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adjl posted...

This mentality has always seemed pretty silly to me. People play games to have fun. That fun - story included - isn't something that has to be "earned" or treated as a "reward." It's the fundamental point of the activity. For some, overcoming those challenges is part of that fun, but that's no more or less legitimate than people who have more fun mindlessly button mashing their way through the story. The only person you can "cheat" in a single-player game is yourself.

Sure, I understand that. But for me gameplay is fun, and rewards are the reason I play a game. If all I cared about was the story, I would rather read a summary or watch a Let's Play. Basically what I did with Resident Evil 6 because there was no way in hell I was subjecting myself to that game's frustrations after 5.

I could see people not liking trying the same section of a game 10-20 times, training yourself to be good enough to get through it. However, I think the feeling of actually getting through a tough section in a game far outweighs the frustrations you felt getting there. It is the reason retro games are so popular still, just aren't as many modern games that let you have that feeling anymore.