#game difficulty

[vidityavoleti]

In today's Level Design class I'm talking about Difficulty and I'm very excited to talk about my favorite spell casting system in ttrpgs: The Fantasy Flight Genesys Spell Crafting Tables

I love these things. Is it a little clunky? Sure! But I love a spell casting system that says "sure you CAN try to cast a really power spell you fuckin novice see how that goes" and then after a few levels in you it becomes completely doable and rewarding!

I want to use this as a specific type of Difficulty Scaling outside of just video games, I hope my students like it!

Also fun fact, a long time ago I reformated these into better, printable spell book type pages for my own convenience. If anyone plays Genesys and wants them here you go

[jolikmc-thoughts]

Etrian Odyssey (the first one on Nintendo DS) is freaking brutal. They really scaled it back in later games.

Now, for some random comparison, it's not as brutal as Makai Toushi SaGa (Final Fantasy Legend), but still. I was absolutely not prepared.

I'm also thinking this game is kinda grindy...

[igayorhm]

I still never understand the mockery other people who play video games on easy mode. Like video games are supposed to be fun. I don’t want to be stuck on the same boss for two weeks. I don’t care about trophies or achievements. I just want to explore the world and story of a game I like with as little stress as possible. 

Cool you beat a game on Extreme Nightmare Hell Mode. I bet that was fun for you. It’s fun for me to play on easy mode. We both had fun experiences playing the same game. That’s all that should matter. 

[snoruntfan]

Why is “the game was easy” always seen a negative criticism? Like I understand wanting something to be challenging but I would rather have something with good writing, music etc that was easy than something that is challenging but with no flair.

Plus I don’t have loads of free time so I enjoy being able to just do bits of the gameplay without needing to extensively plan ahead.

And from my personal experience I found Legends Arceus to be too hard in places and I’m the sort of person who gets really frustrated easily so it honestly makes the game less enjoyable for me.

[henlp]

Funny how FromSoft games are always the target of journos and spergs, when bitching about difficult games. When the obvious example of bullshit difficulty in modern gaming is Crash Bandicoot 4.

[goldenjuniper]

i like to imagine that zagreus just sits and pouts in the styx whenever he gets frustrated after a close run (this is me projecting)

[jonnestt]

I'm such a slut for games that put the fear of god in me and manage to keep it there.

Like fuck. I love taking down enemies that could snac on me like a mini snickers bar. I want them to make me sneak around like a simple insect. And I loove to hear the combat music fade in, just to fade out moments later, knowing those moments counted. FUCK.

[bantersnatch]

very important people is so unhinged from the guest comedian's perspective. like you get an email from sam reich asking if you want to come play ??someone?? on a show. you don't know what you're getting into but you say yes because it's a gig and you've been promised some level of Fun. you get there and spend 2-3 hours in the makeup chair being actively lied to and gaslit by the costuming team. they spray shit in your mouth. they put shit in your eyes. you can't rotate your hips because of the prosthetics. then they give you a mirror and half an hour max to scramble for Something Funny before you are unceremoniously thrown into the waiting jaws of vic fucking michaelis, who is deep in character as the most haunted freak you've ever met and running on four shots of espresso three hours of sleep + a dream. and people still came back for season 2.

[lazylittledragon]

genuine question: is elden ring supposed to be basically fantasy survival horror or have i just been wrapped in cotton wool my whole life

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.

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[songthursh]

A very, VERY basic doctors argument

[sky--phantom]

I am trying here!!

[hrokkall]

Somebody else

[spoopup]

(art from april 2022)

i was looking at my old submas stuff and realised ive never posted any of it here because i had my train guys obsession prior to being active on tumblr, so here’s something i made from back then … marnie helping out ingo

p.s sorry if the formatting is weird? i made this when i primarily posted on instagram so i made everything square, i hope it looks alright

[arttsuka]

Sleeping together

(He's not actually sorry)