Nioh and Nioh 2 just aren't fun. I beat them, but then again I don't find fun in difficulty. Most of what I play are Turn based RPG's these days that require more thinking than pattern recognition or combos.
I think soulslike community has changed a lot since Demon Souls. I didn't even play Demon Souls, but from all the playthroughs I watched, it was an exceptional and conceptual work.
Unfortunately I can't buy it on steam, and I really don't trust those key selling online shops. I had a blast playing P4, and from what I've read it's the worst one out of P3 P4 P5. So I can only salivate at how good P5 will be.
Nobody cares if you criticize newer souls games. The people that do are obsessed. Go ham. I already said I don't like ER as much as DS3, and I can accept the bad parts of DS3 even when it's my favorite game.