The closest any studio has gotten to creating a souls-like that compares directly to its inspiration.
Takes the best parts of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro and repackages them into an entirely new experience: a dark re-imagining of a children's classic set in the Belle Epoque era.
Runs pretty well on PC for the majority of the experience save for a couple areas with unexplainable frame drops, has given me ~50 hours of playtime so far and the replayability is high. Loved the level design, even if the final area tends to drag for a bit. Boss design is nearly on par with From Software themselves. Story is intriguing, voice acting is great, and while dialogue is also great most of the time, there are some lines that really stand out as forced or unnecessary. Leveling system is familiar, but the addition of the P-Organ skill tree is lovely. The ability to reassemble weapons is interesting and unique. The lying/humanity feature is really cool and I'd love to see more done with it.
Overall, fantastic effort by Round8! Excited for the DLC and eventual sequel!