DD is a brand new IP they took a leap of faith on. The reason why the reviewers don't like it is because 1, they weren't paid off to like this one and 2, the game doesn't fucking hold your hand. It's not masochistic difficult like Dark/Demon's Souls but it is generally difficult if you don't know wtf you're doing. The game has lots of exploration and little details that make you say wow, that's really fuckin cool. I remember throwing a borrowed pawn over a ledge. My main pawn walks to the ledge, peered down and said something like "that sure looks like a long drop". It has all these little moments that are really fuckin cool. If you guys are really on the fence about it, I do suggest you go play the demo both on PSN and XBL. In the demo, you are super overleveled for what you're fighting but it gives you a really good idea of how the game flows.