Have you heard of synarchy? An actually secret society controls the world via so-called secret societies (the ones you've probably heard of), even those with seemingly contradictory goals. Of course they're so secretive that you've never heard of them.
Just kidding I'm paraphrasing a conspiracy nut from Foucault's Pendulum (good read, but very Noun heavy).___
I agree that the game falls apart without challenge, but the challenge will vary by player, especially those of different abilities. So while I wouldn't use them (until I get older and slower maybe), I support the addition of optional accessibility options in Souls games. They aren't a fun little experiment anymore - they're a proven formula, and I believe it can survive tweaking.
I agree with the person you were replying to, and I am glad that the Souls formula isn't the norm (I've played all of them, and haven't finished a one)...
But the Soulses get a pass from me personally, because their whole thing is about being present in the moment and overcoming what appear to be unbeatable odds. It's the closest thing in modern gaming that gave me the feeling of being crushed by, and overcoming, the first Airship level in Mario 3.
That said, I'm not against accessibility option in a Souls game, so long as they're optional.
It's also important to expose kids to a major facet of human culture. If they don't come from a musical household, they may never get exposed to the intoxicating phenomenon of making musical sounds.
I see what you're saying, and agree with your clarification. Maybe a broad term like red ocean wasn't the best choice of words.
I was thinking more about how it's harder for individual (or tiny) contributors to stand out. This is just one metric, but look at steam games tagged as "indie" released over the years. Game developers went from having stand out among dozens of other games, to hundreds.
Like I'm part of a group of solo/tiny game devs outfits, and we're seeing first-hand how a game is almost dead in the water unless you spend serious time/money on marketing.
Agreed, even if it's only to assess the additional cost of servicing the increase in web requests. Some instances might not have the finances to handle a sudden surge of content requests.
Just going to shamelessly paste this one for the memories
< Cthon98 > hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
< Cthon98 > ********* see!
< AzureDiamond > hunter2
< AzureDiamond > doesnt look like stars to me
< Cthon98 > < AzureDiamond > *******
< Cthon98 > thats what I see
< AzureDiamond > oh, really?
< Cthon98 > Absolutely
< AzureDiamond > you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
< AzureDiamond > haha, does that look funny to you?
< Cthon98 > lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
< AzureDiamond > thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
< Cthon98 > yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
< AzureDiamond > awesome!
< AzureDiamond > wait, how do you know my pw?
< Cthon98 > er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
< AzureDiamond > oh, ok.
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Have you heard of synarchy? An actually secret society controls the world via so-called secret societies (the ones you've probably heard of), even those with seemingly contradictory goals. Of course they're so secretive that you've never heard of them.
Just kidding I'm paraphrasing a conspiracy nut from Foucault's Pendulum (good read, but very Noun heavy).___