i like the areas. i just hate the enemies in them (and adaptability). bosses are not great either. "soulslop" is a good way to describe this.

pretty underwhelming first half (not ds1 second half bad tho) but everything after irithyll is so fun.

ds3>
but that's only because the second half is unfinished and half of the bosses are complete jokes. this game is such a unique experience when compared to the rest of from soft games (havent played demon souls), the areas and bosses just play of each other so incredibly well, it's not a feeling they managed to capture in any of the later games (truly a turning point for them since it feels like a modernized kings field now that im thinking abt it).