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no matter how wrong you are


I love Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Dark Souls etc

but they are absolutely not for everyone

I find them far far easier than a lot of 3D platform games for example. It just is what it is. I appreciate why folk dont like them, I hated Dark Souls first time round, and it was only after bloodborne that it clicked.


I would say the battle mechanics and parry and dodge are tough (tougher than I find soulslikes; for a specific reason but no one wants a col essay on that)

Fortunately there are 3 difficulties, and I doubt you lose anything dropping to the base one.

Who cares what difficulty you see a game through in. So I'd whack it on story mode difficulty and go from there, you can always bump it if you want.

I am quite amazed at the universal love its getting (because that just doesnt happen much these days) but fuck me its polished as hell.

Honestly, grab a brew, headphones, give yourself an hour or so, and you'll be dancing round the room in a beret humming the theme tune