I'd describe my experience with the base game as having been very... lukewarm. There was a lot in Dark Souls 3 to enjoy, mainly the boss battles and enemy designs, but there was also a lot here that just infuriated me to no end.

I cannot count how many times I considered dropping this while clearing Farron Keep, Smouldering Lake, Catacombs of Carthus, and Irithyll Dungeon (ESPECIALLY Irithyll Dungeon). But there were also moments I had during my playtime that I'd rank as some of the best experiences I've had in any of the FromSoft games I've played so far; seeing Irithyll of the Boreal Valley for the first time, beating Dancer on my first try, the entire first 1/3 of the game, etc.

Excited to jump into all the notorious post game content I've heard of since my opinion of these games never fully clarifies until I've played through the DLC.