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Fucking Dark souls players think they are so good at video games
try playing ghost and goblins you fucking pussys
Then, as their spirit begins to drain while still in the first area, tell them they have to beat it TWICE, IN ONE RUN, just to get the real ending.
“How dare you enjoy a challenging but rewarding and well designed game. Back in my day we had shoddily designed bullshit that was intentionally filled with poor design decisions and artificial difficulty because otherwise players would finish the game in ten minutes and we LIKED it.”
Older games were bound by their graphical and technical capabilities. This does not make them “shoddily designed”. They could only fit just so much content on a cartridge, which limited the scope and features of the games. At that time, game development was also prolific, and many titles needed to distinguish themselves from other franchises in regards to the obstacles set before the player. We’re not talking about some LJN bullshit here–we’re talking about a well-respected game. “Mega Man” was a difficult game. “Castlevania” was a difficult game. “Ninja Gaiden” was a difficult game. OF COURSE difficulty is added to a game to increase its lifespan, because this was not a time of open-world MMOs. Nowadays, they try to drag out a game’s lifespan via new game+ features, achievements, and DLCs.
Older games are still “video games”. Especially with retro-styled games such as “Shovel Knight”, there’s no reason to exclude them. Not having HP bars, save points, or methods of healing is no longer done these days because they don’t NEED to be. We’re ABLE to include these features, and many more. To actually go back to stricter limitations is a legitimate challenge that should not be undermined simply because it came from a simpler time. Newer games are difficult for different reasons, and its frankly disrespectful to disregard what came before them. Without Nintendo, no one can say if we would even HAVE video games today.
Ghost and Goblins, Ha, No, have them try 10 minutes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde., then watch them really rage about difficult gameplay and challenging odds.
Um, excuse me, but this discussion is about video games of at least average quality, not methods of torture.
ET on the Atari.
Have you ever played pacman? that game gets so fucking tough I don’t even think it’s possible to get to the end
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Using The Bible As An Excuse For Being Anti-Gay
Not allowed to go to the bathroom? North Carolina explained.
“Those are Old Testament. They don’t count.”
the quotes they use to hate gay marriage was old testiment
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I finally drew these boys after a long time >;3c
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i’m sure asian people are really torn apart by americans making bubble tea. i bet impoverished south asians are just constantly crying all the time about those evil white people taking their tea, and know that this is really the most important thing they have to worry about.
How is it even “white privilege”? Are black people banned from bubble tea houses?
So what does that make Italian or French restaurants in Asian countries?
I would love to see these peoples’ reaction to the fact that KFC is so big in Japan, they order it for Christmas dinner.
That’s perfectly fine Tena, as it is widely known that white people don’t actually have a culture, so there’s nothing there to appropriate.
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