I remember getting my copy of Demons Souls, being all excited because I heard how good it was.
Then after putting a few hours in it, I had the same reaction: This just sucks! No clear story, frustrating for the sake of it, everything is bleak, you have to start over and over again; this is just no fun.
Like a half year later I revisited it, and this time it just clicked. Big time.
The combat felt very compelling this time around, the level design second to none, the graphics design fantastically good, the vague but consistent lore totally compelling, game play systems so deep that I just wanted to learn everything about it.
What I thought sucked before, became something totally engrossing and immersive. I've been a fan of the Souls games (and by extension, Bloodborne) ever since.
I think this scenario is very common among other Souls fans.
Not saying everyone should like it, but calling it terrible and substandard compared to Dragon Age or The Witcher is just missing the mark. They're just totally different kinds of games even though superficially they share the same 'genre'.
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