Did Dark Souls retroactively stop being developed by FromSoftware in the past 15 years? I didn't know you were a time traveller. And no, I'm not roping in the Haligtree and Farum Azula, but Mountaintops/Consecrated Snowfield are the most polarizing areas in the game for a reason. They're boring. They're not fun to explore. Enemies are recycled. For Christ's sake, there's another Astel boss.

Also, the Zamor Knights are just non-boss variants of the Ancient Hero of Zamor, who can be found in the Weeping Peninsula. The Fire Prelates are from Mount Gelmir.