Having played for 135 hours, I can highly recommend this game.

This is a fantastic game, overall. It is however, a 'Souls' game. This means that the core tenant of the game is fighting difficult bosses and dying a lot in order to learn the skills needed to defeat them.

The environment is another challenge with lots of exploration, hidden areas, and enemies to fight. Finally, there are all the supporting systems: Weapons, Armor, Crafting, Lore and lots more. Classes are varied, constructed not by selection (except for a starting point at character creation), but by application of stats and weapons and armor which can be changed during the game. You can turn a Melee Sword & Board fighter into a Mage caster without having to reroll. Just need to respec stats, equip the proper armor and weapons, and learn the new class.

But, this is NOT a traditional RPG along the lines of Skyrim, ESO, WoW, and the like. The only 'role' available is that of 'slayer'. Quests are few, difficult to follow, and can be made unavailable and/or uncompletable through normal game play decisions. Game play information is VERY sparse and consulting outside resources is almost mandatory.

The above being said, this is the PERFECT game for players new to Souls games to start with. The difficulty ramps up very slowly, there is a ton of diverse activities to do and succeeding at downing tough Bosses is very rewarding!

It is worth every penny, great fun and there is nothing like it currently available.