It could be a really good game, story is predictable for an action film/game but the combat is ridiculous.
Far too many combo attacks to keep track of; no indication of what attacks are coming your way to effectively parry or avoid them. I don't have the time or patience for excessively challenging games (which is why I avoid Souls games) but even on the lowest difficulty setting the first "mini boss" of the squats killed me twice.
The 'age up to rise again at the point of death' made absolutely no sense and seems like an ultimately pointless mechanic to include.