Are games too easy now?

Games now are made for players who don't like to lose. Games are too much of a walk in the park.

Online games have communites with players that just don't know how to play;SC2, WoW, CoD, etc. Games are becoming too easy, developers are making games a joke.
Recently Demon souls came out and many said it was difficult, but it was a walk in the park. Only older games have some challenge; new releases are made for the young kiddies.

I play games for fun, not to ruin my vocal cords.

Not to say I don't mind a challenge, I enjoy them, But todays games are fine.

Games now are made for players who don't like to lose. Games are too much of a walk in the park.

Online games have communites with players that just don't know how to play;SC2, WoW, CoD, etc. Games are becoming too easy, developers are making games a joke.
Recently Demon souls came out and many said it was difficult, but it was a walk in the park. Only older games have some challenge; new releases are made for the young kiddies.

Omni-Wrath

I play games for fun, not to ruin my vocal cords.

Not to say I don't mind a challenge, I enjoy them, But todays games are fine.

ABCarmine

Ruining vocal cords? I ruin my since games are too easy. Single player games are a joke and last a few hours.

Multilayer is not competitive enough since most players just are not skilled.

Yes games are too easy but that won't change because they make more money from the people that like the easy crap.

I've been playing Mega Man and Mega Man X as of late, so yeah, today's games are way too easy.

Games now are made for players who don't like to lose. Games are too much of a walk in the park.

Online games have communites with players that just don't know how to play;SC2, WoW, CoD, etc. Games are becoming too easy, developers are making games a joke.
Recently Demon souls came out and many said it was difficult, but it was a walk in the park. Only older games have some challenge; new releases are made for the young kiddies.

Omni-Wrath

Yeah, they are. But it's the lowest common denominators that developers focus on so there's not much you can do about it.

Games now are made for players who don't like to lose. Games are too much of a walk in the park.

Online games have communites with players that just don't know how to play;SC2, WoW, CoD, etc. Games are becoming too easy, developers are making games a joke.
Recently Demon souls came out and many said it was difficult, but it was a walk in the park. Only older games have some challenge; new releases are made for the young kiddies.

Omni-Wrath

I completely disagree. That's all I really have to say...

Older games relied on stupid trial and error gimmicks that would make you spend multiple hours on a game that really would be about 1-2 hours if it was "fair"

Difficulty settings are there for a reason. Use them

Nah I think they are just fine. Course it depends what games you are playing.

My answer would be yes. I noticed games lately are way too easy and i can't remember a game in the new generation (ps3, xbox 360) that got me trying to finish it for a long time. Recently i found that i have to put some games in the hard difficulty to have a decent amount of challenge. Come on i remember playing games on my nintendo 64 pr ps1 that took me a lotta work to finish it, some i didn't even finish hell even ps2 games were harder but now developers simply reduced the amount of difficulty so we don't have to sweat to see the end of the story and frankly i think it takes away that sense of reward that we used to feel when we just finished that game we have been long struggling to end. Last time i felt an actual sense of acomplishment for clearing a game was Metal Gear Solid 4 and i have played inumerous games after it. If a game today have a difficulty above the standards the reviews criticize it for being hard but i think games are made to be a little hard, i'm not talking about being hard to the point you flying kick your tv because you can't kill the boss but a little difficulty is nice, gives you a rewarding feeling for completing it and it extends the game lifetime. This is just my opinion though and i respect those that are fine with today's games difficulty.

Games are way too easy now, it's boring I don't even really game anymore maybe an hour a month literally. The only game I'm really looking forward to is The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword.

No. It depends on what you are playing. Most mainstream games are quite easy to attract more customers, but can be countered with a higher difficultly. Other games such as simulators can be very challenging even on easier settings.

Nah I think they are good right now, I just wish that when you amped up the difficulty enemies got smarter instead of stronger, that would be a nice change for once. Part of the reason I play most games on normal. Hard isn't really hard just cheap.

Most the time, no, although there have definitely been some games that are a tad too easy. Saying Demons Souls is a "walk in the park" is just wrong.

No, old games were just more punishing, like you die, restart level/game. Not really harder. (for the most part) However, some games do hold your hand 100% (fable3)Inconsistancy

Exactly. I dont like it when the game holds my hand too much and makes it feel like its on auto-pilot, nor do I want to feel invincible, but I also do not want to have to restart my game when I die :P. The design of games has changed, and the punishments needed to change with them.

I partly agree. Some games (call of duty) basically play themselves and are very close to the point where we will just hold a button and watch how the game finishes itself. But still, there are a quite few games that are just right in terms of difficulty (Demons Souls, Zelda TP). I think the biggest problem with games isnt their difficulty alone, but that they hold your hand way too much.

Thats what I didnt like about Uncharted 2 - its a brilliant action adventure except there is not much adventuring in it. There are 2 primitive puzzles for the whole game! Even the original Doom had more puzzles than that! And sadly enough Uncharted 2 is still better than most other games in this aspect. I really miss games like Shadowman where you had to really think about the environment, explore the world, do a lot of backtracking because you unlocked new powers and gained access to new parts of old levels, etc. Because with such games I really felt like im gaming and I felt rewarded for finnishing them.

No. Some games are made to be easy while others are made to be difficult. Just play difficult ones if you prefer that but a lot of people, myself included, like a good mix.

Most games are easy, but there are some franchises now a days that would scare peoplelike the monster hunter franchise because of it's difficulty.

I think you'll want to look forward to Serious Sam 3: BFE.

If it stays true to the previous games, there's very little that can save you from the hordes of enemies rushing you.

I think you'll want to look forward to Serious Sam 3: BFE.

If it stays true to the previous games, there's very little that can save you from the hordes of enemies rushing you.

flashn00b

They are fine and they have higher difficulty settings for more challenge.

A lot of games are story driven nowadays and the players shouldn't get stuck in such a game.

I play games for fun, not to ruin my vocal cords.

Not to say I don't mind a challenge, I enjoy them, But todays games are fine.

ABCarmine

Indeed. I'd rather not be reduced to to screaming profanities and the TV set. making a game challenging is fine, but there's no sense in making a game ridiculously difficult

Keep in mind there are different skill levels out there. What is a "walk in the park" to you (Demon Souls) was actually a pretty difficult game to most of us mere mortals. As for people not knowing how to play online multiplayer games... dude I played Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament 2004 competively for about 3 and 2 years respectively. At my skill level I pretty much would destroy a new player (i.e someone with about 6 months to a year's worth of playing under thier belt, depending on the person's talent) to the point where they would think I was cheating, but against anyone even considered a mid-tier player I would lose pretty badly. This was after years of practice, reading online manuals, watching "pro" matches, etc. This was a huge time investment made worthwhile by the people I played with. However this is not something most gamers will actually do since it really is more work than it's worth.

I understand the idea of giving the "hardcore" something to sink thier teeth into, but if you are truly flying through games like Demon Souls or are laying waste to everyone you meet in online games then you, unfortunately, are in a very tiny minority.

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I play games for fun, not to ruin my vocal cords.

Not to say I don't mind a challenge, I enjoy them, But todays games are fine.

Omni-Wrath

Ruining vocal cords? I ruin my since games are too easy. Single player games are a joke and last a few hours.

Multilayer is not competitive enough since most players just are not skilled.

YES! Far to easy! Espically the fps genre, i basically play every game now on the hardest difficulty striaght of the bat and i cant remember a game that has challenged me since farcry. Regenerating health has sucked all fun and challenge out of the genre.dom2000

Mainstream games? Yes
Niche games? No
Some games? Hell no

Go to options, select difficulty, put it on hard.

Becareful of what you wish for.

You might get it.....

Some are,yes,but not all.

Don't tell me S&P SotS is cakewalk! :S

Games now are made for players who don't like to lose. Games are too much of a walk in the park.

Online games have communites with players that just don't know how to play;SC2, WoW, CoD, etc. Games are becoming too easy, developers are making games a joke.
Recently Demon souls came out and many said it was difficult, but it was a walk in the park. Only older games have some challenge; new releases are made for the young kiddies.

Omni-Wrath

You're calling SC2 easy? Try playing a few matches online and see how badly you get stomped.

edit: In response to the topic I would say no. I feel that games right now aren't too difficult or too easy. If you think it's too easy there are difficulty settings there for you to use. Just because you like a hard game doesn't mean everybody does.

While some people find it annoying to just be able to play through a game and not get stuck, then be required to use a walkthrough, I don't. There is a sort of line games have to walk so that they aren't so difficult it is off putting.

Eh...I stopped trying to torture myself playing games on a difficulty I wasn't comfortable with, and just started playing for fun...I mean, in a single player game, what exactly do I have to prove to anyone? :P DethSkematik

Exactly. I'm all for stuff like extra bosses who are difficult, but don't require players to beat them.

Games used to be difficult often because of bad design, not because the creators wanted a hard game. Better game design has created easier games to a degree, but most games now can be immediately turned to a higher difficulty.

Challenge is good, but not to the point of anger and frustration.