A lot of Balatro, lol. I wish it was on mobile, though…
I just modded my Switch, and tomorrow I’m gonna try to get Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom dumped and working on my Deck
A lot of Balatro, lol. I wish it was on mobile, though…
I just modded my Switch, and tomorrow I’m gonna try to get Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom dumped and working on my Deck
Games are about entertainment. They’re not a career.
They’re all skills that you have to develop, and things people do because they like doing them. And if you’re not willing to learn to develop those skills, you won’t be able to participate.
Zelda games aren’t gatekeeping me when I die a lot and they don’t give me more health. Portal 2 isn’t gatekeeping me when I can’t solve the puzzles and they won’t give me the answers. Undertale isn’t gatekeeping me because I’m bad at bullet hells and they won’t slow down time for me. The whole point of the game is to develop a skill and overcome a challenge.
I already named several mechanics Elden Ring gives you to deal with the difficulty, and engaging with them is what the game is about. It can be as easy or as hard as you make it. If you choose not to utilize those options, that’s your prerogative.
they have opted to take actions that make the game unenjoyable for a significant number of gamers despite it having no positive benefit for ANY gamer
Like what
I don’t have the tools to mod Bloodborne
Miyazaki himself said he wants a PC port but Sony won’t do it. We’re definitely on the same page there, and so is the CEO of From Software.
Learning to play the guitar or code also doesn’t have a difficulty slider, but people of all abled-ness manage it anyways. It’s a matter of patience and practice just like any other skill.
But this particular skill has in-game mechanics like leveling up, upgrading equipment, and summoning up to two whole extra players to do the work for you. Then there’s mods…
Some of us, especially older gamers, just don’t have the reflexes for that type of game.
I hear what you’re saying, but to be fair, younger players don’t start out with those reflexes either. It’s probably harder for older players, but I’m not convinced it’s that much more of a challenge that it’s not worth trying. Maybe it’s my lack of perspective talking, but I’m willing to bet that if older folks can learn to play a guitar or code, they could learn to play Elden Ring given the same amount of practice and motivation.
It took me over 6 hours total just to learn to parry, and even then I’d say my success rate is still only like 60% at best. I learned to do it for 1 specific DLC boss, and that was after 200 hours in the base game without using once, so I had to completely abandon my muscle memory. But man, the one run I managed to pull off where I hit just enough parries to make it out alive by the skin of my teeth, it was beautiful. I recorded it, and watching it back is like watching a dance. (Like a dancer with two left feet, but still, lol)
Unfortunately for us, Fromsoft writes GREAT stories and Let’sPlays are still kinda boring.
I don’t normally watch lets plays anymore either, but this one really hooked me. Gray and Lark both have a lot of charisma and bounce off of each other really well since they’re childhood friends. The stories they tell are entertaining enough that, for the first time ever, I decided to watch a livestream (instead of the edited version I linked).
Vaati Vidya also has a lot of good videos if you just want the raw lore.
They can, it’s just not in the form of 1 button.
It’s an RPG, if you want the game to be easier then level up your character to have adequate HP/defense/attack power. Not enough? Upgrade your weapons/shield. Still not enough? You can summon two whole extra players to do all the work for you.
Still not enough? There’s mods.
Was it >!Rellana!<? I’ve been avoiding spoilers so idk who’s the most complained about, but I sat down and used a shield for the first time and parried her to death. It took 5 hours but it was fun lmao.
I didn’t say it did affect me or that I’m against it. I’m just saying the problem people are having already has a solution, it’s just not as simple as 1 button.
There already is an “easy mode”. It’s an RPG, you can just over-level yourself and max out your weapon upgrades if it’s too hard. If that’s not enough you can summon two whole players to do the fighting for you.
To prep for the DLC I made a new character, beelined it to my favorite spot to grind runes, and with my character at level 100 I just went through the world 1/2-shotting all the mobs. Then for all the bosses I couldn’t kill in a handful of shots I just summoned two people to help. It does take patience but you can make the base game an absolute cakewalk.
Getting good is what the games are about. There is no post-“git gud” phase of playing their games.
There is an easy mode. You can summon a whole second player for any challenge. If that’s not enough, go level up. Still not enough? Use guides.
Purists are in the minority, hence “most.”
The people in line one of your comment are practically mutually exclusive to the people in line two.
Tbf both of those are completely optional. But to continue tbf, the lord souls are damn near impossible to find if you don’t have the golden fog gate locations memorized / didn’t find them before the lordvessel in the first place.
Still my favorite soulslike tho lol
I have 300 hours in the game and I’ve only seen the default ending 🫠
Same. I consider myself a purist when it comes to guides, but… I need my giant sword lol
I wouldn’t mind it so much if it weren’t so bland. Advanced movement should be a skill that rewards you with extra options, but what we got was paths to the next arena littered with basic obstacles.
This is so sad… I hope a new site just like it pops up in its place. Vimms was so reliable, I’m really gonna miss it.
Common anti-consumer move by huge companies against the consumers who made them rich. What’s new?
A year or two ago I tried using it for Bnet and Diablo 2 but it had a lot of issues… I’ll have to give it another try