This is the most lackluster game in the souls series. That being said, it's still an incredible game. It controls poorly and adaptability is a bit goofy but hey, so is arcane in DS1 and noone talks shit about that. It's the first souls game I played and I love it!

This game was incredible as a kid and a treat as a teenager. I have probably put the most hours into this game and WoW. All the advanced techniques are incredibly fun to learn and apply in matches. There is a reason why people have been grinding it for so long, just like Super Turbo. It's not for everyone but there's the new smash games for people that don't want to put in the time to grind a fighting game. Every aspect of this game is incredible to me.

I appreciate the concept and perhaps it would've been a lot of fun to play back when it was released but having to reset the level every time one of your vikings dies is such a clunky mechanic. They could have made checkpoints of sorts. I get that the pacing is supposed to be slow but I just think it plays far worse than a regular platformer.