I picked it up and am loving what I've seen so far. Only played about 3 hours so far, and have yet to beat the Cleric Beast, but have leveled up a few times and have upgraded my saw cleaver.
I'm a complete newbie to the Souls/From Software style of play, so I'm basically just trying to master the gameplay right now. Loving it a lot though.
Also, remember spoiler tags, everyone.