what a game... my first souls game that i have played and while i look at it with rose tinted glasses at some parts, it still is a good, solid Fromsoft game. it lore and everything surrounding it is truly something special, i genuinely got enjoyment from reading item descriptions and wiki pages on the lore (sad ik) but the way it is portrayed makes you want to (at least for me anyways). its combat has aged compared to other soulsborne games like ds3 and elden ring but it still offers an enjoyable experience, with jank included. its bosses are alright, some memorable and some gimmicky. where this game really shined for me tho is the dlc, from the setting to the bosses and ost. overall solid souls game but has aged a bit, not so much that it is bad tho