It’s a souls game that’s kinda the point, and the game is very forgiving since in the beginning it gives you some graces near by. Also runes aren’t that big of a deal once you find a good spot for farming lol
That's literally the entire point of souls games. The reason they are hard isn't because the bosses and enemies are the most difficult out there... It's the fact the everything literally everything can kill you, literally just walking in the wrong place in some places will kill you.... The name of the game is inconvenience, that way people actually have to think and manage resources.