Jack Shea

There are no barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have surpassed. My pain is sharp and constant and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no-one to escape, but even after admitting this, there is no catharsis. My punishment continues to elude me and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing.

First off, 5 stars right out of the gate the introduction and entirety of the game is fantastic, however there are many repetitious bosses and my hatred for the godskin duo. I really don't like the addition of spirit ashes because it makes the game way too easy and I feel like some new players wouldn't get the true souls experience of suffering on a boss only to beat it, sure you can change your difficulty but when I used summons I was left with this weird feeling of guilt and I did something wrong. Replayability is fantastic however except once you realize what places are worth your time and not worth your time you skim over that part of the game quickly. But back to positive things, I love that enemies delay their attacks which make them seem so much more intelligent and alive, I love the idea of a normal guy going up against a literal god instead of being the cliche "chosen one" who was born powerful rather than becoming powerful through your decisions and actions, in other words it feels fantastic. 4.6/5