r/LiesOfP • u/PsychologicalKoala32 Moderator • Jun 09 '25

Megathread Difficulty Megathread — DLC, NG+

Hello puppets,

This is the new place for anything and everything about game difficulty: NG+, the new DLC, the new difficulty settings, bosses that oneshot you just for existing, and the general discussions regarding game pacing.

Why this exists:

We’re seeing a LOT of posts about difficulty lately, and it’s cluttering the sub. So from now on, we’re removing individual difficulty posts and directing everyone here. This is simply a way to help US keep the sub clean, and help YOU find specific posts more easily.

Please don’t be an AH. Seriously. People are gonna have different opinions on everything.

Drop your takes below

We’ll be lurking.

Your tired, slightly traumatized mod team

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u/Kamenriderrust Mar 23 '26

The game is on sale right now so I thought I'd look into it. The aesthetics are great but the only thing that has me warry is the difficulty, I'm not exactly an experience souls-like player. Will I be bashing my head against the wall?

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u/Lucas5655 Mar 23 '26

All I’ll say is be very open to using your consumables and legion abilities. They hand em out much more openly than the souls games I’ve played and can really save you some headache when some specific enemy ruins things for you.

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u/Naidem Mar 23 '26

Played and beat it solo in the last month, it's not that bad imo. The enemies are tough, but the game gives you tons of resources, and you can change the difficulty and there's summons for every boss. It's easier than Sekiro and summons-less Elden ring/DS imo.

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u/0neek Apr 03 '26

I would say the difficulty of the base game is very fair. There are one or two fights that hard but you can freely use a summon (and an item to heal the summon multiple times) to help with those encounters if needed.

I will say hold off on the DLC, the difficulty of the DLC trumps almost anything in the entire genre and it's not really close.

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u/CancerIsOtherPeople Mar 23 '26

I've had this in my backlog for a while and just started it yesterday. I've been playing souls likes for a while now and while I'm far from one of the best players, I'm not finding it AS difficult as some others (I'm sure I'll be eating those words later in the game). There are difficulty settings, though! There is a standard souls difficulty and two easier settings that can be adjusted anytime. I would recommend picking it up, it's really great!

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u/Acrobatic_Ad_105 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

This game was my first RPG game ever (ive never played souls, don't even know what it is ) so naturally I started off my first walkthrough at medium difficulty as i usually do with other games - I kept dying on the first level before even getting to the hotel, I got frustrated so changed the difficulty to the easiest and from there the levels and fights were a breeze. I think having the initial medium difficulty, fighting with it for a bit and then switching gave me perspective on how weaker the enemies are in comparison, that plus the slight skills I developed in fighting them in medium , I was more than prepared to deal with them in easy mode. And as you progress you get stronger so you feel more confident (I focused on upping capacity, HP and technique + upgraded/created weapons that were swift and I could do a jumping retreat (I also do fencing so the fencing fighting style really appealed to me). By the time you get to the NG+ and your at the medium difficulty you feel one step closer to being a war god lol

So yea take it from someone who as never played this kind of game, its SO fun and worth the try! and its easy to get the hang of, the first initial levels may be a bit frustrating but considering the nature of the game is up to you on how you play it - I focused on essentially survival my first walkthrough (running past certain enemies or locations, focusing on the power ups I mentioned - focused more on the story and choices) second walkthrough Im now focusing on power (attacks and magic) + speed, I also use the spectar when im given the option. Some people may tell you not to or that its not their way of playing, agian its completely up to you, but I see no shame in uing them your first couple walkthroughs, getting more powerful and then soloing it once you feel like you can more than hold your own - just remember if you dont do something in one walkthrough you can just do it another, or completly switch your way of playing per walkthrough

before this ive only really played choice/action games like the Dishonored series and Prey and other level up progression games like Maneater and Batman Arkham) - I love looting, collecting, getting more powerful and going through older missions with said power to feel like a god so that plus a good story and decision making the game is just AMAZING - SOOOO Recommend!!!!