Current Events > Hot Take: I think games are about the same difficulty-wise

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About today's poll

Sure, everyone says games are easier now, but that's only sorta true.

In the olden days of the 80s and 90s, games were certainly more punishing when it came to failure.
If you died, you often had to start over from the beginning. Then there are the games that didn't have save or password features meaning you have to clear them in one sitting.

Today's games are far more forgiving, but also tend to be a bit more brutal in terms of what they throw at you. Sure you'll be dying a lot but you also don't lose nearly as much progress as in the past.
Games today are also a looooot longer than they used to be. Most older games can be beaten in just a few hours with some practice, now games are 100+ hours long at minimum.

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Last time a game made me sweat was sekiro


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Kinda true for some games but honestly the hand-holding needs to be optional.

Every game should allow you to skip all the bullshit and let you learn everything on your own like it's 1990 again. Nothing is more annoying than it explaining every detail like you're 5 years old or have never played a game in your life.

Also you have a point because a lot of the older games are only difficult due to bad graphics, broken controls and/or game mechanics. Those types of games don't really count because it's not the players fault.

The difficulty in modern games is perfectly fine, and most of the "hand-holding" complaints are just QOL improvements that I would prefer to have.

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