Game Theory: Hard Mode is a LIE! (Sekiro Easy Mode Controversy)

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Lately, gamers have been up in arms about whether or not all games should have an Easy Mode. Fans of games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Dark Souls argue that the hard mode aspect of the game is part of the experience and doesn't need an easy mode. Others think games should be accessible to all gamers, no matter their skill level. Well Loyal Theorists, I'm here to tell you that Game Developers have been WAY ahead of you all for a while. You see, YOU are not actually choosing your difficulty setting - THEY ARE! That's right, all your games have been lying to you this whole time and I've got the proof!
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[@shinerstheseagull]

"You're not as good at games as you think you are" Bold of you to assume I think I'm good at games

[@NicoFireBlood]

I'm trash at games

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

I am legit the worst player in NA. Please report me when you see me in any online games, I should be banned from dragging my team down.

[@undeadbandit7306]

I'm good! I think....

[@jaycruz1]

Perfect representation of me aswell

[@queeratour]

That's why I need easy mode 😂

[@pedrogheventer2566]

Other games: reduce difficulty when you die Demon's souls: cuts your health in two when you die

[@nilanjanbanerjee7776]

Lol...

[@khazix4833]

Have you ever seen "Easy mode is now selectable"? That's an insult...

[@humannomore7759]

Death is a feature in Sekiro. If you're dying more than twice, you're doing it right

[@glctcthnkr8059]

Dang I just realized that hk kind of copied that from demon souls. The more you know

[@vore_jeff_bezos746]

and makes it harder when you die more

[@Doctor_Straing_Strange]

Me: Thinks I'm trash at games Matpat: ''You're not as good at games as you think you are'' Me: ''Well I'm a disgrace then''

[@daquack1460]

Git Gud

[@clanso7887]

There there ;)

[@rachdarastrix5251]

At least its only a game. If these things applied to real life all your friends would zoom past you as you limp pathetically and then get eaten by a predator before you can kit maturity and have offspring. But, life does not work that way.

[@theunlucky1326]

Pffffffffftt you think your bad at video games i need walkthroughs at least twice on legend of Zelda games

[@llanfairpwlgwyngyll7331]

@@daquack1460 No Git better

[@mjslus02]

I was playing The last of Us and was stuck in one of the rooms where you had to get past the clickers. After about 15 attempts that failed at the exact same spot, the game just started me beyond that point. This was the only time I can confirm that I experienced dynamic difficulty modification. It was like the game felt sorry for me and said "here let's just let you skip that part so you can see the rest of the story"

[@nori87]

@@CrumpPumps happened to me too. If it happens so often then I must not be a bug

[@DpDepresso]

That's most likely a bug I've played than game more times than I actually wanted to (I had to entertain my brothers who didn't know how to play the game) all different difficulties and I found the game bugs out when you don't trigger specific events at the right times. Ive been able to outrun entire hordes of enemies coming in by simply moving faster than the game expects. It was a really effective strategy for conserving ammo when I was low. Cheap? Totally. Intended? Nah. It's on the same level of a speed runner hack. If the game doesn't do it again on your second play through after you've died a lot then you can be sure it was a glitch

[@lieselmatos4818]

Wow, I gave up the last of us after a few attempts on one part cause I'm super scared of zombies and I just couldn't go forward

[@DpDepresso]

@@CrumpPumps The second part is great as a standalone game, but if you love the story of the first do not play for that. I enjoyed the game, but hated the story. It was a visually beautiful game and the gameplay was great. Loved the mechanics, but the story overall sucked and lingered on certain characters too much.

[@StopMotion-Dann]

now im just picturing the devs looking at you seeing you fail again and again and eing aww man lets give this guy a hand and just picked ya up and moved ya to after the clicker

[@gabrielebeimler133]

Other games: "Let's adjust difficulty to match the players skill or lack thereof." Arma: "Let the AI at random go from braindead training target to aimbot instantkill and be done with it."

[@ColdNorth0628]

Sovietwomble:its free real-estate.

[@just__mate]

Basically for honor too Level one bots:You can block? Level three bots:what happened that attack that is literally humanly impossible to parry that you got there? Ah right I parried it. Level two bots:Level one or three at random

[@Sh1ranu1]

I want y’all to know that the AI designed in DOOM 4 is made in a way the the enemies stand out in the open or next to red barrels and essentially say hey look at me so that the player has an easier time prioritizing targets They also sometimes with miss or not go on the aggressive when you’re vulnerable

[@itsuko6366]

@@Sh1ranu1 and then there are the people like me who are completely oblivious and clear a room except for a baron and then get killed by him cause i didn't see him until his foot/hoof was on my chest and my legs where gone.

[@ardantop132na6]

"Sorry? I can't hear you over the sound of people subscribing."

[@thechadjevil1533]

Player: *DIES* D.D.A.: "I'mma bout to start this man's whole career"

[@NootalieWalf]

Underrated comment alert 🚨

[@hairclipwatanabe2838]

I somehow miss the old gt video formats

[@thechadjevil1533]

@Storm X_Boii did you even watch the video?

[@wonder815]

Enemy: kills player DDA: I'm about to end this mans career

[@omarsukar4342]

@@hairclipwatanabe2838 for all those stupid people who don't know what gt means it's obviously GTA dummies

[@Ignas_]

"Prepare to die" isn't a threat, it's advice. You shouldn't be running around new areas with 100k souls.

[@csabawars]

He do realy well if he can get 100 k soul :D

[@turtlewithasword42]

Still do though

[@roxasgifford9132]

Getting 100k souls? Teach me your ways

[@BilsonBoi]

Roxas Gifford I’ve lost 100k pretty easily.. it hurt like physically because it was only 2 levels

[@sneeznoodle]

I never thought of it like that That's really cool

[@kaitlynroberts3556]

To be fair, there's something poetic about Bioshock in particular manipulating you without you realizing it.

[@carolinacortesmartinez4305]

Oh... Now would you kindly give me 3 medkits from 1 station?

[@Vladimir_Kv]

The thing about Bioshock is that it was praised for its story, not its FPS tech. As a FPS it's pretty mediocre with clumsy gunplay and a surplus of similarly working "special powers".

[@pendantperuke9440]

@@Vladimir_Kv ok? So?

[@abelhernandez1307]

I l a@@carolinacortesmartinez4305 no I’ll link

[@KateDerWolf]

A man chooses

[@garlicgoat259]

another example for DDA? Pokemon Yellow, you had a pikachu at the beginning and your rival had an eevee, if on 2 battles, you won 2, the rival's eevee would evolve in a jolteon,the hardest to fight with a pikachu, if you won 1, he would evolve in a flareon, neither hard or easy, if you won 0, he would evolve on a vaporeon, the easiest eeveelution to fight with a pikachu

[@lucasschander91]

Wow really? That's really cool!

[@garlicgoat259]

@@lucasschander91 yep

[@darreny.x608]

Thats some bull right there

[@garlicgoat259]

@@darreny.x608 that's true actually

[@lucasknox9694]

Or a downplayed exemple in the first Super Mario Land. When you die, the screen you respawn in will be emptied of its enemies. Although it's more a case of death not being punishing.

[@ragingroadhog6073]

“You’re not as good as you think you are” *pretty bold of you to assume that I thought I was good*

[@Sporkinator]

You're*

[@greenguyz]

Sporkinator and assume.

[@videogamemusic2962]

@@Sporkinator Oh know, the gremmar poliss fownd me.

[@the3rddegreepi784]

It goes both ways my dude. Sucking a lot is still a measurement of how good you are. So you suck more than you think xd

[@YooranKujara]

Same

[@darenh355]

Game journalist: *can't get past tutorial platforming* D.D.A.: "sorry, we can't help you here."

[@outerwildsmybeloved4127]

noice

[@mr.penguin4614]

*I SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE FULL GAME!!!*

[@mekacrab]

*DAMN IT IS HARD TO JUMP OVER THIS BOX !*

[@DePhoegonIsle]

@@mr.penguin4614 You can.. so long as you can do what it takes.

[@TheHUEZOX]

@@DePhoegonIsle Ikr?

[@BiggDickman]

I never noticed any of this in fromsoft’s games. In sekiro, every time I come back everyone’s the same, if the guy deals too much damage you get one shotted, it’s almost like the game doesn’t care if you die again and again it just wants you to actually learn. I’ve actually been stuck on Isshin the sword saint for about a week now and it doesn’t get any easier, I just start deflecting more hits, reacting to more unblockables, getting better pretty much.

[@ธนาเดชศุภนัทนพร]

The equivalent of “Nothing quite makes you learn like a grueling unforgiving fight”

[@davidpernell6836]

there are some games that the fun comes from the difficulty.gems of war for instance.

[@alle_edits]

In sekiro the last boss can two shot you no matter what

[@eisenstahl]

Took me 8 hours to beat Ishhin. Dang he was sooooo punishing.

[@monke8949]

@@alle_edits The only bosses that I remember getting two shotted by on NG and no demon bell are the Chained Ogres and Demon of Hatred.

[@johnblaze1988]

MatPat: I'm gonna give you my opinion. Internet:😡🤬 MatPat: I'm NOT gonna give you my opinion. Internet: 😡🤬

[@alexthegs2624]

Basically sums up some viewers of this channel

[@vicmartone]

Nobody: Nothing: Internet : 😡🤬

[@koopakid3102]

Matpat: Internet: Matpat: Internet: 😡🤬

[@omgcallummm]

i was the 500th thumbs up on this comment and i feel as though ive reached my peak potential.

[@Nitram4392]

Internet in a nutshell.

[@sneeznoodle]

Game: *has easy mode* Journalists:"All new games are so handholding, I miss the old school tough games" Game: *is hard* Journalists:"I sHoUlD bE aBlE tO eXpErIeNcE tHe WhOlE gAmE i PaId FoR" Game: :|

[@ActionGamerAaron]

You're implying that every game journalist is a hypocrite when you should consider that they might be more than one person.

[@sneeznoodle]

@@ActionGamerAaron That is true, but this comment is meant as a joke. I don't despise all game journalists, but some (a lot) just suck.

[@watema3381]

@@sneeznoodle SJW's in a Nutshell

[@Minsful]

Probably why all game with dynamic difficulty is rated well: "I am Soo good at this game without easy mode" except they already trigger the easy mode

[@chriscary4074]

@@ActionGamerAaron technically he's not, he never implies that they're the same reporter.

[@cudmoreproduction8163]

When his kid grows up and playing like Mario and he says "you know he's a psychopath right" or something

[@witheredbonnie9268]

I was wondering that as well

[@tameronica]

"Dad, I love this video game character called Mario! He's super cool!" "Yeah, I know, son. But did you know that years ago I made a theory about how Mario was a psychopath?" _cries_ "Honey, we talked about this before. No ruining our kid's childhood!"

[@RandomPerson52-]

Sounds about right

[@eve_7963]

@@tameronica "But I ruin everyone's else's, why not ours?"

[@shanegrap5761]

I do stuff.o

[@zombeebear30]

“You’re being babied” Uncharted hardest difficulty: Bullets instantly kill you

[@theoronandres2391]

Suddenly, every small time merc becomes Hawkeye

[@NuclearRaven13]

"oh yeah did you know I'm allergic to bullets?" "Nathen why do we even have you"

[@Eh-vq5wp]

Halo 2 legendary jackals:Welp

[@kipislekker5829]

Then why not play real life?

[@Vulpas]

So Drake can survive that but him and his brother can't take a small black woman 2v1. Seems legit.

[@NRAllen]

Y'know, I am aware of the multitude of commentary on the subject, but I still feel that MatP deserves another salute for making it through Superman 64... THREE TIMES! Sacrifice for your craft, indeed

[@nomblob5592]

N. R. Allen The willpower to go through that POS 3 times...Mad respect

[@NRAllen]

@@nomblob5592 indeed. That kinda willpower outta be worth a Green Lantern ring or two.

[@pippogriffthegreat7003]

N. R. Allen Pouring out a boi with the cold ones for Matt here!

[@Deltastream7567]

Give that man an Infinity Stone.

[@FadedSlotth]

I beat master chief collection alone on legendary

[@rebelappliance771]

Boy, I sure wish dynamic difficulty adjustment applied to school tests like the SAT.

[@justinfarischon7868]

The GRE (grad school version of the SAT) uses this; they call it computer-adaptive testing. Unlike the SAT, all GRE tests are done using computers, in testing centers, at least in the US and Canada. Your final score is scaled depending on the difficulty of the questions you answered. So you can't game your way to a better score.

[@raven_isnotok9928]

Nah man GCSE

[@raven_isnotok9928]

@@kato093 wait WHAT? I DID THE SATS AND DIDNT KNOW THIS? WHDBERBRBEHDBDEVEVWBHNWN CKCNDNW3RONQB23EOSXCFM

[@vVAstrAVv]

@@justinfarischon7868 interesting info How in the world do you know that lol

[@biblebot3947]

kato093 latinos for super easy

[@iM0rb1d]

Matpat is officially the best gamer in the whole world. He was actually able to play through superman 64 not once, but 3 times... increasing in difficulty. o-o

[@Mobius_Finch]

flip ya

[@fofoftzofofestsoteooetf5097]

+10 respect

[@randomcallum]

And yet dark souls has none of these safe guards he points out to make his point ..... lol

[@randomcallum]

You can make a point of anything if you cherry pick

[@ConformistOwl]

@@randomcallum That's kind of the point. He says people are bad at games because when they come to something without these safeguards, like dark souls, they suck. It's not just about Sekiro.

[@nhlfan1001]

honestly now that i'm an adult i just play on whichever difficulty i enjoy the most. if a game is notoriously difficult without any way to make it easier i just wont waste my money on something not for me

[@JohnSmith-nn8xh]

Good point. Games are made for enjoyment after all

[@jankriz9199]

i am a souls veteran, bought playstation in 2019 just to play BB, and i got wrecked so hard by Orphan of Kos and Ludwig, their defeats were one of my best gaming memories, now Radahn is included in that list too.

[@its_saber1525]

@@jankriz9199 My one Ludwig fight took well over 30 tries on ng+3 with the burial blade When I beat it, it was my favorite fight in ALL OF GAMING

[@thetimebeing4288]

@@its_saber1525 I’m on ng+ with the burial blade, currently stuck on Lawrence. For now I’m just doing new runs with different builds until I get gud

[@brogrammerplus7683]

Matpat: I'm not here to tell you git gud, but to git better Me: That sounded like a compliment *AND* a insult. Thanks, I think...

[@commmander64]

Well...he is not WRONG. I take it as a compliment. :)

[@pvshka]

It's more of an encouragement really...

[@vVAstrAVv]

Might have been a gow reference too given the thumbnail

[@biohazerdtrollztrolls4798]

Well take it as critisims to not get gud but to git better

[@exasperated120]

an*

[@Tode_DT]

Matpat: "Games change difficulty as you change your skill" NES: "nope, you can just suffer"

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

They also had to make many of them artificially difficult because there was a limit to how much content it could have(the length).

[@dumpsockpuppet5619]

@@CosmicCreatorCat also because many of them were ports of arcade games, whose goal was to soak every penny from the player, so of course they were as merciless as possible, more deaths= more pennies spend on continues, and most games didn't bother to adjust the dificulty on the transition to home consoles

[@lynntaylor9681]

Yep that's what it was like. I was used to suffering.

[@iSuperdupaloveweed]

Yup. That's why im glad I grew up on those games. Teaches you patience lol

[@PastelWraith]

Best system tbh at least for a gamer. I get why companies wanna allow more people to play, but I like the difficulty of NES games.

[@b1akn3ss93]

Difficulty levels are: Beginner Easy Medium Hard Expert Legendary God Online multiplayer

[@tcrooks16]

Blake Young I connect with this on a spiritual level

[@rick30521]

Halo showed me this, then the fighting games multiplayer, where you don´t get to touch the floor until your bar is on 0

[@blankblankpog]

well you forgot 1, game journalist level that's below beginner

[@tradend2817]

COD WW2 Campaign on Hard completed: Ok time for multiplayer Multiplayer: *Killed by op smg* “Ok. I’ll get smg. *Sniper, Lmg, Nade spam, Everything* *Leaves game and never plays again*

[@TheHUEZOX]

not really, youll find a lot of noobs in multiplayer as well xD

[@master0fthearts894]

“Your not as good at games as you think you are.” That sign can’t stop me, ‘cause I can’t read!

[@master0fthearts894]

cromancer 321 Thank you. I worked hard on the meme.

[@loot1811]

Anyone else miss the photoshop matpat bouncing arond on the lectern😂

[@onatkalkan4907]

Every body does

[@VoltasP]

So much. 😥

[@owend4894]

I need him

[@TsunayoshiSawada469]

YES

[@arcalyte4905]

me

[@bigc3672]

Not good at games? I am proper livid. I'll have you know I once came second in Mario kart.

[@funfaxwithyaboi6483]

Cool I got 1st

[@fivemillionthreehundredeig5696]

You're both liars

[@alolomololomolomomololola8854]

I've beaten king goomba on ds

[@bigc3672]

Steam Whale you must think I'm well dumb. Proof or it didn't happen

[@seamustheshameful9498]

i beat the whole of sky landers. on easy mode.

[@ASquared544]

Mat: You're not as good at games as you think you are People who completed the Pantheon of Hallownest with all bindings: *sadness*

[@hamishwalker9637]

I never even bothered lol, I'm self-aware enough to realise I'm not good enough to do it. Did manage to beat pantheon of gods normally though.

[@jasonsorin1021]

Dark Souls veterans: PREPARE TO DIE, BLASPHEMER!

[@Skeloperch]

@@jasonsorin1021 Even Dark Souls veterans couldn't make it through the Pantheons. It sparked its own mini-Sekiro outrage when it released because people couldn't git gud.

[@brace7807]

It took 5 months for me to beat the pantheon and another eight with all bindings. I’m so glad I did it though. Now I can go into silksong knowing I completed the hardest possible challenge

[@GreedyDrunk92]

When I was younger and wasn't as good as now in videogames I sometimes noticed these kinds of little extra helps, like missing enemies, extra items and so. I saw it and I was like "hell, I suck. But the developers pretend I don't, so I will pretend too ;)"

[@elijahguttman9289]

Is the health bar 10% full or 90% empty?

[@o-mangaming5042]

Naw. It's just ten times bigger than it currently needs to be!

[@LumaEclipse]

Its- nevermind I'm dead

[@KevxnExists]

both

[@umbra4729]

Both.

[@ammarannafi4144]

0%

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

You’re not as good as games that you think you are... *_Reality can often be disappointing_*

[@V2ULTRAKill]

And then high level multiplayer gamers/sekiro challenge runners *laugh in skilled*

[@SpectreCiNW]

11:50 Lead later crash games to be inclusive, *"Perfectly Balanced:"* games they became... THANOS CONFIRMED

[@quentinvoirol4638]

But, "reality can be whatever I want"

[@night6881]

*you’re

[@Retrovorious]

Easy mode is actually an insult to gamers.

[@ashkorewhitemoon9240]

"You're not as good at games as you think you are." Wait... B-but wait- I already think I'm pretty terrible. Oh. Oh no! Oh god please no!!!

[@MarkWaner]

XD

[@foxrunner3270]

Same

[@noratheoneandonly7514]

Same here once I got 87th in fortnite

[@jayadickerson3672]

Ashkore Whitemoon same. I suck at every game I play.

[@DrGandW]

Yeah, worse than that

[@prince-iu4bl]

I won't lie I enjoyed completing bloodbourne so much the feeling of completion on a game that is difficult is so much more fun than just winning on normal difficult game

[@randomenvelope]

I think bloodborne also dynamically changed difficulty, there was a glitch that exposed it where if you played long enough the bosses would not use their whole arsenal of attacks

[@JC3178]

@@randomenvelope if I'm not mistaken that was due to a memory leak caused from consoles staying on too long.

[@mortalakira]

@@randomenvelope nah that was another glitch fromsofts games would have been exposed by now i mean its litterally the “hardest games” if they got exposed for that they would have by now

[@germyyboy]

Excuse me, I have beaten Matt in Wii Sports boxing. I am peak gamer performance.

[@nomnom2298]

In wii sports resort oh boy matt was super hard

[@Megamean09]

Pfft, I beat Matt in Swordplay, get on my level.

[@RockBottom7626]

@@Megamean09 I did both. I wish I was lying, but I did it, wasted so much time in my life and collapsed after it because of the physical strain.

[@mr.bisness7617]

stop lying

[@RockBottom7626]

@@mr.bisness7617 If you meant me... Nope, I did not lie. I had cancer and was physically very weak. Already had beaten it, but like I said: the physical strain was too much. I played Wii Sports for way too long and then it happend. I played later on Wii Sports Resort with a friend (I didn't own Wii Motion Plus) and well that was the story.

[@Kneightt]

MatPat: You're just not as good at games as you think you are. Me: MatPat, you greatly underestimate my own underestimations.

[@darylehenry6462]

Yeah, I was like, "Dude, I think I'm the worst. You're saying I'm worse than the worst? That's harsh dude."

[@mariokart6309]

If my skill level was lower than I thought it was, my skill would be in the negatives

[@Bleeds98]

I'm already really bad at video games for someone who spends all his free time playing video games

[@CyberChroma]

If MatPat was taken away by an angry mob, his last words really would be "IT'S A FACT!! A FAAAAAACT!!!!"

[@ssseaweed3800]

Why can i hear him saying that?

[@coranbaker6401]

@@ssseaweed3800 Because he said that at the start of the video?

[@ssseaweed3800]

@@coranbaker6401 No, like i can literally hear him screaming that while his face is getting beat up

[@abzmorningstar4429]

Cyber Chroma true say🤣

[@DR-nh2kh]

A game fact lol

[@huimang94]

Actually noticing when your difficulty gets reduced is always a weird feeling I mean uh so I hear

[@ervinfalcon2728]

MatPat:You're just not as good at games as you think you are Me: I already know MatPat, I already know....

[@firedrake110]

I've grown old and soft, Matpat... Your hurtful words are toothless compared to the pain I feel knowing they're actually true

[@Super-wx6br]

Get good skrub

[@riverwolf2889]

There's a reason why I watch people play video games because I can't get 5 minutes in a game without dying

[@ayanoaishi7189]

I feel ya bro I feel ya I feel that feeling with metal gear series

[@sprynglz]

Player: Dies too many times Game: *lemme fix that for ya homie*

[@notedcorpse]

Game: *sees 100% health* Game: *makes it 200%*

[@vortex7733]

Me: :3 tanks germ

[@thomashealy2248]

Game: hey have this bazooka with insta kill Player:wot? Journalists: they aren’t making it more difficult just more dynamic

[@ashuto2025]

Random guy: I'm a pro gamer MatPat: Allow me to introduce myself

[@warcrimesfordimes]

I have bestowed thou with thine 69th like.

[@letsrank9349]

Then I shall him the 96th like

[@crunkyy1614]

funny part is, sekiro is always on easy mode untill you ring the demon bell

[@colbydeneka4813]

Honestly after ng 3 it's easy no matter what

[@bloobzor]

demon bell is nothing compared to no kuro's charm, now THAT is true suffering

[@kamprouristheoharis8458]

Let's not forget the calamity ring in Dark souls I and III (haven't played II so I don't know if it is there)

[@Gehrich_]

@@kamprouristheoharis8458 DaS2 had a hard mode covenant available the moment you left the tutorial area.

[@LeATeP]

@@Gehrich_ think about it, there wouldn't we anyone who would not rage quit, and so no one would be able to finish the game. and so without being able to progress, to move forward, your mood will be the worst, so you will rage quit... it's a human psychology. but we all able to stedily move forward, make progress, kills bosses, and enjoy the game with dopamine rush after overcame the tall wall...

[@Ryda124]

Wow I feel terrible now. This whole time I thought I was getting better, turns out the games were just adjusting to how much I sucked

[@punkinholler]

For what it's worth, it's probably a bit of both.

[@firedragongirl21]

i know right, way to put me down mat pat, whyyyy why couldnt you jsut let me believe i was good at games!!!!

[@firedragongirl21]

just

[@fireryder6440]

You may be getting better, if you're doing better the dynamic adjustment will make the game slightly harder so, it's like a leveling system, when you do good at one level of play the game cranks it up a noch, no matter what people think, the system is fair and I personally prefer it even though I don't know where on the slider I am

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

Ever played a shooter against an aimbot? That's what all games would be like without adjustment to human suckage.

[@BrightWulph]

I don't mind a harder difficulty in games, what I mind are when the enemies are just giant damage sponges with massive HP pools.

[@Antasma1]

I'd take a tanky boss over a glass canon any day

[@DR---]

I'm fine with glass cannons if there is enough of them to be challenging.

[@cesarduarte5716]

The Division elite enemies.

[@dagroth123]

This is actually an odd point in design. Certainly there is a point of 'this is dragging on' in hp bars but, some mechanics become harder to do continually. A bigger hp bar can actually make a boss legitimately harder. Its an element of practice to know the difference

[@sealdogderp26]

R u talking about sekiro

[@frankie3357]

in sekiro you have difficult modes,you got hard mode and harder mode

[@jamesbell1186]

Honestly I accidentally rung the demon bell and now don’t want to get rid of it because I ain’t a puss

[@YorkyPoo]

The best way to get easy mode in Sekiro is to play on hardest mode (bell demon and no Kuro charm) then go back to the regular mode. Everything is easy and you feel like a god at the game

[@gabem3251]

Hard mode is demon bell. Really hard mode is only using defelcts to build up posture damage.

[@RodeoSwappingBoogie]

I used the bell but I don’t feel a difference?

[@lichylickyrick8864]

The next fromsoftware game will include difficulty modes ranging from very hard - extreme - insane - suicide - hell - impossible

[@Harvey2011]

Other games: reduces damage dealt to you and offer for you to change the difficulty Sekiro: HESITATION IS DEFEAT

[@pixelpudding3914]

Matpat: You’re just not as good as games as you think Me with 800 potions: Whatever do you mean?

[@umonly5681]

Matpat:Your not as good as you think you are Me with 99 Masterballs and Trying to hide my gameshark:I don't know what your talking about im amazing

[@bighouse581]

Not naming names... FINAL FANTASY 15....

[@broseidon1658]

Me with a 100% completion on the hardest difficulty in Doom: *”Wot?”*

[@keiganbenny3008]

Pixel Pudding hi-potions, get gud scrub

[@plague6566]

Me with 1000 deaths in Dark souls instead of 10.000: *You were saying?*

[@pantheking9467]

And Here I was thinking I was going insane. I was playing a game and all of a sudden. An enemy wasn’t where he was suppose too be. He was gone. Finally know why. Thanks. This makes me more confident too play harder difficulties.

[@xmoxxboxgaming8630]

when i keep retrying a fight in mortal kombat X story mode it makes the fight a bit easier for each retry

[@fuadjanjua3778]

In God of War I noticed (in normal mode) that every stage or level I had to try a 100 times. Then all of a sudden I would just pass it. Also in uncharted they give hints if u been at the same part for a time. They even give the option to skip if u fail like 10 times.

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

I'm actually pretty sure this wasn't supposed to be the takeaway. 😂

[@youtoober2013]

That's an awesome perspective man. I hope the majority of gamers think like you.

[@spiderglitch22]

I was just thinking the same thing. I really only play on medium, but after watching this video I think I might start The Witcher 3 on hard. Maybe.

[@Aldinth]

Remember Matrix: Path of Neo? Starts you off with a showdown to determine your difficulty, you have to win to earn playing on hard. Great mechanic, shame it never caught on.

[@assassinmaster3419]

That was also implemented into MW during the training segment at the opening

[@ramonalavigne5508]

Pokemon Red and Blue. Your difficulty is determined by your first and second fight against Gary Edit: I think it might actually be Pokemon Yellow now that someone mentioned it.

[@shandercarrero8077]

@@ramonalavigne5508 sauce

[@ramonalavigne5508]

@@shandercarrero8077 Some guide book that I read in the 90's? I could be misremembering though.

[@JM-mh1pp]

Yeah nothing is as dumb as setting difficulty level BEFORE you even played or know buttons etc. Path of Neo was just stupid with its difficulty setting. When I chose hard it does not mean that I am good at the game, it means that I WANT to be good at the game.

[@storm0fnova]

playing through dark souls series has actually made me a better gamer in general. i can crush through other games nowadays easily

[@loiclomanga752]

have u tried beating Sigrun from God of War 4 on god of war mode?

[@LuciferMorningStar-xf5lo]

@@loiclomanga752 easy

[@samwekie9749]

@@LuciferMorningStar-xf5lo nah u never play 😏

[@LuciferMorningStar-xf5lo]

@@samwekie9749 it is.

[@Coobster432]

​@@samwekie9749 Sigrun is actually one of the easiest valkyries lmao Her attacks are just all valkyries combined with some extra ones on a really easy arena. Runics that can stagger her, as much health regen as possible, high vitality and defense stats for hyper armor on certain attacks, and shock arrows to give that extra bit of stagger makes her easy af. I don't even think she summons anything to direct your attention away from her, while staying rather passive compared to other bosses. Anyone who says otherwise most likely went full runic/strength build and hoped that they won't have to parry any of her attacks, when the amount of telegraphing she does makes it incredibly satisfying to deny every bit of damage she wants to deal.

[@Dragondan1987]

Is it really a controversy... Seems like most of the upset people are the journalists, not gamers.

[@cloudstrife3083]

True despite all that sekiro still have 'very positive' in steam.

[@MrChukinorris]

its not even a debate among gamers

[@Forgefaerie]

its because gamers who are not a target audience of from software games - simply don't buy them. but I HAVE personaly done my share of arguing with GAMERS who think that i'm wrong for playing on easy mode, ENJOYING playing on easy mode and NO purchasing/playing games outright, no matter how highly rated - if they don't offer me easy mode.

[@MrChukinorris]

​@@Forgefaerie just out of curiosity, can you tell me why do you only play games on easy mode? And I mean no disrespect, people can play their games any way they want to. The problem is when people (mainly game journalists and not actual gamers in general) try to impose developers to make games the way they want to

[@Forgefaerie]

​@@MrChukinorris because its how i enjoy them? I get plenty of frustrations in real life, the last thing i want from my entertainment that i do to relax - to add to my frustration. easy mode provides engagement without frustration. I enjoy narratives, specifically interactive narratives. very few things take you out of narrative quite like dying repeatedly over and over, or failing that one jump, etc. it kills the flow along with your character. and i know some people are good enough to be able to enjoy that flow on highest difficulties. i'm not one of those people. doesn't make me enjoy games any less or make my gaming experiences and preferences any less valid. that said, what makes you think that journalists are not gamers? they just happen to write about games in addition to playing them and in theory they are supposed to represent interests of gamers. asking for games to be more accessible to more people is NOT inherently a bad thing. and unlike someone like me who doesn't have a voice that developers might actualy hear or listen to, journalists have a platform so they are using it.

[@Maxi117KJ]

First shattering my childhood, now shattering my adulthood. Thanks MatPat.

[@B10-HAZARD]

Did he basically tell us to git gud?

[@cjk5871]

@@B10-HAZARD yes. yes he did. but that's a problem. To git gud you must die...a whole lot and can you do that with games that keep changing the setting with out telling you? anyway I say easy mode or hard it dose not matter but no changing the game while playing (I think I might have noticed this going on in the games I play but just i was crazy).

[@edhenson2545]

Mat:"Ur not as good at games as you think you are" Viewers:"But that's just a theory right?" Mat:"No it's a fact" Put my PlayStation through my wall.

[@SUSsykage]

...Unless if you train 7 hours a day in competitive multiplayer, then play campaign/single player and beast mode the hell outta those enemies. Problem solved, I guess?

[@cerebralcloud92]

PhoeniX [LynX] One must truly be respected if they can complete Halo 2 Legendary deathless.

[@DeCarbonZo5979]

I turned on Spider-Man on the hardest difficulty setting and completed the first few missions after not having played it since alst year

[@mariefrancedorismond282]

Nice

[@SUSsykage]

Cerebral Cloud *cough* *cough* jackal snipers upon *cough* *cough* Outskirts Legendary Hell-Mode...

[@kylerosa4369]

As a designer myself, let me tell you. Systems like DDA have been included in most modern games without the player realizing it. It's both a playing field leveler, and a way to make players feel a form of accomplishment (even if it is what you might call artificial). I believe personally that most games really should have these kinds of systems, and they shouldn't be excluded without a damn good reason. I have made a game without this kind of system before, and it didn't really go well. Hell just testing the levels for playability made it a pain.

[@carolinacortesmartinez4305]

Re4 is a masterful example here

[@romanminaster5180]

Imma make a game that goes "Choose your difficulty" *Easy "You chose Hard, correct?" 'No "Have fun!" Edit: and every time you die it gets harder

[@pikmaniac2643]

Roman Minaster pls let me know once that exists

[@ic7846]

Fire emblem path of radiance kind of had that. The game was mistranslated so normal in Japanese was translated to easy, hard= normal and insane= hard. Since most people played on normal (aka hard) everyone thought the game was way to difficult.

[@Mord12gp]

That game's already been made its called life

[@TheGauges420]

@@Mord12gp 💀

[@SUSsykage]

Onijhia Jones Oof

[@FateTheArcher]

I'm glad that Matpat covered this. I always figured this was an obvious thing game developers did, but I've talked to people and it seems most people don't realize that dynamic difficulty adjustment is a thing! It's great to see someone tackling this topic :)

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Fate Now how can I get my comment loved by Game or Film Theory…

[@420tavor3]

I'm gonna tell some friends about this. (They are gonna get mad)

[@44Speck]

I am in the same boat. I assumed it was happening and I want it to happen. There are times when I've died, and then won the next round and thought "I sincerely doubt I played any better this time."

[@CasperVonGhoul]

I've personally just been surprised at victory for anything.

[@wowza-fg6qx]

Clearly mat pat hasn't played halo 2 on legendary

[@Pakschmuk]

And then theres Sekiro: "Yeah I can totally survive one more hit without healin" *dies*

[@MojtaAS]

hahahaha XD

[@gabem3251]

You died because you HESITATED.

[@roseasf5581]

Jo Ferency help I’m stuck

[@roseasf5581]

Help I. Stuck

[@overlorddante]

@HackipGaming true in a real life or death situation as well

[@hemoa.h.417]

In sekiro you have to learn every move of the boss you're facing in order to defeat them instead of the game just getting easier. Before I would do the same thing over and over until I win but after I played sekiro i changed my style. Most bosses I would die the first few attempts but after I learn their tactics it becomes easier, you just have to time your attacks and adjust your strategy.

[@ramona1745]

This is why I just play Stardew Valley and Slime Rancher

[@Stafarns]

same but i do got dark souls 1 just got it i doubt i can beat it though

[@erttsfgh3881]

Ah I see you're man of culture as well

[@camzoman]

@@Stafarns You'll get through it mate. It's punishing but it's mostly fair. You'll die a lot, but you'll learn eventually.

[@sammydavis606]

Yeah same here I love stardew, and yeah I'm having a hard time playing dark souls... I'm definitely an easy mode gamer

[@maximilianotorres8971]

Porn?

[@MegaDeath458]

"And btw, you're a terrible person and should be ashamed of yourself if you picked the wrong side. Unfortunate thing is apparently they're both wrong sides." *Livin is hard*

[@KaiSub]

MatPat: "You're not as good at games as you think you are" Don't worry, I already know I suck.

[@sorariver]

I have bad news for you..

[@KaiSub]

@Old Glory I've never played Battlefield in my life, but I imagine I'd die immediately.

[@KaiSub]

@Old Glory Haha, couldn't make it through without shitting on COD could you? I'm not into first person shooters, so I don't think I'd like it.

[@KaiSub]

@Old Glory It's just funny to me how whenever I'm talking to a COD fan it's always "it's great you gotta try it, blah blah blah. Battlefield sucks." And my experience has been the same with Battlefield fans. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, it's genuinely amusing.

[@coqui9879]

Lizz Wellne you suck even more than you think

[@Corescos]

In dead cells when you take a 'sturdy hit' leaving you with 1 hp from a massive hit, the game slows down for an extra bit to tell you "yeah you just tanked that. Let it sink in. That could've killed you." It makes it feel more personal, like a gift from the devs rather than cheating. And then you die 2 seconds later and have to restart the run.

[@chetacheese2789]

You can even turn it off

[@kcoahbel2908]

Matpat:your just not as good at games as you think you are Me: how dare you insult me with the truth

[@Rene-ij1ut]

you're*!

[@Yes-pg4oz]

Very true I'm terrible at games

[@matthewshadow9440]

bar the sheep it's true but you don't need to shove it in my face! (wipes tears away)

[@wutwat7934]

Dont worry your not alone XD

[@akam9919]

_I_ _CARE_ _NOT_ _OF_ _YOUR _FEELINGS_, _BUT_ _YOUR_ _SOUL!!!!_

[@aplayerplays708]

Matpat:You are not as good at games as you think. People who did dark souls no hit challenge:sadness

[@cam9759]

I bet the dude who beat dark souls with bananas as his controller would disagree.

[@ryan_plays-fullchannelrebu3666]

Darksouls probably does not have it

[@geminidreik2608]

DDA: Even if you die one time, I´ll make sure to adjust everything for your pleasure. Me: *restarts whole mission/stage/mode/game to keep the difficulty unaltered* DDA: *insert surprised Pikachu face*

[@Vladimir_Kv]

DDA can be program-wide and saved with your save. No amount of reloading will erase it.

[@selfishpick437]

@@Vladimir_Kv welp, looks like its time to restart my save file

[@selfishpick437]

@@HiddenRealm but from a game design perspective, why would you make the game easier in one save depending on another? You dont want to risk affecting the overall experience one player has if someone else who plays on that same system is doing poor/great. Also I was trying to make a joke, a bad one, but still (mabye) a joke.

[@newname6082]

Vladimir K. r/woosh

[@potato4dawin1]

@@Vladimir_Kv *dies once "Guess I'll reinstall"

[@jamieisalwaysokay490]

I'm glad I play on easy mode anyway. Life is hard enough I want to chill when I'm at home

[@lunarx3990]

Unless its Minecraft, Half a heart MEANS half a heart

[@plantreview1242]

It really does fuel your anxiety for the bed less days.

[@monodragon]

do you mean half a heart doesn't mean half a heart

[@actuallyanimatics2938]

Unless you have full Diamond/Netherite protection 4 armour. Because damage reduction is amazing.

[@joshgaines117]

Minecraft isn't hard you can cheat ALMOST every fight if you take time to set up a battle arena to fight a boss and you rant even forced to fight monsters

[@mckenzi4608]

/gamerule keepinventory true

[@nonamegiven202]

To be fair, DDA works in reverse too, like in RE2(remake) upping the challenge by giving zombies a second lunge if you're doing too well for example.

[@GrandpaNinjaSnail]

it was a title to beat a game now everyone can beat the game

[@smileytrashbag6713]

not to mention the surprisingly deep DDA in RE5 that would make the enemies hard as nails with brand new mechanics if you cranked the difficulty up and did too well

[@MarrowChiller]

I hate the DDA in REmake2, because I'm basically stuck playing in hardcore mode if I try playing normal. What's the point of having a dynamic difficulty, if it's just going to allow itself to peg out near the top of the scale anyway? I guess I could start jobbing, like the speedrunner that MatPat talks about did for RE4, to make the game easier. Nah, I'd rather have a game that was made with challenge in mind, and builds interesting encounters around it. Also, I don't recall the zombies every gaining a second lunge on the higher difficulty. They definitely get a longer lunge, with better tracking, but I hadn't ever seen a second lunge.

[@varunsvinu]

NOBODY EXPECTS A SECOND KNIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thexsandxassain]

Yeah normally DDA works against me, not for me. Kinda wish I could turn off that tryhard part of my brain.

[@justininexile3445]

So basically almost every D&D DMs secret

[@justininexile3445]

@@holywatermuffin7772 I mean, if you are the DM, are you telling your players after the fight that you adjusted the HP during it, fudged dice rolls, made the monster target somebody else, nerfed it at some point etc? Never heard any DM saying that outright to his players, but most DMs have probably done some of it at least once. So it is kind of a secret that not every player knows.

[@garbello8640]

Can relate 100%. I've been the DM and never had the guts to tell my players I staged some fights to make the session more enjoyable. I bet that if I told them, they'd be very disappointed.

[@sendicard]

@@holywatermuffin7772 I fully expect the GM is cheating in one way or the other to make the experience more enjoyable, and I appreciate that fact. Just like when I am GMing the players tend to enjoy the results that come from that cheating. But as a player I would never actually want to be told what was cheating and what wasn't. And as a GM I would never tell a player either. There is an understanding that it is happening that I think most players are aware of, but no one actually wants to know the specifics. And for that reason, it is a secret on an instance basis.

[@PanthereaLeonis]

@@sendicard When the DM suddenly tosses a portal at you that teleports you to the bottom of the ocean to be encountered by a gargantuan marine monster, it's pretty overt, but then you know you've pissed the DM off pretty bad. But no, usually the DM should indeed fudge a few things and plan out the encounters to match the player's skills, both on paper and their actual player skills. That is actually the most difficult thing as a new DM in my opinion, adjusting the game just right so it's challenging, but not impossible. I have killed so many players on their first encounter, or tossed some basically peaceful, harmless mobs at them. They still took subdual damage from faceplanting when trying to run on a wall to stab bats in the air.

[@PanthereaLeonis]

@@garbello8640 If you build the world right, your staged encounters could very well become an integral part of the plot you're playing. "Why was there a troll there? There shouldn't be any trolls there!" "Why of course, the evil wizard is driving them from the mountains!" Or something like that. Not cheap plot devices, just good storytelling.

[@remnantryku7112]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Fromsoft had their own ways of making their games easier, but I don’t notice it. Funnily enough, dying in their games is sometimes strategically helpful depending on what you’re doing. After all, an immortal Undead means you can keep trying over and over as your character never goes hollow. However, the reason of hollowing is when one gives up. In a sense, when the player themself gives up playing the game, they’ve essentially turned hollow.

[@gumball6445]

EXACTLY

[@tubb1]

“Making their games easier” *cough cough* MIMIC TEAR +10 *cough cough*

[@lilysmith5722]

@@tubb1 I believe elden ring was meant to have items to make the game easy

[@tubb1]

@@lilysmith5722 precisely. It’s supposed to make the game easier (in mimic tear’s case, as easy as one of those roblox cart ride games)

[@Ookler]

Finally MatPat shows us a video from Matt & Pat... Too bad Best Friends Play had to die for that.

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

Remember that time Woolie killed that guy?

[@VanaSkiller]

Remember that time Woolie passed on a threesome with 2 chicks so that he could buy MvC3?

[@notbulger]

Remember when Woolie drank BLACKOUT GOD

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

I wonder how Baby Ashley is doing

[@Swampy24945]

Part of the journey is the end! Don't worry, when we need them, the Zaibatsu will assemble once again.

[@AltayNuhoglu]

Sekiro has DDA: It just makes the game MORE difficult as you die.

[@matthewlugo2417]

It also has an easy mode its called normal mode lol

[@theobvu]

@@matthewlugo2417 sekiro doesn't have normal mode dummy lol

[@matthewlugo2417]

@@theobvu yes it does its called the default difficulty setting thats normal, hard is with the demon bell, very hard is without kuros charm, and extreme difficulty is without kuros charm+ the demon bell

[@theobvu]

@@matthewlugo2417 technically it doesn't in settings. what u said is explained in the vid

[@B3llyk0]

@@matthewlugo2417 well, you're a little bit right, but the difficult comes from being bad at the game. Because when you get the hand of how it works, then it's really easy

[@HTPCYMC]

This game was completely ruined for me when I found out that the shadows actually die thrice.

[@jumponeverything]

You used this same joke on another video, how unoriginal

[@jackrak3370]

@@nuzaki7134 get gud that the hole point

[@beyondheaven6736]

How to properly clean your metal computer haha so funny, so original that you put it on 100 videos

[@jamesvo2766]

Ur everywhere

[@Luke-xf2cr]

@Ivobardolf wait why

[@wolfloling1369]

Dynamic difficulty can go in reverse. Sometimes dynamic difficulty can be actively made harder than originally intended. I'd say your not secretly in easy mode. I'd say you are more in your own custom difficulty mode. Banjo Kazooie and Mario cart catchup mechanics are an example.

[@damiank5976]

Game journalists: we need an easy mode Miyazaki: you are playing it already

[@plugshirt1684]

Everyone who plays Miyazaki games knows there are easy modes: magic, summoning, and items+ shields for beginners

[@izrrr4785]

Touhou fans have been doing this for ages

[@KuroiShiAnimu]

You're actually literally correct since in NG+ you get the option to return Kuro's charm which makes you take a bit of damage even while guarding, you only don't take damage if you perfect parry. I would call that normal difficulty and hard would be the Bell Demon on top of returning the charm since those 2 are the only things you can actively affect

[@hans-gg7tr]

1950: there will be flying cars in 2019 2019: *global discussion about adding easy mode in games*

[@franciscopereira2341]

even if we had flying cars in 2019 we would still be talking about other stuff, you know?

[@Py16777216]

Regulation nightmare. Cars that just float would be ok but common flying cars... not yet will have to wait for a lighter energy source. You can buy or make flying personal vehicles but they are nothing like a car and they are hard to park securely since they can be moved by an individual with ease. I think it's mostly legal under 300 to 500 ft besides in no fly zones or by airports. A flying car without AI stability and 2 mile 3D infinity auto tracking automatic colision avoidance with a max sustained speed of 250mph is probably within 50 years but I'd rather not have to worry about a 2000+lb vehicle running into my house from the back yard that's inaccessible by road.

[@itself227]

I think they missed your point lol

[@rileymurphy5396]

@@Py16777216 r/wooosh

[@bananaguy2399]

In 1950 it was 2015 not 2019

[@thekrusad3r290]

you didnt ruin my life you didnt my childhood you just ruined my 900+ hours on dark souls

[@zarqornd6881]

I think only ds2 has adaptive difficulty, might be mistaken.

[@solidsalt3412]

@@zarqornd6881 but the game's made harder when you die isnt it?

[@lilixpictures6128]

@@solidsalt3412 Sort of. If you die, your max. HP gets bumped down a bit. If you die too many times, it stops on half your max. health, unless you use an item called "Human Effigy", that restores your health back to max. However, if you kill an enemy many times, it eventually stops respawning completely. BUT, there is a stone player can interact with. It prompts them a decision, if they want to join a certain covenant called "Company of Champions". By saying yes, the game disables the option for enemies to stop respawning and makes them even more difficult.

[@P.W.Plays76]

That is inconvenient

[@De_Klapperkoning]

@@zarqornd6881 Yes, enemies stop spawning after a few deaths.

[@ceePx]

matpatt: sekiro isn't hard, ur just need to get *better* " understanable have a nice day

[@mattbonner12]

Actually, I've noticed that a lot to be honest. Especially in Doom 2016 where the first half of your health goes away really quick then all of a sudden you just start taking less damage. My opinion is that video games are first and foremost a form of entertainment. If a player is struggling with a certain part it starts to become frustrating and no longer fun. So there's a place for games that use dynamic difficulty adjustment and for games that don't since many gamers love the challenge. DDA would work well in story based games since they focus on story and DDA wouldn't work well in challenge based games like Dark Souls since it's all about the challenge and the story is secondary to the gameplay.

[@raulrojas9253]

If you play In Nightmare mode none of this crap is apply.

[@someguy198]

@@raulrojas9253 I did, it was a.... unpleasant experience.

[@dabossman5650]

Idk man Id prefer it if tHey didn’t do that as a general rule even tHo I’m rlly bad at most games

[@MysticCouchPotato]

@@dabossman5650 the point of most story based games is to experience the story. If you are stuck dying to the same room of generic enemies for a week straight because the difficulty never adjusted and (let’s be honest) you’re too stubborn to change the difficulty to easy, you aren’t experiencing the story and it will destroy the careful pacing they wanted you to experience

[@spiderpiggydog9734]

@@MysticCouchPotato just get better while the enemies are instantly killing you, obviously smh.

[@BeerAndBagels]

I mean, anyone who's played Mario Kart has known this for years. The only difference is that we had another name for it: "Rubberbanding".

[@linktheslayer1572]

I think they stopped implementing rubber banding starting after the Wii game. The Original reason for was because the older consoles could not render the entire track at once so they needed the a.i to be close to the player at all times.

[@TheAnimeRick]

*Rage flashbacks* Taking 1st place in the first 10 seconds of the race, keeping an up to 1/4 of the track lead ahead of 2nd place for the entire race, then a damn endless stream of blue and red shells out of freaking nowhere 50 ft from finish literally stopping me in my tracks until the other racers not only caught up to me but crossed the finish line until I can finally cross the line myself and get 8th place or further back.... 4 damn races in a row. *Deep breath* Breathe, just breathe, it can't hurt you anymore....

[@harrisonfackrell]

Fun fact: when Superman 64 shows its ending cinematic, it never disables the weird zooming effect. It persists into the menu, and if you start a new game, it just keeps bobbing in and out. Beating the game *again* without turning the console off will compound this effect. EDIT: Here's a video of a guy beating the game twice in one sitting to demonstrate the compounding zoom effect: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWSkZWWnmZt4jtU

[@NootalieWalf]

Harrison Fackrell I didn’t NEED to know this information, but I’m also probably never going to forget it. Thank you.

[@LuisSoto-fw3if]

Would it double its zooming effect? can you triple it? how far does the rabbit hole goes?

[@harrisonfackrell]

@@LuisSoto-fw3if Theoretically, you could triple it. It would take some time, though. Doubling it causes the camera to vertically invert with every zoom. Here's a video of a guy beating the game twice to demonstrate the effect: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWSkZWWnmZt4jtU

[@nicolaiholmstoel6546]

I think it's up to the individual company to decide what kind of gaming experience they want. If they want something that everyone can manage that adjusts to the players skill level then more power to them. But companies like From Software are under no obligation to make a game that you can beat. If you can't beat a game as the company made it then that game is not made for you and you should play something else. I find the whole argument that all games should be inclusive to be absolutely ridiculous. We don't demand that horror movies have a PG setting and likewise we shouldn't demand that hard games have an easy mode that's obviously not what the creators were going for.

[@ClownlyChuckles]

I'm that one person who plays minecraft on creative peaceful and still manages to get killed. Edit* 1. thnx for the likes! most I ever got! 2. I play ps3/4, so no commands or void other than end. 3. Why tf did some people take this seriously?

[@dumpsockpuppet5619]

Dont dig bellow bedrock

[@aceofcards1308]

FluffyLilEspurr oof

[@galahadgamer5739]

It makes two of us....

[@Russ14n.]

Dafuq... Wait are you my long lost brother?

[@beatrixlastrangee1121]

how is that even possible?

[@Slightlycamouflaged]

Dark souls:having trouble? You:yea i keep dying from this boss Dark souls:we the solution is simple "git gud"

[@JimboDoomface]

Hahaha having trouble? Fantastic.

[@raymondthrone7197]

Or like. Summon. Or boost weapon level. Or use any of the bajillion of equipment options the game gives you. The GG mentality around Dark Souls always confused me because that game had endless difficulty adjustment systems, including two separate leveling systems you could lean on in a pinch.

[@mene1in]

@@raymondthrone7197 not to mention items actually designed to change the game's difficulty

[@Volker_A4]

@@raymondthrone7197 Yeah when Bloodborne had me banging my head against the wall I upped my damage so I could capitalize more on my better phase.

[@Max-ki8gq]

Dark souls 3 = best game

[@3NC3PH4L0N]

Real life needs ez mode, pls patch or i cant enjoy the whole experience...

[@johnrick3508]

You can patch urself. 1. Train your mind 2. Train your body 3.profit from easy money, and easy getting laid.

[@aayaanfarooq9427]

@@johnrick3508 plz tell me how to get EASY MONEY

[@radornic2387]

@@aayaanfarooq9427 We call it bank robbing, the easiest money. But it automatically sets your difficulty to ultra hard.

[@johnrick3508]

@@aayaanfarooq9427 if you are attractive you will be subconsciously liked more. Thus you should keep your body in shape. If you keep your mind in shape you will find opportunities to create money. If your opportunities overlap with getting in touch with people, your attractive body will make socializing easy and thus u have better chances on getting a client, investor or partner. If your mind is strong you won't loose focus or faith and will ultimately profit from lives nr.1 rule : it comes all down to numbers. Try enough and you will win. The amount of tries can be however significantly reduced if you have a body in shape and a sharp mind.

[@bananaguy167]

Lol

[@veas6518]

I noticed Mario party “hard” mode is easier that normal mode

[@AzureKnight2]

"...feel a sense of accomplishment when they eventually succeed." Bold of you to assume I could ever succeed.

[@bananashotgun2342]

@a normal everyday Spider It was a joke mate.

[@mathias4119]

A lot of players say Sekiro is too hard because they think it should be played like dark souls or Bloodborne. But combat is entirely different and does not rely on dodging

[@shawneastridge8180]

Parrying?

[@Yami_Oni]

Honestly, it still is interesting too me, that many people rely on blocking (I know you said dodging, but I hear people relying too much on blocking) so much. I have been playing since Demon’s Souls (best one still IMO, right after DkSII.) When I first started in Demon’s, I made my typical mage-assassin hybrid character, and never use shields (still haven’t in any of the Souls games or any games that allow you no shield) so I basically relied a lot on parrying, just because I found it so fun. So Sekiro just came very naturally too me. It just is interesting too me how different every Soul player’s experience is. (I do wish we could have more Spirit emblems though, 20 is not enough for me! lol. Plus Prosthetic tool balance is all over the place, and the Lazulite flame, being a favourite of mine, is just terrible. Still use it though.)

[@WarframeCrunch]

Yeah especially the TROLL I could not beat because when he is doing grab, I do dodge but at the end of animation he immediately turn 90 degrees and catch me......DA FUQ IS THIS?! I just quit because of that bug (yeah some bosses might have it too) and because of bad camera. (Similar problem with camera I have in Devil May Cry 5, DMC4 and DMC3 had very good camera) Anyway I think that people think they got better, only because they know how to beat an Boss in easy way. For example I saw gameplay where the guy was fighting Headless white monkey in cave, gone through first health bar, and then the second big monkey appears. How do you beat TWO raging monkeys at the same time?! Many people had problems with that. And then I saw a video where guy just throwed a SINGLE shuriken onto that second monkey and just like that was opened for finisher..... Well that's a bullsh*t, how I could know that if game showed me that shurikens aren't so good? And many stuff you can easily beat in Sekiro by just knowing stuff, and that's stupid in my opinion. You should get some advantage for knowing weakness of an enemy, but not making it easy mode.

[@iota-09]

@@WarframeCrunch Pretty sure shurikens aren't THAT good... But even if they were, air countera being good is written in their description and loading screen helps; the fact it doesn't say how good that counter is it's irrelevant.

[@Bleax]

Warframe Crunch you are talking in circles.. I can’t tell if you agree that sekiro is balanced or if you think it’s too hard..

[@ghostbird4104]

Mat: You're not as good at games as you think you are. Me: ha please I think I'm one of the most average gamers ever, don't kid me I know how bad I am. Edit: the f happened I leave my phone for a few hours and I'm at 244 likes, y'all are crazy

[@williamladine7591]

Jokes one you 0/0 is still 0!

[@manamongmen3381]

My thoughts exactly. I might have beat souls, but boy have I got cheese for it...

[@curiousgeorge5287]

The irony of saying most average lol

[@crimsonbehemoth]

platinumed bloodborne and still call myself casual

[@racconbuilders3665]

I can beat lvl 9cpus im ssbu

[@Our_Remedy]

It doesn't matter how rewarding the experience is if the player isn't skilled enough to play them. It is undeniably toxic gatekeeping to say there should be NO option to reduce difficulty. The only real way to go about it is to heavily suggest that players play on higher difficulties if they can, but not shame them for wanting to play the damn game.

[@camrendilbeck]

I agree with you when it comes to other games, but when the game being difficult and having no option to lower the difficulty is part of a game or genre’s (soulsborne/souls-like games) very identity I would disagree. If someone said to me that God of War(2018) shouldn’t have had the option to choose difficulty I would’ve looked at them like they were crazy, the game is a story game, it has no reason to be hard because that’s not the point of the game. Fromsoftware games core is that they are hard games that do not try and hold your hand and they require/strongly suggest you try your best to improve to overcome adversity. If you really need help in most games you can summon another player to help you with a boss or area but that’s about it. Adding an easy mode to the games would be going against part of their identity. Forgive me for the rant, I just started playing fromsoft games around 9 months ago and have fallen in love with them.

[@Our_Remedy]

TL;DR Don't make it easier, present more options to take on situations.

[@camrendilbeck]

@@Our_Remedy yeah pretty much

[@skrotosd]

when you are a DM and the enemy attack "barely miss" the low hp player. we all have done that.

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

skrotosd I have no idea what you're talking about Tiki totally had the proper AC for a nat 20 👀👀

[@piemaniac9410]

@@elizabethcabbage9817 what do you mean, i'm pretty sure the naked barbarian with a 3 in dex and con who has an ac of 2 couldn't possibly get hit by a mere natural 20

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

@@piemaniac9410 exactly. Good thing it was only a nat 20 and not something much much worse I mean phew. And also yeah of course the magic missiles missed haha what do you mean "auto-hit"?

[@piemaniac9410]

@@elizabethcabbage9817 well you see your ac is so low that due to an integer overflow error it has switched over to the highest possible value and it appears you have a permanent "shield" effect that seems to mimic a magical force barrier granting you immunity to all damage types, how curious...

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

@@piemaniac9410 I actually love the fact that I wasn't expecting anybody else who likes tabletop RPGs and knows anything about programming to be on a Game Theory video BUT HERE WE BOTH ARE Also nah good theory but it's a tabletop RPG so there's no worries about integer overflow we just forgot to switch over from THAC0

[@ektoras2722]

MatPat: You’re not as good at video games as you think you are Me: Dies in 900 korok seeds

[@mrboop7547]

Mr. Better Than Me I like ur name

[@ToxicPea]

The power of free time flows within you.

[@jadeaphire]

I’m not saying it’s a bad change, but I’m curious as to know why they decided to change the style of the episodes lately. It also saddens me to know that the recordings aren’t coming out of a closet anymore😢😂

[@aghostinthemachine2877]

QOL changes i would assume

[@systeminvalid6906]

I prefer the old style

[@Formula_CHNO]

Hey he might just have a green screen in his closet or just have a green closet.

[@Thrust8EX]

Probably cause of the death of the old editor

[@jadeaphire]

Intellectual Finnie his closet is not that big last I checked unless he moved since then😂

[@AustinFreeman-RTR]

I’m gonna tell you right now, sekiro was so hard I nearly gave up , but in the end beating that game was such a great achievement I’m so happy it was that hard.

[@tyranidswarmlord9722]

Same. Glock Saint is the only boss fight that i feel could match the hype of DMC3 2nd match vs Vergil, and the latter fight had the Nostalgia Boost ontop too. GOATest of all GOAT fights eveerrrrrr.

[@jasongilman8025]

I've known this since I was little. Its pretty obvious in some games when you die to a specific enemy over and over then all the sudden they die in 2 hits.

[@GOOB3000]

Yeah I've known it subconsciously but never really put any thought into it

[@lacytaylor1501]

At this rate is it a surprise when some games outright feel the need to help you or let you skip stuff you can't seem to beat. If they openly do stuff like that, then boosting certain things to be in your favor when you've died your millionth time to random grunt # 657 or big boss #2 without saying anything shouldn't be a surprise. Only masochists and KZbinrs really want to play games where trying to win takes years off your life and costs you like six controller and at least one TV.

[@mikeybeanhi181]

When I saw my cousin playing fortnight as a level 8 player that's when I figured it out

[@PyroFTB]

@@lacytaylor1501 lol GTA V lets you skip mission segments if you keep dying. Rockstar just treats its players like children.

[@alalalala57]

@@PyroFTB Or lets players play their games.

[@adonispapas6789]

"You're not as good at games as you think you are" Really matpat I passed tutorial Fight me!!!

[@محمدالعتيبي-غ2ب5ي]

TMG456 TEST YOUR MIGHT!!!

[@SasukeUchiha-cb6jp]

Matpat is right you people get pissed when he tells the truth

[@ghuttsmckenzie4269]

I think that is true in my case, don't know about you guys though...

[@UrFavoriteIdiot]

Sasuke Uchiha I think they were joking

[@SasukeUchiha-cb6jp]

PvPbossboy what joking?

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

Seriko is essentially dark souls lost brother It has to be hard

[@SpinningTurtle66]

Weeb Souls

[@saj_a]

My (nonexistent) souls

[@emmanuelperez1516]

-4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction it isnt that hard once you play for like 2 days

[@FromBeyondTheGrave1]

You mean Sekiro is the lost uncle of the dark souls games seeing as there are so many other games in Fromsoftware's library look at Evergrace, Tenchu, King's Tower, Armored Core. Souls is just the merciless wave that crushed over the mainstream.

[@aidang7278]

I can say for a fact that campaign for honor doesn't have this. Long painful road.

[@Mikemk_]

You know, I think I've had this work against me. I'll often be trying to figure out how to get through through a tough section, and memorize what path to take and where the enemies are, when suddenly enemies change and mess me up.

[@surfer90001]

I feel like this is the secret origin of Jirard syndrome. Me: i almost made it. But I got the timing down perfect one more shot Game: Dont worry fam we heard you died so we slowed everything down by just enough to make you completely miss the platform next time *Death spiral ensues

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

and that's the reason why tweaking the difficulty doesn't automatically make something better

[@Deadkiller-cr5ni]

I actually miss edited matpat (but matpat still looks good)

[@Metamine0]

Mr.Gamer Gonna have to agree. It kinda loses the charm of the older videos. It's not bad, but the edits were more entertaining

[@Cris-qd8pc]

Same

[@kittycat-sc7je]

I knew something was off

[@myfriendscallmekyle5012]

Ikr

[@g-3609]

Are you the editor ???

[@ChaoticSpectator]

I like not taking sides, but these days that just makes both sides rip your head off. Too many people right now have a, "if you're not with us, you're against us mindset". Honestly, it's really unhealthy...

[@theoneandonly8403]

Yeah I agree and it's getting ridiculous.

[@cflame14]

Some situations that effect everyone need that. Being a bystander in some situations is just as good and being against it. In this situation adding an easy mode doesn't effect the people who love the challenge at all. It only allows more people to play and enjoy the game. There's literally no good reason to oppose an easy mode. It's just gate keeping by elietest who love to prove that they are better at games because they can beat it why others can't.

[@Darke_Exelbirth]

@@cflame14 They can add an easy mode where every enemy dies the moment they hit you. There's your easy mode.

[@Crazybark]

thats why i prefer to be ignorant to everything

[@raphaelhemery152]

@@cflame14 And yet your example isn't good. You should not force someone to take a stance on the easy mode debate. This is not letting evil win because good people did nothing. Especially since you're strawmaning the other side. Sure, some of them might be elitists, but reducing the entire debate to "I'm right because the others are all assholes" is REALLY not doing any favors to your stance. (I believe I accidently strawmaned you as well)

[@polybius8571]

One of the most frustrating things in a video game ever: Super Mario Bros. Wii If you died too often, a green "Luigi" block would appear, prompting the player to hit it and watch Luigi demonstrate how to complete the level. And, you could take over for Luigi mid-day through the level. I despised it, even as a really young kid, because it was basically saying "Let me show you how it's done".