Why does Elden Ring feel harder?

While Dark Souls is no stranger to fights against a bunch of small enemies, Elden Ring's swarm fights are much harder due to the sheer number of combatants. In areas like Castle Morne and Ainsel River, it's possible to fight more than a dozen enemies at the same time.
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Does Elden Ring get harder as you go?

Elden Ring does get harder in new game plus. With each new Journey, enemies become more difficult to take down. Those that think Elden Ring is tough on their first playthrough are in for a rude awakening when they start Journey 2, that's for sure.
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Is Elden Ring easier or harder than Dark Souls?

Asmongold doesn't believe Elden Ring is easier than Dark Souls games, explaining that it might be the case for veterans who use all the tools at their disposal, but not for average players. FromSoftware titles like Elden Ring and Dark Souls are notoriously difficult.
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Does Elden Ring get easier?

Using the tools the game provides, namely magic and summons, the game becomes easier than if you were doing early game melee builds full of much more timing and risk.
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Is Elden Ring frustrating?

Compared to games like that, Elden Ring just isn't very mechanically difficult. Most enemies telegraph their attacks with massive, seconds-long animations that give players plenty of time to react with a well-timed dodge, block, or parry.
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Is Elden Ring Too Hard? - Easy Answer



Is Elden Ring harder than Dark Souls 2?

Group aggro and swarms make Elden Ring harder than Dark Souls. FromSoftware combat is basically split between one-on-one encounters and group fights. The former is usually reserved for boss fights while the latter takes place between checkpoints.
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Is Elden Ring too hard for a casual gamer?

Elden Ring is a notoriously tough game, which is part of the appeal for many. However, the game has much more to offer than just difficult gameplay, with a story and presentation that even more casual gamers would no doubt like to enjoy. Sometimes difficulty can get in the way, leaving players begging for an easy mode.
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What is the hardest game of all time?

10 Most difficult games out there
  • Contra. ...
  • Mega Man 9. ...
  • Flywrench. ...
  • 1001 Spikes. ...
  • Dota 2. ...
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Zelda II is the black sheep of the Zelda series. ...
  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. A game so hard, it wasn't released outside Japan. ...
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins. Ghosts 'n Goblins is for the most hardcore players.
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Which is harder Sekiro or Elden Ring?

Sekiro is also harder because the bosses are also extremely difficult. In Elden Ring, the bosses can be cheesed with certain Phantoms and weapons, but in Sekiro you need to learn how the game and bosses work to beat it.
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Is Elden Ring harder than Skyrim?

In comparison to Skyrim, Elden Ring's combat is far more complex and well done, and it's understandable why when you have to face some insurmountably difficult opponents.
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How hard is Journey 7 Elden Ring?

The difficulty caps on the 7th time around, meaning NG+7 is as difficult as Elden Ring will get. But with such a massive open world, and so many optional areas and bosses, Elden Ring also gives players the option to stay in their current playthrough after the credits.
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What's harder Dark Souls 3 or Elden Ring?

Elden Ring is more approachable than Dark Souls in many ways, but not when it comes to parrying. Parrying in any Souls game is not an easy thing to do. Precise timing is needed to ward off attacks making it a high-risk, high reward manoeuvre.
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Is Bloodborne harder than Elden Ring?

The answer to this question is both yes and no. As the game isn't exactly the same as the others but shares a lot of mechanisms. Hence some mechanisms are harder in Elden Ring as compared to the other Soulsborne games, while some are easier.
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Is Elden Ring too big?

Yes it's absolutely massive, but when you never end up actually traversing it or having to make the odd long journey, it may as well be a series of disparate locations. I understand why Elden Ring has fast travel enabled from the start of the game.
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Is Elden Ring the best game ever?

Elden Ring has been out for almost two months and is considered by a lot of gamers to be the best game ever made. It was made by FromSoftware, the developers of the Dark Souls series, and Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin.
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How many hours is Elden Ring?

If you're pursuing the simplest path to the end without engaging much with side quests, stories, alternative endings or distractions, you can expect a 50-70 hour campaign.
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What is the hardest boss in Elden Ring?

Malenia, Blade of Miquella

Malenia is hands down the hardest Elden Ring boss and easily one of the hardest bosses in video games ever.
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Why is Elden Ring so hyped?

There are 2 main reasons why Elden Ring has the popularity it does today. The first reason is that it is a FromSoft game. The second reason is that it is a pretty challenging game.
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Why is Elden's ring so good?

Elden Ring takes the fundamental DNA of those games — the sensitive mechanics, the creepy yet compelling aesthetic, and, yes, the difficulty — and suffuses it throughout a third-person open-world setting (in layman's terms, that means you're a little guy running around fighting enemies).
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Is Blighttown the hardest part?

4 Blighttown (Dark Souls)

Many consider this area to be the hardest in the series. While it is indeed a terrifying location for newer players, it follows a linear path that players can memorize. Enemies can toxin the player and bleed them.
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Is Blighttown the hardest area in Dark Souls?

6 Chaos Witch Quelaag Boss Room

Blightown isn't just infamous for its difficulty and frame rate issues. The dark, poisonous area is also one of the toughest areas to traverse without a guide, especially considering how early in the game it is.
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Which is the hardest Dark Souls?

The 14 Hardest Dark Souls And Souls-Like Games, Ranked
  1. 1 Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin. The least favorite Dark Souls of most fans, many players would say that Dark Souls 2 was the easiest in the series.
  2. 2 Bloodborne. ...
  3. 3 Dark Souls. ...
  4. 4 Hollow Knight. ...
  5. 5 The Surge. ...
  6. 6 Dark Souls 3. ...
  7. 7 Demon's Souls. ...
  8. 8 Salt and Sanctuary. ...
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Is Elden Ring harder than demons souls?

Are you wondering whether Elden Ring is harder or easier than Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro? The answer: It's the hardest FromSoftware game so far, harder than Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro – if you play it legit without abusing exploits/cheese methods.
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Is ds3 harder than Sekiro?

Don't just take our word for it—Forbes, Digital Spy, Gamespot and a bevy of other publications agree: Sekiro is harder than any of the Dark Souls games and Bloodborne .
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How much harder is Journey 3 Elden Ring?

The Elden Ring Rune multiplier does increase for each new Journey. For Journey 3, we noted a 6% increase over Journey 2.
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