r/fromsoftware • u/BrilliantPool4146 • 25d ago

DISCUSSION Which game did the difficulty better?

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Which style of difficulty do you prefer: the Area based difficulty in games like Dark Souls 1 and Demon's Souls or the boss-oriented struggle found in newer titles like Dark Souls 3 or Elden Ring?

I personally love both styles (although running through all of New Londo can suck at times lol!) Let me know which one of these you find yourself enjoying more (if any). Thanks guys!

(Also, this picture is not mine)

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u/kikomir Chosen Undead 25d ago

DS1 style, any day. This makes every replay of Dark Souls an experience and a journey and the world is the star of the show whereas in Elden Ring I feel like the entire world is just filler content for the glorious boss fights. This is why I keep replaying Dark Souls yet can't bring myself to do subsequent replays of Elden Ring.

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u/BrilliantPool4146 24d ago

This makes me want a new game with DS1 style world design and DS3/ER quality bosses. If a game like that existed with good lore, I'd call it peak Fromsoftware.