While I'm giving this a positive review, this game does not deserve the hype it's receiving.
It doesn't break the mould, doesn't introduce anything new, and the cut-scenes are full of clipping and are similar to any Chinese game you might have played, not to mention the English voice acting sounds cringey as anything and doesn't seem to fit the characters.

This game is a souls-like, no matter what anyone says about it not fitting that description, that's what it is. The combat is less refined and feels a little clunky at times since attacks 3+ on the light attack chain are all multihits, and it's more forgiving, but it's a souls game. I was hoping for a true action RPG similar to GOW, but i've been heavily disappointed. So if you're thinking of buying it with that mindset, don't.

The exploration so far is limited, with a bunch of mobs that feel pointless to fight other than for exp, and ive yet to move on from the jungle biome, which i'm not sure if that changes or not considering i'm around 5 bosses down and this hasn't changed.

What does save this game in my opinion is the character / boss design, the ease of access for new souls-like players, and the constant progression that hits that dopamine every few minutes, even writing this review however i'm on the fence as to whether this game even deserves a positive review, and i'm confused why this games rating isn't closer to 70%...

While I'm giving this a positive review, this game does not deserve the hype it's receiving. It doesn't break the mould, doesn't introduce anything new, and the cut-scenes are full of clipping and are similar to any Chinese game you might have played, not to mention the English voice acting sounds cringey as anything and doesn't seem to fit the characters. This game is a souls-like, no matter what anyone says about it not fitting that description, that's what it is. The combat is less refined and feels a little clunky at times since attacks 3+ on the light attack chain are all multihits, and it's more forgiving, but it's a souls game. I was hoping for a true action RPG similar to GOW, but i've been heavily disappointed. So if you're thinking of buying it with that mindset, don't. The exploration so far is limited, with a bunch of mobs that feel pointless to fight other than for exp, and ive yet to move on from the jungle biome, which i'm not sure if that changes or not considering i'm around 5 bosses down and this hasn't changed. What does save this game in my opinion is the character / boss design, the ease of access for new souls-like players, and the constant progression that hits that dopamine every few minutes, even writing this review however i'm on the fence as to whether this game even deserves a positive review, and i'm confused why this games rating isn't closer to 70%...