"Dark Souls is Not Hard"

[S.T.A.G.E.]

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

VAMatt said:
Do the Souls games not have difficulty options?

Infamously ... yes

S.T.A.G.E. said:
Sounds rather elitist. Hard....is challenging. I play most of my games on hard because I want to be challenged. hes trying to act like the terms aren't interchangeable.

Not really elitist at all? I think the title of the video is dumb but he's basically saying Dark Souls isn't *just* hard, it's more then that. How does that sound elitist?

As he said, the term is subjective...but the marketing campaign was indicitive of the difficulty of that which most who obtained the game were about to face. Most people knew that they were going to rage come hell or high water. Some people adapted better than others, but some people just pay attention more than others do. It doesnt mean the game isnt hard. If somethings harder you must challenge yourself to adapt to said difficulty. LOL To take away the idea that the game isnt intentionally hard (which it is for most) is to say that anyone who wants to try the game is fooling themselves for not accepting the challenge for themselves or wanting to be challenged in general. 

When one says dark souls is not hard they are definitely speaking subjectively. Its a fact that the games mechanics were created for a desired effect...making it challenging or hard.