Sadly relatable. I have yet to find a game where halberds aren't just recoloured spears. Even if Elden Ring and all these Souls games have a lot of issues, they still offer a rare brand of fun that I have yet to find anywhere else.

Well, dear. Because (most of the times) difficulty in Souls games is an actual test of skill and perseverance, not delegated to a difficulty slider or was it designed out of pure sadism by choice (coughSilkSongcough) so I would rather I get my ass handed to me because I failed to notice the paragraphed super hyper one-hit attack than because the enemies are all jacked up on steroid.