Yeah the magic was garbage. Started off thinking I would use faith/dex, and hated the whole idea of splitting up the estus flask for FP too. Very underwhelming. Stuck with the character, and just started dumping levels into strength and such. Must have dropped 15 levels into useless crap that made the game even harder.
Don't get me wrong, I very much enjoy SOTFS, It is a fun game. Though just as you were saying, I started on the fastest one yet, so I have to relearn how to play it. Or at least change it up a bit. The 60fps is so nice in comparison to 3 on the xbox. Shit drove me batty when it kept dipping into the low 20s. Or somewhere near that. And the camera is actually better in SOTFS, so it seems. Enemies breaking lock on and shooting your view into the closest wall or floor was also infuriating.
I wont derail anymore, just new to the series and excited lol.