[i]I'm sure you're looking for a review of the game instead of (valid) complaints about a certain patch, so here it is.[/i]
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[b]The Good:[/b]
-The levelling system is nice and fresh, levelling a perk tree with branches for each weapon type and another for everything else. Respecs are free, allowing you to try out different builds.
-You level a class, not a weapon. This allows you to give every weapon a shot to match your playstyle. No more maxxing a weapon just to regret it later.
-Stability. The game runs well at high graphics, and I've only encountered one bug so far (visual one that fixed after a game restart).
-Story and visuals. The story is engaging, following both yours and multiple others' stories across the game. Visually, the game is also pleasing, with multiple regions all with their distinct charm. In terms of outfits, there's a wide range of different styles and "coverages". The outfits also play a purpose, with different levels of protection against different types of physical/magic damage.
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[b]The Bad (some may call points 2/4 a positive, but this is my opinion):[/b]
-Again, you can read all the other reviews for the details on the patch issue, but it is worth noting.
-The bosses. The bosses in this game are almost all "attack spam with 0 down time unless if you use the build we want you to" bosses, meaning you can either find an unintended cheese to beat them (e.g. Baron's video), or use the intended cheese, which is longsword + blade counter. While other weapons can be viable with a lot of struggle (and are fun to use outside of bossing), the devs clearly designed the boss fights around using parry + punish, after which most (humanoid) bosses are trivialised.
-Continuing the point above, a lot of the humanoid bosses feel the same. Sure they may look different and wield different elements, but they almost all have the same "traverse the whole arena then spam attacks for 30 seconds, mixing in a bit of ranged for fun" formula.
-The DS2 BS. Always be on your guard wherever you are, because the devs definitely took inspiration from DS2 for their enemy placement, meaning if you're not on high alert, you're going to constantly be dying to enemies pushing you into the void or 1-shotting you with a grab attack from a dark corner.
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Overall enjoyable, but it would be nice to have some more variety in the bosses. At least respeccing is free, so you can swap to a longsword build for the boss fights then go back to a more fun build (like spear or axe) afterwards.
