I wasn't a fan of the Blood Vial system. Having to stop all progress towards the finish line to farm for them was not a very fun experience. Chalice dungeons were not fun either. The copy-paste environments, enemies and bosses got very boring, very fast. Some of the bosses were also very easy.

The game nails everything else however. Visuals, level design, boss design and the general gameplay loop feel amazing. Dodging and dancing around bosses like Gascoigne and Gehrman and pulling off visceral attacks felt incredible. The trick weapon system is also really fun, however experimentation doesn't feel possible with the lack of rebirth/respec.

This game desperately needs to be ported so more people can experience it. Or at the very least, get a PS5 patch so it can run better. It does not deserve to be confined to the PlayStation 4.