Not a bad game, but a bad souls-like

[Elymnir]

This will be a bit of a rant and I believe evrything said here was certainly said quite a few times already. But after dying again and again against the shadow of the ashen (still didn't win), I have to vent. Too much bad decisions, bad design piling up.

I actually like a lot of things, in this game. I like the visuals a lot, they're stunning. The fast travel is cute as hell and "bonfires" are interesting, because you can get back to them and refill the gourd without resetting enemies. The town being built as you advance is a really nice touch as well. And even if I don't always understand their stories ("Help me, my sister wants to clone me with mushrooms." "... what?"), I like the many NPCs, they are all quite different (I like Eila a lot. She's weird.).

But.

But there are so may mistakes. The devs themselves don't hide that Dark Souls was a huge influence. Except they took everything that is good and made it meh, and also took everything that is wrong and made it... too much.

*inhale*
Too many weapons for almost no weapon variety
Almost no moveset variety
Upgrading is way too expensive
Shields and 2H weapons are often useless since you have to carry the lantern
Not a great variety in enemies
Not a great variety in loot. Last two zones (ravine and ruined city) only gave upgrading material
Why have a gigantic health bar when enemies always 2-3 shot you?
Dungeons' waypoints should be fast-travelable
Enemies hit you at the start of their animation, not when the hit acually lands
The framerate is absolutely terrible. This is not Crysis.
*exhale*

Those are just a few, there are many little things as well. The two last zones are essentially "The archers of Anor Londo, with explosions." Seriously, the ancient rampart with 3 lancers high above and two on the ground was an absolute nightmare. And those guys are everywhere.
But the worst to me is this shadow of ashen boss. It is my belief that adding adds to a boss battle is below zero in terms of imagination and difficulty. It is the worst you can do. It doesn't add difficulty, it just adds nuisance. And those guys are infinite, some of them can two-shot you and are hard to kill.

I really want to like this game and I will play it until the end. It is not so bad, all in all. But man. This is a terrible souls-like.

[McFuzz]

Agree. However, disagree that it's not a bad game lol. Hey, you get any serious, obvious bugs or issues that the devs simply ignore yet? I'mma just leave this here.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/649950/discussions/0/1735510523187337762/?ctp=2

Remember to leave a negative review on the game plz~