Edited on: October 1, 2025
Posted on: September 29, 2025
ErrorSpeaker
Verified ownerGames: 239 Reviews: 4
I don't get the hype
Ratings of this game proved to me that the Dark Souls community will lap up anything with a tag 'souls-like'. The good: soundtrack is probably the best thing about this game (but, at the time of writing, isn't available on GOG for some reason). The environments, likewise, are very nice. Worldbuilding, and the associated lore leaves you hungry for more. The combination of JRPG combat style and Dark Souls style character builds works well. The bad: Worldbuilding essentially peaks in prologue, and then giving you a carefully measured dose that may be just enough to keep you playing. Instead of the world, the story concerns itself with common tragic drama about uninteresting companions (before it turns into a Pathologic remake). Which is a shame because interesting worldbuilding and lore was a major selling point for me. It got so bad I started skipping cutscenes when a specific companion started to cry, which is like half of them. Non-voice acted dialogs are poorly executed, automatic dialogue progression you can activate feels off. Game has a problem with key registry, which is a major problem for a game with QTE combat mechanics. At least it does on keyboard. And while the game tells you it's best played with a gamepad, it's not really an excuse for not registering keyboard presses, is it. At least one side-event is basically broken due to your character's animation speed. The game crashes every two hours. Performance wise it's what you'd expect from an Unreal 5 game. Mandatory DLSS for borderless windowed mode is just mindboggling. This game isn't really the ticket I paid for. With all that being said, I do not plan on refunding it and *might* give it another go in the future.
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