You’ve just got to ignore all the side quests and focus on the main quests, the story is worth it and the main quests aren’t that difficult. The hardest main quest is actually in the middle of the game where you fight the first fully functional deathbringer at the grave hoard (level 18 I think). If you can complete that quest, you can beat the entire game easily. Using mounts and fast travel is vital for the second half of the game too.
both times i’ve tried to play HZD i got to the middle then couldn’t finish it
You’ve just got to ignore all the side quests and focus on the main quests, the story is worth it and the main quests aren’t that difficult. The hardest main quest is actually in the middle of the game where you fight the first fully functional deathbringer at the grave hoard (level 18 I think). If you can complete that quest, you can beat the entire game easily. Using mounts and fast travel is vital for the second half of the game too.