9 Ghosts 'N … Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Dark souls is easier to start with but I find luck plays a big role. But if you struggle to keep the pace up then you will find it harder. I find Bloodborne being a whole new challenge, but you are guaranteed to have fun! I know we are not supposed to include Sekiro but I started playing it a few days ago and it’s definitely more difficult than at least Bloodborne and DS3. Nioh and its sequel are chock-full of bulky lads and bosses who can cut William in twain with a single sword stroke. I think that bloodborne is much harder to get into, but once you learn what your doing it because noticeably easier. Dark Souls 3 might be the hardest Souls game ever made. For context, I have wanted to play Dark Souls for what seems to be forever. If your coming from Souls you'll likely do like many people that come from souls. Then it will just click as some point that you need to be way more offensive, you'll adapt pretty quickly and then the game will probably feel a bit easier than most of the souls games. Honestly the first dlc boss was harder then the first one in the tower. Yeah it's much harder. They seem different rather than one being harder than the other. The DLC feels like an odd bonus. So far I’m finding it harder than any of the Dark Souls games, but that might be because most of the bosses are beasts rather than humanoid, and I’ve always found beast-like bosses much harder. I hear a lot about Dark Souls often and when I do it makes me want to play even more. - Far more build and fashion souls diversity and flexibility. Combat is almost more scientific, more methodical. not its because everyone is different what may be hard for you may not for me an what maybe hard for me may not be hard for you. Which is already more than can be said for DeS, DaS1 and DaS2. I beat the first boss withought dying and i died once to the second boss, but i wanted to know if it gets harder than what I am used to. Dark Souls is more about endurance and picking your moments, whereas Bloodborne is more about pace and aggression; both challenging in their own ways. RELATED: Dark Souls: 15 Hardest Bosses In The Series, Ranked Which is the hardest in the series? The dodging is much more effective and lenient. There's nothing in DS2 that comes close to the sheer rage inducing difficulty of the Orphan. Hard to get used to dodging and moving quickly when you are used to blocking constantly. It's also more fun and hectic. It's hard, but the more you learn the more confident you become and the easier it gets. So if you have an aggressive, yet calculated playstyle it can be easier. I would rank the difficulty like this, from hardest to easiest: Dark Souls 1 > Demon's Souls > Dark Souls 2 > Bloodborne. To my experience, across all three games, Dark Souls favours caution, analysis, and sustainability. At their core, both are darker, grittier games than the Dark Souls series. I think it is yes, the peak of difficulty is the high-end chalice dungeons. Dark Souls 3 is MUCH harder than Bloodborne, tho Dark Souls is still a great game. Bloodborne was a little bit harder than Souls. Demon's Souls is harder than Bloodborne, but Dark Souls is a mixed bag. I think Dark souls series if you take your time are not that hard. Nameless King was borderline as hard as Ornstein and Smough on NG+++ then I discovered the crossbow. The boss fights are so fun, you have 3 weapon stances that add a lot of variety and dinamity to your attacks, and there are many paths you can take when leveling up your character. EDIT: With exception to the DLC that will feel a bit harder than most souls games. Bloodborne bosses are harder than DS3 but levels/enemies in DS3 are harder than Bloodborne. The surge 1 is realy hard, the maze like maps confused me so many times. They're very comparitive. Gun parries are much easier compared to shield parries but the overall game is much more fast paced so unless you get your dodges right you could be in for some trouble. You need to play more aggressively here on many occasions. I think that bloodborne is much harder to get into, but once you learn what your doing it because noticeably easier. Throughout last week, “Bloodborne,” the latest in the “Souls” series by From Software, released worldwide. I … It's harder than DS2 (possible exception to Shrine of Amana). I would say the Defiled Chalices are harder than anything in Dark Souls 1. Other than the atmosphere and the lovcraftian theme and the soundtrack I don't think there is any area that Bloodborne is better at than Dark Souls 3, which has: - A much better boss line up at every stage of the game (start, middle and end). Bloodborne and Sekiro are a lot faster. These games are no cakewalk, in short. BB is hard, yes, DLC is harder, yes, but DS2 has some quite BS moments. There’s a reason why the Dark Souls name has become synonymous with difficulty. I've played all the games in the series plus the DLC and I think this is the easiest game in the series so far. You can't rely on shields as much in DS3 compared to the others. For Bloodborne on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Are the Souls games harder than this? I imagine sorcery mains or pyromancy mains might have had a hard time adjusting to the focus on melee and guns in this game but it was an easy transition for me, I just hard to learn to tank with my speed instead of with a shield. overall I feel like Bloodborne was easier than DS3. Both very challenging but balanced once you get used to them. I was honestly more pissed at DS2 for BS difficulty than at BB. It’s pretty much Dark Souls in a Lovecraftian Victorian era, same developers as Dark Souls too. Dark Souls or Bloodborne. Bloodborne is insane if you play through at a low level and kill all the bosses. Anyway, earlier someone posted (on this sub obviously) saying that he found Bloodborne a lot harder than the Dark Souls games he played, which leads me to my question: Which game is more of a challenge? Enemies are Bloodborne levels of agresiveness in III. I would say they are probably about on the same level in terms of difficulty. 2 years ago. Souls is … Hence, this collection of games harder than Dark Souls with no difficulty sliders ought to prepare your sanity for that sort of challenge, starting with:. Old Hunters is better overall than Ringed City but not nearly as hard in terms of pve. I would really recommend it. Many others find them very easy due to their slower combat, and struggle more with the fast pace of Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne, and Sekiro. From what i've played it's harder than dark souls and on the level of bloodborne and just as fast, but the fight style is so damn satisfying, it feels sooooo good. I had a much easier time with Bloodbourne than with all the Dark Souls. I would say it's equally hard but some things are easier and some things are more difficult, balancing it out to make it seem about the same. Parrying is easier by a damned sight and you can visceral Kos to death, something you can’t do to Gael or The Nameless king. The lack of a shield doesn't make things harder because: 1. Then again difficulty is all subjective too. While you can roll around just as easily, most of the time, the enemies are designed around shield combat. I love everything about it, especially how much of a challenge it is. Only in that there's fewer safety crutches. Bloodborne is insane if you play through at a low level and kill all the bosses. Crutches include: * Dark Souls teaches you early that shields are powerful. 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