Witcher 3. The combat made me miss soulslike combat. It's not bad, but at a certain point you can pretty much auto attack and kill everything without thinking. Still a good game though.
You could meet the type of person to chronically shit on a public path
A new shop vac because I happened to need it and it happened to be on sale.
My avatar is the GOOD BEE from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Because I'm locked away in my cave, but if you manage to find and befriend me, I am loyal and will slay your opponents.
The kids find her "gen z stare" relatable
The lion is ridiculous imo. So many moves and he's all over the place, always doing something. I like the concept, but not fighting him. Maybe it's just a me problem.
Felt like they struck a perfect balance with late game and DLC bosses in DS3, then took it a bit too far in ER, at least for my liking. Rather fight Gael than most of the other SotE bosses because it feels more fair.
I'm not currently playing any souls games but the craving is building so I might run through one of them soon. Currently playing a puzzle game called Isles of Sea and Sky and it's great, even as someone who's not good at puzzles.
Favourite NPC summon lore has to be Lucatiel. Like someone else mentioned, her lore develops with you as you progress. There's a notable moment and implications of another event in the late game that make it feel much deeper than other NPCs.
For non-lore related summonable NPCs it would be the homie Sellsword Luet. Dude has two great shields and a red eye ring to draw aggro. Absolute unit.
I kinda agree about the SotE bosses. There's so little breathing room in some of those fights that it just feels like you're forced to react the whole time. No strategy allowed, only dodge dodge dodge. And that's why I don't feel guilty using player summons, because it makes them a lot more fun. Probably will never solo PCR and that's ok, I suppose.
Can't forget the OOO message either
Keep playing TUNIC. It's great.
Someone else mentioned Death's Door which I see as TUNIC's overlooked cousin.
Some others that are similar, have either played them or purchased and not played yet, due to similar taste to yours:
Alwa's Awakening & Alwa's Legacy
Anodyne
Blossom Tales series
Fountains
Lunacid
The Messenger
Moonlighter series
Unsouled
Still playing a non-soulslike, Isles of Sea and Sky. Once that's finished I might get into Code Vein.
My first one was DS3 and there were two lessons that helped me;
One, to let go of souls and stop caring about them. There are always more. It's not worth the time or stress to pick them up every time, and once you lose them the burden is lifted.
Two, for tough bosses learn their moveset. Don't attack, just practice dodging and watching them until you understand them better. Then after a few rounds of that, start to attack when you know your openings.