I initially wrote a whole long ass review but deleted it cuz I wanna keep this short and sweet. This game fucks. Very derivative at times yes, but honestly who fucking cares when so much of this shit is on par with, or even better than Fromsoft's games. To the point where if this had "Fromsoftware" in the splash screen, I can guarantee a lot of people wouldnt even bat an eye.

The combat system is so deep and consistent, the bosses are all hits no misses, the world is really cool, the levels are mostly good, and the story is surprisingly engaging from start to finish. Best surprise of the year for sure, and likely my favorite game of the year as well. I certainly found it harder than any souls game Ive played so far, but thankfully its consistent as hell, and pretty much every roadblock I was hitting was quite simply just me not being good enough. The parry window is indeed very tight, but unlike some reviews here might say, it aint fuckin random, you just have shit timing. And I would know, because I myself had shit timing at first. But even through all the deaths and frustration, damn is this shit fuckin good.

Also some of the reviews here are hilarious. It’s so clear that anybody giving this a negative rating got skill checked super hard. Sorry you bashed your head into a wall trying to mash R1 and heal spam like it was Bloodborne. Speaking of which, if anybody is looking for a game like Bloodborne, but with slightly worse levels and wayyyyyyyy better bosses, boy do I have a recommendation for you!