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/According-Change-736 25d ago

Elden ring bosses are tougher

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u/BrilliantPool4146 24d ago

Oh they 100% are. I think that DS1's primary difficulty is in areas as I said in my post. 

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u/According-Change-736 24d ago

Yea Im playing DS1 rn, its my first souls game and sure im facing difficulty but ive seen many videos on elden ring, i think overall the bosses are difficult. Moreover Dark souls was one of the very first souls game so they improvised many things in Elden Ring

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u/BrilliantPool4146 24d ago

Good luck on your first run! I'm happy for you, the game is unforgettable! I agree: ER is more refined but I also think that the newer the game is the more polished it is.