I will never buy another "Souls' Like" again.

I should have known better after Jedi Fallen Order. Not a bad game but not one I like.

Some context.

I started out playing this game on steam deck.... Bad idea.
I switched to my PC and started to enjoy it more.
The lack of map does not bother me.
The difficulty and dying often does not bother me.
There is a nice progression in skills and combat.
The music is great and this game gets bonus points for that.

What I cannot forgive is some of the gameplay choices.
I have had enough of games only allowing saves when the game wants you to save.
Having to slog through the same enemies over and over again is not difficulty it is grade A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ designed to make a short game last longer than it should.
Add to that if you choose to not implement a save anywhere system then don't have the developer mandated save at the bottom of an elevator which then needs to be recalled after dying. Just as bad as the save just before a cut scene imo.

FFS I paid for this game if I want to save scum then let me save scum.

Don't get me wrong I will almost certainly finish the story. However there is nothing here to keep me coming back or buy similar games.

Did I have fun? Yes up to a point.
Is this a good game? The music is excellent. It is well made and in parts quite stunning visually but I cannot call it a good game due to its flaws.
Can I recommend this game? No.

Played through the whole game, gameplay was semi fun, but after seeing the cheaply made ending I cannot recommend this anymore. It was such a let down to play through this nice visual game to see an ending done worse than the cutscenes in the middle of the game.