I think Souls games went too far tho. If we stayed at DS1 level that’d be one thing, but the Elden Ring DLC just went stupid with it.
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Evotech@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Souls ganes has easy modes. Usually there’s an OP build or archetype which makes the game much easier
Heavybell@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Furbag@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
I think that is what Miyazaki’s philosophy is. Not everybody needs to be a parry god, nor do you need to defeat the boss naked with a broken sword in order for it to “count”. The souls games and their contemporaries are as difficult as you want to make them. If a boss is too hard, come back when you are overleveled and stomp it. Or use some cheesy build to trivialize it. That’s what he means by “fac[ing] that challenge” and “overcom[ing] it in some way that suits them as a player”.