I LOVE this game.
The setting and art direction of the game is definitely my style and easy to immerse yourself in. The sound design is solid too. The story is actually pretty good for a souls-like.
The gameplay is where this game shines for me, but it does suffer from a few clunky mechanics. You have to unlock certain upgrades to make the dodge function properly, you can´t cancel your attack animation or dodges by inputting another action, the perfect parry window feels very narrow sometimes - all of this and more small things can make it feel frustrating when you are fighting a particularly difficult elite or boss. With that said, the combat is quite satisfying overall.
The weapon customization is great, but I wish it was easier to get hold of more upgrade stones so you can truly try out a bigger variety of weapons that are actually upgraded. When you unlock new items in the shop you only unlock a very small amount of them, and I wish there was more or even an infinite amount of some items.
I don´t like when games sell early release as a deluxe edition. I did buy it this time because I wanted to spend my weekend playing the game and not have start in the middle of the week. It´s a minor thing, but I would prefer if games didn´t do this.
The game had very few bugs and glitches at launch, which seems to be rare these days so that´s great.
Weapon durability has never been something I´m a fan of, but it´s not too annoying in this game imo.
Update1: I have completed the game now, and yeah it's amazing. Still there are some bosses that are made annoyingly difficult by delayed attacks, insane tracking and no time to breathe, which feels very frustrating, yet satisfying when you are finally able to beat the bosses. Also the difficulty has sudden spikes which can feel a bit frustrating.
Update2: Since my initial reviews I have replayed the game, and they have patched certain things like having to get the upgrade to dodge-roll up after being knocked down. Additionally I have gotten very used to the parry windows so it´s not longer an issue for me. I have grown to love this game even more than before, and most of my complaints have gone away tbh.
The setting and art direction of the game is definitely my style and easy to immerse yourself in. The sound design is solid too. The story is actually pretty good for a souls-like.
The gameplay is where this game shines for me, but it does suffer from a few clunky mechanics. You have to unlock certain upgrades to make the dodge function properly, you can´t cancel your attack animation or dodges by inputting another action, the perfect parry window feels very narrow sometimes - all of this and more small things can make it feel frustrating when you are fighting a particularly difficult elite or boss. With that said, the combat is quite satisfying overall.
The weapon customization is great, but I wish it was easier to get hold of more upgrade stones so you can truly try out a bigger variety of weapons that are actually upgraded. When you unlock new items in the shop you only unlock a very small amount of them, and I wish there was more or even an infinite amount of some items.
I don´t like when games sell early release as a deluxe edition. I did buy it this time because I wanted to spend my weekend playing the game and not have start in the middle of the week. It´s a minor thing, but I would prefer if games didn´t do this.
The game had very few bugs and glitches at launch, which seems to be rare these days so that´s great.
Weapon durability has never been something I´m a fan of, but it´s not too annoying in this game imo.
Update1: I have completed the game now, and yeah it's amazing. Still there are some bosses that are made annoyingly difficult by delayed attacks, insane tracking and no time to breathe, which feels very frustrating, yet satisfying when you are finally able to beat the bosses. Also the difficulty has sudden spikes which can feel a bit frustrating.
Update2: Since my initial reviews I have replayed the game, and they have patched certain things like having to get the upgrade to dodge-roll up after being knocked down. Additionally I have gotten very used to the parry windows so it´s not longer an issue for me. I have grown to love this game even more than before, and most of my complaints have gone away tbh.