trasharmdsister12 said:
Thanks for answering! When I first played NG on the Xbox I had an incredibly hard time with the game. I got stuck on the final bosses of the first two chapters as well as the first encounter with Alma in the cathedral (I got stuck here for weeks.. longest I've ever been stuck in a game). I enjoyed the challenge as it was more a mistake by me than cheapness by the enemy so I continued until I got it right. I eventually went on to be able to play the game on Master Ninja with moderate success (I use moderate loosely |
). I blasted through NG2 on Normal (Path of the Warrior?) as a lot of the skills were transferrable. It would seem Demon/Dark Souls is right up my alley if you're punished for mistakes rather than just overpowered and outnumbered. Skyrim is my most awaited game of the year and I'll be putting 100's of hours into it but I think Dark Souls will be my follow up game from everything I'm hearing.No problem. I had a similar exprience with Devil May Cry 3. I had an incredibly difficult time finishing the game the first time. Granted, this had more to do with the fact that it was one of my first experiences with the action genre. If I tried it again today, I probably wouldn't find it near as hard.
As far as the core gameplay, there is nothing cheap about Demon's Souls. You might get outnumbered, but this is generally a result of poor strategy. The trick is to figure out how to approach and isolate enemies. You don't really want to be taking on multiple enemies at a time in the game. You also shouldn't get overpowered by enemies unless you don't put much thought into how you allocate your stats (you have a lot of freedom in the level-up process). The other way you might be overpowered by enemies is if you try some levels (or parts of levels) earlier than you should. The good news is that you will find out very quickly if you are underleveled.
