I haven't died a single time yet and completed the prologue. I don't find the game that hard, when going into combat utilise your signs, throwing weapons and bombs effectively. And use the dodge and parry/block keys alot to survive big fights.
So I don't understand why some people call it hard, maybe they have reached a hard point in the game?
[Edited by Apocalypse11, 5/17/2011 8:53:49 AM]
Different people have different playing styles, and some people take longer to adapt to the style of another game as others. That's why some people call it hard. Or they're playing it on a harder difficulty than you are. Simple.