Very solid gameplay, level design and art direction, overall a really enjoyable experience for me. I think i came at this game at a different angle from most so this may be a me issue but i cant say the ending battle was that thrilling to me, the tedious struggle only to be interrupted by a bunch of NPCs with hardly any development to be the ones to save you felt undeserved!
The bosses in general felt subpar from the rest of the experience. However the rewards for exploration and devotion to cultivating the aesthetic of outlandish playground myths given form hit my sweet spots and I came out feeling very positive regardless of the mediocre final boss. It is imperfect but still worth your time if you enjoy the look or feel of early fromsoft stuff and dont mind a bit of a lack of challenge.