Current Events > Elden Ring Director Miyazaki won't stop making difficult games.

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Still, for every vanquisher of Miyazakis monsters, theres another who glumly sets down the controller. I do feel apologetic toward anyone who feels theres just too much to overcome in my games, Miyazaki told me. He held his head in his hands, then smiled. I just want as many players as possible to experience the joy that comes from overcoming hardship.

A theory suggests itself: the challenging circumstances of Miyazaki's early life, followed by a string of hard-won achievements, provided the template for the emotional trajectory that many players experience in his games. Miyazakiwhose face, behind his glasses and wispy goatee, is youthful and jocularresists the idea. "I wouldn't say that my life story, to put it in grandiose terms, has affected the way I make games," he said. "A more accurate way to look at it is problem solving. We all face problems in our daily lives. Finding answers is always a satisfying thing. But in life, you know, there's not a lot that gives us those feelings readily."

The question of how hard games should be is closely tied to the question of whom games are for. Some argue that they should be accessible: gently guided experiences that adapt to different skills, interests, and physical capabilities. Others say that they should operate on their own terms. In this model, difficulty is the creator's prerogative; not every game has to be for everyone.

Miyazaki's work is often invoked by the latter camp, as it suggests that challenge, not escapism or uplift, is the medium's crucial quality. "It's an interesting question," Miyazaki told me. "We are always looking to improve, but, in our games specifically, hardship is what gives meaning to the experience. So it's not something we're willing to abandon at the moment. It's our identity."

not every game has to be for everyone.

Going "well not every game has to be everyone." wouldn't be a defense of that

I don't even have a dog in this fight. I just think the toxic nature of the hardcore fans is not a good thing.

Once again his explanation is "Well the elitist fanboys expect it so we have to oblidge them" rather than why it's a good idea.

"Not every game has to be for everyone" is such a bullshit rationalization.

If you added mandatory pointless 7 minute pauses where nothing happens into the middle of Doom Eternal every time you enter a new a room. It'd make the game suck.

Going "well not every game has to be everyone." wouldn't be a defense of that

I don't even have a dog in this fight. I just think the toxic nature of the hardcore fans is not a good thing.

The question of how hard games should be is closely tied to the question of whom games are for. Some argue that they should be accessible: gently guided experiences that adapt to different skills, interests, and physical capabilities. Others say that they should operate on their own terms. In this model, difficulty is the creator's prerogative; not every game has to be for everyone.

Why should From have to defend how they build games, though?

Why does From get all the heat for making games the way they want to when other developers can make whatever the fuck they want?

You don't seem to have an intelligent opinion in this fight either. He stated why it was a good idea, that the gameplay of their games depends on conquering challenges, of learning and being rewarded for that learning. That is their identity, and "hardcore fanboys" don't have anything to do with it.

Every time I read that name, I think Studio Ghibli.

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not every game has to be for everyone.

Take the RE1make. Has an achievement for beating the game only using the Knife. Hardly anyone has done it (I have) . It's a challenge you have to conquer.

The two Miyazakis should team up on a game

Why is it so hard for some people to accept the idea that a developer simply wants their game to be difficult

"Well why should Doom Devs have to defend long periods of fuck all happening!? It's THEIR GAME!"

That's not the same thing and you know it.

Once again his explanation is "Well the elitist fanboys expect it so we have to oblidge them" rather than why it's a good idea.

"Not every game has to be for everyone" is such a bullshit rationalization.

If you added mandatory pointless 7 minute pauses where nothing happens into the middle of Doom Eternal every time you enter a new a room. It'd make the game suck.

Going "well not every game has to be everyone." wouldn't be a defense of that

I don't even have a dog in this fight. I just think the toxic nature of the hardcore fans is not a good thing.

If From wants to figure out an easy mode they can. If not?

The issue is that the game has mechanics to make the game easier though. I've run people through entire sections of souls games pretty much doing all the work. Not to mention you can summon 2-3 at a time.

The people that cry for an easy mode just want an easy button and want to kill things in 1 shot. That works for games like Uncharted where it's narrative-driven. Souls games aren't like that though.

If you added mandatory pointless 7 minute pauses where nothing happens into the middle of Doom Eternal every time you enter a new a room. It'd make the game suck.

Going "well not every game has to be everyone." wouldn't be a defense of that

That's not the same thing and you know it.

Those who complain are so much more toxic than the very supportive Souls fanbase. People like you come in spewing crap and so the fanbase responds negatively, and somehow you think the issue is the fanbase. It's pathetic.

I'll just say this:

There is no set of circumstances or argument that will make UR change his mind. Either because he's trolling or his brain just won't let in those contradictory arguments. So it doesn't matter. Just leave him alone.

At a certain point it makes more sense to cater to your audience than try to broadly appeal to everyone.

At a certain point it makes more sense to cater to your audience than try to broadly appeal to everyone.

Bruh, that's a strawman.

His entire gimmick is making strawmen while accusing other people of making strawmen.

A poster saying "I don't even have a dog in this fight" and then going on to post walls of text should be a clue to anyone that he's being needlessly argumentative for no reason.

Personally I would welcome easy modes in Souls games, but I don't think they should be added. The problem with this whole debacle isn't game difficulty, it's just toxic gamer fans. Like a lot of the time.

I like that you randomly insult me and then agree entirely with my position in the same breath.

And the sheer fact not a one of you can defend the practice or respond to these points outside of rhetoric says it all

Called it