As a fan of dark souls, but not a fan of open world games, I think this game is pretty alright. The open world doesn't treat me dumb like in games like gta, and it's not bland like breath of the wild. In previous dark souls, I liked prioritizing level ups but level ups are rare in this game due to the amount of runes available. Also this game has some of best horse controls compared to every other game where you control a horse. This game does a lot right, but I don't think it's a masterpiece like a lot of people say. But nevertheless, this game is really fun if you like challenge and an open world