Yeah man. This shit is not as good as some people made it out to be. Halfway through I just started smashing through character dialogue and skipping side quests. The upgrade system actually sucks takes away pretty much any player choice, the sword you upgrade to is usually just better making the previous kinda useless until you need it for crafting a better sword when the games story decides it's appropriate. Player freedom mostly comes from the combat which is very good for an action RPG but things quickly stop being about what crazy combos can I do on a enemy and more what's the most effective DPS combo to get fights over with quicker. Overall this game is like a b tier dmc game with a bloated story/length trying to convince you it's a RPG