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

• starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Like hell. I hit my skill ceiling in these games a long time ago, and I’m not getting any younger.

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  • tomkatt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Maybe, but that’s okay. Not every game needs to be for every player. I used to be very much into action heavy games, even did a big Nintendo Blockbuster tournament back when I was a kid and placed 4th regionally. And I was really big into the 2D fighting scene, particularly Street Fighter 3 and Guilty Gear series.

    I’m in my 40s now, and I don’t really play those kinds of games much anymore. Action heavy games are fun from time to time, but they make my hands hurt. Also, I just don’t have the time to learn the meta, pokes, skills and strategies for fighting games anymore. And button mashing (like Mortal Kombat’s “test your might” sections) is right out. I don’t see the issue. Time marches on and we enjoy the things we can.

    These days I’m more likely to play RPGs, indie, and retro games, with occasional dips into modern games, and while I still like fighting games, I’m more inclined to play ones that have a single player campaign and lower skill ceiling, like Soul Calibur 6. Anything with tons of button mashing or joystick waggling for range setting will have my hands hurting over time if I keep at it.

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    🤷. I’m old.

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