I love Fromsoft games, but I’ve always thought that people kind of have horse blinders on when evaluating them as a whole.

What I think sets them apart:

• the art
• the setting and vibe
• melee combat controls

What I think they severely lack:

• sometimes it feels like I have to google nearly everything in these games because they never explain mechanics/items/quests properly. Most people would argue that’s part of the charm, but I don’t think it’s executed well at all.
• Basic combat is generally very fluid, but there are things that are just straight trash, such as ranged weapons. I just won’t use those weapons for anything other than pulling mobs away from others
• the story is just so abstract sometimes that I rarely know etc is going on
• co-op multiplayer sucks. It really says something when a player-created mod works better than a system that’s been in multiple games