Easily one of the best soulslikes I have ever played. The music and art style are gorgeous. The story and themes are super engaging, and there are so many small details and references in the game. The combat is satisfying and the movement feels really fluid. Not to mention the game runs beautifully for me. This game is the first soulslike that isn't made by From Software that I can wholeheartedly recommend without an asterisk. The game had some balance issues that made me hesitant to recommend the game to anyone who isn't a hardcore souls fan, but with the new patch that really isn't an issue anymore.

If there is one thing I could nitpick about the game, its that a lot of cool gear isn't available until the end of the game and since the game is so linear, there is no way to get the gear early. That means if there is a cool weapon you want to do a run with, but its in the endgame, you need to do the run in NG+ (which is a huge difficulty spike). Due to the linear nature of the game, there isn't really an elegant solution to this issue though. However, this is worth thinking about for future titles (which I will be excitedly looking forward to).

Easily one of the best soulslikes I have ever played. The music and art style are gorgeous. The story and themes are super engaging, and there are so many small details and references in the game. The combat is satisfying and the movement feels really fluid. Not to mention the game runs beautifully for me. This game is the first soulslike that isn't made by From Software that I can wholeheartedly recommend without an asterisk. The game had some balance issues that made me hesitant to recommend the game to anyone who isn't a hardcore souls fan, but with the new patch that really isn't an issue anymore. If there is one thing I could nitpick about the game, its that a lot of cool gear isn't available until the end of the game and since the game is so linear, there is no way to get the gear early. That means if there is a cool weapon you want to do a run with, but its in the endgame, you need to do the run in NG+ (which is a huge difficulty spike). Due to the linear nature of the game, there isn't really an elegant solution to this issue though. However, this is worth thinking about for future titles (which I will be excitedly looking forward to).