Everything about this game is masterfully crafted. The "open world" of this game really feels like a more open version of Metroid. Where yes, you can explore down here, but you will likely die.
I beat this game about 2.5x for all the achievements, it was fun. It felt kind of anti-climactic making Sif's last boss soul weapon and just having nothing else to do however lol.
The lore hidden in item descriptions and extra NPC dialog is a great way to tell a story in my opinion. Not everyone wants to sit through hours long pre-rendered cinematic cutscenes. That's what the MGS series is for. Telling the story through gameplay is something FromSoft does extremely well.
Needless to say the art, music, sound effects, boss designs, and variety of gameplay styles make this game an easy 10/10.
A shame Lost Izalith was never finished with how cool the lore is with Bed of Chaos but whatever. Compared to the first half, the second half of the game just isn't as strong. But oh well, making games is hard. The DLC with Artorias is amazing too. He is easily my favorite boss to fight.
Praise the sun!
I beat this game about 2.5x for all the achievements, it was fun. It felt kind of anti-climactic making Sif's last boss soul weapon and just having nothing else to do however lol.
The lore hidden in item descriptions and extra NPC dialog is a great way to tell a story in my opinion. Not everyone wants to sit through hours long pre-rendered cinematic cutscenes. That's what the MGS series is for. Telling the story through gameplay is something FromSoft does extremely well.
Needless to say the art, music, sound effects, boss designs, and variety of gameplay styles make this game an easy 10/10.
A shame Lost Izalith was never finished with how cool the lore is with Bed of Chaos but whatever. Compared to the first half, the second half of the game just isn't as strong. But oh well, making games is hard. The DLC with Artorias is amazing too. He is easily my favorite boss to fight.
Praise the sun!