Never thought I'd buy this game, let alone have it as my GOTY at any point in time, this shit goes unfathomably hard and it's by far the best new release I've played this year.

While the story isn't anything special, the lore itself is interesting enough to urge you to continue pushing through if you are enough about the story beats.

The gameplay though...incredible. This is an action game through and through, the parrying never gets old and the combos are such fun to pull out even against the most basic enemies. It's flashy, satisfying and the learning curve is balanced enough to where you WANT the next boss you face to be based around parrying, just so you can test yourself.