This was my first souls game, and once you overcome the learning curve, everything comes together. The level design and bosses are top notch, with lots of fun build variety, memorable characters and story events, and the feeling that you are a small character in this big cohesive world is astonishing. To those who have quit this game and other souls games, yes there is some pure horse shit in this game, but here it is fair (most of the time) and eventually you will make it.