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[Discussion] Central Yharnam is probably the best starting area of any soulslikes I've played (lemmy.zip)

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It's brutally difficult if you're just starting out - especially if you've never played a soulslike like I didn't - but once you get a hang of things and see the bigger picture, it's really well-designed and well-crafted. From enemy placement to overall introduction to the world and its vibe to interconnectedness, it's just perfect.

What came close to me was probably Krat in Lies of P. It's got a similar vibe and introduces all its mechanics up until Hotel Krat quite well

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

best opening area, imo. so good. and the fact you can go straight to Gascoigne, love it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What kills me is when I eventually go back to finish Bloodborne, I will have to restart from the beginning and get wrecked all over again just trying to get through central Yharnam.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I've started just running past most enemies and going straight for Cleric Beast or Gascoigne. The enemy density is just too much for me sometimes and I usually lack the patience to pick fights one by one, so I either try to fight large groups and do my best not dying, or just run past everything and level up somewhere else. It's a good area to get back into the game after some hibernation, though, I feel like!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

You said it's the best you ever played and also said it was the first you ever played. Do you think it could be that you have a preferential bias for the first experience you had?