It does not lack for entertaining, engaging, and creative situations. The series largely revolves around learning to read enemies and engage them in a manner that prevents you taking damage. It is an exploration, damage avoidance, geometric puzzle solving, and ambience based title if it is anything. I would consider the games to be an extension of the Metroidvania genre even though many call Souls-like a genre meaning great difficulty. And yes, they are overrated, but not greatly. The series of games that have spawned from From Software are all a very interesting and while clearly cut from the same basic mould are each unique and special experiments in the a way that fuses many different styles of games that have come before. The big rub for most people is that it is less forgiving than many modern games, which allow for a great many mistakes. The Soulsian titles all expect you to learn from the examples they provide and to learn to expect traps and enemies to be a challenge. I would say their boss battles are probably their greatest weakpoint, where their enemies will often require you to dodge around and stab it in the ass. Patience, puzzle solving, and an appreciation of the ambient environmental story telling is needed to enjoy the game.