It's an alright soulslike- I'd say its an easy 6~7/10- a cut below any actual souls game from- fromsoftware.

Out of all of them it plays most like DS2- I played with the big wheel weapons which had the best STR scaling- and it made the game feel extremely slow- I recommend trying something better- sure the weapon did lots of damage, killing most enemies in 2~3 hits and knocked them/staggered them quite easily but it was pretty boring.

I finished it in about 22 hrs~ while skipping maybe half the side quests at the end. (the side quests do affect the ending as far as I coudl tell)

I'd recommend it if you were looking for another souls game AFTER playing all the souls games, sekiro, elden ring and lies of P.

A game that throws a lot at you but lacks any depth. There are better Soulslikes that are much, much cheaper.

It's linear, punishes exploring or any attempt to break the set path, and has no fun upgrades to look forward to. Visual design is an enticing point, but once gameplay kicks in that falls dead on the floor. Severe lack of enemy or weapon variety combined with armour and upgrades only increasing stats instead of changing the way you play means you'll be fighting the same enemies the same way for a dozen hours long.

Some design choices are excessively lazy, with you being able to kick a robot to death but needing an upgrade to kick open a door or crumbling wall, every citizen dialogue being virtually the same and every locale being the exact same (Burning French city with exclusively dead people around).

The story starts decent, is a slow mess for most of the rest of the game but ends strong, with multiple options to unlock. A replay is in my opinion not even remotely worth it.

Combine this all with the many other complains people have such as performance issues and you got a game that doesn't even remotely hold up to the first Dark Souls, has worse systems, but a higher price tag. Get a different game.

Complex, interconnected and confusing maps. Fun and fast paced combat against too few unique enemy types. Cool and unique bosses with healthbars so small that you will get them on your first or second attempt. Good and satisfying progression, haltered by outright wacky balancing.

I feel conflicted about this game but the positives far outway the negatives. I went in expecting a soulslike and was somewhat disappointed, but after simply accepting the game for what it is I found an enjoyable single player action game. The story was an unexpected highlight and a lot of love went into the levels and atmosphere. Honestly, this game could've done with around three to five hours less playtime, since its weaknesses really started to show in the last third.

If you go in blind and try to have an open mind you might just find around 15 hours of familiar feeling singleplayer fun. This game, however, will not scratch your fromsoft itch.

If nothing else, I believe Steelrising shows enormous potential for a possible successor, the groundwork for an incredible soulslike is 90% there.

This is good game, though I would hesitate to call it a good soulslike. Well worth the money when it's on sale.