Sekiro barely feels like a Souls game and I kind of loved it for that, it shows just how flexible this genre can really be. It's not a RPG, meaning you have to rely mainly on skill and exploration in order to defeat bosses, which made it pretty much the hardest game I've ever played. This also means that there is no character customization, which allowed the developers to focus in how Sekiro specifically plays which leaves a lot more options of what to do against bosses than other Souls game. I only really have two issues, which both have to do with bosses. The double bosses in the game, while very few, just kind of take the approach of smushing two already existing enemies in the game in one arena which doesn't feel nearly as well refined or fair as when they are made from the ground up. There are also a handful or repeat bosses that I just happen to fight pretty much right after I beat the original boss of theirs, so I kind of wish they could've been a lot more spread out. Those are very small issues in the grand scheme of everything that Sekiro does. At the end of the day Sekiro is the most focused Soulsborne and the most inventive one I have played yet.

Everyone is already on their hands and knees giving this game that porn star tier sloppy toppy and you know what? I can't say I blame them. It's actually so fucking good with every run feeling incredibly random and unique from one another. It's just a game about risk vs reward and math but it's so addicting and so well designed. I don't even like roguelites and I have never played poker but I still loved it. I highly recommend giving it a shot, it's only like 15 dollars or you can do what I did and bum it off of your friend's steam account. Thanks Jon.

Dark Souls III is the definitive Dark Souls experience, doing what the first game does but a lot more refined and elegant. The only two complaints I have are that the levels are very linear which I didn't really mind since suck at navigation in games and the base game isn't very hard, but that can also be because I am more experienced with the series. Apart from those nitpick which I don't really have too of an issue with, this is one of the most solid games I have ever played. It has such a solid set of bosses with some of the best bosses I have fought in any game to bosses that are just okay, but it is impressive the bosses are never bad. The areas take the original's dark and dingy style and uses it to create a lot more unique areas with it with twisted and strange architecture and land masses. The combat is a lot more fluid than the original and is a lot closer to Elden Ring while still keeping in the quirks of the original Dark Souls' combat. In conclusion, I absolutely loved Dark Souls III and as I play more Souls games, it's going to be very hard for anything to top this one.