<reposted from my steam review>

Overall a fantastic experience, world design is amazing, with every area having something beautiful to look at, combat is just as tight and rewarding as other Fromsoft games, and the majority of bosses are well designed and interesting fights.

However the game is not perfect, some of the bosses, namely the larger ones and those that are placed in the mini dungeons with little to now room despite their size, are a letdown. Examples of this are the Final boss and the dragon fights, the final boss drags on and doesn't feel like a fulfilling battle, as you spend most of the time running towards it dodging easy attacks, only to hit it once and do it all over again. The Dragons are a similar issue, while the first one you fight is an exhilarating experience, every single fight plays out the same, to the point where fighting a dragon feels like an annoyance, rather than a heart pounding battle like some of the other bosses.

Apart from the small nitpicks about those select few bosses, the game is overall amazing and worth the time investment, it's still hard but the options given in game play allow you to try so many different strategies to overcoming a situation that a dungeon or boss only really becomes tedious if you choose to keep challenging them, instead of doing one of the numerous other bosses, side-quests or areas to explore to get strong enough for a successful rematch.