Okay getting started took a good while. The starting difficulty is, or at least was pre-patch, a bit much. Once you got past the first major boss though, then things got really good.
Like all souls games you can farm levels if you have the required patience for a repetitive task. Once properly leveled up though this game is pretty epic. One of the better games I've played in years.
Think elden ring but not a totally open words, but also better graphics. The two games are very similar. Both excellent games.