great sequel to a fantastic souls-esque game. the only real gripes:

- atmospheric noises like screams and character dialogue isn't varied/spaced out enough. as much as id love to die repeatedly and hear "DRIA....WHYYYYYYY" 15 times it gets old really quick.
- crystal interaction is very finicky. i could have aggro from an enemy half way across the map and the crystal wont let me interact with it because im 'in combat'.
- optimization is less than ideal. even with a 3080 i get fuzzy pictures of items while in loading screens that take a while to become clear, and the higher FOV has a terrible time with the environment, sometimes stretching dirt to higher than it actually is and creates lots of unfortunate artifacts.

other than that, its been a joy to play the game and i cant wait for future DLC. would recommend you play both games to fully enjoy the story, but this game does well on its own.

great sequel to a fantastic souls-esque game. the only real gripes: - atmospheric noises like screams and character dialogue isn't varied/spaced out enough. as much as id love to die repeatedly and hear "DRIA....WHYYYYYYY" 15 times it gets old really quick. - crystal interaction is very finicky. i could have aggro from an enemy half way across the map and the crystal wont let me interact with it because im 'in combat'. - optimization is less than ideal. even with a 3080 i get fuzzy pictures of items while in loading screens that take a while to become clear, and the higher FOV has a terrible time with the environment, sometimes stretching dirt to higher than it actually is and creates lots of unfortunate artifacts. other than that, its been a joy to play the game and i cant wait for future DLC. would recommend you play both games to fully enjoy the story, but this game does well on its own.