question about npc partner

[Manuel]

is the game thinked to play all time with a npc partner, choose on main base and let follow me during story, or is better to play alone like all souls'like?

[landmass]

With a partner

[Manuel]

ok, ty =)

[WhiteLezard]

Playing without a partner is viable, the downside is that the game becomes pretty hard (as hard as a Dark Souls game, even harder at some points).

[Manuel]

yesterday i do first boss alone, but as a anime game is nice to play with partner npc....even in a souls like game....the level of dificult increase with partner? or is same as alone?

[AsuraBG]

The game is designed with a partner in mind, yeah. Playing with an A.I. companion is sort of the point here, tho you can go in alone (tho keep in mind that it will get a lot more difficult).
That's because with a partner, the enemies/bosses have to keep both of you in mind. "Split aggro", they call it. When the enemies/bosses are dealing with your partner, this will give you time to heal or use any consumables or buffs.

For that reason, people often time accuse this game of artificial difficulty on solo (while still calling it "the easiest Souls-like???? Yeah, I don't get it either).

[Lynfinity]

Originally posted by AsuraBG:

For that reason, people often time accuse this game of artificial difficulty on solo (while still calling it "the easiest Souls-like???? Yeah, I don't get it either).

Never seen anyone making such accusations. Most of the time, it's "Too easy with a partner, too hard solo" when you just started playing, and once you get good even solo becomes fairly easy (with a few exceptions).

I don't know about "the easiest Souls-like" but it's definitely on the easier side of things, for a number of reasons.

[Tyrone Biggums]

Originally posted by Manuel:

is the game thinked to play all time with a npc partner, choose on main base and let follow me during story, or is better to play alone like all souls'like?

the AI partner makes the game very easy honestly if you want a challenge dont take them even the secret final boss was a push over

[AsuraBG]

Originally posted by Diva of Despair:

Originally posted by AsuraBG:

For that reason, people often time accuse this game of artificial difficulty on solo (while still calling it "the easiest Souls-like???? Yeah, I don't get it either).

Never seen anyone making such accusations. Most of the time, it's "Too easy with a partner, too hard solo" when you just started playing, and once you get good even solo becomes fairly easy (with a few exceptions).

I don't know about "the easiest Souls-like" but it's definitely on the easier side of things, for a number of reasons.

It's been awhile since I have seen it but the accusations, that I saw, were about the game being specifically designed with a partner in mind. Also some other criticism of the game was about how NG+ was handled (basically only boosting up enemies' HP bar and damage output and no other changes was done to the enemies).
And them calling the game the easiest Souls-like was because of the A.I. partner aspect.

[Mad Cat Lad]

Just experiment with everything, weapons, skills, partners and play in any way that's fun to you. There will always be someone bitсhing about how summons/magic/bleed/partners/spirit ashes/programming socks make the game easier. Yes, they do, and no, you're not obliged to play the One True Way™ to make a bunch of nerds who sank hundreds of hours into "gitting gud" feel validated.

[CockOfDuty]

Without a partner it is a different experience since you'll have all the enemy attention, you need to be much more attentive and skillfull with your dodges, especially on Lost Invasions and bosses + no opportunity to ressurect. There is no reward difference, so the only reason to play solo is if you feel more comfortable with the entire focus on you. I played without a partner just because I am used to the Souls gameplay

[CockOfDuty]

And yeah, on the topic of "what is easier", the game overall is definitely easier than Dark Souls, even without a partner. Not "easy" but "easier", mind you, there are definitely some hair-pulling moments, and no it does not make it worse in any way

[Manuel]

i finish this afternoon, and yes sadly is too easy with partner...and alone is really harder more than a dark soul...maybe alone on ng+ will be great

[❛❛Vénttea❜❜]

Originally posted by Diva of Despair:

Never seen anyone making such accusations. Most of the time, it's "Too easy with a partner, too hard solo" when you just started playing, and once you get good even solo becomes fairly easy (with a few exceptions).

I don't know about "the easiest Souls-like" but it's definitely on the easier side of things, for a number of reasons.

Those accusations were quite prominent when the game was released. Some even say the game is easy but the boss difficulty on solo is unfair, unbalanced and that it's hard for the sake of being hard.

Which is kind of stupid imo. So this quote:

Originally posted by AsuraBG:

For that reason, people often time accuse this game of artificial difficulty on solo (while still calling it "the easiest Souls-like???? Yeah, I don't get it either).

It pretty much sums up the accusations those players did.

[landmass]

I love how people come up with their own definition of stuff… “well it’s just fake difficulty but because it’s hard but it’s only hard because I’m playing like a dingus”

“Artificial difficulty” .. lol, goofiest thing I see parroted around in Souls-like games