The general argument is that, at least involving summoning, it's basically having someone else play the boss for you which while it may get you past that bit of tricky content does mean you aren't really getting the feeling of beating it yourself. Leveling up does just less then I think people think it does unless you seriously grind for a long while for getting past the actual proper Walls in the game who will remain unmentioned for spoilers.
This.
Accessibility absolutely is a good thing. So why the preoccupation with the one element the developer has repeatedly said they will not change, and see as integral to the makeup of their games, and not on any of the other numerous ways they could make their games more accessible? Why is an easy mode so much more important than any other accessibility solution?
If Souls gameplay doesn't still slap when it's not nail bitingly difficult then that's an indictment of souls gameplay. Thankfully we live in the timeline where that's not true at all. Because Souls gameplay is still fun even with mods that make you OP or even grinding an area enough that it becomes trivial.
As I said earlier, parameter sliders in games like Horizon, AC, or TLOU2 all fall under accessibility.
I reall think the two of us have very different definitions of the word story here so I still can't really follow you.
Options can have detrimental effects in some instances, is all I'm saying.
This metaphor I remember and it's a good one - ultimately, "spicy food" is as subjective as is difficulty, none of us eat the same food, and we never read the same book or watch the same movie, but here it is even more pronounced. Back home, I sometimes order spicy food and enjoy it. When I travelled in Asia, I always made sure to tell I need "no spicy" food, and still sometimes got very spicy one, with people sincerely surprised that I even think it's spicy. For them, it's not. And I were to order actual spicy food, I wouldn't be able to eat or feel any taste at all, only burning sensation.
Did any of those restaurants not offer you any options at all? because again, there's precedent.
The issue is they haven't even tried in the first place.
Yes. Like the ones that exist in other games that are just as successful and fun to play as Souls games are. I ignored pretty much every accessibility options in TLOU2. And you know what never bothered me? The idea that someone else was having their own experience thanks to those options. The sanctity of the most awarded game ever wasn't tarnished because some people played the grounded mode with maximum loot drops and auto aim. What a concept. Nor was I ever even tempted to use those options. Same would apply to Souls. If y'all argued for years that it should never have a map before immediately accepting that implementation you can handle those options existing for players that'd like to enjoy the game too.
Hence the incredibly valid criticism because again, accessibility is objectively a good thing.
Yes so hopefully since From is clearly subsceptible to influence from other developers that they take note since this is a collaborative medium where creators inspire each other to do better.
There are plenty of restaurants that won't compromise on the spice level. Sometimes it's as simple as limiting the number of slaps of cayenne powder that goes into the dish and that's why there's an option. Other restaurants make their curry paste with the ratio of peppers/ginger/etc. to what they feel is balanced for the best experience. But those restaurants may offer you a chutney or sauce to help temper that spice. Miyazaki thinks that the hardship is core to the experience, but they've given you plenty of ways to temper it. I'm also not familiar with any games that have difficulty sliders that also allow you to grind levels to subvert the difficulty.
Right, which goes back to my earlier point. Why the preoccupation with difficulty? Why are accessibility advocates in From Software discussions so disinterested in discussing methods of improving accessibility outside of difficulty sliders?
Dark Souls 2 has the incremental health debuffs everytime you die (to a certain point).
Lmao that is so dismissive it's almost impressive.
lol this is almost exactly how I played TLoU2, second highest difficulty but with normal ammo drop and max aim assist with a slo-mo shortcut tied to R3 (like Horizon), because I suck with controller aiming. Thank God for all those accessibility options which I'm pretty sure didn't ruin the game for those that stick to default difficulty settings.
Just look at all the accessibility options from The Last of Us 2. You can slow down the game to bullet time just as an example.
Not really. So long as you're playing on Steam you have access to Steam Input which allows you to make custom configs for individual games or download premade user configs.
Respectfully I think you're off-base to make such a statement with such authority.
TBF Dark Souls 1 and 3 also have incremental health debuffs (up to 1 increments) :)
Do you think most people asking for an easy mode have disabilities or do they just wish the game was easier?
Even if some people do want an easier experience, you just said yourself that it's fine. Like honestly who gives a fuck if the byproduct of having a more accessible game for the people who need it is that some other people who don't need it cheat themselves out of an incredible experience? I mean the alternative is that both sets of people either have a miserable experience, or don't have an experience at all.
This is on the platform owners. Steam Input set the bar, Sony and Nintendo can't be arsed.
The annoying thing is that I feel there's a really interesting discussion to be had on the difference between a self imposed difficulty and a difficulty that's imposed upon you but it's obviously well beyond the level of nuance that many on this forum are capable of.
I don't think a level 20 character right from the jump has a particularly easier time starting out against Tree Sentinel or especially Margit, both of which are bosses that you can go straight to within minutes of entering the Lands Between (Tree Sentinel is practically staring at you right as you emerge, at that). I'm not sure what a solution to early game struggles is myself, but bigger numbers doesn't strike me as a path made for success with how the games are without going through some major placement adjustments for threats along the way or behavior alterations to tone down aggression.
