The first few levels of this game are great. The puppets move unnervingly and you get to see the carnage that's ensued all over the place. Regular and bigger enemies are placed at reasonable intervals and they're fun to fight. The first few bosses were an enjoyable challenge with reasonable movesets.

Then everything after the cathedral turns into horrendous slop. The cathedral itself was a bit boring but at least the boss was alright. The stiff animations of this game do not suit the zombie-like enemies that the game introduces past a certain point. Long windups with instant releases get real boring when most enemies do it. I thought Elden Ring was bad in that department but apparently I had seen nothing.

The preceding level to a certain gankfest humanoid boss fight had already annoyed me well enough, and this encounter was my last straw. This is when the game easily crossed the threshold from challenging but enjoyable into pure frustration with not a shred of fun to be had any longer.

[h2] Should've just stuck to the puppets [/h2] The first few levels of this game are great. The puppets move unnervingly and you get to see the carnage that's ensued all over the place. Regular and bigger enemies are placed at reasonable intervals and they're fun to fight. The first few bosses were an enjoyable challenge with reasonable movesets. Then everything after the cathedral turns into horrendous slop. The cathedral itself was a bit boring but at least the boss was alright. The stiff animations of this game do not suit the zombie-like enemies that the game introduces past a certain point. Long windups with instant releases get real boring when most enemies do it. I thought Elden Ring was bad in that department but apparently I had seen nothing. The preceding level to a certain gankfest humanoid boss fight had already annoyed me well enough, and this encounter was my last straw. This is when the game easily crossed the threshold from challenging but enjoyable into pure frustration with not a shred of fun to be had any longer.