Is it true that the game is harder then Dark Souls?

[GardenData61371]

I bought the game thinking it's gonna be like Skyrim. But before I even started the game I saw a bunch of posts saying this game is harder than Dark Souls. I always had a huge fear of Dark Souls games because of their difficulty. Should I refund while I have the chance?

[CourtesyFlush09]

Originally posted by Caramel Frappe:

Trust me when I say this. The game is hard, but it's easier as you improve yourself, get the right gear, understand the mechanics and most importantly ... know what weapon suits you.

I actually think learning all of MHW's mechanics and nuances was a lot harder than the fights themselves lol. But that's probably because World was my very first MH game.

[Varagonax]

Originally posted by Haaz:

Dark soul isn't that hard, so is this game. You need to have some skill yes but you'll gradually git gud.

I would disagree. Darksouls requires a level of gaming literacy and patience 95% of other games don't. Its a hard game, but only because of the learning curve. But, no matter the game, its always a given that once you've played enough of a genre or franchise to learn and or master the basics, certain games begin to feel easy.
My girlfriend games, often with me. Shes got a decent grasp of most game mechanics, but when I got her to try darksouls 1 its like gaming was an entirety different concept for her entirely. You have to think about these games and their difficulties in relation to newcomers to the series, and assuming a basic literacy in game mechanics and standards. Someone who plays lot of and is decent at Secret World Legends, Minecraft, No Mans Sky ect wont find Monster Hunter World to be an easy, or even forgiving game. Someone who's played through demon souls, darksouls 1-3, and every monster hunter since 2004 is of course going to have an easier time with MHW.
That's like comparing fitness joggers to competitive marathoners, who do you think is going to have the best time in a marathon?

[lexilogo]

Originally posted by majic:

What game is out right now which is harder than Dark Souls? "It's not that hard" - okay. So what is hard? No competivie games allowed like fighting games or DOTA either

Arguably, either Sekiro or Bloodborne because of the different combat systems. Sekiro especially requires more combat play than pressing R1, rolling, and blocking. Anyway, here's some quick responses:

-Most serious rhythm games, look up "pro DDR" and discover for yourself that superhumans do indeed live among us

-Most serious bullet hell games

-Grandmaster Tetris, which is Tetris at the highest speed setting possible to the point where blocks will essentially slam to the bottom of the screen the moment they spawn, and to beat the game, you need to not only get a very successful run but then spend the final stretch of that run with all placed blocks being invisible. Becoming a Tetris grandmaster is a VERY impressive accomplishment that very few people have achieved

-I Wanna Be The Guy and most kaizo games in general, the difficulty in said subgenre is, by design, supposed to be as unfair as possible while still being technically beatable.


Dark Souls is a relatively fair game series about learning basic positioning, attack timings/rhythms, and how to navigate a level. As long as you're proficient in all three, the games are extremely beatable, and all three skills aren't actually that difficult to acquire which is why it's so critically acclaimed, as long as you don't give up, most gamers can beat it.

However, the whole curve definitely assumes you have a solid foundation going into the game. Dark Souls 3 especially has an extremely punishing wall in the form of Iudex Gundyr. If you're not used to stuff like action RPGs, it will definitely kick one's ass.

This is part of why MHW is actually arguably easier, the starting monsters have often been designed so anyone of practically any skill level can beat them. The bar for entry is actually a lot lower than in most other games I can think of.

[Joey Sav]

I recently just started playing and i'd say if your a competent person any game even challenging ones are perfectly fine, some games just don't let you beat everything on try number one which is great. This game is more about how it feels to be killing those monster and how engaging/fun the combat is .

[ZMember]

What are you talking about?
This version is the simplest version of all MHF

The really difficult version is the online MHFZ - Zenith version
But the server has stopped

This version does not take too much time to make equipment
The skill set becomes very monotonous but simple
It is completely to cater to the game market in Europe and the United States.

[stevey]

Originally posted by ZMember:

It is completely to cater to the game market in Europe and the United States.

what are -you- talking about? america didn't win every war ever wanting casual games my friend

[New Breakfast]

damn, people in the steam forums are really good at dark souls

[Karamell]

Originally posted by Breakfast:

damn, people in the steam forums are really good at dark souls

It might be due to how popular the series is, and how fun and amazing the games are. If you look at my profile ... you could likely tell I am obsessed with the series XD

Any game similar to it automatically gets compared, even if it's just the difficulty itself.

[Credne]

Looks like English grammar is harder than both for you.

[Karamell]

Originally posted by Credne:

Looks like English grammar is harder than both for you.

Well, not only is this not helping the OP with his concern in any way, that's pretty rude. If you have constructive criticism, there's a much better way of displaying it.

[New Breakfast]

Originally posted by Caramel Frappe:

Originally posted by Breakfast:

damn, people in the steam forums are really good at dark souls

It might be due to how popular the series is, and how fun and amazing the games are. If you look at my profile ... you could likely tell I am obsessed with the series XD

Any game similar to it automatically gets compared, even if it's just the difficulty itself.

yeah, i'm fine with comparing monster hunter and dark souls, since they're both slow-paced action games, but damn, when comparisons happen, there's always a lot saying "dark souls isn't that hard", no matter what we're comparing it with

Originally posted by Credne:

Looks like English grammar is harder than both for you.

our grammars are fine tho, and not sure what we did to trigger you

EDIT : never mind, i just checked your post history and that's just the kind of person you are

[abdera2020]

Why even compare MHW to Darksouls? It's like people comparing Warframe to Destiny 2. Both games are different.

[Popcorn]

Originally posted by abdera2020:

Why even compare MHW to Darksouls? It's like people comparing Warframe to Destiny 2. Both games are different.

Eh, MH came b4 DS and most ppl say that DS has similar combat style to MH (or vice versa altho its incorrect chronologically)
But yes, difficulty depends on ur play cuz of the 14 wpns in the game. Each different situation has a different difficulty.
Example is Kirin, a unicorn like Elder Dragon, is harder to fight with Dual Blades compared to slicing Light Bowgun (for me thst is) cuz of the available hitzones when agitated, which is just the head
And Teostra, a lion like Elder Dragon, is easier for me with Long Sword than say Bow and Light Bowgun cuz of, once again, the hitzones when Teostra is agitated, again just the head but also the tail as well

[stevey]

dark souls is a puzzle game, in dark souls you fight wind up toys, if you can play tetris you can play dark souls, in monster hunter you fight real monsters if you can't react on instinct and not memory then you're dead


dark souls is for nerds

[DaBa]

Originally posted by Breakfast:

yeah, i'm fine with comparing monster hunter and dark souls, since they're both slow-paced action games, but damn, when comparisons happen, there's always a lot saying "dark souls isn't that hard", no matter what we're comparing it with

Here, it's probably because games are Dark Souls games aren't really that hard for people who regularly play other, similar games that are also challenging. For example Dark Souls. It really depends on what games you like to play, if you are a casual gamer who plays sports games or FPS games with friend, then Dark Souls can indeed be a shock because it's a huge difficulty spike from those. But if you were for example raised on MH franchise, then Dark Souls doesn't look that difficult anymore, it's just another challenging game. Also, some people are simply better at video games than others, hence you see many people claim they don't see how Dark Souls is considered difficult, and that they completed them without too many issues. Most of them are larpers though, who want to look like they know what they're doing.

And yes, on the whole spectrum of video games difficulty, Dark Souls isn't very high on the list. And whatever fans of Monster hunter like to say, none of the Monster Hunter games are up there as well.