Big Allen

This one of my favorite games of all time, if not my favorite. I love all of the lovecraftian, gothic horror material in this game. The combat is flawless, the enemies are horrifying, the armor and weapons look awesome, what's not to love? The chalice dungeons can be a little tedious at times, but that is not a big part of the game. This game and its dlc are the best thing fromsoftware has ever made.

This game is absolutely incredible! The combat is some of the best that Fromsoftware has ever made, the level design is amazing, the enemy design is awesome, all of the mechanics and combat are flawless. I think this is a perfect game tbh

While this game does have its fair share of bad bosses, areas, and mechanics it has many good bosses, areas, and mechanics. People give this game too much hate, but this is one of the most unique and weird games I've ever played. It has so much awesome mechanics and ideas that are not present in any other souls game. While there is a bit of bad ideas, there is so much more good ideas that are in this game. The area design, enemy design, and weapon design is on point as it always is with a Fromsoftware game. It's just incredible

This game is the definition of short and sweet, the puzzles are very good and there is quite a few more scary moments than I expected going in. If you are coming for the horror more than the puzzles you may be a little disappointed because this is way more of a puzzle game then a horror game. Now I said this game was short and I mean it, my first playthrough was around 2 hours, but at this point I could probably beat the whole game in around 20 minutes so there is not much replayability unless you're trying to get the platinum like I am. I think the whole dream aspect works very well and I love how much the enemies and levels look and function like how a dream might. I don't think there were any bad levels or mechanics although a vast majority of the enemy encounters boil down to press a button to hide behind something until the enemy walks past you. Overall I would say this is a masterpiece of an indie game and I totally reccomend this game.

So after getting the platinum I can now give my final verdict. The game definitely has problems but I would say in the end it is definitely worth it. My main complaints are the glitches and bosses (I have heard that there is way more glitches on console than pc). The bosses are all super easy with not a single hard one that I can recall. Some of the bosses are literally just enemies you find in other areas except they might be a different color. My positives are that the combat is extremely fun and the level design minus the enemies is absolutely fantastic. I love the whole sci fi aspect to this game along with the setting of the abandoned spaceship. The enemies are fine besides the fact that there is not much enemy variety at all. The multiplayer is fun, but I would say its where the most glitches are. If you are looking for a fun easy soulslike with an emphasis on amazing area design and fun combat that you can also completely ignore the story and bosses then I definitely reccomend this game.

At first I thought that I would not like this game because I don't like turn based combat in the slightest, but this game makes it work. Combat is in the background though because this game's story and characters are absolutely amazing. This game knows when to be hilarious but also when to hit you with a devastating emotional gut punch. If this game seems interesting to you and you like the Yakuza series, definitely get this game

This game was pretty disappointing. The combat was super janky (but sometimes, that kind of made it better), it had so many good ideas, but the whole game just wasn't very good. For a debut game from a company of 15 people, this is a good debut, but all in all just a kind of mediocre game, the bosses ranged from ok and balanced, to broken. Re-hashed enemies in every area, having to find items to switch your weapons and armor are some of this games bad things. The best things about the game are definitely the combat and tone, parrying and hardening were very fun to use, and the game just feels odd and shrouded in mystery (which I like a lot). If I was to rate the games combat it would be a 4/5, but a downside is that it is very repetitive combat that doesn't really change much and there is one particular shell and weapon combo that makes the game a huge pushover. The way you get new weapons is pretty cool, the way you can change your riposte after parrying is pretty cool. Writing this review has made me reconsider and now I will give it a 3 because the game has a lot going for it, but big aspects of the game just don't work that well. So basically this game summed up is a slightly mediocre soulslike that has some really good ideas, but also some really bad ones. If the combat sounds cool to you and you're ok with some of the things listed above, check this game out, it might be right up your alley.