I want to play Bloodborne because quite frankly it looks really cool. I’m told the game is going to be way too difficult for me. I usually play games on standard or easy difficulty. Should I even bother? Is this game even going to be playable to a noob like me?

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    24 days ago

    It’s just as hard as any other game on the hardest difficulty. The only difference is there is no difficulty setting.

    Try it out. You don’t have to be amazingly good, you just have to be persistent and learn from your mistakes.

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        24 days ago

        I was talking about persistence, as in not giving up. Persistence is a must for souls games so you’re going to have to like the process of failing a lot and then finally getting the relief that comes at the very end.

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          Oh lol I totally misread that. 🤣

          Of course you’re correct: persistence is key and much more important than consistency (as in: perfectly nail every dodge, which is my problem).

          Like many others already said: Probably the best take is to “understand” that dying is not failure but part of the progression system. But instead of grinding experience points to progress your character (which is totally possible in dark souls) you grind real experience by repeating difficult parts over and over again and progress as a player.

          It’s actually extremely clever game design.