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Everything is good, except you need 3 people to play it, very much scaled for a full party. So get some friends

Simply incredible

I loved this game overall, there are (of course) many issues that hinder it:

1. This game is janky as hell. Hitboxes not making sense, movement being awful, buggy enemies.

2. Having to stand still while healing and making the bar slowly regenerate your health is actually not a bad mechanic, only in the DLC does it become a problem. It's only when the boss you face never takes a moment to reset, which again is only really a problem in the DLC. Lifegems are only upside, they never feel like a requirement and they're great to use for quick-time situations. Humanity being a factor in this game isn't as awful as I thought, since most bosses were easy. I never found myself struggling to keep up. It would be nice if a vendor sold Human Effigy's, but you can also farm them, so it's not a big deal. If the base game were harder, it might actually be a problem.

3. The stamina system is horrible. I swear to God, they never actually playtested stamina, because anyone with a brain would realize, in its current state, that it just isn't acceptable. Negative stamina makes sense, but you have to show it on screen somehow, it's not reasonable to have to keep looking at my stamina bar every time I swing 2 times and dodge. Leveling stamina might as well be throwing your points away, even at 50 it feels like it's JUST NOW starting to get to a point where you could call it "decent".

4. Adaptability is pointless, it should've been mixed with either Endurance or Vitality. Take it even further, all 3 should just be 1 skill.

5. The base game is so incredibly easy that it's embarrassing. I beat almost every main boss in 1 attempt, and no more than 5. Pick almost any weapon, level it to max (or don't) and go where ever. You will very easily get the hang of most enemies and bosses move sets pretty much instantly.

6. The DLC's are much harder than the actual base game. Enemies almost feel like they were designed to be used for Dark Souls 3 instead. Lots of enemies do multiple moves in one cycle, and with the aforementioned stamina mechanics not catering to it, it just feels like I'm playing the real version of the game with the wrong mechanics and movement system.

Like I said, I loved playing this game. You have to take it for what it is and the mechanics it offers. Some things are ridiculous and never should have made it into the game, but maybe it adds to the charm. It might be the worst in the franchise, but that's not saying much. It is still extremely fun and engaging.

Although review-bombing is fun, it does little to actually change anything. Especially when it comes to the scum that is Activision. What can help is reporting the game as Harmful to hopefully get some sort reaction. These games (pre Infinite Warfare) are completely unsafe to play online in their current state and should not be allowed on this platform.

I'll just say that this expansion is absolutely incredible. Adds so much new content. But I really want to focus on what can be improved/didn't really like:

- Horrible frame-rate/performance issues in certain areas (I have a PC that is more than capable)
- A LOT of dead space that offers nothing but "looks", which I didn't mind in the base game because the map is HUGE, but for a map roughly the size of Limgrave, it could have been done better
- All accessible areas are, at times, almost impossible to find unless you scour the map entirely. (Not to mention the insane map piece placements) Every path is an absolute labyrinth to navigate
- They devs seem to REALLY REALLY want you to use summons, to the point where they created a new upgrade mechanic based around summons, put them at almost all important boss fights, and make them vital to the story

Like I said, the expansion is amazing. The devs offer you a new way to play, and while it might not be for everyone, I certainly found it fun and engaging. All it needs now is just some performance tweaks and I'd be happy.

From my experience so far, it's basically Lethal Company but you don't have to carry anything. That alone makes this game so much fun to play.

the zombies mode is absolutely incredible, blew my expectations away. the loot system is almost perfect: play the game to earn keys to unlock crates that give you cool looking and surprisingly useful stuff. mechanically, it's good not great: i have experienced a lot of glitches and back-tracking when maneuvering around zombies that have had detrimental consequences in game, not a huge deal nor frequent occurrence. what does piss me off a lot is how LONG i have to hold down F to get anything to activate, that has screwed me over multiple times. Spaceland is an all time great map (perhaps top 10 of all time), haven't touched the other DLC maps yet because i wanted to beat Spaceland first. this game is amazing, i can't believe how much ♥♥♥♥ it got when coming out just because it was a future shooter, rather than a "boots on the ground" whatever game. but even the exo-suit mechanics in multiplayer aren't awful, nor are they really necessary to have a good time. can't believe this is the first time ive played this game, shouldn't have waited this long.

is it one of the greatest games ever made? yeah.

It really is quite impressive how you can keep making a game worse and worse every single year and still charge $60+ for it. I am absolutely not surprised still to this day. This game crashes so much it's a miracle it even starts at all. For some reason EA feel the need to fundamentally change the game every year for no reason whatsoever. I bought this game on sale for $9 and I'm questioning if that was even worth the price. If this game goes on sale any lower than $5, I'd say it's worth it, any price higher is waste of your money and life.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! FALSE ADVERTISING!
The game and multiple people of internet forums say there are different endings, but there is only 1 (ONE)! I did what the narrator told me to do and got the Freedom Ending, upon restart, the narrator continued to tell me to do the Freedom Ending OVER AND OVER AGAIN! Of course, I saw multiple doors, pathways, even a door that says "New Content", but the narrator NEVER INSTRUCTS ME TO TAKE THESE PATHS! So how in the world am I meant to get to the new content when the instructions ARE ALWAYS THE SAME!?!? The developers need to include new voice instructions for the narrator to give; I just CANNOT see this game being at all worth it to the everyday video game consumer.
I will say though, after playing the Freedom Ending over 621 times and counting, I do have admit that it is quite literally one of the greatest story lines I have ever played in a video game before. I will continue to do this ending until the developers get their heads out of their behinds and TELL ME TO DO OTHER ENDINGS.