Definitely in my top 3 if not my favorite game of all time. But playing lethal difficulty made me question if the game was play tested. The damage values are insane, even with fully upgraded samurai clan armor (one of the best defensive amours in the game) I still die in two hits. And one of the bosses on Iki island can kill me in one hit. Meaning I have to kill him WITHOUT TAKING ANY DAMAGE. My health can be upgraded further still but the hurdles I have to jump in this game right now are at head height. The early game was also brutal and ruthless with similar damage values being thrown at me. I will never stop loving this game but man is the hardest difficulty hard. And even after I beat it I want to go back and do new game + which will be in lethal + difficulty. This game on lethal is harder than Elden Ring sometimes.