The majority of shields kind of suck except for Brass, which is extremely good if you're able to just soak up big hits and guard counter in retaliation.
Greatshields are too heavy and too slow, you're better off power stancing and preventing an attack at all by staggering.

>>750639152
no one says it needs an easy mode. they just need to stop rehashing games like they trying to out do ubislop and ea and actually update models, camera, janky controls, and gameplay beyond roll slop trash. you fight the controls and camera more than enemies.