i thought Dragons Age was hard. I used to have to play with out sound, and the enemy would usually have me half dead and surrounded. That mixed with i only had about 6 hours a week to play games at that time, hard to get good. EK is challenging on normal, I'll be a minute before hard or hard core is tried. This game has become easier after finding my battle style & toon advancement. Still this game ain't no slump, it'll cut you too short to shit and too thin to fry, if you aren't thinking at all times.