ER was my first From game and I went in 100% blind and never used any spoiler sites. It was hard as hell until you really learned the system/stats etc but the game/world was so amazing that the "you died" screen could not deter me.
Since this has been bumped, I recently found a really well edited movie version of the game for those who'd like to experience the story without grinding through the game again. Only hits the main quests obviously
Plus so many of the bosses are optional, that if a boss type is giving you issues, you can just skip it. There are surprisingly few mandatory bosses considering how big the game is.
I respect the git gud no hit autists for what they are, but they enjoy the game in a way that I never would. Not going to bang my head against some dude for hours to perfect his moveset so I can "no hit" him. I beat every boss without ashes and thats my claim to a challenging completion, and I...