Stranger of Paradise isn't a Soulslike, despite what much of the pre-release hype in some quarters would have you believe. It's a third person action role playing game that occasionally has shortcuts, and that's about where the similarities to the Souls series end. As such, you shouldn't necessarily approach this with the same caution that you would a Souls game — it can be challenging at times, but there's also hardly any punishment for death, so keep going, be aggressive, don't be afraid to experiment, and don't think you need to run back to a checkpoint to rest up if you're out of potions and health is getting low.