So far enjoying the game I think there is for sure some room for improvement. A lot of what I post below might sound negative but so far I have enjoyed my experience. Will play some more when I get off work tonight.
My Specs for reference
CPU - 13900k
GPU - 4090 MSI Gaming Trio (nVidia drivers 552.22)
MEMORY - GSKILL Ripjaw S5 Series 64gb DDR5 5600
MOBO - MSI PRO Z-790 Wifi
NVME - Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2tb
POWERSUPPLY - Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W
Now for my initial thoughts.
Performance and Art
Games art seems really good to look at right from the start.
Graphics settings don’t seem to change the quality of the art from performance to ultra quality
Have Framerate Locked at 120fps but get random FPS spikes not in loading but in the middle of fights.
GPU “Hotspot” Reports at peak of 88.9°C Seems to run pretty hot
Gameplay
Stamina seems to run out way to quick in combat and feels very punishing
Visual clarity during the fight seems to get lost sometimes
Combat feels super weighty (I like this)
Parry window seems to be to short (I am not the most skilled Souls Player)
Feel like I am being locked into using a controller. I generally dont like controller play and am a point and click ARPG player.
No thoughts on build diversity or itemization yet.
Looks like a good game with more polish and possibly build depth to help with moment to moment combat