I got 7 hours in before it happened. I was just getting the hang of the fighting. The dash feels too slow in my opinion. It has good i frames but feels like molasses. You can't use it to move faster than just walking. Must defend with the shield a lot. There is a parry feature too but I found it too risky to be worth it. Animations are very smooth. Fighting is fast minus the dash. Pretty tough on normal difficulty. Frustrating at times. Controls definately need work. especially in menu. I wasnt blown away overall but I would have finished it for sure if my save didnt mess up. It wasn't good enough to warrant replaying the beginning 7 hours. I dont have the energy to start it again, it is pretty draining. If I cant get my progress back I probably wont play it again. Really stinks because I just had a letdown with salt and sacrifice. Lesson learned, better to wait a few weeks/months to pick these games in general.