It's all just semantics at the end of the day.
The textures, the audio and the story is the same--but the game itself, the "experience" as a whole, is very much different if you don't need to take in what the game is trying to convey.
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I played Sekiro with an Easy Mode mod and it was fun as hell
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The textures, the audio and the story is the same--but the game itself, the "experience" as a whole, is very much different if you don't need to take in what the game is trying to convey.
You're obviously hung up over this because you can't stand someone saying they beat Sekiro when they had mods on while you had to "put in so much time and hard work." It's a video game. Get a grip.
Neither am I.
You buy the game, you can do whatever the hell you want with it but stop calling it *title* when you remove entire game mechanics and turn bosses and sections into a cakewalk.
I mean, just get a trainer if your on pc. Just type in trainer for dark souls and i'm sure something will pop up and then you can play the game with infinite hp, infinite stamina, etc.
Most Soulsborne fans I've encountered are really helpful people. Anybody is more than willing to help you out with a boss and give you pointers. The "toxicity" comes from fans being badgered about their game and how it's too hard. If you cry the game's too hard the only response to say is "improve" or "get good". Because that's what it boils down too. You just have to get better, or play something else. People love Soulsbornes because they don't hold the player's hand and constantly punish them for the mistakes. We'll be defensive about it because not many games in the mainstream are like it.
Yeah but what if you like the setting and you like a certain amount of challenge and fun from the combat? Bloodborne must be one of the most atmospheric and creepy games I've ever played but I could only get so far before the challenge basically halted any further progress. I want to see more of the game, I want to explore and see new enemies etc, but basically the game says No. I just don't get it. They can easily have a mode that gives the player benefits and takes power away from the enemies at the very least, and thus lets average players like me still see the game. I'll happily take less rewards or achievements if that's the penalty, I just want to experience the game to the end like others. It doesn't detract from others who want the difficulty and sense of achievement to let me also experience it on a more easy difficulty level.
You want the OP to stop calling the game's proper title? That's sounds like gatekeeping to me.
I don't see a problem with modding a game to play how someone wants. Isn't that one of the benefits of playing on PC?
Sigrun n the other valks from my understanding have the stat stuff normalized. There is no RPGing out of those fights, you flat out gotta learn their moves and attack.
You can have certain perks, but raw damage n take damage is kept in check.
I'm a console gamer so I rely on the developer to actively support making their games a tad more accessible.
Again, type in trainer for sekiro into google something will pop up if you really want to play the game that badly but can't be asked to learn the game. What's going on in this thread seems to be arguing over pointless semantics ("YOU DIDN'T PLAY THE GAME!!" 'YES I DID, I JUST MODIFIED IT!!!"). If you want to get upset about sematics, go ahead but that seems like a waste of time.
It's hilarious to me because Souls fans basically say "WITHOUT DIFFICULTY THE GAME IS NOTHING." I've recently seen someone say that the games would be nothing but "mediocre action games" without the punishing difficulty.
The games are more than just the difficulty. There's the visuals, the art, the music, the atmosphere, the exploration, etc...
I did the same thing with Half Life as a kid. I suppose if people really just care to see all the environments that they find impressive an easy mode is nice to have. But the thing I always learned from finally finishing Half Life with noclip and god mode on was that it's a super unfulfilling experience to just cheat through a game by working against its intended dynamics.
Pretty sure you can get a save file from someone if you really search for it.
Sorry, but who are you to decide this for others?
I think it detracts massively from a game when you can just overcome any challenge with a mere option change.
Thing is in a game like Bloodborne the difficulty adds to the atmosphere. If everything was piss easy to kill, Bloodborne wouldn't be as threatening or memorable. If you like the settings but can't get into the games you can always watch it, read up lore, etc. There's plenty of ways to get into it without actually playing the games nowadays. And a game like Bloodborne can easily be cheesed if you really want that.
Imagine the increased sales if they just added a mode like this that a regular person at home made probably in a few days and didn't change the other difficulty modes.
Git Gud, brar! The From fan boys never cease to make me laugh at stupid, snarky comments like this. Predictable.
Edit: Good job by you OP. Nothing to be ashamed of.
It's not an authentic or true experience at all, which I feel like some people are strangely trying to argue
The game already gives you "tools" to make the game easier. The hardest bosses in the game aid in improving your gameplay and understanding of the mechanics. That said, I am fine with FROM adding an easy mode. So more people enjoy the game. OP, you do you.
But they want to play the game, not read lore for a game that they have no connection to, and no one who's asking for an easy mode is asking for the game to be made piss easy. Just to make it easier. I'm sure you guys don't see an issue with the game becoming harder on repeated playthroughs but somehow going the other way around for an option is an affront on the Souls games divine principles
I am going to try this mod out, i got through bloodborne without too much trouble by just being good at dodging, i was never fully able to enjoy sekiro because of its increased emphasis on blocking and parrying, my terrible old man reactions made it a bit too hard for me, this sounds like a good way for me to enjoy the game without wanting to tear my hair out in frustration every 5 minutes.
Difficulty mods might be the way to go with from software games since some it's fanbase seems to get insulted by the notion of difficulty levels.
Difficulty mods might be the way to go with from software games since some it's fanbase seems to get insulted by the notion of difficulty levels.
Or you can do what the OP did.
This.
you can make it easier by playing with the tonitous or the sawcleaver (r1 spam). or just overleveling. the hardest bosses of Bloodborne is probably Ludwig, Orphan, and Shadows of Yarn (me personally, hate multi person boss fights lol). A lot of other bosses are either complete pushovers or quick to find weakness too (Blood-starved beast can be distracted with the cocktail things, he has no frames so he's easy to parry, etc.)
I forgot to mention that right now I'm playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey with unlimited oxygen, unlimited arrows, and 2x exp right now, and wouldn't have it any other way.
Imagine being personally insulted and offended that someone else played a single player game in a way that you didn't approve of, even though the way they're playing has absolutely no objective effect on the way you play. I salute the people who modded this game.
Ah, don't say things like that. It takes away from the narrative of the From fan boys. The elitist opinions of this series is some of the most toxic in gaming, period. That includes this site as well. Laughable.
Over leveling takes extra time investment that not every player will want or have the time to do, especially for a game they already find hard to approach or get into. The others are options but they're not enough for most folk
Now, I'm not saying that From Software are obligated or need to add easier difficulty modes. I just don't see why it's an issue to add them in the first place
It's like the only merit of the games are their difficulty, right? I actually dig everything about the game BUT the difficulty.
Cool that apparently saying "you didn't actually beat the game" (which is something I personally disagree with) is incredibly toxic, but calling the people who say this "Pathetic, laughable, stupid" is totally ok.
jajaja yeah and the video is by someone that can beat the final boss with his feet
You have 2 things to get over:
1. Yourself
2. People playing with cheats because it CLEARLY bugs you unless they say "I played Sekiro SUPER BABY EASY PATHETIC mode" bc it takes away from all the time and effort you put in somehow. It's a video game.
you would have had a more authentic experience with the game if you just turned on double, triple or infinite life. Still get your ass kicked but with less consequence, instead of being all overpowered
"Yes! I got a shiny Lugia!"
"Did you encounter it the first try like the developers intended?"
"Wait, how am I—"
"OH."
The current PS4 Sekiro completion rate is exactly 24,4%. Boot up your PS4 and check.
DS Remastered´s completion rate should be in the low 40% (there are 2 endings) as the bosses right before have a mid 40% completion rare.
DS2 SotfS´s completion rate is exactly 31,9%.
DS3´s completion rate should be in the high 30% (there are 3 endings) as the bosses right before have a low 40% completion rate.
BB´s seems to be somewhere in the mid 20% (there are 3 endings) which is weird as that game ain´t that hard. I blame it on PS+.
Nioh´s dropped to exactly 16,1%. Likely due to PS+.
Edit: Generation overview done. The player retention rate is clearly an issue with Sekiro.
DS Remastered´s completion rate should be in the low 40% (there are 2 endings) as the bosses right before have a mid 40% completion rare.
DS2 SotfS´s completion rate is exactly 31,9%.
DS3´s completion rate should be in the high 30% (there are 3 endings) as the bosses right before have a low 40% completion rate.
BB´s seems to be somewhere in the mid 20% (there are 3 endings) which is weird as that game ain´t that hard. I blame it on PS+.
Nioh´s dropped to exactly 16,1%. Likely due to PS+.
Edit: Generation overview done. The player retention rate is clearly an issue with Sekiro.
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Try the moves you select dont matter and all the pokemon you catch start at 99 for a more fair comparison.
RPGs generally also have a lot more ontop of the gameplay compared to Sekiro.
Point still stands and holds water. To think otherwise is naive imo. As someone that enjoys these games, it's really easy to come up with that conclusion really quickly by going into any video game forum about the Souls series.
Was that the devs intention? Overcoming challenges is what Miyazaki wants the player to do. Do you realize FromSoft is intentionally omiting difficulty modes or are you under the impression they can't implement them?
I feel like this is the same discussion whenever people want FromSoft to include an easy mode. They carved out a niche for themselves and are incredibly successful right now.
I firmly believe Dark Souls would never have been a big hit if it had an easy mode.
OP is basically using game shark to get all level 99 and max ultra pokeballs. But hey if he has no shame in that then who cares? You just can't expect GameFreak to allow an official "start all pokemon at max level" option in the next Pokémon game just like you should never expect an invincible mod in From games. If you need it, do what OP did instead of typing gatekeeping 30 times on a forum.