So far only FromSoft can deliver the sense of exploration that I enjoy most about this genre.
That said, I did like some of the music and no complaints on the technical side of things.

I wish souls games were armored core likes.

The combat has some great things going for it, there's a decent amount of skills for you to weave into a DPS rotation. The dodges and counters are particularly fun... and the best thing about the combat is that if you play well you finish the game faster!

Gav and Cid are great though.