The analogy makes a lot of sense to me. Once you have an "easy button", it's hard to not use it. It's sort of like when you're at work and see the "quick workaround" effectively become the standard process.
I remember burning out on games because the cheats made them really fun in the short term, but afterward playing normally felt like agony.
Very. I would recommend only playing it on controller. And it runs pretty well on Steam Deck. There's an fps unlocker/resolution fix that makes it play better, but not necessary.
A lot of people will say it's harder than other souls games, but it's really just different. The combat is amazing once you get the timing down. It can feel like a rhythm game at times when you're in the zone. And the feeling you get when you beat a difficult boss is second to none.
Still... Apparently not for everyone so