I was with him in the first half. I picked it up on a whim because I had heard it was great. I had only played one game seriously in the last decade so I missed out on the whole Souls genre.

Except I had a great time. If it hadn't been I'd have returned it. I sure as hell wouldn't have spent 20 hours on something I detested so much. I found a plot and had a good time.

I think it's weird to spend a fifth of a playthrough and going out to shit on something just because he didn't get it. It's fine I guess, if that's what he enjoys doing.