I'm tired after this laborious journey so I'm gonna break out my secret weapon: the bulleted pros/cons list review. Many of these points are in comparison to other Dark Souls games.
Cons
- Bugs! and lots of them
- Feels less mechanically sound, hitboxes are all over the place
- Enemy AI is consistently frustrating
- Early game is relatively easy and unmemorable
- Too long, felt like a slog in the last third
- Multiplayer is annoying
- There isn't a little preview image when you pick up items (yes this deserves to be a bullet fuck you)
Pros
- NG+ system is very interesting including the ability to localize NG+ difficulty to certain areas and respawn bosses
- Some late game areas are sick
- All 3 DLCs are solid with interesting areas and great bosses
- Majula theme
Cons
- Bugs! and lots of them
- Feels less mechanically sound, hitboxes are all over the place
- Enemy AI is consistently frustrating
- Early game is relatively easy and unmemorable
- Too long, felt like a slog in the last third
- Multiplayer is annoying
- There isn't a little preview image when you pick up items (yes this deserves to be a bullet fuck you)
Pros
- NG+ system is very interesting including the ability to localize NG+ difficulty to certain areas and respawn bosses
- Some late game areas are sick
- All 3 DLCs are solid with interesting areas and great bosses
- Majula theme