Though it is the worst of the trilogy, it has been overly criticized. It's a good game, it's very different combat-wise and exploration-wise, but it's good and it is a Souls game. It has many problems, bosses are lackluster, it has too much padding, and, in the SOTFS edition, there are way too many enemies in a few sections. For me it has the same charm as the first game, it feels really unique and I enjoyed it a lot. Without the DLCs though this game is quite unremarkable.