It's an alright souls game if you care about them for the fights, you have a fair bit of variety that can make fighting the same boss a completely different experience with just a single respec. But if you're someone who likes to explore areas in games just to see visually stunning setpieces then this is easily the best game to do so. There's so many colorful and diverse areas with my personal favorite being Nokron, and some of the best characters they've had in souls period. Overall I think this is a great game to play once, but on repeats might lose a bit of charm when you've already explored the vast world in detail and are just treating it like a boss rush.