This was my actual first Soulslike game and I loved it. It's amazing in everything. I've played a bit of DS1 in an old laptop a long time ago and, as far as I remember, the game doesn't have a big emphasis on the plot and storytelling. This one, however, takes another road. You're dragged to Harkyn's story of redemption as he comes back to his kingdom in an attempt to stop the Rhogars invasion, a race of demons that are infesting the land with their forces and corruption. There's plenty of scrolls you collect along your way and each one is a completly voice acted record of something that happened in the kingdom. Therefore, you have a lot of lore to explore alongside the main plot. It's simple, but not bad at all. Indeed, I enjoyed it a lot, it feels like a great story. It's nice to see that some interactions with NPCs feels a lot like when you're playing God Of War 1 and the first NPCs see Kratos. They fear him and are disgusted. The same happens with Harkyn, however, they often accept your help here. Overrall, I felt the plot and story was a lot more present here than in Dark Souls. Moving to design choices, my favorite part, I can't say more than that I loved all of it. All armors and weapons are simply excellent, some are astonishing, for all the classes. They really make you feel confident and strong to face the foes ahead. As for the gameplay, you know the rules. Observe, dodge, attack, defend, potion, dodge, strong attack... the pattern that makes the name "Souslike". One cool thing about this game, and one of the points that make things easier, is a hand cannon you get along your way. This mega buster turns mana into ammo and helps a lot against all types of enemies. To finish, you have a nice replayability factor, which is common in the gametype, but I think that's a valid point. You can chose the basic warrior, magic focused priest or backstab focused thief. Definetly worth buying. Nice story, cool designs, good OST. I liked it a lot!
