind before you defeat demons and expect the World Tendency to stick after saving, re-firing up the console, and loading your slot. I was so fucking pissed that everytime I did something to move my world towards white it would soon be bumped back to neutral. You can diasble auto sign in and sign out on the main dash, that seemed to solve the glitch for me. "

" For me, the difficulty is part of the fun.  If I spent a lot of time grinding instead of progressing through the levels, I would have had a lot less fun on my first playthrough.  And if you're trying to get a Sticky Bow +5, the 2-2 miners dropped Chunks of Spiderstone like crazy in pure black World Tendency.
 
@BiffMcBlumpkin said:

" Just keep in mind if you plan on sinking many hours into this game and doing "everything" that there is a world tendency glitch in the online mode. I have no idea if this is in the US version, but because of it it kept me playing in the offline mode when I played.... if the US version is the same I'd keep that in mind before you defeat demons and expect the World Tendency to stick after saving, re-firing up the console, and loading your slot. I was so fucking pissed that everytime I did something to move my world towards white it would soon be bumped back to neutral. You can diasble auto sign in and sign out on the main dash, that seemed to solve the glitch for me. "

I don't think its a glitch.  Everyone playing on the server has an effect the World Tendency if you play online.  I have to play offline because I'm trying to do the Perfect Run (all WT events, pure black and pure white in one playthrough) described in the strategy guide.  Its really tough on New Game+, I thought I was going to have to form a party to take down the first Black Phantom NPC. "

I am lvl42 and I have beaten 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 and 3-1 (I'm linear that way) and have pretty much cleared 4-1 of loot so getting ready to finish that one up next.
 
In terms of weapons I am using dragon axe +3, long bow +7, and a basic scraping spear;shield is a steel +1. 
 
So, it does sounds like you are a little bit ahead of me but not too much. Certainly sounds like you are in the strength dept. The Purple would def mess up my agility.

I actually just got to level 86. I cleared worlds 2 and 4 with white and black tendency. I'm about to start on clearing world 3-2 and beyond with w/b tendency as well. My current equipment is the Meat Cleaver, Purple Flame Shield +8, Sticky Long Bow +5, Talisman of Beast. Strength/Dexterity are both at 30 and Magic/Faith are at around 26.

Wow, I can't compete with that. I came home and spent 30min summoning up two blues and clearing 4-1.  Added three levels I think and upgraded the shield to lvl3. Also went back to free Freke and learned Soul light. Need to lvl up magic more; right now my soul light doesnt even one hit the blue eyes in 1-2 ...