My first proper SoulsBourne game and I absolutely loved it! Literally couldn’t put it down for weeks.

My only criticism is that there were a few times where you need to progress to the next area and the way to do it is utterly preposterous. Never in a million years would I have thought to go out of bounds or climb the scenery in a way to get to my next objective. I do think this is a game where it’s almost mandatory to look up a guide on how to do certain things, which in my book is never a good thing.

Having said that, I loved every second of it! The atmosphere, the combat, the level design (to a certain degree), the bosses, it was so engrossing. There’s no greater feeling in gaming than when you finally defeat a Dark Souls boss. Small note: Everyone talks about Blightown being the worst area in the game, for me it was The Catacombs and The Tomb of the Giants. Pitch blackness, unkillable skeletons and awful dog skeletons just made that area completely unpleasant.

I may need to dwell on it for sometime, but I think this may be one my favourite games I’ve ever played. I’ve heard Bloodbourne and Elden Ring are even better by perfecting the formula, and now I can’t wait to play them!