I finally got around to starting Salt & Sanctuary over the weekend and its really good. Got my ass handed to my by the first boss a couple times, but after getting used to his attack patterns, I finally took him down. In the end it wasn't so much reading his attacks, but judging how far away I was from the boss so I could dodge in the right direction. Also, I still haven't quite got the timing down on the heal potions yet. There's a slight pause where you quaff the potion, which leaves you vulnerable to getting beaten down if you're too close to an enemy.
Apart from that, the movement feels tight, the upgrade tree is intimidating as all get out and the equipment stats are wonderfully vague. If you're into Dark Souls and have a PS4 (or are willing to wait a couple months for it to come out on PC) I highly recommend it.