unfortunately this game sucks after you've played all the later souls entries, and doesnt feel nearly as good.
i hate halting to a stop when i heal, i hate how easy i am to knock over and how long it takes to get back up using light/medium builds, i hate how the medium and heavy roll feel. the slow, weighty combat still feels good in some parts but it can be so stop-and-go that it becomes tedious a lot of the time.
most bosses are also just straight up bad and/or not fun. shout out bell gargoyles, ornstein and smough and the DLC bosses. bed of chaos, four kings, centipede demon, go to hell. every other boss is just mid, at least mechanically and how fun they are to fight. most bosses are at least thematically interesting and cool.
5/5 for vibes and how cool of a game it is, 2/5 for general gameplay and how annoying it often is in so many aspects.
i hate halting to a stop when i heal, i hate how easy i am to knock over and how long it takes to get back up using light/medium builds, i hate how the medium and heavy roll feel. the slow, weighty combat still feels good in some parts but it can be so stop-and-go that it becomes tedious a lot of the time.
most bosses are also just straight up bad and/or not fun. shout out bell gargoyles, ornstein and smough and the DLC bosses. bed of chaos, four kings, centipede demon, go to hell. every other boss is just mid, at least mechanically and how fun they are to fight. most bosses are at least thematically interesting and cool.
5/5 for vibes and how cool of a game it is, 2/5 for general gameplay and how annoying it often is in so many aspects.