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From Bloodborne to Jedi Fallen Order : Examining the Debate on Game Difficulty

Steve Esposito for SG: "....There is a psychological element to these difficult games that can be easily explained in a Psychology Today article by Timothy A. Pychyl Ph.D. In this article he states that there are three elements related to completing difficult tasks: difficulty, interest, and orientation."

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L7CHAPEL1837d ago

the problem that I have with difficulty level,
is when it masks lazy development.
a hurried publish, and incomplete inconsistent game mechanics.
I've seen that in too many "hardcore" games Jedi fallen order being one of the most egregious ones recently.
some people had no problems with it,
I personally experienced that the "Parry" button was absolutely useless,
and it wasn't due to specific platforms.

some people would get the bug on exactly the same CONSOLE some people would not.
I just don't like it when a game is bare Bones stripped out, and then they decide suddenly: it's going to become this hardcore game,
or that's the approach of it because of lackluster underfunded shitty development, or complete absence of QA testing and polish. G. T. F. O. <-- (cough, cough*)

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While Layoffs Hit the Industry, Nintendo Retains 98% of Staff Including 78 With Disabilities

TNS: Based on its most recent ESG data, Nintendo boasts a remarkably low staff turnover rate of just 1.9%, with virtually no reported layoffs.

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Jin_Sakai2d ago

Because Nintendo makes great games.

Yesyes1d 6h ago

It’s unreal that people are downvoting this when they consistently have the best scoring games on metacritic.

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rlow12d ago

Well it doesn’t surprise me. As much money as they make and how they value their employees. It’s a great company in that regard.

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drivxr1d 22h ago

Well, when your games remain full price many years after release.

And you make profit off of outdated hardware.

I would be shocked if they couldn't afford to retain their staff.

lodossrage1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

I didn't want to say anything but drivxr is right.

Nintendo always sells at a profit because they purposely use tech that's always 5 or more years behind. And it's also true their games hardly ever get price decreases.

Don't get me wrong, it's great they kept most of their workforce, but making a point to have your tech specs behind everyone else affords that luxury.

Darkegg1d 17h ago

I don’t think it’s their purpose to use old tech. It’s their purpose to make value of software and know their value. Nobody makes games like them that’s for sure. I just don’t appreciate their customer unfriendly policy.

It’s not impossible to take their status. Companies need to have a selection of 8-bit and 16-bit. Now imagine a split screen for 8 player game for SNES Mario kart and selling at $9.99. The problem is that it doesn’t make profit. So many companies won’t invest in “old” technology. Everyone guns for triple AAA modern technology software but honestly we can enjoy modernized 16-bit creative ideas that allows 8-player mayhem. It’s a pipe dream, possible but impossible.

Shane Kim1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

If they ended up kicking people out after all of that stated above, it would be truly shameful.

DivineHand1251d 14h ago

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Tesla and Meta are all trillion dollar companies yet they are laying people off in large numbers.

I believe the reason Nintendo layoffs off less workers may be a result of their culture. It seems Japanese companies believe in giving their workers long term or life long employment opportunities and will exhaust all options before laying off workers. This is something we don't see much of in the west unfortunately.

Rdeal1d 8h ago

might be something to do with the fact all those companies hire more than 20x the employees than Nintendo

LoveSpuds1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

What the hell are you talking about? It has nothing to do with how profitable they are. Its completely cultural, MS and Sony make stacks of cash and still lay folks off. Nintendo chose not to lay off staff for the same reason their execs took pay cuts to increase staff pay instead; because they value their staff and view them as colleagues, and respect them as such.

If Sony weren't so US centric I fancy they'd fare better too, they should get shot of US and European leadership and go back to when Japanese execs were running the show if you ask me!

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Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc To Rock San Diego Comic-Con

This should make fans attending the ahow event happier as Bandai Namco is bringing some interesting game experiences to the convention.

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Blacknut Announces a New Partnership With Kalypso Media

Blacknut has announced a brand new partnership with Kalypso Media. This will see Kalypso's gaming portfolio arrive on Blacknut.

The partnership will take hold from June 27th with the arrival of a selection of Klaypos Media titles onto the Blacknut cloud gaming platform.

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