My first adventure into a souls-like game and from the company that more or less started it all.
I racked up 97 hours and the majority of those were good. Even great at times. The late game, however, is weirdly balanced and one-shot mechanics or non-stop combos during boss fights are very annoying. The camera and lock-on system can also be frustrating.
The world that was created is fantastic. There are many times it can look like a painting and the verticality is mesmerizing. Just how much world is packed into this game is insane and can easily be worth the price of admission.
There is definitely a lot on offer here and plenty of weapons, ashes of war, spells, and abilities to warrant another journey or NG+ but even with all that, the world is the real reason I would go back. There are MANY things I didn't see or experience in this first playthrough.
I'm not ashamed to admit I looked up some things. Mostly some build strategies for how build around Faith and Arcane which probably also contributed a lot to my enjoyment of the game.
The lore I did read, or experience was interesting, but still leans heavily on vagueness. A lot of info is still buried in the item descriptions.
I can agree that it's a great game, but I can't agree that it takes the "greatest game of all time" award that seemed to come from other reviewers. If it can smooth out some of the balance and fix the PC performance (which I suffered some of), then maybe it could get there, but until then, a solid 4/5.
I racked up 97 hours and the majority of those were good. Even great at times. The late game, however, is weirdly balanced and one-shot mechanics or non-stop combos during boss fights are very annoying. The camera and lock-on system can also be frustrating.
The world that was created is fantastic. There are many times it can look like a painting and the verticality is mesmerizing. Just how much world is packed into this game is insane and can easily be worth the price of admission.
There is definitely a lot on offer here and plenty of weapons, ashes of war, spells, and abilities to warrant another journey or NG+ but even with all that, the world is the real reason I would go back. There are MANY things I didn't see or experience in this first playthrough.
I'm not ashamed to admit I looked up some things. Mostly some build strategies for how build around Faith and Arcane which probably also contributed a lot to my enjoyment of the game.
The lore I did read, or experience was interesting, but still leans heavily on vagueness. A lot of info is still buried in the item descriptions.
I can agree that it's a great game, but I can't agree that it takes the "greatest game of all time" award that seemed to come from other reviewers. If it can smooth out some of the balance and fix the PC performance (which I suffered some of), then maybe it could get there, but until then, a solid 4/5.