I can not recommend this game. Even after the patch it just doesn't feel or play right. It's hard to pin point, but after fighting most of the bosses, almost none of them have 'felt' rewarding. Another big 'sin' for me is that some enemies will have windup animations and then instantly flip directions to land a hit, which defeats the deliberate bait and dodge feel of a souls game and looks broken every time the knight creatures do it. It also feels like there is a lot of cut or missing content, with some of the bosses being completely optional and pointless like the gaian. I've played all the dark souls games, bloodbourne, and even Salt and Sanctuary which I like and feel like got the 'feel' of a souls game right, and this one just misses most of the marks. On the plus side..it's pretty.

I can not recommend this game. Even after the patch it just doesn't feel or play right. It's hard to pin point, but after fighting most of the bosses, almost none of them have 'felt' rewarding. Another big 'sin' for me is that some enemies will have windup animations and then instantly flip directions to land a hit, which defeats the deliberate bait and dodge feel of a souls game and looks broken every time the knight creatures do it. It also feels like there is a lot of cut or missing content, with some of the bosses being completely optional and pointless like the gaian. I've played all the dark souls games, bloodbourne, and even Salt and Sanctuary which I like and feel like got the 'feel' of a souls game right, and this one just misses most of the marks. On the plus side..it's pretty.