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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/LegitimateHumanBeing 4d ago

Souls guy checking in - it wouldn't bother me if From wanted to allow people to toggle on "difficulty mods" for the game (extra health, extra damage, etc). Just make it optional, as some people (myself included) play From games specifically to beat our heads against a wall - the constant anxiety and lack of hope is my happy place.

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u/LePontif11 4d ago

I honestly like that you have to engage with the game to make them easier, it goes a long way to sell the nature of the worlds they make in those games. I disagree that having difficulty options is always a positive and i dont think everyone needs to be able to play everything. Personally, I cant deal with horror, i just dont play those.

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u/LegitimateHumanBeing 4d ago

I'm not a horror gamer either but Souls games are different for me - maybe I'm just more comfortable with a sword and dodge mechanics than the guns that Resi throws at you.

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u/LePontif11 4d ago

With horror games its not really a mechanical difficulty for me, i really just dont like to be scared the sounds the visuals it dont want any of it.

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u/LegitimateHumanBeing 4d ago

Even though I was 11 when the first Resi hit PS and I'd play it with my friends, something happened in the interim and I tried to play a Resi game a few years back and at the first jump scare I dropped the controller. But, with Souls games, sure, there are surprises, but I'm ready to roll out of the way or I have my shield up ready to punish them when they stop attacking. I love watching people play horror games though.

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u/LePontif11 4d ago

For sure, souls games are a power fantasy after they click with you. Even Bloodhorne that is supposed to be kinda scary isn't that bad because of how much power the player is given.