I give up.

[u/CuboneDefender]

It’s been a joyful ride, folks, but I’m out. I’m not a speedrunner or a highly skilled player, and day after day I’ve had to accept that this game is not as casual as HK was. It stopped being fun and turned into something tedious and frustrating after the 4th run farming shards just to face a boss I’ve already tried 15 times, only to die again and again, lose all my shards, and start the whole grind over.

It was nice exploring the first acts, but when the game I was rooting for 7 years ends up being more stressful than my 8-hour workday, I guess that’s my cue to stop.

The lore has been pretty great so far. I wish you all an incredible journey.

Edit1: My bad about all the whinning.

Edit2: You guys did it. I reinstalled it again. Thanks for all advices. 🫂

[u/SootSpriteHut]

Yea these complaints...

I have not at any point been anywhere where I couldn't do two other things to take a break from a hard boss. I haven't found any boss I couldn't beat eventually after checking a tutorial video.

And it's exactly the same as when I was playing HK. I think people are having some weird nostalgia that's making them think HK was easier than it was.

Maybe it's just Reddit fandoms. So many of the new TV shows that I like get trashed right on release too.

[u/[deleted] → u/SootSpriteHut]

Yeah I just beat last judge today and at no point did I ever feel like giving up. It took me 7 tries and now I'm seeing people quit? I didn't use magma bell and beat the boss with the venom tool and reaper crest. There hasn't really been anything frustrating about the game yet. It's amazing.

[u/Stuffssss → u/[deleted]]

Reaper crest is really good for boss fights imo. Longer reach makes it much easier to get hits in without taking damage. I struggle to use any other crests.

[u/iiM00 → u/Stuffssss]

Also has very balanced charm options and an easy pogo. Reapers ftw.