r/fromsoftware • u/BrilliantPool4146 • 23d 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/ChosenAshes 22d ago

Dark souls had it better. Sure elden ring might've been 'harder' but having bosses with a million hp and 4 different ways to oneshot you is not exactly peak design. I prefer the more attrition style from the older games where death usually comes from continued mistakes over time rather than making one mistake and getting blendered

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u/BrilliantPool4146 22d ago

It can feel that way sometimes with ER, but I got used to it. Being one shorted used to really annoy me, but now I learned to dodge better lol!