Welcome to amra's comment-as-you-read, where I have too much free time on my hands.
-Everything does respawn when you die and when you use your checkpoints/bonfires, yes, but the reviewer is mistaken about saving. The game autosaves every second and you can quit to menu anywhere you want; everything will remain as is when you come back unless you die or bonfire, again.
-thank you, even someone who didn't actually play the game realizes that human form is an agreement to multiplayer.
-I disagree heavily with there being no narrative myself. The reviewer didn't note that much of the backstory and foreshadowing lies within item descriptions, which add to the background and motivation for lots of characters and areas. For example, should you kill Solaire and take his gear, you'll learn that all his gear is absolutely mundane, which makes you suspicious of his origin
Or all the pyromancies and occult weapons sealed away in the
. The Souls obtained from bosses and the weapons you can make from them, and especially the Keys also have very compelling tidbits of info.
In the the end I do agree with most of the points made, though. Really nice review for someone who just watched it being played.