So I watched a few game plays of people doing new game hard mode and mobs looked really fun to fight but the bosses looked grindy, extended fights etc since they have so much health and you don’t do that much damage.
However, I decided to give it a try for my third run to get the last ending and my plat. I’m about to fight juggernaut and I have to say, while fights with bosses have felt extended, the enemy and combat design is so good, that I have been able to really enjoy all of em! They are really tough as you need to basically perfect parry most of the fights, but the sense of accomplishment after winning a fight, it’s like a good souls like.
In terms of mobs it’s also really challenging and amazing, you get nervous when there’s too many of them, but outplaying them is such a nice reward feeling!
This is a very hardcore run of the game and not for many players, but to those feeling overhelmed keep at it, it pays off a lot!
What are your guys thoughts?
Posted by Apprehensive-Row-216
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it gets much much harder from this point, good luck for your run!
Hard mode mobs and bosses do feel like they have more HP but that’s where getting into the habit of using counters comes in handy, and parrying becomes much more satisfying.
The difficulty/tankiness curve is definitely off. The Eidos 7 areas up to xion, before you unlock much gear or upgrades, everything is tediously tanky. Even normal enemies survive parrying/riposte. Regular enemies and Abaddon take so many hits to kill.
Post-Xion, once you start getting upgrades, you’re not hitting like a wet noodle anymore and the game actually gets easier until you get to the final run of hard bosses.
Definitely fun overall, but the first few areas were tedious. Things just take fucking forever to go down.
I’m a bit confused. Is this NG+ Hard mode? Or a new playthrough on Hard mode? But how are you having the end game outfit if it’s a new playthrough? If it’s NG+ then why is your health so low with no burst skills?
I tried NG+ hard mode and (surprisingly) its a lot easier than my first playthrough…took single attempt to each bosses except Providence. Maybe mk2 gears and upgraded betas helps a lot?
I’m doing NG+ hard mode skin suit only and it feels perfect
Are you upgrading your weapon with weapon core?