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Message: [QUOTE="lestagio, post: 556584, member: 911738"] I mostly play retro and indie these days, but I can understand what is being said by Xyberskull—Many AAA games are often too easy or unsatisfying to play. Obviously one can go play indie games, but indies are just that— they don't have the money to make these grand, great looking games like an AAA studio could, and yet many of these AAA games are not all too skill-based, likely to appeal to a larger audience. That said, Elden Ring made crazy numbers, so I'm not even sure. Fair point to some degree, but there's plenty of games that definitely were pretty unfair just... because. Simon's Quest? Honestly one of the easier Castlevanias, but unless you had Nintendo Power, you wouldn't know to equip a crystal and crouch at a wall for 5 seconds for a tornado to take you to the next area. Battletoads has some pretty unfair spots. I shouldn't be missing platforms and hitboxes in, say, the Turbo Tunnel without any real clarity as to WHY I lost. I've played enough times that I can manage the Turbo Tunnel without dying, but it's not intuitive at all. Ninja Gaiden? Love the game to death, but the Stage 5 boss is nearly impossible to beat without the knowledge that you just have to run up and mash the B button until he dies. The boss isn't difficult when you know the trick, but it's obnoxious. Just because something is possible doesn't make it fair or good design. [/QUOTE]

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