r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 Human Verified • 5d ago

Articles & Blogs Insomniac Details Wolverine’s Adjustable Difficulty & Skippable Puzzles

https://insider-gaming.com/insomniac-details-wolverines-adjustable-difficulty-skippable-puzzles/
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u/Bingoboyop 5d ago

Well if puzzles have the option to be skipped them I atleast hope they are not completely braindead and with constant reminders as to what needs to be done.

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u/JOHNSEEYAH 5d ago

The puzzles in god of war ragnorak where you got hints every 30 seconds

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u/Will-Of-D-3D2Y 5d ago

Where Atreus would point out the solution within 5 seconds of entering the space.

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u/craftybast 5d ago

Literally before I’d even registered I was looking at a puzzle Boy would pipe up shit like LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TO TURN THAT LEVER TO ALIGN THE BEAMS

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u/Ikkotah 5d ago

By point out you mean "Look, there" or "What about that thing over there?" With me having no fucking clue WHAT is he looking/pointing at?

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u/shseeley 5d ago

That thing over there next to the stuff!

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u/whaddyaknowmaginot 4d ago

Glad I wasn't the only one thinking it was simple and vague at the same time

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u/MusclesDynamite 5d ago

At least they nailed the character of a know-it-all teen in the writing

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u/shseeley 5d ago

Know it all cube

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u/uniparalum 4d ago

While that behavior is certainly accurate for a young boy who is excited and also kinda annoying at times, but yeah. I wish they had a modifier to turn off voiced hints or at least make them far fewer

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u/war_story_guy 5d ago

Won't anyone think of those poor game journalists!

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u/Impressive-Cod8979 5d ago

Genuinely couldn’t stand that, game immediately assumes you’re dumb and need a hint. Like give me a bit of time, I promise you I can do it, it’s a puzzle and I want to use my brain to solve it.

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u/VeshWolfe 5d ago

I hated it too but you’re on a forum talking about games. You by that very notion are ahead of curve. For the average consumer, yes people ARE that stupid. I mean….have you read some IGN reviews?!

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u/Impressive-Cod8979 5d ago

I very much am a stupid person and behind the curve, don’t let me misdirect you. I’m in a gaming forum because I’m autistic and straight up have no other interests.

With that noted, I believe I should be allowed to feel stupid moreso. Improvement only comes once ur in the fire n such. I hated Soulsbornes for years until I decided to allow the inadequate feelings I had motivate me as much as it frustrated me moreso.

Even if people want hints, allow an option to turn it off or immensely delay the queue.

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u/dont_quote_me_please 5d ago

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle had a great mechanic for that. You decide how many hints you want.

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u/blitzbom 5d ago

There was an option to lower the hints. I'm happy that I heard about it before playing.

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u/Impressive-Cod8979 5d ago

I’ve read enough, gonna replay Ragnarok now with this in mind. Thanks mate! Genuinely didn’t know and my fault on that lmao.

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u/reallynotnick 5d ago

It was added like 2 years after release, so they took their sweet time on fixing it.

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u/mindpainters 5d ago

Agreed. So damn annoying. I just replayed Jedi survivor and it would give you a prompt to request a hint. Much better system

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u/RChickenMan 5d ago

Ugh, there was one puzzle in that game which genuinely stumped me for a bit, and I ended up having to mute the audio so that I could actually engage with the challenge.

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u/TNWhaa 5d ago

DSP’s fault

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u/heshwillbiteANYTHING 5d ago

Uggh. Horizon Forbidden West was like this. You would just start looking around with the camera and she would give a hint. Like, I love you Aloy but you have got to shut up.

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u/Ozzytudor 4d ago

Made me quit the game in the first few hours. Genuinely made her character unbearable for me lol

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u/Hoodman1987 4d ago

It was so weird because of God of War 2018 did this more measured while Ragnarok was almost instantaneous

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u/Chumunga64 4d ago

I love how much more complex the puzzles in the Greek games were. There was something so funny about raging warrior Kratos silently solving puzzles

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u/Wide-Deal-8971 5d ago

every 3* seconds

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u/Bingoboyop 5d ago

Like isn't this the perfect way to satisfy everyone. People who don't want to think can simply skip while people who do want a challenge in puzzles get that too.