interesting lore concepts, mid story, but ultimately so awfully balanced that it's the only fromsoft game i'm probably not going to ever complete. enemies are somehow both too easy and too difficult; i rarely take more than 2/3 tries to kill them, but it's just not worth how annoying it is to do so. i feel no satisfaction at all from progressing the game.

also, what's with all the dumb map filler? so many copy and pasted dungeons, bosses, etc., and you have no way of knowing if the boss will drop more dogshit ashes or a key item necessary for your build.

the actual feeling of exploration is fun, and i love the area designs themselves, but the sheer amount of pointless, repetitive faff spammed everywhere is worse than in an ubisoft game.