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I tried to play Elden Ring on PS5. It was fun and I would like to keep playing it but it's just way too hard for me. It seems like it's just hard for the sake

I tried to play Elden Ring on PS5. It was fun and I would like to keep playing it but it's just way too hard for me. It seems like it's just hard for the sake of being hard. I guess that's FromSoftware's MO though. In any case, I stopped playing it. Just don't have the time when there are more enjoyable games to play.

thereddaikon 4y ago
That's pretty much how it works with their games. Punishingly difficult. Often with unfair mechanics that you can only properly counter after having died many times and memorizing arcane sequences. Its a very polarizing kind of game. But those who like it, love it. Those who dont, dont buy the game.
Krasnol 4y ago
Did you play some hard mode because I thought it was quite easy most of the times on "normal" and I'm old.
- sgarman 4y ago
  There isn't a difficulty "slider" or "setting" in elden ring. You can approach the game from different styles/strategies that may result in it being easier or harder though.
- lc9er 4y ago
  I've played DS1, DS3, and Sekiro, and thought ER was the easiest of those FROMSoft titles. Two of the biggest changes they made to facilitate that were to limit invasions to co-op play (unless you opt-in to be invaded solo) and Spirit Ashes for boss fights. It's still very difficult, but I think if you find a good walkthrough, like FightinCowboy, it makes the game a lot more approachable.
slothtrop 4y ago
It's hard, but offers more options to facilitate gameplay than the others in the series. Devs seem to encourage communication with the player community as a means to get ahead, but really, players just read the fextralife wiki guide which can trivialize (most of) the game. Use the exploits if you find it too hard. I think the quest system was a glaring failure that did not translate well from the previous games, where you were all but guaranteed to stumble into NPCs just by going this way or that. Without checking the wiki I probably wouldn't have completed many. That aside, it's a huge success with a ridiculous amount of content. An average FS game would take me 40-50 hours, this one took 120+ to complete, and that's skipping some catacombs.

thereddaikon 4y ago

That's pretty much how it works with their games. Punishingly difficult. Often with unfair mechanics that you can only properly counter after having died many times and memorizing arcane sequences. Its a very polarizing kind of game. But those who like it, love it. Those who dont, dont buy the game.

Krasnol 4y ago

Did you play some hard mode because I thought it was quite easy most of the times on "normal" and I'm old.

sgarman 4y ago
There isn't a difficulty "slider" or "setting" in elden ring. You can approach the game from different styles/strategies that may result in it being easier or harder though.
lc9er 4y ago
I've played DS1, DS3, and Sekiro, and thought ER was the easiest of those FROMSoft titles. Two of the biggest changes they made to facilitate that were to limit invasions to co-op play (unless you opt-in to be invaded solo) and Spirit Ashes for boss fights. It's still very difficult, but I think if you find a good walkthrough, like FightinCowboy, it makes the game a lot more approachable.

slothtrop 4y ago

It's hard, but offers more options to facilitate gameplay than the others in the series. Devs seem to encourage communication with the player community as a means to get ahead, but really, players just read the fextralife wiki guide which can trivialize (most of) the game. Use the exploits if you find it too hard. I think the quest system was a glaring failure that did not translate well from the previous games, where you were all but guaranteed to stumble into NPCs just by going this way or that. Without checking the wiki I probably wouldn't have completed many. That aside, it's a huge success with a ridiculous amount of content. An average FS game would take me 40-50 hours, this one took 120+ to complete, and that's skipping some catacombs.