The results are in! And the debate can no longer be had, we are reaching ever closer to the release of the next generation so we must come to terms and understand that the PS4 has won this generation of consoles.
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Lately, a number of notorious difficult ARPGs have added difficulty options. Is that a good thing or does it ruin the experience?
As long as it is just an option, it is totally okay, but it's also OKAAAAY! To simply ignore that option.
Long as fromsoft never does it. This was only expected since the soulslike genre is so popular now.
Stuff like this really shows that people completely missed the point of that argument. The argument was never that souls likes shouldn't have a difficulty option. The argument was that if someone makes a game, particularly souls likes, that did not want to include difficulty options, that you should just respect that instead of demanding and berating the developers to add them.
I see the lack of difficulty settings as one of the key traits that defines a Soulslike. It’s not just about being challenging. It’s about how the game is built around that challenge, expecting you to learn through failure and grow by mastering its systems. Once you introduce difficulty options, you’re changing that foundation. You’re giving players a way around the intended experience, actually you are killing the whole idea of a "intended experience".
That doesn’t make the game worse, necessarily, but at that point, it’s just not a Soulslike anymore. It's a action RPG.
The Soulslike genre is a lot more than just 'hard' games. There is so much more to it than that.
In most cases, for a genre to be successful, there must be multiple entries in that genre from different franchises, some easier and some more difficult. The Soulslike genre has grown impressively well so far with most of the games being on the difficult end of the scale.
The other aspect to consider is WHAT makes Soulslike games hard. In the best examples, it isn't just because the bosses and enemies are engineered to be difficult, but because the entire gameplay (from the hard-to-master combat, to the labyrinthine levels, to the additional punishment for dying) is geared towards creating a world that seems to be trying to prevent you from making progress. Beating a boss isn't the only thing that makes you feel as though you've progressed in a Soulslike - finding a shortcut, a particular item, or learning how to defeat a particular enemy type are all forms of progression.
An 'easier' game can still exist with all those elements.
Star admits he may have "misled" fans
Damn, I was hoping for an updated patch. Well let’s see if the rumors are still true, that it’s coming to Switch 2. There’s still hope……I hope
Everyone just hold up a minute! 🤔 This could still be possible. Perhaps this cast member was told to hush and draw attention away from a big reveal
Reports indicate that early copies of Kojima Productions' action-adventure game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, are out in the wild.
Awesome. But I think I'll go 60 fps and better res personally. But we'll see. About 2 days to go for me
I didn't play DS1 until last year as it just didn't look like my thing at all, but I'm all in now, surprisingly enjoyed it and this is going to be even better I bet.
It’s a slow start, but when you start seeing other players creation to help you deliver it’s so much fun.
Is one of those games where you have to go back to it like 3-4 times before it clicks.
The games I’ve played 120fps I can’t really tell the difference from 60fps besides the graphics are lesser. I will check it out but most likely I’ll stick with 60fps
The jump from 30fps to 60fps is far more noticeable than 60fps to 120fps. I usually stick to 60fps unless it’s a twitch shooter or fighting game.
Also, why get a taste of 120fps for a long game, only to have to go back to 60fps in most others, and then, god forbid, you start to notice the difference? 60fps is the sweet spot, with much better res.
The formula is good games + good marketing = successful console
Price also plays a factor
1st impression + great games + consistency + passion + brand = win
Let your opposition make bad decisions? That was pretty much the one overwhelming reason this gen that decided it. Everything else was statistically minimal in impact by comparison.
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