Difficulty MATTERS In Video Games! How Easy Mode Shifts Game Design

Difficulty MATTERS In Video Games! How Easy Mode Shifts Game Design. In my reaction video for the upcoming DaiOuJou port, I ended up sparking a conversation about difficulty in shoot em' ups (and difficulty in video games more widely) by saying a rather harsh statement (I will admit) on the super easy mode included in the port. In this video, I want to explain my views on the role of difficulty in video games and how it is not merely a matter of turning up a challenge dial. Difficulty in video games clarifies the design elements of a game, whereas a lack of difficulty muddles them. What this means is that as a game decreases in difficulty, it actually loses its identity in terms of game design. But I also want to stress in this video that the matter of difficulty in video games is not all or nothing or some general principal; it is matter of scale, precision, and degree that is not easily pinned down by theory.
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