The Brothel Orphanage Episode

fishbang · 10-22-2011, 09:39 AM

We're serving more than one master at the following link.

I'd should have accepted the virtue of hard games by now, but I'm still not sure of myself one way or the other. Some of us have spent so much of our lives avoiding the painfully difficult that it seems unlikely we'd ever subject ourselves to it willingly. Arjay makes a good case, of course, but it's as dispassionate as ever, and I think it would be unfair of us to suggest that some of what we already love would be considered quite hard by another player. The question always seems to be how someone can find the difficulty itself a prominent feature, or how an otherwise brilliant game could be ruined without it. I'm suspicious of these claims, and I don't expect to be convinced any time soon.

kyrieee · 10-23-2011, 05:30 PM

James I took some screens explaining where that switch for the door in DX:HR is =) (the one you don't need the wall punching aug for)

Also about the discussion of people complaining about games being too easy. I think that the people who complain about Portal 2 being too easy are doing it for very different reasons than the people who complain about WoW. I don't think your reasoning was wrong, it just doesn't apply in every case. If a game becomes too easy then it stops being engaging. I bought Portal 2 expecting it to be a puzzle game but it didn't feel like one to me. Saying it's too easy is one way of expressing that I guess.

Exodus · 10-23-2011, 05:49 PM

Wow, I thought this was a humanity is screwed up type thread from the name...

ohh man hahahaha I'll say this, that name... hahahaha

10-22-2011, 09:39 AM	#1
fishbang Colonist Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 345	The Brothel Orphanage Episode We're serving more than one master at the following link. I'd should have accepted the virtue of hard games by now, but I'm still not sure of myself one way or the other. Some of us have spent so much of our lives avoiding the painfully difficult that it seems unlikely we'd ever subject ourselves to it willingly. Arjay makes a good case, of course, but it's as dispassionate as ever, and I think it would be unfair of us to suggest that some of what we already love would be considered quite hard by another player. The question always seems to be how someone can find the difficulty itself a prominent feature, or how an otherwise brilliant game could be ruined without it. I'm suspicious of these claims, and I don't expect to be convinced any time soon. __________________ James - In-Game Chat

10-23-2011, 05:49 PM	#3
Exodus Vampire Robot Dragon Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 5,614	Wow, I thought this was a humanity is screwed up type thread from the name... ohh man hahahaha I'll say this, that name... hahahaha __________________ Life is not so easy as a toss of a coin, landing on one side or another, our simple illusions. That's why you roll with d20 dice! Last edited by Exodus; 10-23-2011 at 06:04 PM.

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10-23-2011, 05:30 PM	#2
kyrieee RAWR Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,861	James I took some screens explaining where that switch for the door in DX:HR is =) (the one you don't need the wall punching aug for) Also about the discussion of people complaining about games being too easy. I think that the people who complain about Portal 2 being too easy are doing it for very different reasons than the people who complain about WoW. I don't think your reasoning was wrong, it just doesn't apply in every case. If a game becomes too easy then it stops being engaging. I bought Portal 2 expecting it to be a puzzle game but it didn't feel like one to me. Saying it's too easy is one way of expressing that I guess.