Imma lay out a big ol' secret for you all: the second half of the game is actually still pretty fucking good. I can still remember beating the game for the first time and being stunned to see how much people hated the last like 10-15 hours. Bed of Chaos is the only real stinker.
realistically this has too many flaws to be considered the best game ever, but so does bloodborne. honestly the one fromsoft game i'd submit to "best game ever" is elden ring no cap
The best game it isnt, but one of the best? Certainly is, but that applies most soulslike fromsoft games. It is insane how greatly fromsoft can make very high quality games. But i wouldnt object if anyone find DS the greatest, i love it.
yesterday i posted here about how the map design is unintuitive and wonky and i just wanted to make a second post saying that the design is actually really smart but it gives you no indication of where to go or what to do. i just have a really really bad sense of direction in this game.
but its still so much fun. its great. all that tedium adds a lot to the experience, and its an amazing journey