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[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 days ago (3 children)

As a man who has never played Elden Ring and really knows nothing about it beyond it being the name of a game, the people getting all het up in these comments are very amusing. I think you guys proved her point.

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[–] [email protected] 188 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I love how all the comments insist on discussing the difficulty, despite OP literally pointing it out as bait.

That's good bait.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I know it's bait. I'm just looking for an opportunity to unload.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The circle of "just want to feel something" wraps round and round.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 days ago (46 children)

All difficult games should have an easy mode for accessibility.

Signed, a Dark Souls enjoyer.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For mechanically difficult games, definitely agree. Celeste is an example I usually bring up - it's a platformer that can get pretty tough at times, especially in the after-story optional levels. But it also has one of the most flexible and useful accessibility modes I've ever seen. It allows you to adjust basically every aspect of the game a player might struggle with (game speed, additional jumps, timed mechanics, you name it). And the game itself is very good as well.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (10 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I have nothing against prosthetizing vegans, because vegans make me think of food and I'm always hungry

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I have no idea what it is, please enlighten me in depth! Preferably in a closed setting where any bystanders cannot leave .

I will also need an explanation why Windows is bad and why I should care about online privacy.

I've heard that hackers use Linux, will that make my printer be susceptible to hack so China or CIA can see my bills that I print out every month?

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (71 children)

I never understood the obsession with stupid difficult games at all. It's like, let me bang my head on a coffee table for 3 hours trying to make 5 minutes of progress. No thanks

Edit: Wow, this blew up, quite a controversial take, and not a hint of irony from all the people commenting about how I don't get it.

Edit 2: For what it's worth, I have played Dark Souls 1 all the way through, some of Dark Souls 2, got to the end of Bloodborne, played about 3 hours of Elden Ring, and a bit of Lies of P. These games just aren't for me. I played them bcz my friend loves them, and I was trying to make a soulslike bcz that seems to be all the rage right now.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I once made the mistake googling easy mode for Elden ring that someone gifted to me. Once I saw the gatekeeping on Reddit, I decided it's not a game for me and uninstalled. I'm sorry that I suck at video games

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I bought Rain World recently, having heard a lot of good things about it, and I found it hard to get into because I didn't really see a point to what I was doing, whether I was doing it right, etc, so I put "how to enjoy Rain World" into my search engine of choice and found an article with some beginner tips, one of which being that the bleak, helpless feel is intentional and part of the experience. I respect it as an artistic decision, but my private and work lives are stressful enough as it is, which is probably partly why I was bouncing off the game, so I just got a refund, and I'm fine with that decision.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I loved every bit of Rain World! But I ended up quitting it mid play through when it became too hard. I found a way to gather stacks of berries to have enough reattempts for the hard parts, but then got lost where I was even supposed to go and gave up after ~25 hours playtime

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (8 children)

it gets much easier when you start treating it like a rhythm game where you get into dance offs with the enemies:)

and no need to interact with a game's community when it's shite, it's a single player game you can enjoy it however you want! (or don't, i'm not pressuring you, just don't want you to miss out on a good game because its fanbase is made of out assholes)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't want to redo the same thing a dozen times just to experience the story and world

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[–] bitwolf 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I haven't played Eldin Ring, but if it's story driven, I would 100% support an easy mode for those that want the story and not a time sink.

I love that Nine Sols includes the option, although I haven't personally used it.

[–] starman2112 31 points 3 days ago

I've never had vitriol spewed at me quite like when I argue in favor of easy mode for soulslike games. I'm at a point where I hate soulslike games, half because I don't want to spend ten hours on a boss that I can't beat, and half because I don't want to associate with soulsborne players

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

All of the Souls games kinda have an easy mode baked in. Ranged weapons/Sorceries generally provide an easier experience. Honestly though, I just find I don't really care if there is an easy mode or not. I enjoyed the challenge and if a difficulty slider was added, it would not have detracted from my experience in the slightest. I played through the games for the challenge and I enjoyed it immensely. If someone else doesn't enjoy the challenge, then that's okay. I'm not going to gatekeep them. We're all SunBro's at our core and I will always drop my Summon Sign for others in need to find

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (10 children)

I dislike how people use game completion as a method to gloat

Like bro, don't we all play games to have fun?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Some people see videogames as a legitimate art medium that generates experiences. Not all experiences have to be fun. Some can be scary, somber, or introspective.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Easy mode ftw. I've only got so much free time. I wanna chill when I'm gaming.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is extra funny because Elden Ring's diverse player build options means that it has the most adjustable difficulty curve of any FromSoftware game. Holding up Elden Ring completion specifically as any kind of bar to surpass is laughably naive.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

That's the key. If you:

  • summoned
  • used spirit ashes
  • used ashes of war
  • used sorceries
  • used incantations
  • levelled up
  • drank a flask
  • opened the map
  • used a weapon
  • used a controller or a mouse/keyboard
  • opened the menu
  • used your hands

You didn't beat the game.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago (3 children)
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