I'm glad that games are getting easier.

I, for one, want my games to be as easy as possible. For that, I am thankful that developers understand this, and are making games easier and more manageable with regenerating health, the ability to reload checkpoints, and other mechanics and crutches designed to make enjoying games easier.

I know I will get flamed for saying such things, but there was a time in the past (when I was a little kid) when I had more time and more motivation to replay difficult segments of a game until I finally beat it. But, when you get older, free time diminishes, and oftentimes, you just want to experience most of the content that a game has to offer within a reasonable timeframe, and move on to the next title without becoming frustrated by the realization that you could have spent your time doing other things rather than trying to beat a game that has effectively handed you your ass over and over.

For example, I did not complete Legend of Grimrock. It was an amazing game, but I did reach a point when I realized that I did not want to put in the time and effort necessary to beat such a difficult game. With time being such a rarity (with school and work sucking up most of it), I would rather go out and do other things rather than dedicating hours of my life to beating the same level without success.

Go read a book or watch a movie.

Thank god for developers like From Software. Hope there were more like you guys!

good for you, bad for me.

Go read a book or watch a movie.

Thank god for developers like From Software. Hope there were more like you guys!

_TheJoker_

When you work 50 hours a week and have a family to tend to (granted, I do none of those things yet, but will), you will understand.

Granted, I do understand that hard games are a draw for many people, even if they are not easy to complete. They used to be a draw for me.

there is no game that is too hard for me :p

there is no game that is too hard for me :p

Dreams0fChaos

It depends on the game if I want it to be easy or not. So in some cases I'm glad some games are easier, but in others I like them harder. The games I enjoy I want them to be at least some what challenging, but the games I think are meh I want them to be easier so I can beat it and get through it.

A game that's too easy is one that quickly becomes boring. An easy game lacks the excitement challening games provide, and therefore they're not nearly as rewarding.

If this is trolling, you get an A for effort. That said, I don't mind a game being accessible but also challenging your skill constantly. I don't want cheap deaths that feels like it's beyond my control, but I also don't want to blaze through the game without trying either.hiphops_savior

Not trolling.

Granted, it depends on the genre. I like my strategy games hard, but I like my action and shooter games easy. Most action games are linear, so I would like the game to be easy enough so that I can reach the end without stabbing myself in the eye with an icepick.

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there is no game that is too hard for me :p

Silverbond

I know I will get flamed for saying such things, but there was a time in the past (when I was a little kid) when I had more time and more motivation to replay difficult segments of a game until I finally beat it. But, when I got older, free time diminishes, and oftentimes, I just want to experience most of the content that a game has to offer within a reasonable timeframe, and move on to the next title without becoming frustrated by the realization that I could have spent my time doing other things rather than trying to beat a game that has effectively handed me my ass over and over.

The_Capitalist

Fixed.

I'm 36 and find your assumptions rediculous. Please do not speak for me.

I go straight to hardcore/nightmare and oftentimes wish things were even more difficult. If I don't have to break a sweat to beat a game, it's a waste of time and money.

I don't want all games to become easier, but I do want some that can just be picked uped and played.

I just don't have the patients to learn new games and then have them kick my ass for 20 hours before I get the hang of it. I did when I was 13 on summer break from school, not when im 24 and working a full time job while living alone.

Punishing myself while trying to play a video game is not my definition of fun.

When you work 50 hours a week

As a hobby that I enjoy I can still easily find time to play games being at work for 45 hours a week and so can my married friend who works 50-60 at a job that can have hard physical labor.

Easy games get boring really fast. I wish they would stop making so much easy games.

Yeah I agree with Tc. If you dont have time you dont have time. Thats why im greatful of how easy games have become. I dont have the motivation either to play games as long and as hard as I used to.

I think its the kids that will disagree though. Cause they dont have to work and kids who play video games do bad in school.

When you work 50 hours a weekLegolas_Katarn

Not an acceptable excuse

As a hobby that I enjoy I can still easily find time to play games being at work for 45 hours a week and so can my married friend who works 50-60 at a job that can have hard physical labor.

You != everybody else.

You're bascially saying "just becuase I can do it, you should be able to do it too."

A terrible argument.

It's not just that. Some of us, in fact a lot of us, don't find punishingly difficult games fun. I find very few challenging games actually rewarding. Most are just lessons in frustration.

Yeah I agree with Tc. If you dont have time you dont have time. Thats why im greatful of how easy games have become. I dont have the motivation either to play games as long and as hard as I used to.

I think its the kids that will disagree though. Cause they dont have to work and kids who play video games do bad in school.

slipknot0129

[QUOTE="The_Capitalist"]

I know I will get flamed for saying such things, but there was a time in the past (when I was a little kid) when I had more time and more motivation to replay difficult segments of a game until I finally beat it. But, when I got older, free time diminishes, and oftentimes, I just want to experience most of the content that a game has to offer within a reasonable timeframe, and move on to the next title without becoming frustrated by the realization that I could have spent my time doing other things rather than trying to beat a game that has effectively handed me my ass over and over.

br0kenrabbit

Fixed.

I'm 36 and find your assumptions rediculous. Please do not speak for me.

I go straight to hardcore/nightmare and oftentimes wish things were even more difficult. If I don't have to break a sweat to beat a game, it's a waste of time and money.

Well, you enjoy your games a certain way. I'm not saying that I speak for everyone, when you are a grown-ass adult with a life, there has to be something better to do than to waste your precious free time trying to complete a game that you know you will not be able to complete on your own. Now, if you are saying that you like playing hard games with the knowledge that you might not finish, then that's understandable.

Personally, I like to see/explore most of the content that a game has to offer. However, if a game is purely gameplay, then I wouldn't mind a challenge. But games today are far more than gameplay - they include juicy scripts, scenes, and other things that people want to see/experience before the night is out.

I actually want my singleplayer games to be harder (or at least to have an hardcore dificulty mode). I started Skyrim on master dificulty. It was challenging during the first 80 hours, but 300 hours later and close to level 60, its just like walking in the park.

I, for one, want my games to be as easy as possible. For that, I am thankful that developers understand this, and are making games easier and more manageable with regenerating health, the ability to reload checkpoints, and other mechanics and crutches designed to make enjoying games easier.

I know I will get flamed for saying such things, but there was a time in the past (when I was a little kid) when I had more time and more motivation to replay difficult segments of a game until I finally beat it. But, when you get older, free time diminishes, and oftentimes, you just want to experience most of the content that a game has to offer within a reasonable timeframe, and move on to the next title without becoming frustrated by the realization that you could have spent your time doing other things rather than trying to beat a game that has effectively handed you your ass over and over.

For example, I did not complete Legend of Grimrock. It was an amazing game, but I did reach a point when I realized that I did not want to put in the time and effort necessary to beat such a difficult game. With time being such a rarity (with school and work sucking up most of it), I would rather go out and do other things rather than dedicating hours of my life to beating the same level without success.

The_Capitalist

there is no game that is too hard for me :p

Dreams0fChaos