Playing solo - fine enough Souls-related experience.

Playing co-op for the first run - Exploring the prison level(s) with a friend for the first time was one of the coolest experiences I've had in gaming in a long time.

Incredible level design (most of the time) with mostly decent boss fights. If my first experience wasn't alongside a friend, I do not think I would have enjoyed the gameplay experience nearly half as much as I ultimately did.