Anyone who gives this less than a 4 has what's known as a "Skill Issue". Sorry, no mimic tear here (although there are summonable NPCs which are still very powerful).

Wanna be critics that haven't even beaten the first few bosses before complaining about "design issues" are really polluting the reviews here. This is easily the best non-From soulslike, and aspects of this game are even better than some of those that inspired it.