No, Sekiro Didn't Disrespect Players With Lack of Easy Mode

[@YongYea]

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[@Navhkrin]

Agreed, There is a bare minimum one must meet to play From Software games. These games are based on player himself improving and getting better, and then defeating the difficult challenges ahead. Taking away this "difficulty" makes "self progression" meaningless, defeating the whole design goal of the game

[@A5_Beefe]

Casuals are too used to having everything handed to them on a silver platter, remember the old days when games actually challenged you and made you use your brain to clear it? Maybe the easy games rot their brains too much rendering them unable to process when they encounter anything that demands any form of critical thinking and focus.

[@itzzwizard9961]

YongYea hello 👋

[@maximills6261]

I always laugh at these journalists. No one is gonna buy their little tommy this game for their sixth birthday. You buy this because there is no “easy” mode. Journalists should stick to what they are good at, failing jumping tutorials, viva piñata and pissing off readers.

[@belisarius6949]

The Point of the game...Is to be Hard. Its the point of the game. Its what defines the Soulslike games. The players that love these games wouldnt enjoy the game anymore if there was an easy mode, because you'd literally destroy the point of the game. The Point being that its a challenge.

[@mtotowamidiri]

If only game journalists complained about anti consumer practices with the same energy

[@brokentool]

THIS

[@kasino007]

Oh my God this.

[@rift1067]

I was saying the exact same thing when Yong was quoting the "articles".

[@user-cz4tk2vr9i]

I wish I could Up-Vote more than once.

[@flamingponyta]

EA is a godsend to them. Pay more in microtransactions for instant "easy mode".

[@installrat403]

The only "stunning lack of respect for players" is from game journalists

[@420sakura1]

You are forgetting we are "Entitled" piece of trash who only complain.

[@alexsmith2910]

Other players could due with a little respect for others too, actually.

[@SuperEffector]

Games Journalism: "Gamers are entitled" Also Games Journalism: "We demand you add an easy mode"

[@UNSCPILOT]

Yeah, they have a really bad tendency towards projection, blaming others for having their own problems as they flail about in ignorance.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

This is why I don't take these fucks seriously.

[@ffboi7]

Rule for thee not for me ~ Game Journos

[@theguywhowentthere3346]

REAL games journalism doesn't exist anymore, or it's so hard to find it feels like it doesn't exist. Actual Journalism means asking the tough questions a kiss ass wont for fear of losing their helicopter ride to the studio, exclusive luncheons and the dreaded avaoidance of being blacklisted for the next HUNGRY NEW journalist eager for bragging about "HA, I got the interview with (insert studio removed from reality here.) Go watch Jim Boys latest video talking about Bioware and fast forward to the 3 minute mark and just hit play.

[@Nitrotetrazole]

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[@Maxx__________]

FROM SOFTWARE, forcing journalists to work since 2009.

[@giorgigiorgitko248]

You need to be top

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

@@giorgigiorgitko248 He did top me

[@Muppemania]

Not all games are designed for everyone, and that is fine. A lack of easy mode does not disrespect players, loot boxes and over priced dlc does.

[@unknowndane4754]

I play Europa Universalis 4 a lot and like other games they have achievements, and some are very time consuming and difficult, should I feel entitled to complete them just because I own the game? No, I need to "achieve" it through effort. I can understand more casual players wanting a casual experience, but I feel it's unfair to demand it from games not meant to be casual

[@aeronfarinas]

this man gets it

[@lightningfarronxp8899]

very true. I like playing games on easy mode because I'm an adult and my free time is limited. The game wasn't designed for me so I did not buy it.

[@Sparrowcus1]

No game is designed for everyone. And that is product management.

[@Sparrowcus1]

No game is designed for everyone. And that is product management.

[@BarokaiRein]

You know what's disrespect? Dying to a boss and game asking me if I'd like to try lower difficulty. Now THAT'S disrespect.

[@RekashalGames]

They should add that, then when you click yes it goes "Just kidding GitGud"

[@kinghearts4497]

I feel like this is a MGS V reference...

[@badscientist42069]

How is that disrespect? Sounds pretty courteous to me.

[@paradoxxor7770]

🤣🤣 For real.

[@KyrenaH]

Rekashal Games I hate that fucking meme. It belongs in the trash along with people that use it.

[@Laukaus11]

Sekiro: "You can overcome this challenge, I believe in you." Games journo: "Waah, stop disrespecting me."

[@MyVanir]

​@Orrion 9/10 of the comments I read so far were discussions about why Sekiro and soulsboune games' design is the way it is. I've yet to see a single comment about a guy jacking his ego off through the games. Sounds like you should seek employment as a game journalist, you have the knack for it.

[@CaptainCogg]

Game design is about pleasing your target audience, not everyone. Sekiro isn't for me but that's OK, and it should be for you as well, Mr. Dave Thier

[@SIPEROTH]

But he is a spoiled guy that had daddy and money pay his college and buy him everything he wanted as a kid and now he even got a nice "game journalist" job and suddenly they are forcing him to play this hard game to do his job. He is used to get everything he wants and this isn't supposed to be happening. Why, oh why are they ruining his life like that? Change it immediately!

[@GYMJAX]

Anon ymous Very interesting observation.

[@mauriceanderson5413]

Totally okay to call obviously racist media "not for everyone And for same reason same people want games to be "for everyone"

[@emmettniles2099]

@@mauriceanderson5413 Elaborate? I'm honestly not sure exactly what you're talking about but I'm curious.

[@mauriceanderson5413]

@@emmettniles2099 some big chunks of black culture for example people for some reason accept and keep pushing.

[@ryantheready3066]

Isn’t it funny that when there isn’t a problem with the gaming industry,Game Joirnalists Ban together and make one,but when there are actual anti consumer practices,they disappear and never talk about them?

[@PowerSkiff12]

B I G T H I N K it’s almost like thy’re getting paid

[@XxgoodbudsxX]

20 dollar skins no that's cool, no easy mode RAGE ACTIVATE! sorry journalists you cant buy your way through sekiro! Go buy exp in dmc5

[@ulfsark78]

almost as if there's no ethics in video game journalism ....

[@vVAstrAVv]

@@XxgoodbudsxX dmc5 doesnt even have exp Not only that the devs kinda put an f u in the game against their own microtransactions Yes you can buy red orbs OR you can use the farm weapon that gets you like 75k in a SHORT fight lol Just dont tell Capcom lol

[@XxgoodbudsxX]

I was talking about red orbs...it was more of a joke than a punch..I own devil may cry 5 and love it but you can buy your way ahead in that game if you choose was my point.

[@TheIceLurker]

Imagine being so downright terrible at a game that you feel personally attacked and have to write an article about it. Holy shit.

[@dgalloway107]

Its pathetic and if they were my employee it'd be a firing.

[@jamie8786]

Another journalist of the forbes wrote on the exact day that Sekiro should not get an easy mode xD

[@abrahamderas8779]

Is that what happened 😂😂😂😂

[@NormanReaddis]

Well i have a friend that's playing games in easy mode just to be updated on games today and sell it after so i think sekiro is out of his library lol

[@masterbowler1630]

@@dgalloway107 no you won't

[@ZAYLACE]

When journalists say gamers are entitled but complain about not getting an easy mode lmao

[@MrAznable]

Fucking this, game journos disrespect gamers all day everyday, but get mad at a company for making a difficult game? Fuck out of here posers.

[@penguin.tempur]

And cheat to win, still sayying '"I am G4Ymeher journalose"'

[@scourgeofman4980]

Entitled Journalists! 🤣

[@redblack8766]

@Dionysos Mclaren Not the best example, mate. Kingdom Hearts, especially on critical LV1 is a serious challenge.

[@SIPEROTH]

I swear if i owned From software i will create a patch that add a ridiculously easy easy mode and call it "game journalist mode". It will be so funny seeing their rage on twatter etc about how am making fun of them while i pretend i don't get what their issue is. I'll be like "i don't understand, why are they angry? They wanted an easy mode and i gave them one. What is the problem now?"

[@Jm-ki4su]

'i beat sekiro with cheats' wow, that's neat. I wouldn't write an article about it but yeah, that's neat.

[@MyVanir]

That's like bragging you beat up a Boxing world champion... from 50 years ago, now a shivering old man.

[@fzgh3139]

@@MyVanir more like digging up the dead corpse of a world champion boxer and beating him up with 5 other guys

[@adnanasif9538]

@@fzgh3139 Try doing that with Muhammad Ali. I bet that guy will still kick ass.

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@adnanasif9538 A cardboard cutout of Ali could kick my ass.

[@Kconv1]

Mod? Cheat? Tomatoe tamato...

[@asianboi021]

Game journalists telling a game company to respect their players. How much did EA pay them to say that?

[@holythirteenx1]

They are already giving us a sense of pride and accomplishment, and you want respect too? How entitled.

[@mistydolphin2524]

If ea was running them, you'd likely be able to pay 20 bucks minimum to skip each individual boss. Or at the very least make them weaker.

[@NormanReaddis]

Remember hack journalist exist in tabloids they're just adapted the modern online age

[@rae-1561]

Press R1 or RB to use Deathblow for $10.. i couldn't remember the last time i bought games made or develop by EA but i saw the MEME on Instagram. I be like "well, on point as always"

[@switchtalent123]

Sekiroh didn’t spark a debate, entitled gaming journos did

[@dc1939]

exactly. and they probably had the debate all ready to go before they even tried the game

[@firecrackerjack68]

The editor is the embodiment of git gud scrub.

[@BenKLode]

It reminds me of pre release DMC 5 demos, where journalists would write a review complainimg about the music being muffled and slightly too silent, while the music during combat depends heavily on your performance. How to chose a good and thruthful review 101

[@kapperchinokapperino6470]

Oh god this is just sad

[@Simte]

Back when I picked up Dark Souls in 2012 I was going through difficult things in my life. It might sound odd but the game played a big role in helping overcome said things.

[@interconnectiveOM]

Not surprised, the game's got depth.

[@maximevigneron560]

same

[@Luke-xi2pq]

Watching Nakey Jakey's video on how Dark Souls helped him through a tough time really inspired me to check it. I never regretted it!

[@wiseausrs]

This rings true for me as well.

[@electricboogaloo6917]

Its not weird, many of us learnt a lot thanks to fromsoftware because of its message, regardless of how ugly or dangerous the challenge ahead is, you can overcome anything by being smart, relentless and willing, we get you scrub

[@nalvious]

I'm so glad japanese developers don't listen to western journalists

[@anothergerloffs9319]

Sadly sometimes they do, which is why we got disasters like FF15 and the New Silent Hill games.

[@judgeporceddu8057]

but they listen to s0ny's censorship. their stance is weakening to all of these clowns.

[@hopelessnerd7810]

Some Japanese game developers make their games easier for the western version.

[@Vladiator]

I love Japan (日本は大好きですよ！) But they've been gimping game difficulty for Western audiences since the NES days. Need I remind the "Doki-Doki Panic/Super Mario Bros 2" fiasco? I mean, let's not forget that DOA Xtreme game not being released here and the new DOA losing quite a bit of sexualization.

[@nohints]

"""journalists"""

[@Alexandra-ez8rj]

Honestly I feel like FromSoft respects their players more than almost all other devs: "Yeah its hard, but you can do it. Here are all the tools you need." And while I agree that if people who want to use cheats are free to do so, bragging about it like it proves a point is the part that's pretty damn dumb.

[@EldenMango]

Probably the same journalists that say gamers are whiny and entitled. Nothing says respect quite like hand holding and participation trophies....

[@Sparrowcus1]

Because some 20 years ago people forgot that respect is earned, not a public commodity.

[@Ashkihyena]

These people are hypocrites after all.

[@judygambel2801]

Achivement press start "Yes im so good at this game"

[@EldenMango]

Judy Gambel one of my favorite achievements in a game was Deadpool’s “The first one is free” basically mocking starting the game achievements.

[@air1744]

@@night6724 I'm pretty sure from software game isn't "every game".

[@petterblakk]

It's already on "easy mode". Ever heard of the demon bell?

[@commanderfarsight2351]

@@cap_junn6397 it only increases difficulty for bosses.

[@bakerfftoo2912]

@@commanderfarsight2351 "wrong" what the charm do is perfect deflect is now necessary if you don't do a perfect deflect will take chip damage and when I say chip I mean alot not to mention posture regenerate way faster for enemies all enemies

[@miss.brun0]

Bakerf Ftoo that made no sense

[@joseurbina3835]

I guess that’s what made players rage quit on Sekiro easily because they might’ve stumbled across it either early or later and activated it on accident and didn’t know about it, Hell, I even stumbled across the Demon Bell on accident in my early play throughs.

[@海王-t4n]

@@joseurbina3835 hell, all you have to do is read the text. I played sekiro with German subs which I had just recently learned as an adult over a period of 9 months, and I still didn't miss the text on the bell.

[@Astral_Witch]

"Game Developer, please compromise your work of art for ME. You need to respect ME as I disrespect your vision of the game YOU are making." - Some Idiot

[@blueoysterboi4742]

OMGthatwasreal it’s also a product that their selling

[@blueoysterboi4742]

If some consumers want a easy mode it makes sense for them to ask

[@HenkkaArtGames]

Remember when fans of Mass Effect demanded that Bioware fix the ending and make it what was originally promised, that choices actually mattered? And how game journalists called gamers entitled crybabies for it. Fast forward 7 years and here we are :D

[@blueoysterboi4742]

If dumb ass journalists ask them their stupid but a lot of consumers wanted a easy mode

[@Astral_Witch]

@@blueoysterboi4742 that would be in the same vein of you animating something that YOU wanted to animate. A story YOU wanted to tell. Then you sell that product to fans. Then you have a select few of those fans that DEMAND that you change something that THEY PERSONALLY don't like. And they claim you are being disrespectful to them for not changing it to their every whim.

[@LukeyHew]

This journalist is the guy they make the “press A to jump” tutorial for.

[@ahmataevo]

And he still can't jump past the tutorial wall...

[@Lyrikan]

*cough* Cuphead Tutorial *cough*

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

Okay, that deserves a Burn Heal because you toasted the journalist.

[@username-I5J7ts5GCF]

No it's not. That was Dean Takahashi, who did not write either of these articles.

[@YastinFearlian]

@@username-I5J7ts5GCF Correct, this is not the specific one that couldn't complete the tutorial, but I believe they are simply calling this journalist out for being 'that guy'. They're saying that he is one of many people writing about videogames nowadays that not only aren't 'good' at them, but fundamentally do not care about being good, or even improving above basic ability to hold a controller and navigate menus. Or to even read the text in the background. It's a real problem in the industry.

[@YouAreAGoldenDeer]

Easy mode could disrespect the fans of souls series and bloodborne

[@Heldemon]

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[@untine11]

@@davecarsley8773 I would most certainly feel disrespected if they did only for the sake of helping people who aren't willing to push themselves to overcome adversity. I see what your saying though.

[@Someone_Somewhere7]

I'm a Souls fan and I wouldnt feel disrespected by an optional Easy mode. If someone else wants to be babysitted by an Easy mode (no offense intended), it's their own experience, but mine will always be Normal and above. What would be disrespect to the Souls fans is if the BASE difficulty of the game turned easier because of a minority of people that can't beat it in its original asset.

[@ravenwhiteduck3158]

@@Heldemon yeah checked that out, so their are a bunch of other games out their that will hold your hand and change your diapers, fromsoftware don't make those types of games, like if I'm going skiing or snowboarding and me and the boys do a black diamond which are hard and dangerous and not for everyone does that mean they should be banned? Or made easier? The answer is no by the way

[@wrestlingthewolves]

I would feel disrespected. Spending a week to beat isshin felt awesome. Getting the achievement for beating him and seeing that low percentage of other players who beat him was an even better feeling. Putting in an easy mode would destroy that. Unless it gave a condescending message to those players "you risked nothing and gained nothing" and didn't give achievements. Then I'd be okay with it.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Technically, the game IS on easy mode by default. You activate hard mode by ringing the demon bell.

[@ragingnep]

Ikr your all weaklings by not cmjoining the champion covenant in dks2

[@DueceGaming]

Demon bell is only normal mode. Kuro charm is hard mode

[@vide0gameCaster]

@@DueceGaming here's a guy that know what's up! And Hardcore Masochist mode is activating Demon Bell + Refusing Kuro's charm + Not using Prayers beads + Not using Memories

[@mishtrong]

@@vide0gameCaster and complete it blindfolded. And without getting damage.

[@LegateSprinkles]

Download the most that removes kanji perilous attack warnings if you're a real gamer

[@KingCalaway]

There's a hidden bell in the game that makes the game way harder. You're playing easy mode by default ;)

[@Nanorisk]

That’s not even the hardest mode. You can return a charm to the young lord and now imperfect blocking harms you.

[@BarokaiRein]

@@Nanorisk did not know that

[@krillin6]

I found it only made the game a tiny bit more difficult, tbh. And no, that doesn't mean the default is "easy mode".

[@yupjuliansje]

Lol is that real? I've just recently defeated the speared horseman, i felt so good after beating him, i shed a tear of relief.

[@Bigdude0444]

Wait wait wait. Is it the one near a certain boss missing a body part? Please I need to know. I want to play the game normal the first time and gauge if I'm good enough to turn on hard mode myself after.

[@Izurak]

From Software has always included easy modes. In darksouls it was magic.

[@jaseneffendy17]

In this one it's the bell demon *evil grin*

[@TuffMelon]

In dark Souls 2 it was magic and the greatsword.

[@Izurak]

If you take what you learned from darksouls/bloodborne and completely forget about stamina - that should be the easy mode in sekiro. You can nonstop hit everything all the time - all you need to look out for is the bright orange flash when an enemy/boss is countering you, thats a huge indication of "start blocking/dodging".

[@franciscor390]

Summon phantoms could carry through anyone.

[@mykr0324]

Giving you a fire longsword at the start of the game was ds2s easy mode lol

[@shinbakihanma2749]

So, a difficult game should cater to journalists who aren't actual gamers, so that they can run through the game quick enough to write a shitty review of it? Understood. 🤣😆😂

[@kanaverum]

SHIN BAKI HANMA nailed it

[@HolyknightVader999]

They're not even gamers, really. They're journalism majors who hate gamers and want to write about games for a living because real topics are too hard for them.

[@jonathangarza5389]

HolyknightVader999 or failed in being a political journalist so they had to fall back to this kind of crap

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@jonathangarza5389 Practically. Especially since there can only be enough "we hate Trump" editors per paper.

[@Maxx__________]

@@davecarsley8773 I'm sure they're already drawing straws for who has to review harder titles.

[@kamurotetsu4860]

Hey, remember when Battletoads, Contra and Ninja Gaiden all lacked easy modes and people complained? Yeah me neither.

[@DioDurant]

Contra got easy mode

[@ZxCrono]

​@@DioDurant konami code ftw

[@bes5164]

Nobody even shed a tear of complaint in the Dark Souls times...

[@danny90099]

that because dark souls is ez. Game too hard here a sun bro senpai to help you pass level

[@user-cz4tk2vr9i]

Battledtoads!!!

[@GRAVEMIND94]

If they add an easy mode, they should call the difficulty “games journalist”

[@erothamur]

So true XD

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

That would be right savage m8

[@wetskunk8108]

Oooh someone's gonna report for a savage murder soon

[@SevereArtisan]

Even better, add said easy mode but have it do absolutely nothing.

[@tonyt4745]

@@SevereArtisan I like the placebo idea.

[@Supernoxus]

"Holding hands is respect" This is where we are at now.

[@judygambel2801]

Yo here is a boss that die in 5 hit with no counter and use the same 2 set of move the whole fight "Wow so respecting"

[@mistydolphin2524]

If anything, players need to respect themselves enough to not need an ez mode.

[@raabaddler5802]

Lewd

[@twistedone5683]

I bet he really enjoyed rdr2 with all the extra hand holdings

[@rubencaballero1053]

If anime has taught me anything its, hand holding gets you pregnant

[@rahulghosh5366]

Yeah you are free to use mods and what not to beat the game,but trust me on this,doing Mikiri counters and lightning reversals on Isshin the sword saint is super satisfying,and the moment when you finally defeat him(by reversing his lightning back to himself) is pure orgasm,it felt like *I am the Sekiro myself* ,with my instincts and reactions,and that my friend,is the very essence of RPG,making you feel like some other character.

[@AlecLeigh]

"Sekiro has sparked a debate about difficulty modes" me: *facepalm - not again, been hearing this shit for 10+ years now

[@saintallison]

git gud ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@resetme4861]

@@saintallison honestly legit the game is really easy. It's just challenging. Once you adapt to the moves its actually easy. But what really makes me pissed is some nobody posting an article and then everyone and their mother talks about that article just jumping on the bandwagon for views. Like i legit just saw 10 vids that point out the exact same point and talk about the exact same article. Like guys i think he got it stop. Then yong yea posts this vid..... Really😑

[@Slomowo]

@@resetme4861 Compared to other FromSoft's games, Sekiro is much easier, you're right. It's just the new mechanics that required old players to adapt.

[@resetme4861]

@@Slomowo i think im the only person who put over 1000 hours in every soulsborne game and i still adapted to this game easily. Even though i most of the time play with heavy builds

[@saintallison]

@@resetme4861 I looked up the Forbes author and he has a lot of clickbaity titled articles. The whole thing is kind of a circle jerk lol I've been loving Sekiro so far! It's tough but fair. Anytime I've died it's been due to my own hubris or failure to learn a certain block, etc.

[@strangerman100]

Sekiro: Journalists Die A Lot

[@shophet125]

People complain about Sekiro but have they ever tried an older game called Ghosts n Goblins?

[@mrxram2866]

I could not even finished the first stage.

[@ZeoRangerVII]

@@mrxram2866 On top of that, the gamer has to beat Ghosts N Goblins TWICE! Beating Sekiro ONE time is good enough for me. However, the game is too badass to just put it down after completing it one time.

[@Bhillzebub]

Battletoads. Say no more.

[@FridgedOtter]

My friend somehow managed to beat the boss. But we rage quit and never played it again after we got sent back to the start -_-

[@GruntBurger]

@@mrxram2866 lol old performers like that are kinda wonky on the controls, you just have to work through the quirks. If you stick with it for a little while, and figure out the jump pattern and what the weapons do, it's actually a very enjoyable game.

[@maximilientubiana2642]

None of this journalists knows the existence of Orphan of Kos.

[@MarshalHopalop]

Ahh, sweet child of Kos...

[@ferdinandcipcon2902]

And nameless king

[@Daltonisninja]

Or Sword Saint Isshin

[@paulsedmerud5768]

Or Fume knight

[@largebaboon5559]

Or Ludwig the holy blade

[@AbaddonDrums]

The best thing is... Sekiro is set on easy mode by default. Ask any player who hit the bell. Lol.

[@unahp.3751]

Exactly! Lol.

[@msireg]

Abaddon Drums the demon bell wasnt even that hard for me, the hard part is when you give kuro’s charm in ng+. That shit is too much for me

[@LimitPro1]

The demon bell boi!

[@tukituik]

@@msireg thats how the game should've been since the beginning \m/

[@Sparrowcus1]

Imagine being a games journalist not able to beat a game on easy mode. * pathetic *

[@abetank]

I honestly think an article like this is made more for getting hate clicks rather than a actual critique

[@0816M3RC]

abetank It is easy to bait a lot of gamers these days.

[@amicableenmity9820]

@@cupsnlantern or, you know, it's game journalists crabbing about everything. And I have seen people on Twitter actually upset about the difficulty, so no it's not just outrage bait.

[@HeatherHolt]

abetank I agree. Clickbait bullshit they do with any game that is considered “souls like”

[@blade8800]

Even if you click them with adblock, you still raise their engagement numbers thus higher rankings and gets more visibility on the web

[@Sarafimm2]

I would honestly be more interested in reading a game article by someone who is a professional player in that type of game. Don't let a guy who regularly plays city building sims critique FPS games.

[@Manjawline]

They should add the easy mode and call it "Video Game Journalist"

[@Jon-id7ki]

😂😂 yesss

[@falsetitle6940]

They should have added easy mode on April fools day but made it so that selecting it increases the difficulty.

[@happilyisolated]

Whoever's in charge of internet cookies or medals, get this person both stat

[@nghtspawn651]

One button to win the game.

[@johnnyfs1988]

Call it "Thier Tier" (Last name of the article writer)

[@donsalizar4037]

Ironically, Fromsoft offers a "hard mode" in the form of in game mechanic . The regular gameplay IS "easy mode"

[@redozmasoma]

Imagine if Game Journalists? were vocal in the NES era... "WAH WAH! Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, etc are way too hard 1/10"

[@needlewind9053]

The reason they didn't is because those same people were at the time too busy spiting on video games. "Aha ! pixel cubes will never be art you nerds !"

[@MrAznable]

"The first dungeon in Zelda is too confusing, 0/10."

[@hectoriiibongconuqui7106]

I'd say it's more respectful that it doesn't have an Easy Mode. It says: "Hello, Gamer. We will assume that you know how to play video games and you know how to learn from your mistakes. Okay? Okay."

[@tylerpehringer5272]

Agreed, there is absolutely no shame in having on hard difficulty. It's an opportunity to get good at the game.

[@tahmimmiah963]

Mad thing is we are playing the easy mode. If you want to play hard mode you ring the demon bell and to make it harder you get the charm from shuro The journalists should stick to reviewing cupcakes, havnt had a nice cupcake in ages I need good reviews

[@EldenMango]

This is exactly how I see it. I often see hand holding as an insult to my ability. It often feels like they’re trying to say “oh, you’re too stupid to do this on your own”

[@roxas4930]

Hector the III agreed, when I was little I struggled beating MegaMan 2, but eventually I realized there was timing and patterns, there isn't a "easy mode" just had to learn it moral of the story: GET GOOD AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE DAM GAME

[@ninuju375]

Exactly

[@Galomortalbr]

it's a from software game, expecting it to be easy, it's like wanting a bethesda game to not be bugged

[@hot_soup4319]

That is an oddly good comparison

[@Galomortalbr]

@@hot_soup4319 thanks, for the odly good complement

[@CanadianBlaze137]

I do want ES6 to come out not bugged but who am I kidding? I need only look in a mirror for an answer

[@adamord8305]

Best analogy I’ve seen yet.

[@matsug5704]

Thats right!

[@trycantfind9730]

"You cheated not only the game, but yourself. You didn't grow. You didn't improve. You took a shortcut and gained nothing. You experienced a hollow victory. Nothing was risked and nothing was gained. It's sad that you don't know the difference." -Fetusberry Oh, and also GIT GUD.

[@dimitry0315]

Funny enough, I felt that post in my soul lol.

[@theharborz1819]

@avto walley the only thing that players gain is achievement. Achievement that leads to happiness. That's why people want the challenge even if its frustrating but worth for the people who wants it. Bad camera controls it's just part of the challenge. The people like you shouldn't play this game if you kept complaining the game that are meant to be hard. Play something else sekiro isn't the game for everyone

[@theharborz1819]

@avto walley some people will beat the game even if the developers kept the shitty character and camera controls yet people still didn't even complain. People can handle it so easily unlike you who die endlessly and never learn your mistake playing game like this and saying it is a bullshit game. You don't even understand what i just said and deflect it with your opinion. Plus, why the fuck there's even more difficulties in the game. What the fuck are you trying say there isn't any difficulties in the game.

[@theharborz1819]

@avto walley i don't know anything about you. The only thing i know about you is straight up salty about a video game saying unrelatable thing while arguing in the internet

[@theharborz1819]

@avto walley no fucking point to argue with you already know who you are bye bye

[@lucidlullaby894]

From: We make difficult games, that’s what we do Journalists: Why won’t you make your games easier!!! From: ????

[@frescopino7866]

Journalists: "From's games are beautiful and hard, and that's what makes them good!" From: "We made a hard and beautiful game." Journalists: *Pikachu face*

[@Higminty]

Journalists: This game takes skill and focus therefore the developers are being disrespectful.

[@interconnectiveOM]

XD

[@jakefoley9539]

The saddest thing is that when you defeat that boss, he says "well done Sekiro" He literally commends you for struggling through the challenge and persevering. How anyone can find that disrespectful is beyond me.

[@tRapdontRap]

It's a feeling you rarely get in video games nowadays. I said FUCK YOU BITCH so many times during my time beating this game. Finally did a few days ago lol

[@beauwight]

I'm being a bit of a jerk here, but I just simply don't understand how "struggling through the challenge and persevering" is fun. Do people really have so much happy fun time in their average days that they need a hobby where they pay money to a company so that they can suffer more?

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@@beauwight do people like spending their days watching movies or looking into social media all day. We all have things we like.

[@tRapdontRap]

@@beauwight no one said you should be able to beat the game in x amount of time? Your point is invalid

[@tRapdontRap]

@@beauwight also I was stuck on bosses for multiple hours but for the most part found fighting them fun

[@MiMi-lt8jj]

Kinda disrespectful to disabled players to use them as a strawman to argue for an easy mode. Easy doesn't equal accessible.

[@theMadness36]

Hiding behind disabled players is about as low as it gets

[@DaFro3713]

Besides, Microsoft has the adaptive controller for this reason, making the whole, disgusting tactic of using physically disabled people as a reason to neuter a game’s vision even more despicable.

[@SalTheMehGuy]

Which is dumb, because a disabled players were able to beat Sekiro. Just because you're not capable beating it, doesn't mean you should use disable players in your argument because you play terrible.

[@NordicNer]

Speaking as a disabled person, I have always had issues with "ableism". Disabilities do indeed mean that you are hindered in your ability to do certain things, that's a reality you have to accept, but that doesn't always mean that such things are discriminating against your disability. It's just the continued mentality of taking offense where none was ever meant.

[@Black-Dawg-Jesus]

As a disabled individual I feel disgusted by this man. There are enough people who overcame their disablities by comitting their time to something. (Obviously it depends what kind of disability you have and the severity of it) but e.g. there is someone playing games with his feets because he has no arms and he learned to adapt to it by placing his keyboard+mouse differently and learned how to use them properly. There is also a famous CS:GO streamer at the highest rank playing RIGHT in front of his screen (I mean that literally. His face is like 5mm in front of his screen) because he is legally blind and can't see sh*t otherwise. Yet he is so good in one of the most famous games of all time. This journalist is a disgrace to every real gamer who commits his time doing what they love - gaming.

[@ashiliya]

Sekiro DOES have easy mode! You start the game in easy mode. If you ring the demon bell, it becomes hard mode.

[@Loneshillouete]

And if you give Kuro his charm back its the ultra-hard mode

[@User1273-]

And when you get umbrella,it becomes super easy mode

[@Ancor_Vantian]

@@User1273- Well, other than the fire umbrella for Headless ape's roar, and the Demon of Pain AOE, and occasionally Isshin's gun, I didn't much use for it.

[@CocoMura]

Respect is not demanded. It is earned through trust. An easy mode being demanded is silly.

[@biphronte]

Remember the arcades? There was no easy mode no tutorial, even with PvP you have to be good quickly or you had to spend a lot of bucks

[@JLHoskins]

Funny thing is if you've actually played through the game and beaten it, you know that you've BEEN playing on easy

[@astickofmercury]

So this guy would rather write an entire article on why this game needs easy mode instead of practicing and improving in it? Weird flex but ok.

[@KABLAMMATS]

@@privaterose5021 he's flexing his skill about writing unimportant topic

[@TheYourGod666]

Hahahahhaa. Thanks for giving me a good laugh, sir!

[@DeathBringer769]

He realizes spending time making bullshit articles like this instead of spending the time to "get good" actually makes him more money. And I've even seen disabled gamers telling these "journalists" to piss off and that they've beaten hard games with even one hand through effort and determination, and to not hold them up as a shield/excuse like this. So yea, the guy is not only being shitty but also just basically saying "Screw it, I just want to churn out garbage and make more money. Screw actually improving my ability to play/review games more fairly."

[@Revenant483]

I like your statement, That Avatar is pretty cool too :D

[@useraccount333]

"only certain players with the time, INCLINATION, reaction speed, and lack of physical issues" I completely agree with three of those. However, "inclination" is the one I take the most issue with: why should game developers try to cater to people who don't care or won't bother with it in the first place?

[@acsk1llies4]

Rumor has it, if you beat Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, without dying, you unlock easy mode.

[@GrimMeowning]

You mean "if you beat Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice twice"?

[@ryankeith4078]

It's true. I did it. Easy mode unlocked.

[@acsk1llies4]

@Pinkaugust yes

[@lostpockets2227]

@@ManuelKoegler same for Metal Gear Solid's chicken hat. actually there are quite a few games that vary in difficulty solely dependant on just how good you are at the game

[@EldenMango]

KYR SK1LLZ Easy mode in the sense that you now have all the skill you need. Easy mode was inside of us all along.

[@peters6345]

Absolutely agree, I don't play dark soul type games. Too stressful for me. But it's the designers choice, people like these games.

[@theALTF4]

tru dat, i kind of like hard games (spelunky & gungeon type), but the game designers should be worried about creativity and deliver a great experience rather than """hinkluzion""" (the same way nintendo worries about storytelling and enjoyable experiences and tends to make easy, likeable experiences that are accesible to everyone, instead of succumbing to the manbabies who want "jard gaems tat dont paendr 2 de nurmiez"). 2 hideous sides of the same coin

[@Heldemon]

Adding an easy mode doesn't detract from the people that like these games though? Only reason to be mad at someone that wants an easy mode in a game is for purely selfish reasons.

[@anormaldudewhowasattackedb9864]

@@Heldemon i think they didn't get mad with people who wanted easy mode but they are pissed at the guys who said that it's disrespectful to gamers because it doesn't have an easy mode.

[@RanEncounter]

@@Heldemon If someone is an ass when asking for an easy mode and not making any sense is totally not a selfish reason for others to be mad. You really have not done your research on this topic.

[@Heldemon]

@@RanEncounter I certainly have, people get mad regardless of whether people are an ass about it or not. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHq6mqmYYp12Z9k

[@derp3305]

Journalist: "Ezy mode, whaaaaaaaaa!" Fromsoftware: " *YOU HAVE NO HONOR!* "

[@MrJohncean]

I read the last part with a Japanese accent. No idea why

[@MachineMindDesigns]

Souls Veterans to journalist: *SHAMEFUL DISLAY!*

[@dutchmilk]

Game journalists need to respect its reader by not being a shill.

[@stephenobrien6983]

Holding game journalists accountable is misogynistic. Gamergate critics told me so.

[@dukebaddicus9442]

Yong, the game starts out on easy mode. Once you complete the game you gain access to Kuro's charm, as well as fairly early in each playthrough you get access to the bell demon. Both items are hard and harder difficulty, combining the two for maximum challenge. This casual gamer writer you showcased has no idea about this, played till his face went red and fumed out that article.

[@Walt_Xander94]

No it fuckin' doesnt. I am sick of that, "its already on easy mode, because of the bell" response. The game cheats, and ringing that bell just makes things worse. Turn an already cheating game into NG+, like that dragon ring in Dark Souls.

[@dukebaddicus9442]

@@Walt_Xander94 The game itself cheats? Sounds like someone's tilted.

[@PatrickBallenger]

I don't find souls-like games fun and would never beat this game as far as I know, but I respect the decision to keep it a challenge. Some games are hard.

[@zorritoloco007]

You should try it tho. I had the same mentality of never liking a game that you have to reset over and over until you get the moment of realization of how to defeat an enemy. I think sekiro its a more attractive game because its combat mechanics are more enganging.

[@realpatriot1769]

Your loss, hope you change your mind some day

[@LimitPro1]

The games today is to fucking easy!

[@MezzoForte4]

Same, I don't find them fun.

[@loafofbread9400]

Play the game till the point i can parrying from muscle memory alone

[@toniofalconpunch12]

The intent is to provide a sense of pride and acomplishment by gitting gud

[@VioletDeathRei]

Why people love Miyazaki he thinks pride and accomplishment comes from overcoming a great challenge through determination and skill. Rather then through microtransactions and a boss skip function.

[@itzhen7032]

I dont feel anny acomplishment for beating anny type of enemy. (if its a good story and its a boss i do, but thats because of the character and not the figh). And dying too manny times just makes me angry and feel like a wasted a bunch of monney

[@VioletDeathRei]

@Orrion If you only want the story there are hundreds of let's plays some that just go through the game little to no commentary. Heck it'll save you $60 and save fans the temptation of ruining their experience with the ability to turn off key mechanics to make it less challenging. Everyone wins.

[@kluang1]

These journalists will use disabilities to win git gud debates. Been in one, don't know how to counter it without being a dick.

[@neoinuyashafight]

Shit I spent about 5-6 hours total on the final boss in Sekiro and I felt accomplished af when I beat it. Each time I fought the boss I saw myself getting a little further by learning his attack patterns and getting my parrys perfectly timed. I wont lie I did feel like I just wanted to get it over with towards the end but once all was said and done I felt like a champ. Gonna start my NG+ with demon bell and no kuro charm this weekend, I can't wait for the pain!

[@lolthesystem]

One of the core themes of Dark Souls was the following: "One becomes hollow when he gives up all hope". This was deliberately directed to the player. You only "lose" in the Soulsborne series (Sekiro included) when you give up. Death is just a minor setback, as you have infinite retries until you beat the game... or you drop it. That's why the difficulty is meaningful in the Soulsborne series. It's another narrative tool. Remove it, and you remove a part of the experience as well. As you said, Yong, accessibility options with more adapted gamepads, more color-blind options (there's various types), subtitles for sound-queus (so deaf people know if they sprung a trap by the "sound" it makes), etc... are all welcome in any game. But to say all games need an Easy mode (or even a hard mode, for that matter)? That's simply not true. What matters is the vision of the author. And if having more difficulty modes isn't in their vision for whaever reason, then so be it.

[@unamed1142]

Late reply but yeah I always appreciated how well the difficulty always fitted with say that ghost in the Nexus of Demon Souls whom just fades away, making it very clear this is your characters canonical fate if you give up, so does your character. The enjoyment of the game is fundamentally derived from overcoming challenges, unlike a lot of other games when you're struggling in a Soulsborne the game isn't being unfair as I'd argue FromSoftware games have what I'd refer to as 'perfect fairness' hence why people persist. The bosses aren't difficult through massive piles of hitpoints but through you not yet learning how to guard against and kill them. I believe you always need to meet a game on its own terms before rating it, Sekiro's terms is either persist, learn and overcome or give up, hence why your character does the same thing. Insomniacs Spiderman has a mode in which you literally can't lose a fight, and fits the game so well, you can't die in Animal Crossing and no one tries to tell it to make it harder. Meanwhile new players are warned off Supernova mode in Outer Worlds as a first playthrough as the game isn't designed for a hardcore mode and it hurts what Obsidian originally made with permanent companion death

[@Mj0Skyver]

Exceptionally-worded that statement, OP.

[@kindredkurse]

"i died trying to beat a boss after 3 attempts and r1 spamming.. WE NEED AN EASY MODE"

[@lordgrape5015]

You need practice.

[@rayravernous4376]

git gud

[@OSeanSanO]

You guys are dense as fuck, hes clearly quoting a typical journalist

[@JACKETMANE]

@@rayravernous4376 and @yeethacker you know hes mocking the people asking for it right. Thats what the quotation marks are for. You two lucky i dont hit you with the "next you'll say "I was only pretending to be retarded""

[@johannjensson6190]

3 attempts is one too many. Not everyone is unemployed or lives with their parents, and can waste their life with grinding. I'd rather keep my grinding in real life, thanks you very much. At least it pays off.

[@kaychan7242]

If Sekiro gets an Easy Mode - will Pokemon get a Hard Mode?

[@noahmurray8492]

Kurt Markum it's actually happened in Pokémon black 2

[@j19games24]

@ArmyOfWalrus That's really not difficult lol. Try a grasslocke, that's difficult 😂

[@lilkxdude5659]

@@j19games24 Nah, catch a Magikarp and put the rest of your Pokemon in a PC

[@LoBFCanti]

I would love a pokemon hard mode. We actually ask for this shit all the time

[@j19games24]

@@lilkxdude5659 theres a difference between almost impossible and actually impossible xD

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Player: This game disrespected me! Everyone: how? Player: I’m too shit and it’s too hard for me! Everyone else: ......

[@MunkyDrag0n]

They learned that from the darksydephil school of entitlement.

[@wakaman3295]

Every one else : git gud

[@DragonT4]

Had someone once say they arent difficult.. They are tine consuming because you have to take a hour to learn the attack patterns ..... Lol

[@factsandstuff2832]

I agree game devs have a right to make their games as hard or easy as they want. I prefer games that are a bit easier, but I ain't going to riot over it. I just play the games I like and let others play the games they like.

[@DragonT4]

@Mi Ke true. The guy who told me that however.. Would replay the first part of the game because the boss took "longer then 15 minutes".. He wasnt very good. His excuse with it was too time consuming and he had other things to do... While he was streaming for over 4 hours. Lol

[@CapitalMort]

I've never played a souls game because I'm fairly certain it will be too hard for me, and that's fine.

[@paijwa]

I don't think it will be too hard for you. You'll definitely succeed eventually. It's all up to how many times you are willing to die to learn. If you're someone who isn't willing to die 30+ times to some bosses you'd probably have a bad time.

[@electricboogaloo6917]

You should, it's not really about the difficulty, it's about the message, all challenges can be overcome, patience, strategy, reaction time, you can learn a lot in a fromsoftware games

[@PunchPerfectPlayer]

you’re missing out

[@landlockedcroat1554]

tried it, hard for the wrong reason

[@chriswyatt9869]

I thought the same a few months back. Tried bloodborne. Fell in love with the series and now trying to platinum all of them. Yes they are difficult but they aren't too bad, at least in my opinion, and you definitely get better as you progress. Now I am not hesitant at all and confident in my abilities. If you struggle you can always use a guide which will give you all the tips, cheeses of bosses, gear and levelling guidance etc.

[@iamnotagnome99]

Shadows die 15,000 times

[@highgrove8545]

Mortal Kombat disrespect players with lack of non-violence mode

[@yuko1227]

@Highgrove Lol. Pegi 18 Nah my 4 year can play 😂

[@djoshawott2850]

That exists, actually. It's called the SNES version.

[@DeltathRiylaan]

@@djoshawott2850 Yes and millions of people hated it and Nintendo has tried to not do that anymore.

[@legendfox2000]

too bad your violence value means nothing when you have NON-fatality attacks looking like the fatalities themselves. You don't need to be a medical student to know that two daggers going through your skull(AND BRAIN) that it should be a fatality already

[@wazirtahfiz3087]

Lol

[@neoinuyashafight]

Sekiro is hard but not impossible like the games journalists are making it out to be.

[@lruddy8820]

Remember that time a journalist couldnt do the cuphead tutorial

[@iyunganam3885]

@@lruddy8820 the good times

[@scottdean185]

@@lruddy8820 or the one that described the Spiro remake like darksouls.

[@Indigo_1001]

neoinuyashafight There are a ton of regular players complaining that the game is too hard as well, that’s why game journalists are reporting on this. Not saying I agree with it, but it’s really unproductive to point the blame in one side while it is a discussion that effects all gamers.

[@DarkFuma]

Lucca219 Yeah... haven't seen many gamers say that. Also, copying and pasting your argument is kind of... mu ch.

[@Agent_Chieftain]

"If you try to please audiences, uncritically accepting their tastes, it can only mean that you have no respect for them" - Andrei Tarkovsky Also, git gud, journo scrubs.

[@shinkamui]

masterful

[@bluedyr6547]

From Software: Adds a mechanic that lets you remove a large amount or all of an enemy's health at the beginning of a fight. Game Journalists: We need an easy mode

[@Tevion1121]

And a resurrection in a fight.

[@Tevion1121]

@@ManuelKoegler sneak attacks on an enemy usually removes one red health thingy. Really uselfull against mini bosses.

[@CyberBolt21]

More like Sekiro: Shadows Dies Twice Needs To Respect Its Players By Not Pandering To Game Journalists...

[@erikminkin8775]

shut up

[@funmaster5249]

100% agree with you. Death and overcoming legitimate challenges are hallmarks of from software games and is why they are popular. If you cant understand that then you should play something else.

[@Clamchief024]

@@funmaster5249 now look.. While i agree with you. Think from a business standpoint. Unfortunately the majority of the gaming community has been spoiled and while there is a large amount of people that still love and buy these(including me) it doesn't change the fact they still need money to make better and bigger projects such as this one. I would love to see FromSoft grow into something bigger as im sure you would too. As long as its optional, them adding an easy mode should be of little concern.

[@Sparrowcus1]

clam chief why would you want FromSortware to grow bigger? Why would FromSoftware want to do that? Bigger does not mean better (that’s what she said). And why would I CARE that a company would grow by pandering to people that don’t show similar interest. Why do I „want“ my butcher to start selling vegan products? So he can grow from 5 employees to 5000?! What’s the point? I want my meat. I want games that are figuratively fucking me sideways. So that I lose all hope. Until 3 hours later I win. FromSoftware growing won’t get me that. And 2million sold copies in 10days makes me doubt that they are struggling financially

[@Imagine_Trying]

Game Journalists: "Wah put in an easy mode wah". Also Game Journalists: "Lol entitled gamers, don't like it don't buy it".

[@ludwigziffer6895]

It's called monkey sphere, look it up. Just further proof that game journalists see gamers as their enemy.

[@factsandstuff2832]

The art is more important than the gamers feelings. I prefer easy games so that's what I buy. But it's not my job to tell a master game maker to do with their work.

[@0816M3RC]

NoctisApparatus Gamers on seeing the Battlefield V trailer: WAHH!!! WAHMEN IN WORLD WAR 2?? :, (

[@KaleSerpent]

They don't buy it, your opinion is invalid. They get it for free!

[@chronosoul1837]

Just one thing needs to be said to this journalist. "It's only game. Why you heff to be mad?"

[@ratchetexperience8379]

As a wise angry God once said _"Do not be sorry, be better"_

[@123MrDenideni]

he also said a lot of BOI !

[@ratchetexperience8379]

@@123MrDenideni ah yes. Can't forget about *BOI*

[@lightbluesquid]

Well said.

[@mrxram2866]

What about "be better, not a masochist."

[@Oscar4u69]

@@mrxram2866 pussy

[@tru_spartan_117]

Japanese developers: Games are art. Western developers: Games are a business. Games Journalists: REEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[@pagatryx5451]

Yeah I hope Japan stays like this... Only country that makes good TV and games in my opinion. Ok small developers might make good games every so often but other than that.

[@DeathBringer769]

And these are the same "journalists" that try to claim it's the average gamer/consumer out there who is "rage-filled, toxic, whiny, spoiled and entitled" when it's really them pulling this shit more often than not, lol.

[@hubguy]

Tru Spartan 117 Except Capcom and Konami, but we don’t talk about them

[@TheFuzzehBear]

@@pagatryx5451 What about CD Projekt from Belgium? Witcher 2 & 3 are both fantastic games.

[@asteria9963]

Games Journalist: Games are politics.

[@Forcer69]

7.8 “Too much difficult,” -IGN

[@zachattackl1769]

but they gave it a 9.5 lol

[@keking2178]

It’s fair score most of players don’t finish the game, so what’s the point buying them? It’s single player game, end game is the only goal!

[@TheAfricanRedHead]

lol its cause ign gives the controllers to an 11 year old.

[@asain3586]

Dont be like that, IGN actually get real gamers to play it this time lol

[@USCavalry1]

I can’t believe that some journalists are attempting to make a hard video game controversial. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next. Edit: Maybe the devs should give everyone a trophy when they purchase the game so there are no hard feelings.

[@CaptainAugust]

Bro the next thing is dogs! Apparently now walking your dog while being white is racist

[@astarothk2273]

people beat dark souls with a DDR PAD, a ROCK BAND CONTROLLER, DK BONGO DRUMS, and BANANAS... BANANAS! hows that for accessibility

[@-AceItX-]

I think that's call _"skill"_

[@arxeha]

i think there is also dark souls played by a goldfish in an aquarium

[@throbbingdad5193]

dont forget about dark souls 1 being beaten by twitch plays

[@0816M3RC]

astaroth k Dark Souls is easy compared to Sekiro and Bloodborne.

[@RekashalGames]

@@cupsnlantern Playing a boss fight for 10 minutes straight with perfect execution takes a ton of skill regardless if you've memorized or not lol. I have tons of things memorized in my life but I can't necessarily execute them 100% of the time all the time. Same with Sekiro. I have Owl Father memorized but usually he gets a cheeky kill on me a few times when I fight him.

[@cole9693]

Journalists : we need an easy mode The developors: you need to git gud

[@singkitloh528]

nah they shouldnt add a easy mode. this is what make from software a go to pre order game to me

[@LmacaraFTW]

@@singkitloh528 then you need to git gud

[@kukuhimanputraraharja8084]

soon the journalists will say we need microtransaction lootbox so we can progress easily through the game...

[@user-cz4tk2vr9i]

GOTTEM!

[@SpencerFcp]

Developers: "You can pause your game now. There is your easy mode."

[@jordan3324]

Game journalists: "This game is too hard whaaaaaaaa" Me: *Laughs in demon bell*

[@Nekrumorfiini1]

Journalists: We need an easy mode Me: cries in kuro's charm and bell demon

[@lunasakara7306]

"Gamers are entitled" - Jurno. "This game is too hard; it needs to be more accessible" - also jurno.

[@brickster000]

If players can't play a hardcore game then they shouldn't buy it. Its that simple. No one is being forced to play it and they can just opt to not buy it.

[@juahnful]

Brickster 000 Yup I just watched a playthrough. I’d buy the game though if it had an easy mode, but it’s also cool if it doesn’t. Just means they won’t be able to make money off of me :p

[@adnanasif9538]

The fromsoft logo on the cover is enough warning. Like you should know the game is brutally difficult if you see the fromsoft logo on the cover.

[@Rawkit_Surgeon]

You know what's insulting to players? When games ask you if you want to lower difficulty on the continue screen.

[@keirantalent]

Rawkit_Surgeon MGS5 was terrible for that. Die s couple times and it’s like “Wanna wear this stupid ass hat that makes the game easier?”

[@visidenvisidane1155]

Rawkit_Surgeon The first God of War was particularly annoying because it asked you if you want to switch to easy mode even if you die multiple times to traps or cliffs which easy mode wouldn’t help with anyway.

[@MarkATorres1989]

Didn't DMC3 do that? I honestly forgot but I know when such an option came up... I got mad... and I got good.

[@louisgworld]

[EASY MODE IS NOW SELECTABLE]

[@lordgrape5015]

Yup

[@titansparrow64]

Disrespecting players would be force feeding unskippable tutorials, not refusing to add an easy mode

[@Lonewulf321]

I mean disrespect can come in many forms

[@isidorodaviddoro1920]

@J P yeah

[@FourDozenEggs]

Agreed. I've been playing the Witcher 3 and I love that it gave an option to not have tutorials. I hate having a game interrupted by blocks of text.

[@Arkyubus]

My friend is paralyzed from the shoulders down, and he loves the game. He's at the Ashina Castle, and says the difficulty is perfect. Hahaha

[@applejuice5635]

John Smith How does he play? Honest question.

[@Nodfollower]

Lay it on us

[@badscientist42069]

Yeah, I'm confused. Does he use his lips?

[@spacekook3315]

If it’s on pc then I’d say the Xbox one adaptive controller

[@datman879]

Russ Singh he raises his hands above his shoulders

[@StefanVeenstra]

I always "Just jump into it" on lunatic mode. I don't care if I die twice or two-hundred times. If I'm having fun mocking my own disability to play a game proper, I don't feel disrespected. If devs would want to disrespect their player base, they'd sign exclusivity deals with underdeveloped distribution platforms fuelled by Chinese spyware.

[@gangweedernigga4012]

amen brother

[@josiahgv3445]

Games journalists: "Gamers are too entitled" Games journalists:

[@angrycorn6651]

Oop! Got em!

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Can this be top comment?

[@theMadness36]

Best comment

[@saphrix4587]

Games Journalist: How to be a failure at actual journalism

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

Game journo: hold my healing gourd

[@fenchellforelle]

let me fix that articles title real quick *clears throat* "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Needs to respect Mainsteam Media and add a "Games Journalist" Difficulty Setting"

[@HeatherHolt]

Fenchell Forelle difficult : “game journalist” hah! that’s hilarious. It’d be like the baby mode in Wolfenstein with the picture of BJ wearing the bib with the pacifier in his mouth.

[@kinorris1709]

@@HeatherHolt my idea of "game journalist" mode :every enemy is much weaker, every few sentences text appears explaining exactly what is going on, there are objective markers everywhere and if you die at all, text comes up reading: "what? How? How did you die? This mode was designed to prevent this so you couldn't whine about not being good. You suck."

[@NaytGaming]

Imagine if they did that haha

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

Hear, hear!

[@saviorswan4176]

Cuphead disrespects players without a easy mode for the tutorial.

[@sephiisback1948]

They should add a "Game journalist mode" which only plays cinematics

[@biphronte]

@@sephiisback1948 and some nice screenshots

[@properlybrilliantgames1824]

From Software have never shown me anything but respect, they release a difficult game and say "you can do this, we believe in you", if that's not respecting players then I don't know what is.

[@toaster9922]

article: “sekiro needs to respect players and add easy mode” translation: “sekiro needs to respect ME because I’M SPECIAL and add an easy mode FOR ME.”

[@maidoxd2306]

I thought the same. That guy is a noob, who can't get thru a boss and in frustration make that article.

[@CanadianBlaze137]

Gamers: These EA games are shoddy MTX infested money vampires EA and Journalists: Don't like it? Don't buy it >:) Journalists: Sekiro 2 hard gimme EZ mode FromSoftware and Gamers: Don't like it? Don't play it ;)

[@amicableenmity9820]

They can't accept that they just might not be good at the game, or are unwilling to actually learn it. It's entitlement. Everyone has to be lowered to the lowest common denominator. It's the crab mentality.

[@NormanReaddis]

NPCism is not exclusive to SJW's i see

[@beauwight]

About the only thing I agreed with in this video is that accessibility and difficulty aren't necessarily the same thing. Respect was a foolish word to use, unless the writer was after clicks more than actually making a point (which is sadly likely). I'd really like to experience the awesome worlds I've heard about in From Software's games. That being said, I'm not willing to subject myself to the frustration and suffering that playing the games seems to require. So, I don't get to do that--that's the result of my choice based on what From has presented. Would I like a game mode where I could experience the story and world without that frustration? Sure. Do I demand it? No.

[@raylathemoonshadowelfassas1052]

_"Where's your Motivation?"_ -Vergil to game 'journalists'

[@raylathemoonshadowelfassas1052]

@@tylerg.2224 INSANE BUFFOON!

[@arial012]

nice one

[@FOREEAL]

Foolishness, Journalists. Foolishness. Gitting Gud controls everything, and without it, you can’t protect anything.

[@BlackSalamander439]

Game journalists are bad until Yong steals their articles to read them word for word in his videos am I right guys

[@arial012]

@@BlackSalamander439 wtf why is a problem quoting someone????? ... or am I sensing an offended urnalist?

[@kongfeet81]

If anything the difficulty is a sign of the respect the developers have towards the players. They believe in the players ability to overcome each challenge presented in the game.

[@escapefromtibet2530]

Exactly.

[@EddyBMultimedia]

The same people who think this game needs an easy mode are the ones who think cheating is ok in multiplayer games because they can't have fun unless they win everytime.

[@joe564338]

Sekiro actually respects players by NOT including easy mode

[@gamewizord]

I'm not sure how not adding additional difficulties that it respects it's players what's wrong with optional difficulties other people that may not want to play a game on the hardest setting all that means that they chose not to a difficulty setting cuz they think it's their design choice not to he'll there games that have no difficulty settings at all and are too easy

[@amakusashooter]

yeah if you have a game be too easy it'll be insulting to the players intelligence

[@gamewizord]

@@amakusashooter I guess if you want to take it that way but like I said there have been games with no difficulty selector like Dark Souls that I have played that are easy and I wish I could make them harder but I can't because there's no difficulty selection and there are games that I've played that I feel are a little too hard and I want to lower it just by one and can't because there is no difficulty selection

[@badscientist42069]

Dude. Punctuation.

[@DeeonleeCobb373]

@@gamewizord Dude where's the sentence structures lol

[@keirantalent]

They should add a Game Journalist mode. You do the tutorial and get to Genichiro, but he just goes “Oh... you’re a journalist...” and awkwardly steps aside and lets you leave. Credits roll.

[@MezzoForte4]

Someone pls make a mod of that.

[@deltanoble32]

American journalists: why sekiro needs an easy mode Japanese journalists: lmao

[@christianmartin3710]

Thats like asking Monster Hunter for an easy mode

[@manuelkfc7916]

@@christianmartin3710 Oof, isn't that MHW already? Jk

[@powercheif]

@@christianmartin3710 thats World.

[@koagz]

I don't get how journalist here in NA even have a job still. They certainly aren't the common player in terms of skill level.

[@attackoncake4851]

tbh, Sekiro already has an easy mode. You can literally beat the game without having to learn the guard system. Like I did. Just run around and poke enemies to death, lol. Even worked on the last boss. Doesn't work on the secret boss though, actually had to learn to block his stuff.

[@Zax557]

Games should add a "Journalist mode", when after you hit Start it rolls credits and gives you all achievements.

[@Bongbongo]

If I ever make a game I’m def adding that lmao

[@SyedHousein]

I remember when I played games like Ninja Gaiden on the NES, back in those days we didn't have difficulty settings. Not every game is for everyone.

[@bespinoza66]

But there was game genie lol. Don't judge me 😔

[@kelp7060]

@@bespinoza66 Hey, it's alright to cheat in a single player game. You're only changing your own experience.

[@SyedHousein]

@@bespinoza66 I forgot about those. lol

[@gustavotriqui]

Back in those days there were 2 difficulty modes. Hard, and Nintendo Hard.

[@bespinoza66]

@@kelp7060 I used it for Ninja Gaiden lol

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

Lacking an easy mode is a show of respect.

[@sanddry738]

Dolphinboi Yeah it shows that the devs believe their fans can persevere through. From Software is KNOWN for doing hard as hell but very polished games. If they did a bad job, people wouldn’t be playing and praising it.

[@Kris-ck2md]

"We're going to put you through hell, because we know you can handle it."

[@TylerAngelle]

@@Kris-ck2md ^ Said God a long time ago

[@KillaSmit20789]

@@Kris-ck2md "Ill blindly accept this as you looking out for us remedial gamers...... Hurah."

[@Jonathan-bu7iv]

Amen to that. Being handheld for the entire game instead of working it out is disrespect.

[@Drakulas77]

The game is on easy by default. Activating the demon bell curse bumps you up to normal. Demon bell and Kuro's charm sets you on hard mode.

[@rightwingersexposed8800]

As someone who just finished the game with bell and without kuro's charm as final playthrough. You guys are assholes but the game isn't all that great either, I can see why people aren't enjoying it. The game could have easily been just as challenging with half the hp bars on some bosses, just not a slog of a 6-9 min fight where you are just blocking blocking blocking just to get a hit or two, sekiro should be classified as a fucking rhythm game.

[@Overwar100]

@@strangegambit4548 Because you enjoy something he doesn't, therefore you are the "enemy" because he "feels" that way but, since that makes no sense, his brain tries to rationalize it by demonizing you, hence the "assholes".

[@polimenakos]

Completely agree. Finished NG+ with both the bell and charm, and after doing so the game feels very easy when you can just block all enemy attacks even without perfect deflects. A'm pretty sure most players that try this game out don't really understand how its combat system works and just flat out blame the difficulty. Last but not least , I would like to make clear that first time playing this game I sucked as much as anyone else and died countless times. However , for those that actually spend sometime with it and learn how it plays , its not really that hard after all.

[@HaosOnline]

@@rightwingersexposed8800 and you sir are a idiot.

[@canaldecasta]

@@rightwingersexposed8800 ever faced Four Kings on ng superior to 3? That thing is madness

[@jemster38]

Truly, the saying 'good times create weak men' rings true here. Imagine being so coddled that anything being difficult equates to being disrespectful to them.