>>59911135It's only brutal because retards think it plays like Bloodborne OR Sekiro and not a mix of both. They go in with preconceived notions and then get assblasted when the game becomes 10x harder than either, since Lies of P is its own thing and expects you to treat it as such.
You're NOT supposed to perfect guard all the time.
You're NOT supposed to dodge all the time.
You NEED to use your normal blocking.
You NEED to use consumable items.
The only ones complaining about the difficulty are those who believe you should just "get gud" when the mechanics of the game heavily incentivize using everything at your disposal. Even the fucking healing system does this by giving players the ability to recharge when they pop all their "estus" by doing damage or blocking.
The game even gives throwable items insane damage and allows you to cause staggers with them so you can always have an option.
It's quite literally the only "soulslike" game that gives every branch (Quality, STR, DEX, "Magic") insane viability, yet everybody just focuses on being a dex shitter trying to stab hulking robots in the electric dick. I hate it because the game's actually good enough to be its own thing yet all these "soulsborne" veterans go into it and get anally-raped because they refuse to change their habits.
