1. Game journalists need to respect developers and stop telling them how to do their job. 2. Game journalists need to respect their readers by not basically doing the same article from 3 years ago.
You have to remember that whether or not they should or should not respect someone they are game journalists who do not care about either of those options because they are mostly all a hive mind. The game journalist hive mind says “Hooman neid nooz, hoomans lik vidgeo gaemes, nooz on vidgeo gaemes, thaets hew teu suervive.”
How about they do their job and actually play the games . If you think its hard then play more and get better or look up the nouances to the title . Why reviee or write about a game when you really have no idea or concept of what a game is or what genre your playing?
Dave: "we need an easy mode to respect players" From Software: "we think players are skilled enough to beat anything we set in their way because people aren't babies" Their stance seems fair tbh
too many people are babies, though, it's fairly irritating and before you start thinking, "well, the younger generations-" no, babies come in all ages and colors, the older ones are the most irritating of all
@DrkAsDeath Not an excuse when a Quadriplegic player can beat True Corrupted Monk and apparently Demon of Hatred without cheese strats. If you really like something, you'll learn to play the game and do what you have to in order to beat it. If you don't want to do that, or physically can't do that, then lucky for you, there's plenty of other games out there to choose from.
Haven't tried to confirm.... But apparently, you can abuse the demon bell system by turning it on or off at leisure just before boss battles.... If true, then, there's the "easy mode" for the crybabies.
He's just trolling for publicity. We are talking about him, aren't we? Some people take the "there's no such publicity like bad publicity" phrase way too unironically.
I feel very respected by Sekiro, FromSoft assumed that I was good enough for the challenge they gave me and that I could overcome it. There’s nothing more respectful than that.
Ahhh, the whole Cuphead games journalist fiasco. "Add a 'skip a boss' button! Add an 'easy mode'!" It's quite obvious these guys don't give 2 shits about video games. Needing work they most likely and undesirably got their games journalism positions after having received their journalism degrees. It's kinda sad actually.
Journalists keep begging for games to get shorter, easier, more dumbed-down and streamlined, because they just care about getting to those end credits as quickly as possible. For a lot of them, playing through these games is just part of their job, and things like length, depth, and challenge only make their job harder. As such, I think there's always a pretty obvious ulterior motive behind these sorts of articles.
@@ESPorygon Exactly. Not to tell people how to do their jobs or anything, but I honestly think if they calmed down, sat down and tried to properly play and enjoy these games they may be able to not loath the "research" part of their jobs for once.
I honestly can't believe that argument with Cuphead is now seeping into gaming as a whole. People on twitter advocating for disabled people & people with deficient motor skills (what a noble cause!) so that they could enjoy FromSoft games' stories and settings without actually needing to learn any of the games' mechanics. I don't understand why they can't leave this one game studio alone. Just go play every single other title, let us have this one studio that does its own thing without hand-holding and screen markers telling you what to do constantly. It is so bizarre and backwards way of thinking, imagine applying this logic to everything in media and popular culture.
@@1haunt They target FromSoft because of its American marketing campaign. Their titles are touted as "so hard, you'll cry about it" so these people think that if they can get FromSoft to buckle under pressure then every studio is going to follow suit. It's one of the last relatively mainstream holdouts that aren't giving in to the instant gratification culture so they're viewed as an enemy.
"Sekiro needs to respect its players" -Throughout tutorials on all the mechanics? Check -Many extremely obvious tips and crutches ( Firecrackers vs Beasts, Fire Cannon vs Red Eyes etc etc )? Check. -A literal ability to resurrect? Check. I could go on, but you get the point.
The game does a really good job at teaching the mechanics yes. You don't have as many crutches as in other souls games tho. And the final boss really is a test to see if you really master the mechanics of the game, you can kinda cheese him by running away but it will take forever
Being hard itself is also part of the game respecting on its players, since everyone should expecting a punishing and challenged game from FromSoftware and they delivered it to us..
The main reason games should remain challenging is that it adds to replayability , A story driven novice experience can played and beaten in a weekend, which ultimately shortens longevity
maybe that's what some people are happy with, though? I'm not saying sekiro needs an easy mode, but I don't think having the option would do more harm than good. And obviously, its up to the artistic vision of the creator. But if its something that you can just plug in at the start of the game, there are people that like a more relaxed, narrative driven experience, y'know?
@@ihave2cows I agree with that 100% but let that be other games like The last of us, and Detroit: BH. I'm just saying that don't try to change smth into smth it's not if that make any sense (probably not).
Tell me about it, after beating Genichiro without knowing i had the bell curse my heart was thumping through my chest and i screamed with joy. Best feeling after an hour of attempts :)
I don't think it *needs* an easy mode, but if they added one that would be cool. I wouldn't use it, but more people playing a good game is always great
I spent so much time on some of those bosses and I remember after landing that final death blow the joy and accomplishment I felt. And the obligatory clenched fist and the exclamation of shouting "Yes !" With sweaty hands and clenched teeth. Such a great feeling.
I think despite my earlier comment this is my assessment. Fromsoft are 5 games into their style of tremendously punishing boss rush games. So infamous infact that game journos refer to any game as the "DS of X". Any game that is remotely hard to a journo is immediately compared to dark souls. So why is it surprising that a game made by FromSoft is difficult. If you know who FromSoft are and you should because you're a journo then you KNOW their games are not easy. Don't ask for easy mode. Git gud or do not play it. THis is like demanding a Super Mario game needs to be harder. If you hate Nintendo's games and their lack of difficulty then they are not the games for you. Play something else
Monty2289 Mario games are hard if you want them to be. Every modern mario game offers 100% completion challenges. Have you ever played Champions Road? It is a hard mario level. Also, going around and chanting Git Gud is what feeds into these games journalists arguments.
@@R_Seeburg game journalists are the only ones who are stupid enough to take the Git Gud chanting seriously... Gamers know that the Git Gud chants are just to piss off the game journalists. And apparently, it's working! :P
Mika Budzisz But yet you complain that journalists get pissed off and incorrectly represent your favorite games. And no, that is not what Git Gud is and you know it. You say gamers like we are some elite clan of people, when that’s not what gaming is, and what gamers are. It’s a hobby that people take to varying levels of dedication. Gamers are simply people who play those games and use gaming as a primary hobby. And for credibility’s sake, I am not a casual gamer. I sink plenty of time and effort into 100%ing the Souls Series and other games, but that doesn’t make me better than anyone, since anyone can do it with enough time, practice, and advice other than “Git Gud” from a community.
@@R_Seeburg I will say, I am sorry for the LONG reply, but please read through it and you don't even need to respond, but hopefully it will give you a different view point... As far as I know, the Git Gud Meme started with Cuphead, when a game journalist couldn't get through the TUTORIAL LEVEL. If I am wrong, please let me know. I never said that Gamers are an elite class of people. In fact, I believe that Gamers are super welcoming to everyone (me included) and the VERY few who ARE elitists, are not liked by anyone. I agree with you that Gamers are people who simply want to play their games and that games are a hobby to most. However, we as Gamers should not be pushovers by journalists and people who don't understand us that want to degrade and paint us as something that we are not. And we should fight back. For my credibility, even though I've played games since I was a child on the PS1, I would call myself a Casual Gamer. I've only been serious with getting Trophies for 3 games and I've own many in my library, PS1, PS2, Xbox, PS4 and PC (PS4 and PC in current time.) I've never touched a From game because I've heard and seen how hard and challenging those games were and I simply enjoyed watching other Gamers suffer through them. I did not have the time nor the patience to deal with it. The only ever game I tried that was close enough to a From Game was Nioh and I could not get passed the first Boss in the ship. I could not get into the mechanics of the game and I shelved it. I saw Sekiro and watched others play through 45 minutes of the beginning. I love Japan and it's culture, which is a major reason why I gave Nioh a chance, including Sekiro even though Nioh burned me pretty bad. And I have to say, I love Sekiro. I never believed that I would make it far, but I was willing to sink money for this game, because this Developer created previous games that people loved and I don't mind adding money to them even if I can't finish the game. However, I am close to beating the game and I've loved every second of that game. Even the most frustrating parts of it. In all truth, I had serious trouble with it at the beginning, but I got help from others who've beaten the game and watched a video explaining more about the mechanics. After those major helping tips, I am now challenging myself to go farther then I thought I could at the beginning when I bought this game. I am picky with the games I buy and Sekiro was one that I will play on NG+ just to push myself further. This journalist who wants an easy mode, is probably someone who did not take the game seriously or took the time to understand the mechanics of the game. My experience of the game shows me that Sekiro is perfect as it is. It is challenging enough and makes me feel like a badass when I deflect and dodge like a true Shinobi. If GAMERS want an easy mode, then it will be worthwhile (concerning Time and Money) for the Developers to put a pause on any future projects to configure an easier mode. But, if GAMERS are not asking for it, then these journalists need to shut their mouths and respect the Developers design of the game and respect US THE GAMERS because we will not take their lies and their entitled mindset lying down. And I do not believe Gamers are being elitist or entitled when we defend our loved games and Developers who do not deserve being talked down to by these types of "journalists". If you've gotten to the end. Thank you for reading all that!!
Yeah, and the hard mode of easy mode is trying to get back the 60 bucks you just blew on a game you aren’t going to play. Want to explain how you solve that one or are you just going to respond “The Buyer Beware” and move on?
Actually FromSoftware respects the players and even more their fanbase, by making Sekiro a new challenge to accomplish. And I love that they want me to forget about my darksouls skills.
Thanks for calling this out, Forbes seems to think they know everything these days. The guy is really missing the point of these games if they think they should have an easy mode. Defeats the entire purpose of the mechanics in these games. Git gud Dave!
It's an amazing feeling when you finally beat a boss in which, at first, I could barely land 3 blows before dying. And the journey there is rewarding. I think we all remember the feeling after Ornstein/Smough.
Aaaaaaah yes, the good ""it needs to respect it's player/community/customers/whatever." Let's celebrate mediocrity everyone ! Everybody is special, everybody is awesome ! If it's not the case, shame on those who prevent it ! Man, people are so weak nowadays. Sekiro is hard, Sekiro is also an amazing game.
In all honesty, I found Sekiro to be the easiest game in FromSoftware's lineup. I think the reason for this is because, well, there aren't many........ how to say.......... "supernatural" attacks that the enemies use against you. The closest things I can think of is the terror mechanic and the lightning attacks. Most of the game are sword encounters against one opponent. And with the mob battles, you can thin out the herd before you fight the mini boss/boss. And I think that because I'm really good at patterns, I know exactly what the attacks are going to be from the bosses/mini bosses since there are a limited amount of attacks. So I know how to deflect them. Don't get me wrong though, the game is hard, but Sekiro is the easiest for me, and this is coming from the guy who has platinumed all of FromSoftware games. But, this is my opinion.
I'm glad from software respects it's customers enough to provide insanely fun challenges which bring more exceleration than any other organization could. I don't have to words to describe how much I love their games, and how much I appreciate and respect the artists who've worked so hard to create the experience. Everything From Software cranks out astounds me. From story to gameplay they're unparalleled.
Games long ago didn't make things easy and you had to start over. MegaMan when I was a kid was extremely difficult and I bought it a couple years ago and it was harder than I remember. I grew up with games that were tough
My god! Ever since I saw your post I have been watching for this. I’m ready to begin. Enlighten me Mitch! Shine your light upon the world sunbro! Just finished, and this was a very mature and well thought out rebuttal to the article. I completely agree. All the way down to the sicko mode. Wish I could give more than one like to your video.
Sekiro is perfect. The risk/reward factor. The fact that there are no gimmicks or summons or ways of defeating an enemy until you master the mechanics. The game forces you to get good and playing an "easy mode" version of this game would be an insult to all it stands for.
@@nomoturtle1788 I seen someone else just running away from final boss and only hitting it once the boss does something to make it vulnerable then running again and man that was...eh. I question the people who is willing to play tthrough Senkiro with cheese strats for the bosses.
@@Kuya5101 That sounds like LobosJR doing the Isshin fight maybe? He was doing a challenge run, so that's why he probably resorted to that. I agree, it totally ruins the challenge. I wouldn't want to play that way.
Sekiro does not need a easy mode, whant to know why? Because as far as i have seen there is always at the very least one whay to make the fight easier for your self, either by snekeaing in and taking one of the enemies healt bars or using a technique that the enemy is weak against. It does'nt need to be easier, you need to be more smarter and creative
This is my first from software game and I just beat it today. About to start ng+. Its hard as hell honestly, but I've learned it's about being precise with your actions and learning your enemies moveset. Plus I got all the prayer beads and maxed out my gourd. It's so exhilarating to fight a boss that you keep dying to, then boom. You learned the moveset. You learned exactly what you need to do, when to deflect, when to jump, when to use the counter. People say it's not rewarding because it takes them so long to fight a boss but when you finally beat that specific boss it is a feeling like no other.
They probably didnt even play they just watch others play and watch their reaction to it (ie if someone plays "X" game and get mad/upset cause they died to "X" boss/minion/anything that can generally kill you) "oh it must a dark souls game" smh, like how someone compared dark siders 3 to dark souls...the only similarity they have is the word dark and the letters "S" dark siders isnt even that hard man c'mon *Dark* *S* oul *s* *Dark* *S* ider *s*
Still loving Sekiro a year later! An easy mode would ruin the incredible feeling of beating the next tough boss. FromSoft makes the most rewarding games ever and we would lose that feeling of accomplishment when playing these game if there was an easy mode. Games DON’T owe anyone accessibility. Great vid Mitch!
Subbed cause your voice is so god damn chilling. Also thumbs up obviously. Finished Sekiro Twice, at the beginning I hated it. Now I love it, got all endings already. Later I will buy PC version cause on PS4 Pro its kinda choppy unfortunately.
Looks like they're writing those articles because it spikes their web traffic and boosts their ad revenue. I don't think they really care, but they know it triggers hardcore souls fans. I dislike "gamer journalists" as much as the next guy, but this is sort of eating from the palm of their hands tbh. Whatever tho, love your vids as usually Mitch, go gamer mode on them 😘
It's funny 'cuz it's been said that FROM games are easy enough so that Miyazaki himself could beat them as he's apparently not that good at action games.
Isshin the Sword Saint was the hardest boss I'v ever faced. about 4 and a half hours in when i beat him i loudly shouted "get fucked" like a child and I could not have been more happy
I totally get your feelings about finishing FromSoft games. I just beat the corrupted monk and I often go through places I've been before for another smell of the roses because I don't want the journey to end.
My favorite from soft story is that when I first played Dark Souls 1 I had beaten through the entire game and was on new game plus when I figured out that you could summon NPCs for fights I already knew that you could but I didn't know the requirements for not being hollow and with that I had no help for Ornstein and smogh...
Ive had so much damn fun struggling against the bosses, learning moved and patterns, looking up guides. Ive fallen for a game that i thought i was going to despise. I know that its my own fault if i fail and i love the feeling of beating a boss/miniboss that took me hours to learn. Huge respect to the game developers. To fromsoft. To miyazaki and to the entire sekirosoulsbourne community. Love you all.
Wish I could shake your hand as I completely agree especialy your comment about the gaming journalists, no journalists in general. It's good that someone has decided to speak up about this, and getting back into the games side of things we need more challenge I find most if not all modern games to easy. One last thing I've seen so many say how hard Witcher 3 is especialy on Deathmarch, I found it easy, and Dark souls is challenging that's what makes it fun.
My main complaint with sekiro is only the lack of player customization (equipment and stats) Other than that, i dare say gameplay wise sekiro is better than any souls game
Honestly Sekiro is pretty forgiving 1. Sculltors idols are really close to eachother 2. Once muscle memory from Dark souls wears off, learning tough enemies is easy. 3. The story is pretty simple to follow, especially since other From Software games almost exclusively tell story through item description and environments.
I think this Dave guy is just trying to get attention, he probably knows the traction it'll get and thats what he hopes for. His DS3 "Easy mode" game article and now his Sekiro article have both garnered attention well more than his lousy standard articles.
Playing a game like Sekiro on an "easy difficulty" would be like playing chess against a pro and having them go easy on you. Ya you can "win" but what are you gaining from that?
Wait wait wait, hold on just a second, we need to take a step back and understand the most important part of this video. 1:20 You can deflect the Shichimen Warrior energy wave?!? Thank you so much for this information.
Nah you should have said it. If the people who understand why he’s wrong remain silent, then this dipshit and people like him are the only ones contributing to the conversation
I am getting killed by the second mini boss and I know I need to get good I honestly need to put more time in I know this, an easy mode would actually be disrespectful of the player, it would say baby needs a bottle.
Just go full aggro on him when he's not attacking and make sure you jump away from his grabs, step dodging is a lot harder. Using the flame vent helps a lot too. You'll get him
I'm in NG+. Wouldn't change a thing. Even when I'm banging my head against certain walls (those effing snakeyes enemies! lol) it's so satisfying to play and always makes sense when you learn from your mistakes.
Saying that the game should have an optional easy difficulty setting for the people who want an easier game is not the same thing as saying that the game should only be easy for all players. Adding an easy mode will not in any way affect the players who enjoy the difficulty of the game, they can easily avoid setting such a mode. Do people not have any self control anymore?
@@MadGamer_666 Seriously, cheese the bosses, abuse the stealth mechanics and grapple hook, and use prosthetics. Easy mode is there, you just gotta use it lol
Cheesing your bosses is a terrible option as it robs you of the good feeling you get when beating them legitemately, I used rice and one of these bonus revives for a boss and I felt really bad for cheating afterwards.
@@anima94 How is it cheating? You are using the tools the game gives you. Gotta remember that you are a shinobi, you don't fight with honor, you fight to win.
I accidentally did my first playthrough of DS2 SotFS while in the Champions Guild. I hated every boss, thought the game was miserable and stupid, and barely wanted to play. This was until I beat Flexile Sentry. At that point, I felt so proud of myself that I decided if I could beat a Siamese mimic twin, I could beat anyone. Difficulty raises the bar, and makes you feel more accomplished.
@*Jester* *The* *Troll* it is easy for people who've already played the franchise except hell and hell and dante must die modes even though I find it fun. Its difficult to someone who's never played the franchise before.
nah, fromsoftware should make a easy mode,should make it 20$ DLC that is, why shouldnt they make a profit? admitedly thats just a random analytic i`d be interested in, how many people wanna beat hard games so much that they`d dish out extra money for it.
Fool, Sekiro is already on easy mode! You need to ring the bell to raise the difficulty back to normal! Also you are supposed to win when you fought Genichiro in the tutorial, if you do the cutscene will make more sense And to be completely honest I don't think decreasing enemy dmg and increasing your dmg will help all that much, bruteforcing your way through could only carry you so far in this game, just learn how to parry, mikiri and jump and you basically beat the game
I can remember seeing Kotaku running an article, an easy mode never ruined a game, but I am reminded of Cuphead and it's easy mode when they moaned about it removing bits from boss fights. It really does remind me of quote from the Ninja Gaiden mastermind, Tomonobu Itagaki, where he says Those who want to play it on easy and expect to get things the easy way should not be treated the same There was also this other one from him At first it was easier, but when testers said "this is too difficult" I made it even more difficult
Sekiro is an easy mode... compared to dark souls. They gave me the ability to jump... no stamina... blocks for the most part don't take your health away... deflects are super easy... not saying it's not challenging. there's always rage inducing bosses but Sekiro has been a breeze.
Agreed with every word especially the part about the satisfaction on beating some shit that you died to countless times it's such a genuine feeling nothing like it.
I'm up to Owl right now. Only bosses I haven't fought are two headless up to now. I still think how much they hurt you vs how much you hurt them is kind of ridiculous.
Someone needs to say it, so I (someone who's sunk hundreds and HUNDREDS of hours into Dark Souls and Bloodborne, starting new files and pushing high NG+ cycles and loving every second of it) will: if From gave players an easy mode, it wouldn't affect your experience AT ALL. How Dave plays his game has literally no effect on how you do. In fact, while you're sat there accusing that "pencil-neck" of trying to tell you how you should play your game, you don't even seem to realize that's *exactly* what you're doing to him and others like him. You're telling him "No. You can't play with an easy mode. You shouldn't use summons on bosses, you shouldn't use crutches or grind or 'rob yourself' of that hard-earned wind. Git gud or git out." If From's games had an easy mode, that'd be fine. Hell, it'd be great, even! More people would get to appreciate From's stellar world design and sound tracks and characters and lore... even if they have bad reflexes or aren't good at reading telegraphs. If From's games had an easy mode, I'd be overjoyed. Because more people get to enjoy games that I love, and because I *don't need to play on easy mode.* I have that option. Something the gitgud crowd always seems to always overlook. Dave playing on easy mode doesn't change MY game at all. In the slightest. Not the teeniest, tiniest bit. But it DOES mean that I can have a great conversation with Dave about all the things we love in the game. Here's the rub: options are good. People like options. Graphics options, sound options, and yes, even difficulty options. It's good for quite literally everyone involved. Better players get the satisfaction of playing on the harder difficulties, worse players get to enjoy the game in the first place, more people can buy the game so the developers get better rewarded for their hard work... the ONLY people who suffer for it are the people who demand that everyone *else* plays on THEIR preferred difficulty, in THEIR ideal way. It's ultimately just a selfish outlook. And you know why I can say for certain that Dark Souls would be fine if it had an easy mode? Because it ALREADY DOES, in the form of the White Sign Soapstone. You can summon a friend or NPC or two and the boss you're stuck on will be a cakewalk. Does that make the game bad? Of course it doesn't, you can just NOT summon people. For all the talk about how From doesn't "want" various difficulties or ways to make the game easier, for all the talk from hotshot twink Invaders... no one ever seems to realise that Dark Souls already HAS all of that, and it's still one of the best game series in gaming history. (And as one last point... the very existence of NPC summons for bosses - especially ones that have little to no story, like the Sword Master at Champion Gundyr - kind of shows that From very much DOES want players to have a button they can push to make certain encounters easier. If it were exclusively player-summons, you could argue it as a multiplayer thing, but the NPC summons are all but indisputable *proof* that the developers wanted to ensure that players would always have an option to call for help. Online, offline, even long after the servers are shut down.)
I feel the game respects you for the challenge it gives you and giving you obscure or obvious ways to overcome those challenges (save for the end boss). Take the true corrupted monk boss fight for example, with three phases and a fairly tanky, hard hitting design, even late in the game it’s a fair challenge to face, but low and behold, you can skip two phases entirely by stealth striking the boss if you’re clever enough and react quick enough to the phase changes. And even then the third phase is difficult enough to challenge you heavily. The way I see it, if I game developer gives me the means to make a boss fight easier through the use of my own wit and knowledge of the game mechanics, while also keeping what I can’t skip a great challenge, that’s the ultimate respect they can show me
Never used summons in any soulsborne game i played, DS1-DS2-DS3-BloodBorne. Not even once. Not because it's easy but because it's too much of a gamble. I just don't want to lose cinders or insight and find myself with an idiot.
I struggled so much against Genichiro, i probably died more than 20 times. And all of a sudden something clicked and i finally understood how to really play the game. (I tried to dodge most attacks, like in souls, instead of deflecting). Focus on health damage at the start of a fight, then you can fill up the posture gauge. Yup, was a good feeling
I sleep easy I’ve beaten every boss, except Sekiro’s.. with no aid. A couple of chalice bosses I used an npc summon. But alas, having less boss health is better imo
id love to get a 5th ending on sekiro where if you beat genichiro first time hed go into the lightning of tomoe version and if you beat 2 phases of that hed turn into the sword saint. so if you WANTED you COULD TECHNICALLY beat the game in 1 boss but...
Sekiro has to be the single most rewarding experience I've had with video games since......idk when. I cant honestly remember being as excited and hyped as I was when I finally beat Genichiro after a grueling 5.5 hour battle with him. Even playing and beating all of Bloodborne and the dlc didnt make me feel as accomplished and (lets be honest) as badass as Sekiro makes me feel. Yes, you die a lot, but as gamers, we're the ones who should enjoy rising to that challenge and overcoming it. Sekiro is easily one of my favorite games of all time. I imagine I'll be replaying this over and over for years to come. Thank you, FromSoftware. You guys are all aces in my book.
1. Game journalists need to respect developers and stop telling them how to do their job.
2. Game journalists need to respect their readers by not basically doing the same article from 3 years ago.
You have to remember that whether or not they should or should not respect someone they are game journalists who do not care about either of those options because they are mostly all a hive mind. The game journalist hive mind says “Hooman neid nooz, hoomans lik vidgeo gaemes, nooz on vidgeo gaemes, thaets hew teu suervive.”
How about they do their job and actually play the games . If you think its hard then play more and get better or look up the nouances to the title . Why reviee or write about a game when you really have no idea or concept of what a game is or what genre your playing?
3. Game journalists should actually have better credentials when it comes to gaming.
Enough said
@@keklard6676 problem is that the game journos generally arent gamers to begin with, theyre journalist that happened to get a job at a gaming magazine
Dave: "we need an easy mode to respect players"
From Software: "we think players are skilled enough to beat anything we set in their way because people aren't babies"
Their stance seems fair tbh
Well, some people are babies to be fair :p
Whisky, Weed and whips Watson and those babies will get no sympathy in this game until they face the problems like an adult ☺️
too many people are babies, though, it's fairly irritating
and before you start thinking, "well, the younger generations-"
no, babies come in all ages and colors, the older ones are the most irritating of all
@DrkAsDeath
Not an excuse when a Quadriplegic player can beat True Corrupted Monk and apparently Demon of Hatred without cheese strats. If you really like something, you'll learn to play the game and do what you have to in order to beat it. If you don't want to do that, or physically can't do that, then lucky for you, there's plenty of other games out there to choose from.
If you expect to play a difficult game in order to feel like an adult, i have bad news for you.
There is an easy mode, it's called not ringing the demon bell...
I thought it was called "watching someone else play"
I had that activated for ages and didn't notice much of a difference, to vitality/posture damage on myself or enemies. What does it actually do?
It only seems to make bosses harder but idk 2x EXP and 2x Sen BABY. THOSE UPGRADES ARE MINE!
Hunter Mearo also keep Kuro’s charm in NG+
Haven't tried to confirm.... But apparently, you can abuse the demon bell system by turning it on or off at leisure just before boss battles.... If true, then, there's the "easy mode" for the crybabies.
Whiny game journalists need a "find a different career" mode.
Rappy Lives Matter “Learn to code” mode
@@ArchetypeGotoh beat me to it
Rappy Lives Matter Honestly though if they're too shity at their job to do it they shouldn't have that job
He also needs to git gud
He's just trolling for publicity. We are talking about him, aren't we? Some people take the "there's no such publicity like bad publicity" phrase way too unironically.
I feel very respected by Sekiro, FromSoft assumed that I was good enough for the challenge they gave me and that I could overcome it. There’s nothing more respectful than that.
You. I like you.
SHUT UP
The true respect from someone is when he expects the best will come out of you, eventually.
Not someone treats you as a dum player.
Exactly, just replace p with b.
Yea many games these day treat you like your iq is sub 80. Thats just boring and insulting as fuck.
@@WTfire10 so true, it's really annoying when games try to hold your hand whole the time.
how can I thumb this up a thousand times? help?
Ahhh, the whole Cuphead games journalist fiasco. "Add a 'skip a boss' button! Add an 'easy mode'!"
It's quite obvious these guys don't give 2 shits about video games. Needing work they most likely and undesirably got their games journalism positions after having received their journalism degrees.
It's kinda sad actually.
Journalists keep begging for games to get shorter, easier, more dumbed-down and streamlined, because they just care about getting to those end credits as quickly as possible. For a lot of them, playing through these games is just part of their job, and things like length, depth, and challenge only make their job harder. As such, I think there's always a pretty obvious ulterior motive behind these sorts of articles.
@@ESPorygon Exactly. Not to tell people how to do their jobs or anything, but I honestly think if they calmed down, sat down and tried to properly play and enjoy these games they may be able to not loath the "research" part of their jobs for once.
I honestly can't believe that argument with Cuphead is now seeping into gaming as a whole. People on twitter advocating for disabled people & people with deficient motor skills (what a noble cause!) so that they could enjoy FromSoft games' stories and settings without actually needing to learn any of the games' mechanics. I don't understand why they can't leave this one game studio alone. Just go play every single other title, let us have this one studio that does its own thing without hand-holding and screen markers telling you what to do constantly. It is so bizarre and backwards way of thinking, imagine applying this logic to everything in media and popular culture.
@@1haunt
They target FromSoft because of its American marketing campaign. Their titles are touted as "so hard, you'll cry about it" so these people think that if they can get FromSoft to buckle under pressure then every studio is going to follow suit. It's one of the last relatively mainstream holdouts that aren't giving in to the instant gratification culture so they're viewed as an enemy.
journalism is about as cancerous as politics these days
The default *is* the easy mode, ringing the bell is hard and NG+ without Kuro's charm is extreme.
How about ringing the bell ng+ without the charm?
@@GodWarsX European Extreme.
@@GodWarsX Im interested
@@GodWarsX I think if you beat the game once and start a new save you can forsake Kuro's charm as well, so ng0+bell+nocharm is the rape mode.
@@Aramkha that's evil. Perfection for a challenge run.
"Sekiro needs to respect its players"
-Throughout tutorials on all the mechanics? Check
-Many extremely obvious tips and crutches ( Firecrackers vs Beasts, Fire Cannon vs Red Eyes etc etc )? Check.
-A literal ability to resurrect? Check.
I could go on, but you get the point.
Very true man, also Souls games ar not for people who play 30 mins and quit the game
Again the game is very fair, just hard it is your job to do the job with tools you are given. Smh these journalist scums ruin everything
The game does a really good job at teaching the mechanics yes. You don't have as many crutches as in other souls games tho.
And the final boss really is a test to see if you really master the mechanics of the game, you can kinda cheese him by running away but it will take forever
@@editmeout4490 one more time for the people in the back
Being hard itself is also part of the game respecting on its players, since everyone should expecting a punishing and challenged game from FromSoftware and they delivered it to us..
The main reason games should remain challenging is that it adds to replayability ,
A story driven novice experience can played and beaten in a weekend, which ultimately shortens longevity
Very tru
maybe that's what some people are happy with, though? I'm not saying sekiro needs an easy mode, but I don't think having the option would do more harm than good. And obviously, its up to the artistic vision of the creator. But if its something that you can just plug in at the start of the game, there are people that like a more relaxed, narrative driven experience, y'know?
@@ihave2cows I agree with that 100% but let that be other games like The last of us, and Detroit: BH. I'm just saying that don't try to change smth into smth it's not if that make any sense (probably not).
ihave2cows yeah I agree, challenge is a bit too steep, I have no problem with an easy mode. But games in general should put up some sorta fight
@@ihave2cows absolutely no
Absolutely no need. The pleasure that gamer takes after killing a boss is fantastic, which is not seen in any other games, because of that hardcore
100% agreed
The journalist wouldn’t know - you really think he killed a single boss without asking for some intern to play for him?
Tell me about it, after beating Genichiro without knowing i had the bell curse my heart was thumping through my chest and i screamed with joy. Best feeling after an hour of attempts :)
I don't think it *needs* an easy mode, but if they added one that would be cool. I wouldn't use it, but more people playing a good game is always great
Doom on nightmare is more hardcore. It's found in other games with difficulty levels.
'Don't wish for things to become easier. Wish for yourself to become better'
I've heard something like that
"Don't pray for easier lives, gentlemen. Pray to be stronger men."
I like that a lot
It's a fucking game... 😆
SHUT UP
@@jfelton3583 someone’s dogshit at video games
I spent so much time on some of those bosses and I remember after landing that final death blow the joy and accomplishment I felt. And the obligatory clenched fist and the exclamation of shouting "Yes !" With sweaty hands and clenched teeth. Such a great feeling.
Indeed, and then came the twist! (No spoilers, but you know what I'm talking about)
I died for months against the cleric beast probably 1500 times, then I won, then I beat him on my first try ng+
if you want an easy game don’t buy a from software/soulsborne game. git gud.
I think despite my earlier comment this is my assessment. Fromsoft are 5 games into their style of tremendously punishing boss rush games. So infamous infact that game journos refer to any game as the "DS of X". Any game that is remotely hard to a journo is immediately compared to dark souls. So why is it surprising that a game made by FromSoft is difficult. If you know who FromSoft are and you should because you're a journo then you KNOW their games are not easy. Don't ask for easy mode. Git gud or do not play it.
THis is like demanding a Super Mario game needs to be harder. If you hate Nintendo's games and their lack of difficulty then they are not the games for you. Play something else
Monty2289 Mario games are hard if you want them to be. Every modern mario game offers 100% completion challenges. Have you ever played Champions Road? It is a hard mario level. Also, going around and chanting Git Gud is what feeds into these games journalists arguments.
@@R_Seeburg game journalists are the only ones who are stupid enough to take the Git Gud chanting seriously...
Gamers know that the Git Gud chants are just to piss off the game journalists. And apparently, it's working! :P
Mika Budzisz But yet you complain that journalists get pissed off and incorrectly represent your favorite games. And no, that is not what Git Gud is and you know it. You say gamers like we are some elite clan of people, when that’s not what gaming is, and what gamers are. It’s a hobby that people take to varying levels of dedication. Gamers are simply people who play those games and use gaming as a primary hobby.
And for credibility’s sake, I am not a casual gamer. I sink plenty of time and effort into 100%ing the Souls Series and other games, but that doesn’t make me better than anyone, since anyone can do it with enough time, practice, and advice other than “Git Gud” from a community.
@@R_Seeburg I will say, I am sorry for the LONG reply, but please read through it and you don't even need to respond, but hopefully it will give you a different view point...
As far as I know, the Git Gud Meme started with Cuphead, when a game journalist couldn't get through the TUTORIAL LEVEL. If I am wrong, please let me know.
I never said that Gamers are an elite class of people. In fact, I believe that Gamers are super welcoming to everyone (me included) and the VERY few who ARE elitists, are not liked by anyone.
I agree with you that Gamers are people who simply want to play their games and that games are a hobby to most. However, we as Gamers should not be pushovers by journalists and people who don't understand us that want to degrade and paint us as something that we are not. And we should fight back.
For my credibility, even though I've played games since I was a child on the PS1, I would call myself a Casual Gamer. I've only been serious with getting Trophies for 3 games and I've own many in my library, PS1, PS2, Xbox, PS4 and PC (PS4 and PC in current time.)
I've never touched a From game because I've heard and seen how hard and challenging those games were and I simply enjoyed watching other Gamers suffer through them. I did not have the time nor the patience to deal with it.
The only ever game I tried that was close enough to a From Game was Nioh and I could not get passed the first Boss in the ship. I could not get into the mechanics of the game and I shelved it.
I saw Sekiro and watched others play through 45 minutes of the beginning. I love Japan and it's culture, which is a major reason why I gave Nioh a chance, including Sekiro even though Nioh burned me pretty bad.
And I have to say, I love Sekiro. I never believed that I would make it far, but I was willing to sink money for this game, because this Developer created previous games that people loved and I don't mind adding money to them even if I can't finish the game. However, I am close to beating the game and I've loved every second of that game. Even the most frustrating parts of it. In all truth, I had serious trouble with it at the beginning, but I got help from others who've beaten the game and watched a video explaining more about the mechanics. After those major helping tips, I am now challenging myself to go farther then I thought I could at the beginning when I bought this game.
I am picky with the games I buy and Sekiro was one that I will play on NG+ just to push myself further.
This journalist who wants an easy mode, is probably someone who did not take the game seriously or took the time to understand the mechanics of the game.
My experience of the game shows me that Sekiro is perfect as it is. It is challenging enough and makes me feel like a badass when I deflect and dodge like a true Shinobi.
If GAMERS want an easy mode, then it will be worthwhile (concerning Time and Money) for the Developers to put a pause on any future projects to configure an easier mode. But, if GAMERS are not asking for it, then these journalists need to shut their mouths and respect the Developers design of the game and respect US THE GAMERS because we will not take their lies and their entitled mindset lying down. And I do not believe Gamers are being elitist or entitled when we defend our loved games and Developers who do not deserve being talked down to by these types of "journalists".
If you've gotten to the end. Thank you for reading all that!!
Here's the easy mode of Sekiro...
Don't play the game if its too much for you. Problem SOLVED lol
Git Gud
Or play the game and learn the mechanics, and DON'T ring the bell.
@@azazel166 well, you can just turn off the bell effect in the item menu, it even says so when you ring it..
is not that you are a hero for completing it either
Yeah, and the hard mode of easy mode is trying to get back the 60 bucks you just blew on a game you aren’t going to play. Want to explain how you solve that one or are you just going to respond “The Buyer Beware” and move on?
Actually FromSoftware respects the players and even more their fanbase, by making Sekiro a new challenge to accomplish. And I love that they want me to forget about my darksouls skills.
Thanks for calling this out, Forbes seems to think they know everything these days. The guy is really missing the point of these games if they think they should have an easy mode. Defeats the entire purpose of the mechanics in these games.
Git gud Dave!
Hey it's the lore man!
Another guy from Forbes made a follow-up article calling Dave out.
@@uriel7395 game journalism is a scam
@@uriel7395 link please.
@@josevaldez9760 no problem.www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/03/29/no-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-absolutely-does-not-need-an-easy-mode/#3b163d585093
It's an amazing feeling when you finally beat a boss in which, at first, I could barely land 3 blows before dying. And the journey there is rewarding. I think we all remember the feeling after Ornstein/Smough.
Absolutely love Sekiro and all From Soft games. These journalists should understand the game is made this way for a reason. The vision of the studio.
Even I'm bad at the game but can understand it just takes practicing and patience, anyone can slowly progress if they work at it and try to improve.
Aaaaaaah yes, the good ""it needs to respect it's player/community/customers/whatever." Let's celebrate mediocrity everyone ! Everybody is special, everybody is awesome ! If it's not the case, shame on those who prevent it !
Man, people are so weak nowadays.
Sekiro is hard, Sekiro is also an amazing game.
100% true
Well put!
In all honesty, I found Sekiro to be the easiest game in FromSoftware's lineup. I think the reason for this is because, well, there aren't many........ how to say.......... "supernatural" attacks that the enemies use against you. The closest things I can think of is the terror mechanic and the lightning attacks. Most of the game are sword encounters against one opponent. And with the mob battles, you can thin out the herd before you fight the mini boss/boss. And I think that because I'm really good at patterns, I know exactly what the attacks are going to be from the bosses/mini bosses since there are a limited amount of attacks. So I know how to deflect them. Don't get me wrong though, the game is hard, but Sekiro is the easiest for me, and this is coming from the guy who has platinumed all of FromSoftware games. But, this is my opinion.
Games Journalists need to respect the Game Devs and either "Git Gud" or "Learn to Code"
I'm glad from software respects it's customers enough to provide insanely fun challenges which bring more exceleration than any other organization could. I don't have to words to describe how much I love their games, and how much I appreciate and respect the artists who've worked so hard to create the experience. Everything From Software cranks out astounds me. From story to gameplay they're unparalleled.
Games long ago didn't make things easy and you had to start over. MegaMan when I was a kid was extremely difficult and I bought it a couple years ago and it was harder than I remember. I grew up with games that were tough
Me too also more fun too back then
Bit my controller beating Elecman before. And good god... R-Types and Gradius.These game journalists won't survive early console games for sure.
So true....tell them to hit up that lion king game on sega, and make it past level 4
@@shawnfee9107 😂
I thought I would never beat some of these bosses, but once you get in the groove, you can beat them without taking damage or with minimal heals!
They should make a simple mode where enemies die when they see you
My god! Ever since I saw your post I have been watching for this. I’m ready to begin. Enlighten me Mitch! Shine your light upon the world sunbro!
Just finished, and this was a very mature and well thought out rebuttal to the article. I completely agree. All the way down to the sicko mode. Wish I could give more than one like to your video.
Sekiro is perfect. The risk/reward factor. The fact that there are no gimmicks or summons or ways of defeating an enemy until you master the mechanics. The game forces you to get good and playing an "easy mode" version of this game would be an insult to all it stands for.
Well there are a lot of cheesy strats out there for many of the enemies, but I totally agree with the sentiment.
@@nomoturtle1788 I seen someone else just running away from final boss and only hitting it once the boss does something to make it vulnerable then running again and man that was...eh.
I question the people who is willing to play tthrough Senkiro with cheese strats for the bosses.
@@Kuya5101 That sounds like LobosJR doing the Isshin fight maybe? He was doing a challenge run, so that's why he probably resorted to that.
I agree, it totally ruins the challenge. I wouldn't want to play that way.
Sekiro needs an easy Mode as much as Mountain Climbers need an Elevator.
Good analogy.
Sekiro does not need a easy mode, whant to know why? Because as far as i have seen there is always at the very least one whay to make the fight easier for your self, either by snekeaing in and taking one of the enemies healt bars or using a technique that the enemy is weak against. It does'nt need to be easier, you need to be more smarter and creative
Just found the channel and subbing on this video alone! Great work.
This is my first from software game and I just beat it today. About to start ng+. Its hard as hell honestly, but I've learned it's about being precise with your actions and learning your enemies moveset. Plus I got all the prayer beads and maxed out my gourd. It's so exhilarating to fight a boss that you keep dying to, then boom. You learned the moveset. You learned exactly what you need to do, when to deflect, when to jump, when to use the counter. People say it's not rewarding because it takes them so long to fight a boss but when you finally beat that specific boss it is a feeling like no other.
They respect you by giving you challenges. Thanks for adding 6 sigh furrows to my forehead.
This is how you know that Game Journalists do not even play the games they review....
They probably didnt even play they just watch others play and watch their reaction to it (ie if someone plays "X" game and get mad/upset cause they died to "X" boss/minion/anything that can generally kill you) "oh it must a dark souls game" smh, like how someone compared dark siders 3 to dark souls...the only similarity they have is the word dark and the letters "S" dark siders isnt even that hard man c'mon
*Dark* *S* oul *s*
*Dark* *S* ider *s*
Still loving Sekiro a year later! An easy mode would ruin the incredible feeling of beating the next tough boss. FromSoft makes the most rewarding games ever and we would lose that feeling of accomplishment when playing these game if there was an easy mode. Games DON’T owe anyone accessibility. Great vid Mitch!
Subbed cause your voice is so god damn chilling. Also thumbs up obviously. Finished Sekiro Twice, at the beginning I hated it. Now I love it, got all endings already. Later I will buy PC version cause on PS4 Pro its kinda choppy unfortunately.
Make a playthrough
Your voice and speech style is entertaining
Also show us your madskillz
Looks like they're writing those articles because it spikes their web traffic and boosts their ad revenue. I don't think they really care, but they know it triggers hardcore souls fans.
I dislike "gamer journalists" as much as the next guy, but this is sort of eating from the palm of their hands tbh.
Whatever tho, love your vids as usually Mitch, go gamer mode on them 😘
I hope Miyazaki gets super pissed and makes the next Souls game extra brutal.
It's funny 'cuz it's been said that FROM games are easy enough so that Miyazaki himself could beat them as he's apparently not that good at action games.
Isshin the Sword Saint was the hardest boss I'v ever faced. about 4 and a half hours in when i beat him i loudly shouted "get fucked" like a child and I could not have been more happy
Its time to bring back GIT GUD
Agree mate... F the game journalists, they are just bad they cannot get a proper review. No easy mode is accepted
I totally get your feelings about finishing FromSoft games. I just beat the corrupted monk and I often go through places I've been before for another smell of the roses because I don't want the journey to end.
My favorite from soft story is that when I first played Dark Souls 1 I had beaten through the entire game and was on new game plus when I figured out that you could summon NPCs for fights I already knew that you could but I didn't know the requirements for not being hollow and with that I had no help for Ornstein and smogh...
I'm a Dark Souls fan and I feel totally respected with Sekiro. Thanks FROM SOFTWARE.
we need a video called "Sekiro/Dark Souls/Bloodborne youtubers should stop spoling boss battles"
This comment infuriates me on so many levels I cannot explain and/or express.
Play the game dumbfuck
What's crazy is that the base game is the 'easy' mode. There's a way to make the game even harder similar to the Company of Champions in DS2.
Epic bell demon time
Ive had so much damn fun struggling against the bosses, learning moved and patterns, looking up guides. Ive fallen for a game that i thought i was going to despise. I know that its my own fault if i fail and i love the feeling of beating a boss/miniboss that took me hours to learn. Huge respect to the game developers. To fromsoft. To miyazaki and to the entire sekirosoulsbourne community. Love you all.
It's shadows die twice because your not supposed to do everything first try
I did the horse guy on the first try and tbh I thought he was a mini boss at first before getting the memory
This game is too hard! Make a mode where I can watch it entirely and then review it.
Seems like watching playthroughs is the way to go.
Wish I could shake your hand as I completely agree especialy your comment about the gaming journalists, no journalists in general. It's good that someone has decided to speak up about this, and getting back into the games side of things we need more challenge I find most if not all modern games to easy. One last thing I've seen so many say how hard Witcher 3 is especialy on Deathmarch, I found it easy, and Dark souls is challenging that's what makes it fun.
Man I feel bad for those who will never experience when it all “clicks” and realize that combat is a beautiful, brutal dance
My main complaint with sekiro is only the lack of player customization (equipment and stats)
Other than that, i dare say gameplay wise sekiro is better than any souls game
I have 2 - what you mentioned and duplicate boss fights. That's all that's wrong with this game for me.
Players do not respect the developer's vision by demanding a different level of difficulty.
I love the challenge, these type of games are worth every penny. They teach you more about yourself than anything else.
Honestly Sekiro is pretty forgiving
1. Sculltors idols are really close to eachother
2. Once muscle memory from Dark souls wears off, learning tough enemies is easy.
3. The story is pretty simple to follow, especially since other From Software games almost exclusively tell story through item description and environments.
I think this Dave guy is just trying to get attention, he probably knows the traction it'll get and thats what he hopes for. His DS3 "Easy mode" game article and now his Sekiro article have both garnered attention well more than his lousy standard articles.
Playing a game like Sekiro on an "easy difficulty" would be like playing chess against a pro and having them go easy on you. Ya you can "win" but what are you gaining from that?
Wait wait wait, hold on just a second, we need to take a step back and understand the most important part of this video. 1:20 You can deflect the Shichimen Warrior energy wave?!? Thank you so much for this information.
He is also susceptible to anti air deathblows. You need divine confetti active in his case though.
The summons are there to assist not do the fight for you so it takes the heat off of you. And the only summon I know that can solo a fight is in ds1
I was gonna say something nasty about this fellow and people like him, but I won't. Because it's pointless
"You are strong and wise, Anakin, and I am very proud of you...."
@@panokostouros7609 thanks xD
Not saying anything is pointless too. Fuck 'em.
Nah you should have said it. If the people who understand why he’s wrong remain silent, then this dipshit and people like him are the only ones contributing to the conversation
@@earlyandoften true just felt pointless
"Sekiro needs a easy mode!?"
More like
"buckle down and get gud scrub!"
Dave is the kind of guy who actually WANTS a participation ribbon.
I am getting killed by the second mini boss and I know I need to get good I honestly need to put more time in I know this, an easy mode would actually be disrespectful of the player, it would say baby needs a bottle.
Just go full aggro on him when he's not attacking and make sure you jump away from his grabs, step dodging is a lot harder. Using the flame vent helps a lot too. You'll get him
Respect its player?? Wtf
Game journalists need to be gamers if you don't game you should not be a game journalist.
And lastly get good scrub
I hope they eventually add an easy mode that when turned on, makes the game harder.
I'm in NG+. Wouldn't change a thing. Even when I'm banging my head against certain walls (those effing snakeyes enemies! lol) it's so satisfying to play and always makes sense when you learn from your mistakes.
Saying that the game should have an optional easy difficulty setting for the people who want an easier game is not the same thing as saying that the game should only be easy for all players. Adding an easy mode will not in any way affect the players who enjoy the difficulty of the game, they can easily avoid setting such a mode. Do people not have any self control anymore?
Here's some advice, kid.
Git Gud.
Or as the sculptor idol says: "Acquire skills"
Or cheeze your bosses Lol. #noshame
@@MadGamer_666 Seriously, cheese the bosses, abuse the stealth mechanics and grapple hook, and use prosthetics. Easy mode is there, you just gotta use it lol
Cheesing your bosses is a terrible option as it robs you of the good feeling you get when beating them legitemately, I used rice and one of these bonus revives for a boss and I felt really bad for cheating afterwards.
@@anima94 How is it cheating? You are using the tools the game gives you. Gotta remember that you are a shinobi, you don't fight with honor, you fight to win.
I accidentally did my first playthrough of DS2 SotFS while in the Champions Guild. I hated every boss, thought the game was miserable and stupid, and barely wanted to play.
This was until I beat Flexile Sentry. At that point, I felt so proud of myself that I decided if I could beat a Siamese mimic twin, I could beat anyone.
Difficulty raises the bar, and makes you feel more accomplished.
What can I say man. Great video, and you've got yourself a new sub!
if people want something easier just go play DMC V
It works because its just as fun. Either way you're gonna have a good time.
@*Jester* *The* *Troll* it is easy for people who've already played the franchise except hell and hell and dante must die modes even though I find it fun. Its difficult to someone who's never played the franchise before.
@*Jester* *The* *Troll* but it is easy? There's even a literal easy mode, not that devil Hunter is all that difficult until the end
nah, fromsoftware should make a easy mode,should make it 20$ DLC that is, why shouldnt they make a profit?
admitedly thats just a random analytic i`d be interested in, how many people wanna beat hard games so much that they`d dish out extra money for it.
1:19 wtf you can deflect the Schichimen warriors attacks???
I feel the same as you when it comes to summoning some people for boss fights in the Souls games.
Git Gud.
@@Silent47963 It wouldn't have to be used if shit like this didn't happen.
RoarofThunder its actually an inside joke fromsoftware fans say to people that complain about their games difficulty. so how about you git cultured
@@Silent47963 it'll never get old my friend. Every one has to gitgud. That's the best part.
Fool, Sekiro is already on easy mode! You need to ring the bell to raise the difficulty back to normal!
Also you are supposed to win when you fought Genichiro in the tutorial, if you do the cutscene will make more sense
And to be completely honest I don't think decreasing enemy dmg and increasing your dmg will help all that much, bruteforcing your way through could only carry you so far in this game, just learn how to parry, mikiri and jump and you basically beat the game
I can remember seeing Kotaku running an article, an easy mode never ruined a game, but I am reminded of Cuphead and it's easy mode when they moaned about it removing bits from boss fights. It really does remind me of quote from the Ninja Gaiden mastermind, Tomonobu Itagaki, where he says
Those who want to play it on easy and expect to get things the easy way should not be treated the same
There was also this other one from him
At first it was easier, but when testers said "this is too difficult" I made it even more difficult
i've played it five times yet and i put the difficulty even more harder .It's amazing !
1V1 ME RIGHT NOW... oh wait there's no multiplayer
Sekiro is an easy mode... compared to dark souls. They gave me the ability to jump... no stamina... blocks for the most part don't take your health away... deflects are super easy... not saying it's not challenging. there's always rage inducing bosses but Sekiro has been a breeze.
Pretty much. Once that switch in your head flips, it's pretty easy. I even one shot 3 bosses in a row lol
I know it's a cliche at this point, but the hardest part for me was unlearning soul's technique, mainly using Dodge as my go to for everything.
Agreed with every word especially the part about the satisfaction on beating some shit that you died to countless times it's such a genuine feeling nothing like it.
I'm up to Owl right now. Only bosses I haven't fought are two headless up to now. I still think how much they hurt you vs how much you hurt them is kind of ridiculous.
Someone needs to say it, so I (someone who's sunk hundreds and HUNDREDS of hours into Dark Souls and Bloodborne, starting new files and pushing high NG+ cycles and loving every second of it) will: if From gave players an easy mode, it wouldn't affect your experience AT ALL.
How Dave plays his game has literally no effect on how you do. In fact, while you're sat there accusing that "pencil-neck" of trying to tell you how you should play your game, you don't even seem to realize that's *exactly* what you're doing to him and others like him.
You're telling him "No. You can't play with an easy mode. You shouldn't use summons on bosses, you shouldn't use crutches or grind or 'rob yourself' of that hard-earned wind. Git gud or git out."
If From's games had an easy mode, that'd be fine. Hell, it'd be great, even! More people would get to appreciate From's stellar world design and sound tracks and characters and lore... even if they have bad reflexes or aren't good at reading telegraphs.
If From's games had an easy mode, I'd be overjoyed. Because more people get to enjoy games that I love, and because I *don't need to play on easy mode.* I have that option. Something the gitgud crowd always seems to always overlook.
Dave playing on easy mode doesn't change MY game at all. In the slightest. Not the teeniest, tiniest bit.
But it DOES mean that I can have a great conversation with Dave about all the things we love in the game.
Here's the rub: options are good. People like options. Graphics options, sound options, and yes, even difficulty options. It's good for quite literally everyone involved. Better players get the satisfaction of playing on the harder difficulties, worse players get to enjoy the game in the first place, more people can buy the game so the developers get better rewarded for their hard work... the ONLY people who suffer for it are the people who demand that everyone *else* plays on THEIR preferred difficulty, in THEIR ideal way. It's ultimately just a selfish outlook.
And you know why I can say for certain that Dark Souls would be fine if it had an easy mode?
Because it ALREADY DOES, in the form of the White Sign Soapstone. You can summon a friend or NPC or two and the boss you're stuck on will be a cakewalk. Does that make the game bad? Of course it doesn't, you can just NOT summon people.
For all the talk about how From doesn't "want" various difficulties or ways to make the game easier, for all the talk from hotshot twink Invaders... no one ever seems to realise that Dark Souls already HAS all of that, and it's still one of the best game series in gaming history.
(And as one last point... the very existence of NPC summons for bosses - especially ones that have little to no story, like the Sword Master at Champion Gundyr - kind of shows that From very much DOES want players to have a button they can push to make certain encounters easier. If it were exclusively player-summons, you could argue it as a multiplayer thing, but the NPC summons are all but indisputable *proof* that the developers wanted to ensure that players would always have an option to call for help. Online, offline, even long after the servers are shut down.)
Jesus Christ, normies
take a look on the sekiro subreddit
@@uberdangerisadunkeycopy8465 that sounds painful
Took me 30+ attempts to beat that chained oger but the sense of satisfaction was unbelievable when I did. I used fire and still got my arse kicked lol
I'm going at the Demon of Rage rn. Man I am glad this fight can't be made any easier optionally, I would certainly hate that.
I feel the game respects you for the challenge it gives you and giving you obscure or obvious ways to overcome those challenges (save for the end boss). Take the true corrupted monk boss fight for example, with three phases and a fairly tanky, hard hitting design, even late in the game it’s a fair challenge to face, but low and behold, you can skip two phases entirely by stealth striking the boss if you’re clever enough and react quick enough to the phase changes. And even then the third phase is difficult enough to challenge you heavily.
The way I see it, if I game developer gives me the means to make a boss fight easier through the use of my own wit and knowledge of the game mechanics, while also keeping what I can’t skip a great challenge, that’s the ultimate respect they can show me
Never used summons in any soulsborne game i played, DS1-DS2-DS3-BloodBorne. Not even once.
Not because it's easy but because it's too much of a gamble. I just don't want to lose cinders or insight and find myself with an idiot.
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I struggled so much against Genichiro, i probably died more than 20 times. And all of a sudden something clicked and i finally understood how to really play the game. (I tried to dodge most attacks, like in souls, instead of deflecting). Focus on health damage at the start of a fight, then you can fill up the posture gauge. Yup, was a good feeling
I sleep easy I’ve beaten every boss, except Sekiro’s.. with no aid. A couple of chalice bosses I used an npc summon. But alas, having less boss health is better imo
It’s so hard but I’m learning and I’m getting it
I literally beat two mini bosses and area bosses in less than 10 mins
It finally felt good
id love to get a 5th ending on sekiro where if you beat genichiro first time hed go into the lightning of tomoe version and if you beat 2 phases of that hed turn into the sword saint. so if you WANTED you COULD TECHNICALLY beat the game in 1 boss but...
Sekiro does have difficulty settings and you start on easy mode. Then you have options for NG+, kuro's charm, and the demon bell
I like that little jab at game journalists at the end, that little dROP OF PASSION AND ANGER URRRGGHGGGGGHDHDJ I LOVE IT 😤
Sekiro has to be the single most rewarding experience I've had with video games since......idk when. I cant honestly remember being as excited and hyped as I was when I finally beat Genichiro after a grueling 5.5 hour battle with him. Even playing and beating all of Bloodborne and the dlc didnt make me feel as accomplished and (lets be honest) as badass as Sekiro makes me feel. Yes, you die a lot, but as gamers, we're the ones who should enjoy rising to that challenge and overcoming it. Sekiro is easily one of my favorite games of all time. I imagine I'll be replaying this over and over for years to come. Thank you, FromSoftware. You guys are all aces in my book.
I just beat Genichiro and I haven't felt this good in a while.
after a week of playing a couple of hours a night,I beat the red eye ogre,it took a long time but i shouted yahoo when i did beat him