Definitely does make life easier in my view. You can go off wandering and grab some great gear and many bosses are optional. There’s a couple of road blocks with must beat bosses to progress story but you can go away and level up before fighting them. So you should never be in a position where you are attempting bosses a 100 times because there’s nothing else to do.
Also, sites of grace act as spawn points when you die, and there are loads of them. So you should never have to replay too much of an area if you die.
The game is massive, so there’s always places to go and things to do. You still have to be careful, even with standard enemies early on. If you wander too far you will just have to run and grab goodies as if you try and fight you will be one shotted.
In my view, it’s infinitely more accessible than traditional souls games. But don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s easy. It does not hold your hand and I guarantee you will struggle to get your head around it initially without help. Fortunately there’s plenty of support out there so you should never be stuck. But if you don’t like reading up about a game and learning the intricate mechanics, you might struggle.
If you are happy to seek help, you will find it a challenging but rewarding game. But it’s not soul destroying!!
Does the open world aspect make things a bit more enjoyable ?
but the open world design appeals to me. Will probably pick it up once I finish with AC Valhalla.
