Hard mode too hard; not sure if normal mode is too easy. help me choose my difficulty.

[W1ne-Ton Hammer]

I usually play games at very hard and if i can't beat very hard, i go hard mode. I never go normal mode coz normal is mostly like easy for me.

For example, last game i beat was Valdis story. I couldnt get pass magmus at god slayer. So i lowered the difficulty at very hard and i beat the game.

So anyway, dark messiah in hard mode is very difficult to me and i'm not sure if like most games, normal mode is gonna be too easy. So i want you guys to help me choose. Should i do my best at hard mode and learning how to master the difficulty for each enemies and environment or should i go normal mode?

Note, only reason i will chose normal difficulty is if it still holds a form of challenge for a gamer like me.

Also, id be glad to see a build to use to make hard mode easier.

[merchantmudcrab]

There should be a Hardcore difficult too it the game is patched to 1.1., btw..

Anyway, this game is pretty unique in terms of gameplay... I think a playthrough on normal is very helpful to get used to the gameplay and to learn how to use the enviroment and to test some skills. Therefore while normal is way easier than hard, it is fun too.

[Unbornchild]

Originally posted by merchantmudcrab:

There should be a Hardcore difficult too it the game is patched to 1.1., btw..

No, that was introduced with patch 1.02. But the Steam version is permanently patched to 1.02 anyway.

Just play the game in Normal mode until you don't find it that hard anymore.

[General Income Tax]

Dude just kick everyone into spikes and throw crates at them, impossible to lose.

[W1ne-Ton Hammer]

Originally posted by Shade:

Dude just kick everyone into spikes and throw crates at them, impossible to lose.

That's what i do now. To make it even harder, i don't even use the healing spell coz i think it's gonna be just too easy with it. I just killed the optional cyclop yesterday on hard difficulty.

[Jäveln]

i just love to kick people in this game lol

[RazielOneX]

Well got the same problem here. Tried it at Hard but even the first enemy after you awake in the castle hits so hard and fast that I barely made it then I ate all 20 possible food ration to replenish my health at full. The heal potion barely heals a hit from the enemies and after you jump out of the window there are two of those guys.

I skilled in meele and got a shield but still I can't hit them without most of the time get hit myself. I thought I'm doing something really wrong. I managed to just run to the next part but that's not the way I wanna play the game. I want to crush those maggots and explore the world!

I can beat Dark Souls (offline) but this was just ridicolous!

[W1ne-Ton Hammer]

Originally posted by XenolinkAlpha:

I can beat Dark Souls (offline) but this was just ridicolous!

The real challenge in demon souls and dark souls start the moment you drop your shield, your range weapons if you don't use range or OP magic. Even with a shield plus dagger, it's not that hard(I know coz i did a run that way)
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As for Darkmessiah, like the others said, it's not a good idea to go face to face against them, it's better to kick them in spikes or to use objects to make them fall.

I beat DM at hard mode and i had to rely on traps, sneak(even if i wasnt the thief type) and explosive trap only for magic.

Just remember that you're not the dragonborn or what ever, you're nothing more than a human in this game regardless of the lore.

[Domin1k]

Originally posted by XenolinkAlpha:

I can beat Dark Souls (offline) but this was just ridicolous!

Well, Dark souls have only "normal" difficulty.

As for OP, I suggest you to do your best and beat the game on Hardcore difficulty. I am playing game from beggining now, but when I played it about 2 years ago, I know that stealth build worked pretty fine on all difficulties.

EDIT: Didn't see thread post date, OP already beated the game.

[[SG] Simplur Jack]

beat this ez on hard mode. just go warrior and slash everyone to death

[W1ne-Ton Hammer]

Originally posted by Domin1k:

Originally posted by XenolinkAlpha:

I can beat Dark Souls (offline) but this was just ridicolous!

Well, Dark souls have only "normal" difficulty.

As for OP, I suggest you to do your best and beat the game on Hardcore difficulty. I am playing game from beggining now, but when I played it about 2 years ago, I know that stealth build worked pretty fine on all difficulties.

EDIT: Didn't see thread post date, OP already beated the game.

Even if it's been a long time since i created this thread, it doesnt mean we can't discuss about it further more.

I did beat it on hard mode and now, i feel like i can do very hard, but i don't feel like it for 1 reason. Now that i know what to expect, very hard won't be that hard and il tell you why in the next paragraph.

If you stack up healing skills, it won't be hard since you can always be at 100% health before your next fight
Weapons like Ice bow, ice shield(or lighting i think), and an other sword with a super OP life steal so OP that it can outheal your enemies's attacks.
Just note: I did not use one OP skill, weapon, armor/shield and i did not use 1 mana potion neither. Mana potions are too common, you always have 20 because it's way too easy to gind. Other potions and food are fine, scarce enough.

Explanation: and why these weapons can turn the game from very hard to easy mode:
Well first off, the ice is the most powerful effect in the game ever. If you freeze an enemy, you then only have to kick him. The ice will break and he will fall on the ground. Then you spike him on the ground. That's just not what i call a fight and you don't have to sneak, it's free of mana and a 3 shot kill while your enemies don't have the time to react. The cooldown is low as hell too.

Now you might say,''hey, but these OP weapons, you get them later in the game, not that early''. Wrong! in fact, the ice bow, you get it very very early, on the orc stage and it's hardly a secret weapon since it's easy to find. You don't need too much archery skill to wield it as well and if you do spend some skill just to equip it, you will still be able to complete your main build at the end so it's not a waste at all.

Yes, i know, i can just ignore the OP stuff while playing very hard, but trust me, that would be impossible. They made these OP stuff for the very hard mode. Otherwise, i believe it's impossible unless you're one of these perfect speedrunner video makers on youtube.

[Cursed Life]

I am too used to play any game at hard but this one is really extreme..

[SkinnierSteve]

Originally posted by W1ne-Ton Hammer:

Originally posted by Shade:

Dude just kick everyone into spikes and throw crates at them, impossible to lose.

That's what i do now. To make it even harder, i don't even use the healing spell coz i think it's gonna be just too easy with it. I just killed the optional cyclop yesterday on hard difficulty.

lol, I killed the optional cyclops on hard by standing in an area where he can't get, and I kept shooting him in the head with my rope arrows, which are infinite. It took a lot of shots, but it killed him eventually, so I cheated to beat him.

[Cursed Life]

everyone did that

[SkinnierSteve]

lol, most likely. But yeah, right now I am stuck on a part where I have to kill 2 very strong creatures while the girl works on opening the gate at the spider temple. They kill you in 1 or 2 hits, and I tried using my shield, but they managed to one hit kill me through the shield.

[Cursed Life]

yea this game has no balance, try it 20 times eventually you will win