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An interesting world history and Japanese folklore inspired action-adventure soulslike RPG that attempts to deepen combat, but lets everything else fall behind. Level design and enemy variety is strained, and the potential of combat never get to shine due to sometimes abysmal encounter and boss design as well as balancing.

A sequel to the original dark souls that unfortunately doesn't even attempt to meet the quality of world design nor the style of combat. Despite this, Dark Souls III is a very successful more linear, more action-focused, and more "epic" dark fantasy action-adventure game.

An insulting "correction" of the source material that critically misunderstands the design and direction and massacres the art direction. The only surviving aspect of the original game is the combat/movement.

A mostly enjoyable first-party soulslike that feels like it's trying too hard to replicate what makes the genre successful, and suffers immensely from a troubled development process.

A game with a scope beyond what it could reasonably fulfill, and a combat system lagging behind what the game expects of the player, but a magical soulslike experience nonetheless with all of the series' typical strengths (and weaknesses).

Almost all of the monster hunter series' fights neatly arranged into one cohesive package that is delivered through Generations Ultimate's own unique and novel monster hunter experience. Player expression has never been so rich and the content so endless; a fantastic send off to the "old world" of monster hunter.

An outstandingly successful modernization of the monster hunter series that maintains the core appeal but oversteps in its attempt to reach a broader audience.

A more gameplay-focused and experimental entry into the monster hunter "new world" series, for better and for worse.

An exceptional and innovative action-adventure soulslike RPG held back primarily by a noticeably limited amount of content and a lack of options for the player to approach combat with.