I wrote a 112 page journal to keep track of my progress and any points of intrigue.
This encompassed the majority of Limgrave alone, as I basically stopped it after the Rennala fight.
This game is cool enough to make me want to draw MAPS and take NOTES, like a CRPG.
Plus I shot lasers at bosses and kill them in 15 seconds.
Great game. Probably GOTY 2022. Best Fromsoft game.
Edit: Having completed the game on April 8th, I can conclusively say this is the best open world game I've ever played, let alone the best Fromsoft game (sorry Bloodborne!)
The map is densely packed, deviating from the industry standard of "make big map and populate it with sparse busywork." Like, there's almost TOO much in this game. And that absolutely rocks.
There's also some of the best boss fights I've ever seen, both in a mechanical and spectacle sense. More often than not, you get BOTH complexity and a crazy show, and that's just awesome.
I've beaten this game "as intended" before any nerfs or patches changed bosses (RIP to my fave, Sword of Night and Flame, which honestly still rocked through 80% of my playthrough anyway), but that's not important - I believe as long as you beat the boss, through cheese, summoning, or legit memorization/perfect timing, you won. And these bosses are seriously not a joke, you might need a ton of help based on your build or skillset. But when you win, it feels better than any From game before.
This encompassed the majority of Limgrave alone, as I basically stopped it after the Rennala fight.
This game is cool enough to make me want to draw MAPS and take NOTES, like a CRPG.
Plus I shot lasers at bosses and kill them in 15 seconds.
Great game. Probably GOTY 2022. Best Fromsoft game.
Edit: Having completed the game on April 8th, I can conclusively say this is the best open world game I've ever played, let alone the best Fromsoft game (sorry Bloodborne!)
The map is densely packed, deviating from the industry standard of "make big map and populate it with sparse busywork." Like, there's almost TOO much in this game. And that absolutely rocks.
There's also some of the best boss fights I've ever seen, both in a mechanical and spectacle sense. More often than not, you get BOTH complexity and a crazy show, and that's just awesome.
I've beaten this game "as intended" before any nerfs or patches changed bosses (RIP to my fave, Sword of Night and Flame, which honestly still rocked through 80% of my playthrough anyway), but that's not important - I believe as long as you beat the boss, through cheese, summoning, or legit memorization/perfect timing, you won. And these bosses are seriously not a joke, you might need a ton of help based on your build or skillset. But when you win, it feels better than any From game before.