Jed Pressgrove's Reviews
The game fulfills a vision of steadfast humanity within the framework of a martial arts revenge tale.
Perhaps its efforts to fit in with the big dogs of the gaming world would be more tolerable if there were more variety to its challenges.
Not only does the game cheapen the idea that a dog is man's best friend, it also falls apart like a cheap chew toy.
Fire Emblem attains an especially epic, moral grandeur with this game's focus on the interplay between education and religion.
What hurts the game the most isn't the lack of follow through on its initial critical gumption, but rather a lack of compelling drama in its later levels.
Its boss fights highlight the contrived lengths that FromSoftware has gone to in order to satisfy players' thirst for difficulty.
Throughout, you may be gripped by the feeling that you've seen all that there is to see in the fighting game genre.
As you watch Talma's existence fade, you grasp the importance that every moment can have on a mortal plane.
At the very least, the game's epic trials will make you respect the practitioners of this most insane of sports.
The art of a game, however distinctive, matters little if it isn't accompanied by functionality.