I know. I feel like we've all gotten too good at these games now. Everyone knows what stats to pick and has a lot of practice dodge-rolling.

I had the most fun when the games felt impossible because I didn't know what I was doing.

I mean, it's mostly a tempo problem. Establish a clear rhythm of attack/response and then change the tempo for added difficulty. That's why Elden Ring bosses have some ludicrous windup on some attacks. They're literally baiting early dodges for players conditioned for faster tempos from previous games/ combats in elden ring.

Thats why they probably leave the best bossess to the "not required to win the game" areas

Backhand blade go brrrrr

51, but there's a substantial degree to which it depends on your weapon too. A lot of heavier weapon classes make you far harder to flinch when you wield with both hands and attack, and colossal weapons do it even one-handed, so those classes of weapons are the ones that allow you to trade hits most often

That's a big part of why I stopped playing, honestly. Waiting two years for a window to attack, just to use light attack once before waiting another two years- then if I get hit by the lightest tickle, I just fall to the ground and am instantly punished. So boring compared to DS imo.

gotta parry them and make your own openings :P so much easier that way. (still lots of dodging, running, strafing ...)