Someone has to say something about this game. Maybe it is my opinion, but someone has to say something. This game is not good. It is not even average. Everything, from the leveling system, to the enemy placements, to the the number of really bad bosses, to even the world layout, is an issue. Also, the game mechanic of permanently losing a certain amount of health until certain criteria is met is not done well. And the fixed camera angle is not a welcome addition. In general, Dark Souls games feel clunky at first, and as the game goes on, you get used to the movement and then begin to master it. I never felt that way in this game. Not to mention the fact it feels a tad blasphemous for a Dark Souls game to have an option to level up dodge rolling. Even then, the dodge rolling frames start much lower than the other two Dark Souls games and fully leveling it up only makes it a few frames better than those other teams. Also, it's a bad game if I can just level up stamina and run through the majority of maps in a straight line and never even have an enemy look at me. And the area of aggression for these enemies is so inconsistent. I can be right next to one and nothing happens, but walk 2 feet and the same type of enemy much farther away will come after me. And some enemies will give up pursuit fairly quickly, while others will actually chase you down to the edge of the whole area. And there are so many bosses, but only 5 of them are good bosses and new to the series. This is just not a good game.

So the main game and it's DLC/sidequel are very different beasts.

3D World I kinda hated, got to world 6, realised I'm only halfway through and dropped it.

I felt the game was archaic and that 2d and 3d elements didn't mix at all. The whole thing feels uninspired.


Bowser's Fury took a short while to grow on me and I ended up really liking it! Bowser's attack cycle struck a delicate balance as it never felt too intrusive and I often found myself performing better under his threat.

3D World is about a 2, BF is around 4.5