I picked the knight and I'm liking it so far.

Good game indeed, with an awesome fighting system. This game reminds me Dark Souls also, because I die a lot against some ennemies :-D

The knight is my second favorite character. Try babarian next. A bit harder but also alot more fun. :D

And pretty innovative/original. Cut legs, arms, heads, pick them up and use them as weapons, or throw them on your enemies for ranged damage! Or pick up stools, shovels and tools to bash your enemies' heads with them!

The knight is great and ideal for first playthrough. Do not miss the armors though. He has to find 3. The last one is full plate mail.