PoE 2 has such a hilarious difficulty curve.
Painfully tedious in the early acts unless you're using the exact "correct" leveling skills and supports. Forced to do combos to do enough damage to not be a slog.
Mindless 1-2 button ARPG brainrot by the time you reach maps and start buying items. Combo-style gameplay made irrelevant.
For a couple of hours between the two extremes, it's a fun game.