Bloodborne overrated?

[Foulbeast]

Yes I know wrong forum, but recently I got a PS4 to play Bloodborne and though the art direction, graphics, enemy design, level design are all generally awesome, I can't help but feel underwhelmed.

I knew going in that character customization and build options were limited compared to DS, but after playing 10 hours I have yet to find a combat style that really works for me. The fact that you can't even equip and test out a weapon without meeting the required stats (really?) and no respec option really disincentives trying out new things, and takes a lot of the joy out of discovering new gear.

The combat itself feels off somehow. In Sekiro, as a comparison, there was a big incentive to be efficient with your swings rather than button mashing. In Bloodborne there's little incentive not to spam, and the health regeneration mechanic often means I'm spamming R1 even after the enemy has died since you get back health even during the enemy fall animation. After doing that for a while it just makes everything seem cheap. Yes you can spam a straight sword in DS as well, but (especially in DS2) stamina management feels more important and there's a greater cost in getting it wrong.

The bosses, except maybe Father Gascoigne and Blood-starved Beast, are super annoying - either a gimmic like the disappearing witches, or huge writhing screaming furry things that along with the janky camera make it difficult to know what the hell is going on. These again can be mostly strafed and spammed (I'm looking at you Cleric Beast) with no feeling of accomplishment whatsoever.

This is nicely topped off with a potentially fatal bug every 90 minutes or so - being hit through walls, getting stuck in the environment, falling through floor, game randomly crashing.

Is this all accurate, or have I just missed the point?

[Fishercat]

I liked it but not as much as any Souls game. I loved the atmosphere though.....creepy af.