![]() It's something that hardcore fans have resisted – even if I need to keep reminding people that FromSoft’s games do have difficulty options baked in organically being able to summon other players or choosing not to lets you curate the difficulty a touch, at least. In fact, these were made available during the game’s second public demo last year, though in the final release the settings are being called Story (for those less interested in tough gameplay), Action (for the standard intended challenge), and Hard (which does what it says on the tin).īut difficulty settings in a Soulslike? What sacrilege is this? Yes, it’s something that critics have cried out for. In a first for the genre, the Final Fantasy spin-off will be getting difficulty options. So why then am I planning to move onto the next Soulslike in the gaming calendar, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, with a more chilled approach? Partly because I can. As he recently explained in The New Yorker “I just want as many players as possible to experience the joy that comes from overcoming hardship.” That’s Hidetaka Miyazaki’s intent as well, of course. But those punishing moments that feel so hopeless, and the near-divine elation when you do conquer them, are integral to what makes playing titles like these so special. I know it’s very easy to bring up the difficulty of Souls games (and the discourse that inevitably follows) rather than other equally more interesting things like the lore, or the game’s fascinatingly enigmatic cast of characters. If you thought Margit was tough, hooo boy, you won’t believe what FromSoftware has cooked up elsewhere in the game. ![]() ![]() Like many others right now, I have been having an absolute blast getting stuck deep in Elden Ring and the many challenges it presents. ![]()
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