Certain boss fights are horribly unbalanced (there's a red-haired goddess of rot I'm thinking of), however my net experience with this game has thus far been beyond positive. Visual style is great, lore is great, new gameplay mechanics are fun and don't feel too forced. I keep finding more things to do when I think I've exhausted all my opportunities. Working on all achievements right now, Got all achievements, still not bored.

In the few cases where balancing issues arise, I cannot deny I have experienced the greatest endorphin rush upon a boss's defeat out of any Souls-like games I've played, chiefly due to the nigh-hundreds of deaths that befell me in the process.

EDIT: The game has been rebalanced a number of times following its release in February, and continues to deliver new content and improvements to players through free updates (a rare decision from FromSoftware).

[strike]Certain boss fights are horribly unbalanced (there's a red-haired goddess of rot I'm thinking of), however[/strike] my net experience with this game has thus far been beyond positive. Visual style is great, lore is great, new gameplay mechanics are fun and don't feel too forced. I keep finding more things to do when I think I've exhausted all my opportunities. [strike]Working on all achievements right now,[/strike] Got all achievements, still not bored. [strike]In the few cases where balancing issues arise,[/strike] I cannot deny I have experienced the greatest endorphin rush upon a boss's defeat out of any Souls-like games I've played, chiefly due to the nigh-hundreds of deaths that befell me in the process. [b]EDIT:[/b] The game has been rebalanced a number of times following its release in February, and continues to deliver new content and improvements to players through free updates (a rare decision from FromSoftware).