SvennoJ on 20 December 2018
| tripenfall said: Games as a whole have become increasingly easier over time. Forgiving replenishing health meters, auto saving all the time and tutorials etc have given the player less to rage quit about than ever before. For this reason people increasingly seek to challenge themselves online against other players. For the most part games all have an easy mode - this is not new and I have no issue with games having this but I've always liked it when a game holds something back (like the "real" ending) when you use the easy mode. For a game like Dark Souls I have a different view. The whole point of that game is to overcome the insane difficulty level and work out the game with almost no hand holding. To enable an easy mode in that game would totally break the game IMO. I didn't like how NSMB gave you invincibility once you'd died a few times... The reason? I found myself using this feature when I would have otherwise never considered giving up without a fight. It's like having Google in your pocket. You could try to work out the answer or just have someone tell you and do the work for you. Merry Christmas |
Games used to come with extensive manuals with hints and tips, explaining everything in detail, including reference charts and maps when applicable. It's all streamlined in game nowadays or refer to a wiki. Just a double tap of the ps button brings up easy mode in Dark Souls aka the internet. What's the difference to having it build in or one step away where many spoilers await!
