Random Thoughts

[Rhyis.]

isn't reaction time the definition of difficulty in vidya?

he who reacts fastest to shoot or stab the other in the face, while simultaneously not getting shot or stabbed in the face, gets to be proclaimed the victor.

[Andalusian girls]

def one of the prime facets, complexity prolly the other. to go back to the Valkyries the Queen was significantly harder than the others as she combined every move-set they all had meaning you had half a second to select from among a dozen or so specific reactions (side dodge, block, parry, chuck the axe, Loki shots, etc) to the currently given pattern.

same token Souls bosses with basic ass move-sets ain't too crazy even when they fast, but when they get all willy wonka nimbly bimbly mambly bambly what the hell am i seeing can be tough to recognize and react properly in time.

[Anoat]

Good game design mechanics will have trash or sub bosses use a new attack or mechanic to introduce you to it gradually so you’ll be prepared when the big boss does it. Or occasionally the big boss will use a totally new move or mechanic on you one or two times (but won’t be fatal) to clue you in before they start to push your shit in. Later bosses might re-use the same moves or mechanics but the player is expected to know how to deal with them now. And some bosses like the above mentioned Valkyrie Queen will start using *all* of them to test your mettle and situational awareness. Very, very few games have bosses that just unfairly one shot you without offering some kind of learning curve beforehand. At that point it’s up to player skill level to make the difference.

But mostly it’s just knowing when to dodge/roll.

[Andalusian girls]

Nioh 2 was def more unforgiving in that sense than Souls, but got the feeling Team Ninja went into the design very targetedly trying to make a more difficult game

that said all the difficulty talk re Souls can be zzzzzzzzz. love the Zelda-style exploration, the deep lore presented through minimalism, the aesthetics, the community, enemy and level and build design, the gorgeous soundtracks. love them games to pieces and while i'm glad they're challenging that's one of the least interesting things about them. plenty of games are challenging.

[Demosthenes]

Nlove the Zelda-style exploration, the deep lore presented through minimalism, the aesthetics, the community, enemy and level and build design, the gorgeous soundtracks.

You'd think people that love souls games would talk more about this generally.

[Demosthenes]

99% of the conversations I see are in the vein of "this is hard as hell," "no thanks on souls games," and "git gud."

[Rhyis.]

git gud is just comedic relieve in all games

[Demosthenes]

I love monster hunter so fucking much. Evade/Counter lancing is the most delicious thing ever.

[Xno Kappa]

I’ve got 2 hours in elden Ring so far. When do I get a double jump and some ranged attacks?

[archibaldcrane]

I’ve got 2 hours in elden Ring so far. When do I get a double jump and some ranged attacks?

You can buy a bow from the first merchant and some of the soldiers drop heavy crossbows.

[Mertron]

I’ve got 2 hours in elden Ring so far. When do I get a double jump and some ranged attacks?

only the horse can double jump

once you get a feel for the game, do the island south of the start. wish i did that earlier. think there’s a good crossbow in a fort there

[Mertron]

after getting wrecked by the first major boss i spent a day riding my horse all over the map grabbing checkpoints and random items on the ground. found a spot where i could kill mobs that dropped 1k runes each time so farmed up a bit.

game is now much easier so i agree with the idea it’s probably more tedious to git gud than just difficult

[Salodin]

after getting wrecked by the first major boss i spent a day riding my horse all over the map grabbing checkpoints and random items on the ground. found a spot where i could kill mobs that dropped 1k runes each time so farmed up a bit.

game is now much easier so i agree with the idea it’s probably more tedious to git gud than just difficult

Where is this mob I need to farm but I refuse to do it for 70 a kill

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[Krandor]

Well there's the ogres right next to the Warmaster shack, 5 of them at 1k a pop

[Mertron]

just in case saying my exp spot gets someone mad

Spoiler: show

my spot was in forth farroth which is wayyyyy east. there’s some bats that drop 1k exp and can also drop level 6 gold runes and there’s a grace right outside the fort. i lure them out one at a time

im using gsword and they get stunned and stuck on the ground after every 3-4 hits, p easy. there is some kind of visible item in the fort but i can’t reach it without dying tho

[Mertron]

Well there's the ogres right next to the Warmaster shack, 5 of them at 1k a pop

i did the two ogres pulling the caravan early on too since they’re basically defenseless

[KuroTsuki]

I stand by my previous assertion that Souls style games are not difficult. They're just tedious. If they had a sensible checkpointing system like most modern games, nobody would be clamoring about how difficult they are.

Soulsborne games are difficult, but I do not disagree with this assessment. The clunkyness is what makes them tough, I don't consider them to be good games. I probably found GoW easy because I played it like I play cuhrazhay (devil may cry, bayonetta etc) games. I can't play Soulsborne games the same way.

https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/13...=1#post7326241

So which is it!? Difficult, or not? Lol.

[KuroTsuki]

You'd think people that love souls games would talk more about this generally.

I'd say look at people who love Bloodborne. I see them mention what AG said way more than the "git gud" stuff.

[Demosthenes]

https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/13...=1#post7326241

So which is it!? Difficult, or not? Lol.

If I say the clunkyness is what makes it difficult, what do you think that means?

[Day]

that it's difficult