there are some accessibility options that have zero effect on difficulty, but there can be a lot of overlap too. Fps game give me a sense of simulation sickness that no amount of fov options have really aided, so easy modes have let me play these games in a way where I don't need to whip the camera around as much which makes the feeling more manageable. It's not really hard to see how certain disabilities or just general human quirks could effect a person's reaction time or physical dexterity, and how in turn easier difficulty options might be useful in these cases
And people still help eachother out...
It's not. I don't know what happens in a person's brain when they read "I know the devs don't want to implement [thing] but I would like to talk about and advocate for it anyway" and translate it into "they should be forced to do [thing]" but clearly some weird disconnect happening. And funny how it never really comes up when other mechanical aspects are criticized.
People who use trainers don't need others to help them out. Miyazaki obviously wants people to help each other out, so why on earth would he want to add a trainer to the game? Just because some people do it doesn't mean he has to implement it on his end.
than your not getting it, it's all related full button mapping and even the option of the lower difficulty are all similar parts of accessibility and would ideally be highlighted because it would bring more people into their games.
no because it's directly related to both parts of the conversation.
Lady Butterly is an optional boss, you could've gone back to her after you progressed through th story a bit more. One or two buffs to your damage and health already work wonders. Also what is it exactly you're not understanding with the parry mechanic?
When noone is arguing against these other accessability options, then acting like people do is a shitty thing to do, plain and simple. Seeing how you just selectively quote and answer to things I'm done discussiing this with you anyway. I'm tired of people making up motivations for others just because they disagree with them. Have a nice day.
I'm not making up motivations, I haven't changed anything you or anyone else has said and I stand by my posts but that's fine and I hope you have a good day to.
oh yeah this is such a great point. It really is just a good thing for players and devs alike to explore because of the "I didn't even know this was something I wanted" factor haha
Do you mean the symbol that comes when you can take a lifepoint or the one for unblockable attacks?
unblockable attacks. thanks, i will give a chance again. handled all souls, bloodborne and nioh easy but this game... man...
So from are gatekeepers to their own experience?
Yeah it's hard to adjust, especially at the start, and especially for people who are used to the other combat style.
I truly loved it. It doesn't quite have the immersive world of Sekiro, but it's combat and customizing was rewarding every step of the way. I looked forward to every enemy encounter, and it always felt hard, but fair.
Thanks for everything. I will give a try again in January.
This was much more what the whole difficulty discussion was really about not if a player needs to be respected.
No problem. :)
People having different experiences is not always a concious choice. Someone having an easy time with the game isn't because they willingly decided to not take part in the game. That's just a matter of someone being different from other people and thus having an unintended experience.
Of course it's not always concious, but the decisions the devs make are. It's not unexpected for people to play offline or not having PS+. That's something the devs obviously took into account. They don't have to take people into account that circumvent their entire gameplay loop by using trainers by adding god mode or modifiers. And yes, I say "HAVE to", because you have people in this very thread "demanding" they change, calling them "assholes" for not doing it, "ableist" for simply stating their design philosphy (jfc), or just "gatekeepers". And by proxy everyone who agrees with their current design decisions. Oh I forgot those also get called "elitist".
You see a lot of the discussion focused around FROM games because people jump to their defense immediately since so many view their exact difficulty balance as integral to the experience, and difficulty can have a huge impact on this stuff. No one has it out for Sekiro, I promise you
Millions of people are desperate for a harder difficulty in Pokemon and people aren't shy about saying it. This is "whataboutism" in video game forum form, here. Both games would be well served by offering more options.
yet when more experienced gamers want a harder difficulty or more options to make the game more challenging, the defenders of gamefreak basically shut them down.
if people werent shy about it, then reviewers and online outlets wouldnt softball all their reviews
And all of those things would still be there if there were options. Every single one of em. All the companionship, all the ingame messages, all the tips online. All of em. None of them would go away. The goal would still be achieved. Someone above said it best but these are simply not mutual exclusives. You are thinking about these things in purely black and white. All of these things would still be there. Miyazaki would not fail his goal by adding them. He would still achieve it.
Reviewers didn't pan Sekiro for being too hard. Most review the game it is it intended for its audience, and in Pokemon's case, that's easy/young.
Like I'm not going to disagree with you there, pokemon discourse has been fucking brutal lately, with a lot of folks not caring that features other people made use of were removed. The discussion still happened though, folks were hugely upset and each bit of news was a Whole Thing every time
It's like I'm talking to a brick wall lol. Have a nice day I guess.
Because we already exist in a world where people are able to easily play these games and modify values and it hasn't effected any of that stuff.
You can't just say outside of PC because a huge part of the people who play these games are on PC. Each PC version has sold millions. PC is just as legitimate as a platform and is where many people are playing these games.
This already happens with any game that has difficulty options, or different builds, or even strategies
Who has been effected and how? Keep in mind you're saying that the existence of these options means that shared communities and assistance cannot be achieved.
First of all, an elevator wouldn't be an "easy mode" of Yosemite, it would be skipping to the end credits. There is no vestige of the original climbing experience there.
