Probably the biggest issue is I played this shortly after beating Lies of P and its DLC lol.

I appreciate what they were going for and what they tried to change, just didn't vibe with it.

Hate having to find and collect health items instead of something like Estus/etc, miss leveling specific stats and especially miss having a block function/button outside of the harden ability (that has a cooldown).

Throw in lack of polish and controls that are just a bit too floaty and just didn't want to push through after playing a masterpiece like Lies of P.

Maybe it gets better, but you have to ignore quite a few red flags to do so. As a massive FromSoft and Soulslike vet, they changed too much DNA (and missed with it) for me to spend my time with it.

"I'm just going to sit down and play a couple of runs real quick"--Dumb Dubbs before 8 hours disappears

Constantly thinking about jokers, synergies, high scores, unlocking new perks and combos.

Its so simple, it can get so complex.

Its frustrating, its exhilarating, its so rewarding watching your 700th new build come together and start bouncing combos off each other.

I need help, please send help.

My wife and kids left me, I was fired from my job, but as long as I get further into endless run mode and top my highest combo none of it matters