Bloodborne, as you’re well aware, is a difficult game. Like other “Souls” styled games, it sort of mythologises its difficulty, and beating games of its ilk has become a sort of gamers’ badge of honour. I suppose it’s been that way for ages, with gamers playing difficult games – or just on high difficulty levels – and boasting about beating them. And that’s ok. Also ok? Playing games on easy mode.
I read a rather good piece earlier this week from Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Jon Morcom that rather mirrors my own stance to game difficulty as I’ve become older, burdened with stuff like a family and real-life responsibilities. In the past, perhaps as a way to get maximum value out of my games, I’d replay games on higher difficulty levels, increasing the challenge and in turn, the number of callouses on my thumbs.
“I realise I may be setting myself up for a hammering in any comments that may follow but the long and short of it is I’m a family man with a full-time job,” Morcom says. “My leisure time is no more or less precious than anyone else’s but if I’m playing a game, I don’t want to be rolling along happily at a good tempo then watch the screen dissolve to red and tell me “You have died” a few dozen times because the difficulty curve has suddenly soared skywards, a few degrees off vertical. I like a reasonable challenge and will nearly always start a game on normal, if only as a physical audit of my faculties, but if I get through unscathed and replay the game, it’s rare that I will attempt it on a higher difficulty.
In fact I am far more likely to drop it down to Easy so I can take the scenic route through the game and give myself a chance to stop and smell the pixels, if you like; to maybe admire the artwork and have a good poke around each level without having to worry too much about pesky enemies trying to ruin my day.”
As an old man who has to play through an inordinate amount of games, when I’m afforded the rare opportunity to play a game for leisure, I’ll often drop the difficulty down a notch or two, purely so I’ll actually make it through a game. Obviously, when reviewing a game I’ll play on normal as it’s necessary to establish hat the base experience for most consumers is – and once completed I’ll play around with other difficulties to see if the increase in challenge is artificial or not. Games for my own fun though, especially story-based ones? It’s easy for me.
“So the next time you find yourself floundering in a fun vacuum, when some developer somewhere has decided that you will only succeed by identifying a hitbox the size of a gnat’s cloaca, when some arbitrary set of fail conditions are hijacking the happy endorphin in your brain destined for Enjoyment Central and re-routing them to Rage HQ, seriously consider escaping into the options screen and dialing down the difficulty.” Morcom concludes. “Remember, there’s no exam and as I keep trying to convince myself, life’s too short.”
And I agree with that. I don’t think there’s any real shame in playing games on easier levels if that’s what you want. Of course, if you want to punish yourself, that’s okay too. In the end, nobody really cares that you finished Game X on Brutal other than you.
Do you agree, or do you think filthy casuals should play their games on higher difficulties?
Last Updated: March 27, 2015
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:37
I’m with you on that one Geoff. Family and responsibilities do tend to come first, and my hideous backlog ensures also beckons.
I say Standard/Medium/Normal difficulty and if the game is that good, bump it up to hard/insane for playthrough nr2
DrKiller
March 27, 2015 at 12:51
What is this family and responsibilities you speak of?
zeemonkeyman
March 27, 2015 at 15:12
Oh it happens when a woman sinks her claws in deep. It’ll happen to you too buddy! Be warned!
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:40
I wish Candy Crush had an easy setting, I keep running out of lives 🙁
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 10:42
Admiral Chief and the Staff of Lazygamer. Please swing the Banhammer so hard on this fellow?
Thanks
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:43
Noted, thanks for bringing to my attention
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 10:43
*Insert troll comment trying to illicit a response.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:43
DEMOTED!
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
What?
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:48
You heard me Private Steyn
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:48
But Gavin plays it.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:50
Well if I demote him, I don’t get my moolah
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:50
Wait………you get paid????
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 10:51
Darryn “pays” him.
That’s specifically what the Admiral’s contract stipulated.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:52
O_o
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:55
Yes, I get Steam wallet funds, since Darryn does not use Steam
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
I knew you liked it steamy!
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
Ain’t nuttin like a steamy steam session
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 10:57
Does Darryn wear his mankini?
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:58
Indeed, he comes astride 4 kittehs, wearing THAT abomination, then hands me my Steam funds activation key, and gallops away into the sunset
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:01
And now I shan’t ever sleep again. I hate you.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:02
Did I tell you he does a dance too? All lubed up and greasy and sweaty.
At first, I had to keep the vomit bucket nearby, now I quite enjoy the jiggles and giggles. Keeps the intruders away from my house at least!
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
And the womenz.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
Actually, it keeps them inside! Too scared to go out. The only other male in my house is the hamster
HvR
March 27, 2015 at 11:09
So like Calvin Klein man just better/worse
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:14
This video is SO satisfying
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:10
Only at the beginning.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
Ummmm….I mean…..ah…..ohwellnowthisisakward
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 10:51
Gavin also plays FIFA & COD. He’s not a role model.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 10:49
I hope you’re talking about sweets.
Ir0nseraph
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
Man card revoked.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:58
Always knew you liked me, but so much so that you want me to be a women? O_o
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:59
Oh snap!
Ir0nseraph
March 27, 2015 at 11:02
Well you turn my words against me like my wife so touche. 🙂
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:03
MAKE A WOMEN OUT OF ME XD
Ir0nseraph
March 27, 2015 at 11:03
XD
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:03
A SANDWICH I SAY!
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:07
You allready lost your balls when you admitted to playing Candy Crush…
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:08
Crushed the wrong candies
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:08
We just need a wig and a dress now
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:14
And a boob job…
http://visionnoventa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stacey-poole-listalcom.jpg
HvR
March 27, 2015 at 11:14
o come on just had brunch
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:15
That’s where your problem starts.
Men don’t have brunch. We have second breakfast.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:23
What about third breakfast?
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:24
Only on Saturdays for me. 😉
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:44
Aye, what a magical day.
AND THAT DAY IS TOMORROW
HvR
March 27, 2015 at 12:07
Brunch = 2nd breakfast + 430ml beer
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 12:23
I need 70mls more
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:23
He already has those
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:09
lol
Sageville
March 27, 2015 at 11:41
Hey, Leave your private Iron-fantasies off my interwebs!
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:45
Sorry, here you go
http://www.moffatcan.org/shop/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/greek-potato.standard-460×345.gif
DrKiller
March 27, 2015 at 12:52
I bet you millions of other people feel the same… Why don’t you make the difference in everyones life? 😛
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 10:42
Ditto. Play on Normal first time and enjoy the story, then replay on harder difficulty.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:45
I tend to play games on normal, the thing with hard games is that they need to be well desgned. So much so that you must have a hard time getting through the levels but not stop you in your tracks consntantly which can lead to frustration.
Some games take it too far by holding your hand the whole time. FPS games used to be past paced fun. Now it’s cover based regenerating health small corridor kak. Wolfenstein, Shadow Warrior and Borderlands convinced me that there’s still hope for the FPS genre. Now bring on DOOM!
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
*designed
Flippen candy crusher
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
*constantly
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
*fast paced
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
SHADOW WARRIOR!
WHO WANT’S SOME WANG?
Ir0nseraph
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
My first run always on normal, and if do get around to a second playthrough I will push the difficulty up.
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 10:57
BL2 gets a decent bit harder on the 2nd play through, it’s quite cool. And it’s frantic, and fun. But not impossible, nor do you need to do some serious number crunching to kill a basic fucking mob.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:58
So much fun co-op
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 10:58
Yes, second play through was the best. First was quite easy, third was just ridiculous – using an entire 50-round clip from my lvl50 assault rifle to scratch a bullymong? No… just, no.
Sageville
March 27, 2015 at 11:43
I’ll put the difficulty on it’s hardest available from the start, if I unlock a harder difficulty, that’s never gonna get played, I don’t do replays….
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:55
That’s one reason why I liked playing Destiny with you, you aint scared. Will make Blands intersting.
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
I will always try and get that pesky hard(est) mode out the way. Can be brutal though! And yes that sure as hell helps add to the backlog because of it. But hey I enjoy the challenge. To each their own though.
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 10:46
This one night, my girlfriend played on hard. Nine Months Later…
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 10:47
LOL
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 10:47
Achievement unlocked.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 10:47
That explains why you get upset every time someone says your brother is a better gamer than you. :/
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 10:47
Shotgun wedding?
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:48
You’re ex-best friend had a child?
HvR
March 27, 2015 at 11:11
Most expensive DLC ever
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:13
I should have severed the connection. Stop the upload. But no…
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 10:47
I’ll usually play on normal. I don’t mind a challenge, but it needs to be fair. Playing a game on easy makes me feel like I’m cheating somehow.
If a regular enemy can one-shot me in an FPS, I should be able to do the same. They shouldn’t be turned into ridiculous bullet sponges while doing increased damage to me. Hello Borderlands 2 third play through. I didn’t even bother going beyond meeting Sir Hammerlock the first time. I played Max Payne 3 on hard on my first play through, I should never have done that. The enemies would kill me 2 seconds after popping out of cover to shoot, while I was still trying to see where my damn cursor was.
I also don’t need the frustration of repeatedly dying because I didn’t press 30 buttons in a row with perfect accuracy, or make a jump with millisecond & millimeter precision. And then the ultimate sin, punishing you by making you replay the last 30 minutes you spent getting to that point because of rubbish check point saves.
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 10:48
filthy casual
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
I’m talking about PC gaming normal, not the console gaming normal, which on a PC would be the equivalent of “press X to win”.
THAT’S RIGHT, I SAID IT! 😀
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 10:59
Yeah yeah you and and your PC Master(bate) race 🙂
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 11:00
lol
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 11:04
Been a while since I have been on here actively. Damn work/lectures keeping me way too busy.
How’s Warframe going? Haven’t played that or anything else in ages now.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 12:00
Going good, got a big update last week. New Chroma frame with a pretty cool quest that I’ve finished & am busy building as we speak. Also Volt Prime & a few other goodies.
They’ve removed a couple of prime weapons & Frost Prime though. I ran 6 T3 & 4 captures in a row trying to get his damn blueprint & no luck, burnt through all my syndicate rep trying to get more keys as well – I got 3 Nyx Prime systems in a row… RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:02
Press X to win on PC is clicking the X button to close the browser before someone sees what they’re browsing
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 11:03
We need both hands to play, unlike you “Press X to watch porn” guys.
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 11:04
Yeah seems even Sony aware of this with their convenient re-mapping of entire controller inputs. Can be useful if you know what I mean.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
??
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 11:07
News article I saw this morning – apparently Sony allowing full remapping of controller buttons. Specifically to help handicapped people in playing their games in a way that is as comfortable as possible.
I assume that was what the ?? was for.
If its for the “you know what I mean”; go google Sasha Grey 🙂
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:08
Yeah, still don’t get the consoling thing
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:09
Consoling is what you do when an Xbox/PS fan sees your glorious PC and breaks down and weeps like the baby he is
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 11:12
More like some of the games you do get we don’t get. Total War, MOBAs, etc…I do need consoling in that regard. As for your graphics – nah I can live.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:13
Ahhhhh, now I get it!
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
XD XD
Matthew Holliday
March 27, 2015 at 12:17
what even is aim assist?
CAE9872
March 27, 2015 at 10:53
Speaking of one shot kills; Halo 2 Legendary difficulty. Those f’ing sniper jackals…HATE those little sh*ts.
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 10:52
Thank god I’m not the only one who feels like this. Games are for fun, and reloading the same thing 20 times isn’t fun. It’s frustrating. That’s not what I paid for.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 10:54
I agree.
Makes me think of Dead Space 2. They said they limited the amount of ammo you can afford and find to make it scarier. Kak. They made it frustrating as hell.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:55
Then they add MT in Dead Space 3 so that you can pay for guns and ammo. Thanks EA
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
Haha. Luckily I got DS3 for free with SimCity.
I think it was more in spite than actually a perk. 😉
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 10:57
Got it on PS+ for free. What a shit game
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 10:58
So, judging by yours and Captains’ comments, it’s more fun to take a shit than play Dead Space 3?
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:00
Taking a shit is lots of fun if you eat correctly.
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:03
Not if you had a bad patty from Spar the previous night though.
I had stuff coming out both ends. #BuffyQuote.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:03
Bwahahaha
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
I read to quickly & thought you said “Spur”. I nodded my head & thought it sounded about right.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:00
Well, you can play it co-op. I prefer not sh!tting in co-op, makes things awkward..
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:04
There’s a co-op vid like that, two girls one something or another I think
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:06
*scratches eyes out*
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:06
The scary thing is he knows about stuff like that…
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:09
Thanks to the people of Lazygamer.
Luckily I have not seen it yet, and plan never to.
I have heard way more than I should’ve though, so I know what it’s about.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:12
I’ll send you the link, you will NEVER expect it.
It might not be today, or this month….but it will happen!
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:14
Knowing you, this terrifies me.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:23
Finish TFU and you might just escape this punishment
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:24
Ah. A man with a plan I see.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:24
Knowing me, you know this to be true
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:26
Haha. True.
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:13
Who doesn’t
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Mossel
March 27, 2015 at 11:25
But that depends though, is it frustrating because it’s unfair (like you die quicker and baddies are tougher)? Victory is just so sweet I you beat something through pure tactics and skill!
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 11:35
Or you know, I could get a challenge that takes a bit of figuring out, but not hours of frustration. If it takes more than 15 minutes to figure one thing out, then it starts to frustrate me. And if it’s not just figuring it out – but requires dumb luck on top of that, fuck off.
Mossel
March 27, 2015 at 11:39
hahaha!! That’s true though, that’s usually when I rage quit. Happened to me on DA:O. had to do the one part over like 20 times then eventually just never opened the game again.
Pariah
March 27, 2015 at 11:48
I had that with XCOM on the last mission. It’s been nearly 2 years lol
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:59
I get you I could never play XCOM on the mode where you couldnt save and go back if your character dies. To me it was still hard doing that way, especially the last mission, but what a game, need some more good turn based games.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 12:01
Ane keeping enough countries in XCOM happy was also a bitch
CuddlesaurusRex
March 27, 2015 at 10:56
I always play games on easy. I play them for the story and escapism, not for frustration and irritation. If I really enjoyed it on my first play through then I give it another go on a higher difficulty level. Life is hard enough as it is, why make something that is supposed to be fun difficult as well?
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 10:57
The problem with games and why we get that life is too short to play on hard, is because we bombarded with game releases.
Bloodborne, Pillars of Eternity, GTA 5, The Witcher 3, Batman AK. We don’t get enough time to finish one game and replay it, replaying makes it easier, before another game is released.
I play games slowly. I will finish the game. I will replay the game if it’s good. I will play it until I’m sick of the playing the damn game. Problem is that not much good games get released and not much is worth playing.
Bloodborne is worth playing. You got to learn the moves and the timing, and only then will the game get easy. Use death to learn what works and what doesn’t work. Bloodborne is not your mindless Xbox shooting game.
Life is too short to play on hard? If the game is good you will play it even if it’s hard. If the game is bad, which a lot of these games are brain dead games, then life is too short play on hard.
If we need to ask ourselves if life is too short for playing games on hard, it means that games have become so shit that we just want it to be over. Here is the part where I type all the bad games but I’ll leave it up to your brain to remember…
If you play games on easy and normal you end up learning the game really fast and then it becomes boring. Just what I have noticed. If I like the game will restart playing after I have seen what the game is about and learnt how to play it.
So don’t be afraid of good games on hard.
Don’t Support DRM. The Witcher 3 is coming with an easy mode and a dark mode.
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 10:58
Geralt what happened to him? Life was too short or the game was too hard.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBCDLoNU8AAZdOl.jpg
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:00
He supported DRM?
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
Looks like. Poor man never saw Geralt coming with that internet lag.
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
No. He saw a Krogan and dropped dead of fright.
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 11:10
Did Facebook update his status to deceased.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:11
Geralt cut his internet.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:06
I think its about balance. Playing on really hard difficulty and getting frustrated and throwing your controller against the wall is not fun. Neither is playing on too easy and getting bored, and the worst is using cheats on a good game, thats just retarded to devoid what could of been a really great experience into a now shorter and less compelling one. Thats why I say you need to find the balance that makes your gaming experience the most enjoyable, value for money etc.
Matthew Holliday
March 27, 2015 at 12:15
life is long enough to play on hard, if you dont support DRM, because then theres only one release that matters.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 12:24
Not true, get Pillars of Eternity from GOG.
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 12:30
I want to support Pillars of Eternity but the retail edition will most likely come with DRM. I want the retail version to keep and play for years.
Nice to see it on GOG.com. But will only get it after I’ve bought and played The Witcher 3.
Pillars should have been DRM-free at retail.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 12:33
Yeah I get you, and Im sure you know GOG is owned by the guys from Poland as well.
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 12:25
The Witcher 3 is coming.
Then Cyberpunk 2077 is coming.
I wonder what is planned after that. Might be a fuck up. But by then the gaming industry would have locked down all games, consoles included with DRM.
So CD Projekt RED needs support. Hopefully there will be other publishers.
And Witcher games + Cyberpunk 2077 is all you need for a life time. Wait include Theme Hospital and Sim City 4. Good life.
veggiesaurus ZA
March 27, 2015 at 10:57
I made the mistake of playing The Order on hard difficulty. It turned a short, but (in my opinion) well-paced game into an exercise in frustration at times.
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:04
I made the mistake of playing The Order… There. Fixed it for you. 😛
Johann
March 27, 2015 at 11:04
I’m already playing life on Insane mode, I do not want to suffer through my games as well.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:09
^This
Torsten Fink
March 27, 2015 at 11:06
Too tell the truth, sometime I even use cheats just because I want to finish a game to start a new one.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 11:08
O_O
BLASPHEMY!!!
Torsten Fink
March 27, 2015 at 12:00
I know, but it’s the sad truth 😉
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 11:12
Backlog must be huge
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:16
I just dont understand that logic, Rather watch a movie then.
Torsten Fink
March 27, 2015 at 11:59
The logic is I have more games than I can probably play in my lifetime.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 12:04
There is no law demanding you to play a certain amount of games. Dont let yourself get into the position of a backlog, only buy another game when you are finished with the one you got for example.
Torsten Fink
March 27, 2015 at 14:08
Well, it seems I am more of a gourmand than a gourmet. Even the best game bores me after a few days, and I want to play something new then. And I already own more games than I can play in my life (and probably very soon many will be too outdated to run on modern machines)
Thinus Swart
March 27, 2015 at 11:07
I fully agree. I have very limited playing time nowadays (wife and 2 kids). I love spending time with them but I also love gaming. First-world problems anyone? 😛
Anyway, I play games on Easy/Normal just to finish the story mode quicker. I wanna know what happens next. Like rushing through a good book.
I’m actually quite annoyed by games with achievements on different difficulty levels, but that’s just my pet peeve, no fault of the developers of course 🙂
Valenlord
March 27, 2015 at 11:14
The answer is easy ALWAYS EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:20
I like my games like I like my women.
Tough. Bloody and hard to chew.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:21
I think one of the biigest irriation is games that make you repeat large amounts of work if you die, thats not fun at all, it just makes you hate the games. There needs to be enough checkpoints in a game. And whats with Borderlands making you have to re-kill bosses when you go back to the same area – makes me flippin mental.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:23
Oh man. I agree.
And why they HAVE to have autosaves instead of the manual one that then saves right before every un-skippable cut scene.
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 11:24
Because you are going to sit through that overtly long, badly voice acted scene even if it kills you!
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:30
Its not just the fact that its totally flippin frustrating, but I like my games to at least be logical, if you kill a BOSS, then they must stay dead (how hard is this concept to understand). I understand general lower enemy AI spawns maybe, but not bosses thats just retarded as far as I am concerned.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:31
I get that. I completely agree. Feels like it detaches you from the story then.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:33
Upvote ?
Mossel
March 27, 2015 at 11:23
I play all FPS games on hard and most other games as well. But sometimes I just want to relax and pew pew pew! That said I turned down DA:O difficulty, because fucking hell it’s difficult.
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 11:31
I think people want to do too much too quickly. Like play a game on easy to rush through the story.
I can play one, two or three missions a night and be happy, depending on the game. 2 hours a night. I’m not trying to finish the game in 2 hours on easy. That’s why it takes me so fuckin long to finish a damn game. I wouldn’t be surprised if i’m still busy with The Witcher 3 after a month of playing.
Do you know how long it took me to finish GTA 5. I like GTA because I can play like 5 -10 minute missions, drive around a bit, shoot some people, and be happy for the night to be repeated the next day.
With a game like Bloodborne, you die a few times then the next day you die a few times and the next day you day a few times, and I would be happy. I don’t have to get from the start of the game to the finish point of a game to enjoy it.
So difficult level doesn’t matter to a short life person, well if you life is coming to an end soon, It comes down too what sort of game makes you happy for about 2 hours a day.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:33
Backlogs have made people rush games for sure.
But some games just pull you in. It’s been years and some games I still return to regularly. The Witcher 3 is probably going to be one of those.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 27, 2015 at 11:35
I completely agree, It took me 10 months to finish Skyrim without any DLC, and about over 2 years to finish with all the DLC and I didnt play a single other game in that time, now thats value for money and an amazing time immersing yourslef in the world. I love it when a good game takes me ages to play, more entertainment for me.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:36
Skyrim, oh Skyrim.
I almost solely played that game for a year also.
Brady miaau
March 27, 2015 at 12:38
Some good words of wisdom there, our society does sort of teach us haste.
My wife liked to eat at a particular Chinese place, have a long 3 to 4 hour meal, with different courses. Slow down life.
Travis
March 27, 2015 at 11:42
Heres a test to tell if you playing on too hard a difficulty. If your wife comes into the room to offer you coffee, and you tell her to f off, you made me die b*tch, then you playing on too hard a difficulty.
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 11:44
Bwaaahaaaahaaaa!! Naturally after she’d beaten the crap out of you for talking that way to her….
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:46
Well, that’s a trick question. Isn’t being married and being a gamer already playing on hard difficulty? ;P
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 11:47
Nope, that’s Nightmare difficulty….
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:49
LOL
Travis
March 27, 2015 at 11:49
Its not too bad, i get coffee and sandwiches delivered to me.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:51
My fiancé also games. So it’s usually a bit of an issue as to who will get up to bring food.
Travis
March 27, 2015 at 11:53
The wife only plays those button mashing fighting games, and somehow she beats me at it, I tell you there is no skill to those games. ;-D
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 11:54
Haha. True that.
Brady miaau
March 27, 2015 at 12:37
Mr Delivery? Chinese food….. from one of the few nice ones, tricky that.
Captain JJ the damned
March 27, 2015 at 13:10
We sure do order in a lot over weekends.
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 12:06
That’s true, I don’t have the coffee and sandwich delivery system though….Any tips for that?
Travis
March 27, 2015 at 12:09
lick the kitty ;-D
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 12:12
Aah…
Matthew Holliday
March 27, 2015 at 12:07
your wife deserves a new car or diamonds or something.
either way, that kind of attitude should be rewarded.
Travis
March 27, 2015 at 12:08
yip she is fantastic 🙂
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 11:44
Uhm… Eh… It’s a hard one to explain… Personal preference is to enjoy the story, being limited by family time and things that aren’t important, like sleeping, eating, working and breathing unfortunately take priority… If only there was a better way… Anyway, it comes down to the experience, upping and lowering the difficulty as you play usually indicates unbalanced AI, so to prevent this, just play on easy, enjoy the story the game has to tell and just take it all in… You did pay for the game, so rushing through it to see how difficult it could get, to me, is a waste of hard earned cash….
Ranting Raptor
March 27, 2015 at 11:54
As a very recent father, my gaming time has decreased to almost 0. I get a few hours on a weekend and I tend to play games I can easily put away again (Guild Wars 2 being a current favorite)
However I don’t like games that are too easy or too short. Along with my Guildwars2 I also am currently playing Dark Souls again. It’s balls hard and it often takes me a week or 2 to get past specific points. This doesn’t deter me from the game, but it ensures I have something to play that brings a slow, yet steady stream of new content for me to play.
Having little cash to splurge on gaming now, my games are even more “valuable” in regards to time I get to play a game. Too short or too easy and it cheapens the experience now and I then have to go longer without a new game. Then I’m stuck with a game I could replay, but don’t really want to as it was too short or too easy.
I’d much rather have a lengthy, hard game that takes 2 or 3 months with little play time to complete as it stretches my Rands and cents a little without needing to buy a new game every month.
But that’s just me. I seem to be in a minority though where I want longer games for someone who has little play time available.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 12:04
So, favorite or favourite?
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 12:31
7 weeks old? Or seven months?
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 13:04
Neither….HOW DID I KNOW THAT?
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 13:05
7 days?
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 13:10
More like 5 months
Ranting Raptor
March 27, 2015 at 19:22
5 months lol
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 21:11
XD you missed Evo again. Bad, very very bad
Ranting Raptor
March 27, 2015 at 22:58
eish
Brady miaau
March 27, 2015 at 12:36
I play games at night, when my little bundle of joy (16 months now, can scarcely believe) is asleep. I am allowed to play Forza if she is awake and nothing else, cause my wife does not even want her glancing up and seeing, for example, corypheus or something.
I also like value in gaming, i.e keep me interested for a good while.
Kromas is drunk with power!
March 27, 2015 at 12:08
Hell I will go one step further and say life is too short to finish a game you are not enjoying. When I was young (Read “No responsibilities “) I would finish my games because I bought them. Nowadays I can afford to be picky yet still buy 4-5 games a month with most of them not exactly great. Hell my CE of Farcry is still in it’s original packaging due to me not having time to play.
Travis
March 27, 2015 at 12:11
Wow 4-5 games a month, you must have nutella on your samie fokkin dik gesmeer!
Ryanza
March 27, 2015 at 12:14
Lol.
Kromas is drunk with power!
March 27, 2015 at 12:18
The exact opposite. I have a budget for gaming but it increased drastically when my work sent me to Witbank to oversee the network at Kusile power station. 4-5 hours just driving a day sorta clears my schedule from those pesky social events that can drain my monies fast. 😛
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 12:24
HAHAHA
Matthew Holliday
March 27, 2015 at 12:11
if i want a challenge, I’ll play online.
my singleplayer time has nothing to do with a badge of honor or whatever.
i play singleplayer games to enjoy myself, I invariably play on the default / medium difficulty.
unless theres a reward for playing on higher difficulties, like more xp or better loot, increasing the difficulty never crosses my mind.
the same way graphics doesnt make a game good, neither does difficulty, so long as the game and combat flows well and feels balanced.
Brady miaau
March 27, 2015 at 12:22
Yes. Story, fun, escapism. My job gives me more than enough challenges thanks.
N@te
March 27, 2015 at 13:02
I too have responsibilities, but I will not allow myself to play a game on easy.
N@te
March 27, 2015 at 13:03
Also I would gladly spend an hour of frustration trying different tactics to make it past a difficult section that being able to breeze through it. Sense of accomplishment is what I am after.
Harley Weir
March 27, 2015 at 13:22
I miss classic Devil May Cry. Simple mighty Simple, but it works
zeemonkeyman
March 27, 2015 at 15:10
I don’t mind a hard game in fact I usually put the difficulty up one notch from normal. What I don’t like is games that have stupid save points, I have two hours to game every day on averAge if I’m lucky and I don’t want to be spending that time playing through the same part that I can beat easily over and over again just to get to the part where I die over and over again!
Tbone187
March 27, 2015 at 16:38
Football games simply have to be played on the highest setting but for most, I’d say normal is fine.
miza
March 27, 2015 at 21:40
I start on normal and ramp it up if it’s too easy. My rule of thumb is, if I find myself actively avoiding a game because it’s too stressful, it’s time to take it down a notch. No sense in having a game if you’re not going to have fun playing it. That being said, I am going to play Bloodborne, because From Software has a great way of making their games difficult but rewarding.
Cyberats
March 28, 2015 at 00:32
Easy is the new Normal.
That’s a problem in most games, designers don’t get that players don’t want repetitiveness & a thousand deaths. However, China secretly enjoys it.