The game's mechanic is trash. The gameplay is somewhat slower and sluggish than other soulslike games. The reaction time is slow, healing is slow, and getting back up after a knockdown is slow. Way too many gotcha-traps on the environment that can result in death. Also, if you die too many times, a madness version of yourself will spawn and you'll have to kill her in order to get back your lost experience points. Fuck this game.
Better play other soulslike games such as Lords of The Fallen 2.0 or Lies of P. They are a much better and more fun game than this shitty game.