Comment on Three developers' different philosophies on difficulty for their games

• Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is really such an weird argument. Like arguing that you want to be able to drive a nail with any tool you find, so no matter if these are scissors, a spoon or an actual hammer, all need to be usable as a hammer.

  We have genres for a reason. If you do not like soulslikes, pick another game. If you have no time to play arcade style games, pick another genre. There are thousands of games available, and genre overlap is huge - don’t play games that aren’t meant to align with your requirements and then complain they don’t.

  Like, this is borderline egoistical of you.

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  • inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think it’s a valid argument. For example, if someone wants to read Shakespeare but they aren’t a strong reader, you could provide a simpler version, while acknowledging it isn’t as originally intended. It allows for accessibility for a larger audience while not changing the experience for others. You wouldn’t tell someone to read a different story genre instead. This isn’t tools, where we have to bend the laws of physics, it’s changing some numbers in a database, and something already done for higher level difficulty settings, so just allow a version that is easier. No one is forcing anyone to play it that way.

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You’re way overblowing the difficulty of the Souls games.

  I’ve beaten most of them, and my reactions are shit. 90% of the difficulty is from not knowing how it differs from other games.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Some

    I never said all, have I?

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• eneff@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sounds like you’ll need to play a different game then.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sounds like you need to learn to respect the boundaries of others.

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    • eneff@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What? I am not interacting with your boundaries at all. I’m not forcing you to play anything that doesn’t suit you. You are complaining that you want to play a game that doesn’t suit you. Maybe you’ll just have to get over the fact that it doesn’t suit you and play something else?

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      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Sounds like you’ll need to play a different game then.

        Sounds like you are telling me what my taste is supposed to be

        Maybe you’ll just have to get over the fact that it doesn’t suit you and play something else?

        I am aware of it and have already decided it not being my cup of tea.
        I am talking about those that like a moderate challenge but do not enjoy being stuck for 10hours at a stage without any meaningful progress to achieve.

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    • architect@thelemmy.club ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Can’t be real.

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• architect@thelemmy.club ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So…. Play a different game? Not everything is for you? Does this actually need to be said?

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• AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Lol yes, I dropped High On Life at the first boss because after trying to pass it ten times, I just couldn’t be bothered.
  That’s just not a game to me. It’s just packaged frustration, and I’d rather do something else. So that got uninstalled rather fast.

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• Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  learning patterns and gettimg good is the game

  Otherwise it’s fruit ninja lmao which is a fun game you should get if you want an easy sword slashing experience

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