Yeah right. like when some say "games today suck because they don't have game over screen" c'mon

That I haven't heard, but I believe some people think it.

This thread isn't about the few people that say todays games are too easy (because in reality it strongly depends on the games in question, back then and today were easy and hard games). This thread is about the people asking for changes in existing games regarding difficulty and the people that are against that idea. I personally say, there are a lot of games, I can decide which games are for me and which are not. Gameplay, graphics, story, immersion, fun are many deciding factors for people. But difficulty is too. So many people like platformers. Some of them avoid Kirby games, because they are generally easy, others play them, sometimes for this very reason. That is because people (including even gamers) are different. And I am OK with it. As long as there are games produced, that cater to me, I am OK with it. Now people ask to change games that cater to me, to be more for them. So, what do you think I feel about that?

You instead make it about people generally declaring the young people are wrong for some reasons. These people existed at all ages, declarations about the rottenness of the youth are ageless. Games these days are too easy is just one expression of that. But that isn't even true, as I said, plenty of games for each difficulty level. Maybe not for a cross-section of genres and difficulty. But NES was platformers and Metroidvania, and these are available in every difficulty you can think of.

Errrr I have been on the thread for some time so I know what it is about.

And yes, some people reasoning for not having options on the game is very similar to people that say games today are to easy. There is a sense of not only egoism and pride but also superiority.

You are being a hypocrite here. How is that any different than death and difficulty being a part of the souls experience?

Seems like you haven't read much on his posts. He is totally admitting he is being elitist on Fire Emblem and accepting that it contradicts what he think about Souls.

Thank you.

We humans aren't always soulless perfect logical creatures.

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

If you don't have self control that is on you. I only started using calculator after 3rd year of engineering university even if i could use it long before. But for entrance exam you can't use calculator so I wanted to be very quick on my math.

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!