I bought this game more than 2 weeks ago and finished playing only yesterday. One of the reasons for such a long game play is it's extremely hard, the other it's so good you don't want it to end once you acquire the taste, and of course visually it's stunning. Minor things that I personally found at first very annoying were the seemingly bad controls (however then it's all fixable), lack of flexibility, you will have a hard time trying to jump over even slight obstacles (which is surely intentional), however there's a way by double tapping the O button (I watched the video on youtube) but it's not necessary at all, since you can perfectly do even without it. And equipping weapons is a bit different here, but nothing complex.
If you are used to beating games very fast, keep in mind this game is very time consuming. I spent a lot.
And now let's talk about how difficult it is. It is excruciating really. Frankly I don't remember my heart beating so fast every time I managed to beat a boss. But, you still have an option to either run scared or become a worthy opponent to your fiends by improving your skills first (mostly I focused on health, strength and endurance). That you can once the doll in Hunter's Dream comes to life (that will happen after you fail a couple of times to kill the very first boss). This is a very rich game with plenty of places to explore. Just try not to give up after you fail at first (it's inevitable). Take your time improving you skills and once you can do it. This game is epic.
If you are used to beating games very fast, keep in mind this game is very time consuming. I spent a lot.
And now let's talk about how difficult it is. It is excruciating really. Frankly I don't remember my heart beating so fast every time I managed to beat a boss. But, you still have an option to either run scared or become a worthy opponent to your fiends by improving your skills first (mostly I focused on health, strength and endurance). That you can once the doll in Hunter's Dream comes to life (that will happen after you fail a couple of times to kill the very first boss). This is a very rich game with plenty of places to explore. Just try not to give up after you fail at first (it's inevitable). Take your time improving you skills and once you can do it. This game is epic.