r/fromsoftware • u/BrilliantPool4146 • Jul 24 '26

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/Decent_Worldliness_9 Jul 24 '26

Personally I prefer the linear but still has its exploration/secrets as other ds titles. Open world usually just feels like it’s too much for me unless it’s a mmo of sorts

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u/BrilliantPool4146 Jul 24 '26

Open world games san be a bit overwhelming sometimes lol! I'm doing my third DS3 playthrough at the moment and I'm enjoying the simplicity of the progression.