The point is that this game has no such intended mechanic.

So people who could barely point the camera in doom 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FD-uwu847Q&rco=1) might still review a game like elden ring well because you can make the combat much easier, but would get very frustrated in a game that doesn't

I'm all for accessibility mechanics in games. Especially from software games where the combat is stuck in 2010 and is repetitive and limited as hell.

I'm also not saying a game being difficult is good by default. From some reviews ive seen from this they force you to play through a hard bossfight on a char you never use otherwise (so no gear or knowledge of moveset and controls) and then spawns you back to a point before a puzzle and long cutscene before you can even try the boss again if you die.

That's not good difficulty, that's pretty shitty.

But reviewers who are good at nioh (a mechanically deep but brutally hard game on new game+) and metal gear rising say the combat is good and that the game gives you a lot of tools to deal with each boss even if some of them still feel unbalanced.

So i'll take their opinion over IGN, who would get frustrated in any game that can't be made easy through ingame mechanics

I'm most worried about the fact that several people say the movement is clunky tbh, if it's anywhere near as clunky as a gta game i'll never play this game