Got this before the infinite glimpse patch went alive on PS5. Definitely one of the easier souls platinum. I’d give it a solid 8/10 in the souls category. It give vibes from Dark soul 1 and 2 where the game focused more on the interconnectedness of the map rather than boss fights, which i don’t mind, but they also intentionally try to make the game difficult just for the sake of it. Pros- • The combat is pretty straight forward, the highlights are the riposte and shell abilities, super satisfying and generally smooth and heavy without feeling clunky. •good level design, like I mentioned above, most of the map is connected without feeling forced with some clever short cut back to earlier areas. Most of the explorations are rewarding with good items, does not feel like you are wasting time running around empty fields(common issue with Open world games these days) •some enemy designs are pretty creative, love the coffin eye ball, super creepy, most feels a mix between metal and horror •scarce in checkpoint, I actually love this, because it makes every exploration attempt comes with a stake. You are not just touring the world, but exploring with risk at every corner, good engagement. Cons- • the gold economy is horrible, never have enough money to level up anything, I have to resort to smelter all weapons to only prioritize the ones I am using. Doesn’t help they give you endless core for infinite leveling • boss fights are very mediocre without much memorable moments. The only boss I think is on par with souls expectations are probably Malform Offspring, but even this guy got overtuned aggression in phase 2. The main issue is they are compensating lack of boss AI and thoughtful interactions with high damage scaling and super aggression. I particularly hate the bird woman with chain on her leg, feels super spammy and poorly designed causing artificial difficulty. •enemy attack magnetism is annoying, same move should not be able to track me across the map Anyway, it is a huge step up from first but I wouldn’t put it above Khazan and Lies of P, maybe on the same level as Wuchang. Looking forward what they will do with mortal shell 3.   submitted by   /u/0317ZKYkjhaa [link]   [comments]