How "hard" is this game?

[Silverhand]

It's clearly a soulslike. But which game would you compare this to in terms of difficulty? I know it's copying Bloodborne but that doesn't mean it'll be as "hard" as that game. Of all the soulsborne games, which one would you compare it's difficulty to?

[Dregora]

Originally posted by Chandler:

Originally posted by Nucreum:

I find it very easy.
I started as a Bastard (Rapier weapon). I don't know how this is compared to other weapons, but considering a lot of people complain it's a "parry game" and I almost never had to parry... I guess the weapon is OP. Rapier is extremely fast, very high DPS, enemies stagger all the time, not even need to parry or dodge unless they are 3 or 4 fighting you, and leveling is EXTREMELY fast (no need to farm, quickly every standard mob start to die in 2-3 hits), killed all bosses I encountered on 1st try without sweating.
Also enemies are not hitting hard at all, for the few times you'll get hit.

(Edit: Oh and it's even easier when you unlock the pulling arm.)

Way too boring to me, so I uninstalled it.

This seems like 100% a troll. There's a next to 0 chance you killed every boss on your first attempt lol

While i've only done one boss so far, the parade one, i've one tried that one as well. It's really not unheard of. Blocking is insanely strong. And the attacks you'd rather not block are wildly telegraphed.

Can't speak for future bosses ofcourse, but so far I haven't died either.

[Chacheya1G]

Originally posted by Corinarh:

Not as hard as DS3 but much harder than ds1/2 and majority of ER. But we will see i only beat a single boss. I have feeling like it's another game where str is way too punished with huge delay after attack while dex can just avoid all dmg. It kinda sucks how it happens every time.

the difficulty spikes gonna hit you pretty hard. You cannot judge the game whatsoever from the bosses that were in the demo.

[Chacheya1G]

Originally posted by Dregora:

Originally posted by Chandler:

This seems like 100% a troll. There's a next to 0 chance you killed every boss on your first attempt lol

While i've only done one boss so far, the parade one, i've one tried that one as well. It's really not unheard of. Blocking is insanely strong. And the attacks you'd rather not block are wildly telegraphed.

Can't speak for future bosses ofcourse, but so far I haven't died either.

oh, sweet summer child..

[plump pickle]

This game made me pull every trick I know from the fromsoft games. There were bosses that were easy dealt with by dodging and there were others that fell hard by deflecting their attacks à la sekiro. Gonna start NG+ now though ^^

[Giga]

I'm 7 hours in, in the Cathedral area, and I'd say it's pretty easy as Soulslikes go. Regular enemies just aren't all that much of a threat. Elite and bosses can be tough but nothing extraordinary by Soulslikes standards.

I'd say the difficulty is in the same ballpark as Wo Long, The Surge 2, and Dark Souls 1. It's super difficult by mainstream game standards, but on the easier side as Soulslikes go.

[Giga]

I see people are saying game is much harder with heavier weapons. I use the heaviest starter sword and a motivity build, and I find the game to still be rather easy. Can't imagine what it's like with spectres and fast weapons then, but probably pretty facerolll.

[Deathwing1306]

4 hours in, 3 bosses down and so far it's not really as hard as one might think, the bosses are... not easy, but you can learn it pretty quick because you can actually see those attacks and in the end it's very satisfying to fight against them.

[An Irate Walrus]

I'm finding I'm having to un-learn some of my Souls reflexes. As much as the game looks like Bloodborne, a great many of its combat sensibilities are closer to Sekiro--so I think much of the curb-stomping I'm taking at the moment is down to fourteen years of Souls muscle-memory asserting itself on a game that really wants a different approach.

YMMV

[Belle Delphine Targaryen!]

I riotously suck that, as long as certain Souls-like don't have online, I use Wemod!

The protagonist reminds me of Timothee Chalamet!

[WetNachosFlavor]

a soulslike so you will die a lot

[Tourette's Guy]

Pretty challenging. Tight parry window + delayed attacks.

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by Chandler:

Originally posted by Nucreum:

I find it very easy.
I started as a Bastard (Rapier weapon). I don't know how this is compared to other weapons, but considering a lot of people complain it's a "parry game" and I almost never had to parry... I guess the weapon is OP. Rapier is extremely fast, very high DPS, enemies stagger all the time, not even need to parry or dodge unless they are 3 or 4 fighting you, and leveling is EXTREMELY fast (no need to farm, quickly every standard mob start to die in 2-3 hits), killed all bosses I encountered on 1st try without sweating.
Also enemies are not hitting hard at all, for the few times you'll get hit.

(Edit: Oh and it's even easier when you unlock the pulling arm.)

Way too boring to me, so I uninstalled it.

This seems like 100% a troll. There's a next to 0 chance you killed every boss on your first attempt lol

Actually highly possible, spectres+rapier is disgusting.

[Jester]

It's hard for the wrong reasons.
You're actually putting yourself at a severe disadvantage by using a Heavy weapon. I sometimes think the developers didn't think the attack recovery to enemy attack recovery through at all
Bosses have nigh infinite stamina, Trading often times with my attacks and outdealing dps faster than my resources.
Which is frustrating since I beat almost every Fromsoft game with a Heavy weapon and didn't complain at all.

[finn]

Originally posted by Chacheya1G:

Originally posted by Chandler:

This seems like 100% a troll. There's a next to 0 chance you killed every boss on your first attempt lol

My guy killed the tutorial boss and claimed the game is "too easy" for him lmao.

The game doesn't end at the tutorial boss?!

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by Sepulcher:

It's hard for the wrong reasons.
You're actually putting yourself at a severe disadvantage by using a Heavy weapon. I sometimes think the developers didn't think the attack recovery to enemy attack recovery through at all
Bosses have nigh infinite stamina, Trading often times with my attacks and outdealing dps faster than my resources.
Which is frustrating since I beat almost every Fromsoft game with a Heavy weapon and didn't complain at all.

hmm this is disappointing to hear. I've gone heavy for all the souls games and elden ring.