I love Fromsoft games, but I've always thought that people kind of have horse blinders on when evaluating them as a whole. What I think sets them apart: - the art - the setting and vibe - melee combat controls What I think they severely lack: - sometimes it feels like I have to google nearly everything in these games because they never explain mechanics/items/quests properly. Most people would argue that's part of the charm, but I don't think it's executed well at all. - Basic combat is generally very fluid, but there are things that are just straight trash, such as ranged weapons. I just won't use those weapons for anything other than pulling mobs away from others - the story is just so abstract sometimes that I rarely know etc is going on - co-op multiplayer sucks. It really says something when a player-created mod works better than a system that's been in multiple games