While a common feature across every other genre of game, easy modes are few and far between in the Soulslike genre. The First Berserker: Khazan stands apart not just for actually having a way to dial back the game's difficulty, but also for doing it in a way that doesn't completely negate the underlying challenge of the gameplay.
"Stellar Blade's influences come from the last two generations of character action games and it wields them proudly, channeling not just ideas but themes, designs, and even stylistic flourishes from games like Bayonetta and Nier Automata."