This game even offers an easy mode in the form of summoning so if you ever get stuck on a boss, just "jolly co-operate" through it to make it trivial. Just remember that you haven't truly beaten the boss unless you do it solo.

Surely people wouldn't brag about killing Nameless King with summons, right?

Right?

They do

Now that that's out of the way, keep in mind that you are not allowed to criticize any aspect of this game without at least seventeen fanboys jumping at your throat, all gurgling out the words "Git gud" in perfect unison. These creatures are not actually people, they're pre-programmed NPC's and you can safely ignore their wails. They've latched their entire identity around liking Dark Souls fanatically and so they feel that their entire being is insulted if you do not blindly praise every aspect of these games. Please be patient if you encounter one of these creatures in the wild, just nod in agreement and slowly back away from them.

This game is brilliant in many aspects. The highlights to me are the atmosphere, scenery, weapon and armor design, music and bosses. The good/great in this game heavily outweigh the terrible in it. There's a big learning curve to this game but it's well worth getting past IMO.

As for the garbage in this game:

- Gimmick bosses ( Wolnir, Ancient Wyvern, Deacons, Yhorm etc. ) are very boring to fight, especially on subsequent playthroughs

- Swamp slowdown. From Software loves their swamps. You are slowed down significantly within it and it just makes it a huge drag to go through. In addition to the slowdown you also get poisoned to further enhance your suffering. Fully exploring Farren Keep is just an awful experience

- Jailers and greatwolves from Ariandel

And more but that's just what comes to mind right now.

[h1] Overrated as hell and not for everyone but still great at what it does. [/h1] This game even offers an easy mode in the form of summoning so if you ever get stuck on a boss, just "jolly co-operate" through it to make it trivial. Just remember that you haven't truly beaten the boss unless you do it solo. Surely people wouldn't brag about killing Nameless King with summons, right? Right? [spoiler] They do [/spoiler] Now that that's out of the way, keep in mind that you are not allowed to criticize any aspect of this game without at least seventeen fanboys jumping at your throat, all gurgling out the words "Git gud" in perfect unison. These creatures are not actually people, they're pre-programmed NPC's and you can safely ignore their wails. They've latched their entire identity around liking Dark Souls fanatically and so they feel that their entire being is insulted if you do not blindly praise every aspect of these games. Please be patient if you encounter one of these creatures in the wild, just nod in agreement and slowly back away from them. This game is brilliant in many aspects. The highlights to me are the atmosphere, scenery, weapon and armor design, music and bosses. The good/great in this game [b] heavily [/b] outweigh the terrible in it. There's a big learning curve to this game but it's well worth getting past IMO. As for the garbage in this game: - Gimmick bosses ([spoiler] Wolnir, Ancient Wyvern, Deacons, Yhorm etc. [/spoiler]) are very boring to fight, especially on subsequent playthroughs - Swamp slowdown. From Software loves their swamps. You are slowed down significantly within it and it just makes it a huge drag to go through. In addition to the slowdown you also get poisoned to further enhance your suffering. Fully exploring Farren Keep is just an awful experience - Jailers and greatwolves from Ariandel And more but that's just what comes to mind right now.