Namco Denies Dark Souls Difficulty Comment

[Paradoxrifts]

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Why does the existence of one game that doesn't go out of it's way to grab you by the dick and balls and lead you through it step-by-step so offensive to you?

Dark Souls isn't a public library, it doesn't need wheelchair access.

Nobody is missing out on the game's quintessential experience, except for the people who are inclined to make misinformed gaming purchasing and sore losers. I just feel people like yourself are being asshats for resenting other gamers having the opportunity to prove themselves at being exceptional at something. And the reward for being good at Dark Souls, is the opportunity to advance and keep playing Dark Souls.

And please get your memory checked, because like I stated earlier I've never played the game and I likely never will.

 

[Something Amyss]

If you want to make an argument then you CAN'T bring in the "who cares" bit because you lose every point you tried to make, as it makes you a hypocrite.

One can examine the logic (or in your case, lack of) without actually caring about the point at hand. That's not hypocritical, because I still don't care.

When I say it's "technically bad" I mean that it is badly programmed, I went into further details in earlier posts about this, like how a boss will get an invisible Area of effect attack, and how the game doesn't tell you which ledges are safe to drop onto and which will kill you, despite them all being 2 foot drops, among other things.

That sounds like about 90% of games out there. And again, people complain about bad technical design with MW3. So what?

And who cares?

 

[Warachia]

If you want to make an argument then you CAN'T bring in the "who cares" bit because you lose every point you tried to make, as it makes you a hypocrite.

One can examine the logic (or in your case, lack of) without actually caring about the point at hand. That's not hypocritical, because I still don't care.

When I say it's "technically bad" I mean that it is badly programmed, I went into further details in earlier posts about this, like how a boss will get an invisible Area of effect attack, and how the game doesn't tell you which ledges are safe to drop onto and which will kill you, despite them all being 2 foot drops, among other things.

That sounds like about 90% of games out there. And again, people complain about bad technical design with MW3. So what?

And who cares?

Then you are lying, if you don't care, why argue? It seems to me that you are doing this for the sake of arguing, but according to you, you can't be because you don't care, and now you are just ignoring the points I'm making.

 

[Evil Smurf]

ahhh backpedalling I love it.

 

[Something Amyss]

Then you are lying, if you don't care, why argue?

Principle. Your argument is flawed and disingenuous. I saw it and decided to point out that it is both flawed and disingenuous.

That's not lying. That's honesty. You just want me to be invested in this so you can carry on this point rather than address te heart of the matter.

So I repeat: Who cares?

More specifically, why the hell do you care?

Puritanism was once famously described as the fear that someone, somewhere was having a good time. That's all the difficulty thing seems to be.

 

[Warachia]

Then you are lying, if you don't care, why argue?

Principle. Your argument is flawed and disingenuous. I saw it and decided to point out that it is both flawed and disingenuous.

That's not lying. That's honesty. You just want me to be invested in this so you can carry on this point rather than address the heart of the matter.

So I repeat: Who cares?

More specifically, why the hell do you care?

Puritanism was once famously described as the fear that someone, somewhere was having a good time. That's all the difficulty thing seems to be.

Then you do care, even though my argument isn't flawed or disingenuous, and if it is, you should provide examples of how it is flawed or disingenuous rather than saying that I'm wrong and you don't care, and what is the heart of the matter? If it isn't the points I made then please explain an argument I am not making.

I specifically care because I like to see good games, and I hate it when a game falls flat because it has some incredibly easy to fix problems, and I am voicing my opinion here.

I fail to see what that puritanism comment has to do with anything.

 

[00slash00]

the game isnt even that hard. as long as you learn from your mistakes you shouldnt have trouble. never once have i ever had to use summons. its true i was reluctant to try it because of how hard i heard it was, but its also true that the difficulty is the charm of the game. if people are brave enough to test their abilities by picking up the game, the challenging gameplay provides a very rewarding experience. dark souls and demon souls were my favorite ps3 games and it sure as hell isnt because of the story. in fact if demons souls hadnt been so challenging, i probably would have gotten bored.

on to the topic at hand though, it does sound an awful lot like damage control. the explanation for what he meant didnt really seem to make much sense. doesnt really matter though. the message to the company is clear, the fans dont want an easier difficulty