"Dark Souls is Not Hard"

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

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

He explained why the media stigma of a game being hard is like dark souls. Its probably indicitive that the gaming industry is ready to return to a formof difficulty that existed in before the turn of the century. Sure, the title might have gone overboard to you, but in reality he actually attempted to bolster his point in the video. He does make some good points, but I merely found a problem with him saying the game isnt hard. For some of us on this forum, hard difficulty is standard difficulty for most of us, but I would not say its not hard. Personally, I just so happen to like to be challenged to take myself out a mental comfort zone. Gamespot was having a conversation about this during the week where they questioned whether games like Cuphead or Darksouls would be as intended artistically if you toned down the difficulty. For both...I would say no. They wouldnt be as intended. Those games are for niche audiences, but because we've grown up with gaming those audiences who can take in harder games are actually growning rather than shrinking, hence why we have reached a Dark Souls 3.

Honestly you're going off in so many directions I don't understand what you are even talking about anymore in relation to my original comment. Was just asking how it sounds elitist. I mean, I guess in the most general sense naming a video "x is not hard" when most people think it is may sound elitist. But I don't think it actually is. Like you said, it's just an opinion over anything.

Sorry, if I was using the actual video and the media reaction as an example. Sorry if I went off target. The point is, believing x game is not hard, despite it being difficult for many who elect or dont even think to adapt is not elitist. The problem of elitism comes when said person elects to tell people that said game is not hard. Now where the person who made the video did well to remedy this is by telling the people he was speaking to how to think while playing these games in order to pay attention to their surroundings so they can soak in the challenge and learn from their mistakes with less error. The problem with this is that it will not work with everyone. Aptitude is just not as high for as many people. Does this make any sense? He gained points for being education and less condescending at that point.