| Flilix said: Games like Pokémon and Mario often get criticised for being to easy. Harder games (like Cuphead and Dark Souls) on the other hand, rarely* get criticised for their difficulty (it almost seems like they're getting praised for it). Do you think this is fair? Should games get criticised for being either too hard or too easy? Why (not)?
(*Of course they do get criticised by some people, but I feel like it doesn't happen nearly as much as the other way around. Maybe this isn't true, maybe it's just me, but that doesn't matter. This thread is about your opinions.) |
You really never met the guys that demand an easy mode for Dark Souls? And in my opinion Mario games are too hard, while I find Dark Souls relatively easy. 
They are just different, Souls games demand patience, while Mario demands timing. I'm bad at timing, but I do have some patience. So difficulty really is relative.
So, then people are bickering about something being too hard, it is because they get frustrated. And if they think a game is too easy, it bores them because it offers no challenge. And yes, Mario is fucking frustrating if you miss the jump again and again and again. But should I therefore damn Mario as a bad game or demand an easy mode? How should an easy mode even work? Mario flying instead of jumping?
It has to be clear, that the perception of difficulty is subjective. So you should say: This game is too hard/too easy for me. And if it is being seen as subjective, it is clear that this perception doesn't say if a game is good or bad, only if it is a game for you or not. I mean people doesn't criticise games because they are a puzzler, and they don't like puzzles. We should apply the same wisdom to difficulty.
