It's a pretty game to look at, but It suffers from "Tiny, old playerbase" syndrome.

I bought this game because I've been hearing about it for years, and I've always been curious about it. The thing is, the player base has dwindled from launch to the point that the only people left playing it are people who have been playing it for thousands upon thousands of hours.

I finished all of the story mode on the hardest difficulty thinking It'd at least help me going into multiplayer, but all it does is teach you how to parry AI bots. Trying to fight players who know all the ways to approach you, attack you in unblockable ways, etc, is so frustrating when you've barely mastered basic parry light attack combos. And there just isn't an equal-ground playerbase to try your skill against. You're either playing with other brand new players, or you're playing against pros. That's it. It's probably a good game if you can get past the steep learning curve, but there's not enough people playing to make it fun to try.

It's a pretty game to look at, but It suffers from "Tiny, old playerbase" syndrome. I bought this game because I've been hearing about it for years, and I've always been curious about it. The thing is, the player base has dwindled from launch to the point that the only people left playing it are people who have been playing it for thousands upon thousands of hours. I finished all of the story mode on the hardest difficulty thinking It'd at least help me going into multiplayer, but all it does is teach you how to parry AI bots. Trying to fight players who know all the ways to approach you, attack you in unblockable ways, etc, is so frustrating when you've barely mastered basic parry light attack combos. And there just isn't an equal-ground playerbase to try your skill against. You're either playing with other brand new players, or you're playing against pros. That's it. It's probably a good game if you can get past the steep learning curve, but there's not enough people playing to make it fun to try.