I doubt it, the only reason dark souls 2 was easier was because the creator of the souls series wasn't part of making that game. But he had a major part in making dark souls 3. Also alot of the souls games got easier just because you learned how to play them and learned the strategies already. But this one they have "sword arts" which are different stances allowing different attacks... But also meaning your enemies will have them as well so each enemy could have 3 or more different patterns each requiring their own strategy. Plus it's the last souls game so I'm sure they want to go out with a bang... Of your head against the wall lmao