The open world doesnt add much but its still a spectacular achievement by Fromsoft

The open world design has some neat mechanics, mainly the traversal and the physics engine built around it, but the stamina wheel early game makes traveling and climbing very tedious.
The world is empty and all you are going to find is the same 5 enemies with different colors and shitty kurok repetitive puzzles.

The good is its stylish art and the music.
The bad is everything else, the story tries to present itself as something deep and meaningful only to fall flat on its face with superficial dumb executions. The dialogue is cringeworthy at best and a boring slog at worst. The gameplay is extremely shallow and lackluster.
Weeb dating sims are not for me anymore.

Powerful game, the themes it tackles are so relatable and the music blends really well with the game, one of the best indies ever made.

It's a technical marvel but its again the same Rockstar game but with better technology and cinematics.
Gameplay has not evolved since the Vice City days, and boy am i tried of the on rails mission design.

It's not bad. Cry

I refuse to fall for this.

One of the most well written games ever made, the dialogue is super engaging that i exhausted every line even though to roleplay it the right way you have to say what you would actually say, but its so good that i made me do that.

Contender for best RPG ever made.

One of all time best.
I dont think any game has better story than this, even Disco Elysium. Planescape is one of most unique, interesting video game settings i have ever explored.
The combat is horrible so just pick the dialogue skill trees and play the book.

It's a modern RPG masterpiece, the story itself isn't impressive, its generic, but the way RPG mechanics work and the turn based combat system is just out of this world.

This hidden gem plays horrible but that's exactly the point, its a dark bleak game, one of the toughest gaming experiences i have ever had, but its incredible art powerhouse in gaming.

If not for the 2nd Disk this would've been an easy 10.

I think the term "Flawed Masterpiece" was made specifically for this game.

It's too good that no developer has surpassed it in what its trying to do even after 22 years, and most likely never will.