[jholman]

I definitely played Dark Souls 1 on PC ("Prepare to Die Edition") from start to finish and did not at that time own a controller. I have my AutoHotKey script around for it somewhere. It did not "flat out require" a controller.

I haven't bought Elden Ring yet (it has been a very busy year), but I was alarmed by your claim that you "have to" use a controller, but now that I learn you're just wrong about DS1, I can calm down and carry on.

Also, "requires hyper optimal play"? Are you kidding? Just because kids who've never played a hard game think Souls games are hard doesn't mean it's true.

[frumper]

I was surprised how Much Elden Ring didn’t feel punishing to me. I was expecting it to be much more unpleasant to die. For the most part I can shrug off runes and usually you spawn pretty close.