A couple of bullshit moments but otherwise the most interesting boss roster in the series. Has an etherial atmosphere that I feel only the PS3-limited graphics can afford even over Bloodborne. Has a stronger commitment to the JRPG aspects than others in the series, forcing you to experiment with different stats and builds to hard-counter enemies, which in turn makes the message system extremely useful (emulating online play is a must). Only Dark Souls 2 came close to that but sacrificed a lot of what made DeS/DaS enjoyable to actually play and look at.

Fun fact: I played this on release when everyone started talking about it but got barely any further after killing the first boss. I beat every other Soulsborne game pretty much in order, until recently coming back to finish this one. This might be my favourite game in the entire series.