Best game since… well, Dark Souls. I bet in a couple of years the list of my top favorite games ever made will consist exclusively of FROM Soft titles…
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Striking scenery wherever you look | Music is not as memorable as in the original Dark Souls |
Awesome monster design | Story is not as memorable, or epic as in the original Dark Souls |
Awesome armor design | The world is not as thoroughly interconnected and even has a couple of inconsistencies (Iron Keep, wtf) |
Atmospheric, epic music
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Immersing, epic and dark atmosphere
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Thought-provoking, subtle storytelling
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Fantastic, dreamy English writing | |
Profound lore can give you goosebumps even reading item descriptions | |
Interesting, surreal story inspired by the wisdom of ancient mythology
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Item placement and drops make sense lore/story-wise | |
Fantastic sense of adventure
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Great level design both game-play and lore-wise (most of the time)
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Satisfying, responsive game-play
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Epic, memorable boss fights
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Extremely challenging, rewarding difficulty (especially with the Company of Champions covenant) | |
Extremely long campaign never runs out of steam, and even offers tons of replay value |