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I also think the central idea that makes the Souls games work is their simple yet effective controls. It feels like what I imagine a more combat intensive Zelda game would feel like. I think that's something that gets lost a lot in the discussion; the Souls games just feel better than most other games.

It's the same way I feel about the Mario series, which I find controls better than most other platformers in a way that is hard to articulate. Souls has the basics down perfectly for a sword and shield-based combat system. Just, unlike Zelda (the other great sword and shield series), Souls has the right amount of challenge to make that combat system meaningful.