I liked the game, its really well made as all the modern Fromsoft games are, but MAN it did not scratch all the itches i expect scratched from a Souls game.

Mechanically, its combat is a delight but, as ive mentioned on here before, it lacked a lot of the whimsy and playful cruelty of ds1, 2 and demons souls. The older Souls games really arent afraid to come across as silly or goofy at times. Even when youre getting ganked by some bullshit, theres a sense of there being a punchline to an unspoken joke. Souls games are quite FUNNY tbh. Ds3 isnt DEVOID of this of course, but its much lessened from the games that came before and after. Ds3, on the whole, feels like Fromsoft was cranking a big lever that says "epic" and looking back at the player nervously for validation. Which is such a strange energy for a fromsoft title! Yall had JUST made bloodborne before this, you dont need to act like this!

I know the last paragraph makes it sound like i hated the game but genuinely, even as imo the weakest overall entry in the Souls series, this game is still punching way, way above many other games in their weight class so dont get it twisted, this is still good shit.