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No idea why there's Difficulty Discourse today (doesn't really matter), but was recently thinking: I like hard games, and the by-far hardest game I play (DDR) doesn't have a reputation for exclusivity, and that's based largely on its community.

No idea why there's Difficulty Discourse today (doesn't really matter), but was recently thinking: I like hard games, and the by-far hardest game I play (DDR) doesn't have a reputation for exclusivity, and that's based largely on its community.

HamletEJ

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago (Source)

No idea why there's Difficulty Discourse today (doesn't really matter), but was recently thinking: I like hard games, and the by-far hardest game I play (DDR) doesn't have a reputation for exclusivity, and that's based largely on its community.

HamletEJ

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago (Source)

Whereas other hard games I also love (Dark Souls) _do_ have a reputation for exclusivity...but that is _also_ largely based on the community, moreso than anything inherent to the game.

HamletEJ

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago (Source)

The extent to which a game feels exclusive due to difficulty is, I think, primarily based on: --expectations --community (DDR community celebrates successes at every level) --subtle points of presentation (does the game terminology feel like it's judging you for easy mode, etc.)

Iksar

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago (Source)

@HamletEJ I feel like a lot of the perception of difficulty comes from complexity. DDR, at least at a base level, is very low complexity / high approachability. Despite how difficult the game actually is, perception of difficulty (at least to me) is quite a bit lower.

Iksar

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago (Source)

@HamletEJ DDR can also be super high-fun even if low-skilled. Low skilled Dark Souls is ... not what I'd consider a fun experience ...

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No idea why there's Difficulty Discourse today (doesn't really matter), but was recently thinking:

I like hard games, and the by-far hardest game I play (DDR) doesn't have a reputation for exclusivity, and that's based largely on its community. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415400690185240579">None</a>)
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Whereas other hard games I also love (Dark Souls) _do_ have a reputation for exclusivity...but that is _also_ largely based on the community, moreso than anything inherent to the game. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415401086572056576">None</a>)
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The extent to which a game feels exclusive due to difficulty is, I think, primarily based on:
--expectations
--community (DDR community celebrates successes at every level)
--subtle points of presentation (does the game terminology feel like it's judging you for easy mode, etc.) (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415402100830347268">None</a>)
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@HamletEJ I feel like a lot of the perception of difficulty comes from complexity. DDR, at least at a base level, is very low complexity / high approachability. Despite how difficult the game actually is, perception of difficulty (at least to me) is quite a bit lower. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415404748925116416">Iksar</a>)
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@HamletEJ DDR can also be super high-fun even if low-skilled. Low skilled Dark Souls is ... not what I'd consider a fun experience ... (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415405245769818112">Iksar</a>)
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No idea why there's Difficulty Discourse today (doesn't really matter), but was recently thinking:

I like hard games, and the by-far hardest game I play (DDR) doesn't have a reputation for exclusivity, and that's based largely on its community.

Whereas other hard games I also love (Dark Souls) _do_ have a reputation for exclusivity...but that is _also_ largely based on the community, moreso than anything inherent to the game.

The extent to which a game feels exclusive due to difficulty is, I think, primarily based on:
--expectations
--community (DDR community celebrates successes at every level)
--subtle points of presentation (does the game terminology feel like it's judging you for easy mode, etc.)

@HamletEJ I feel like a lot of the perception of difficulty comes from complexity. DDR, at least at a base level, is very low complexity / high approachability. Despite how difficult the game actually is, perception of difficulty (at least to me) is quite a bit lower. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415404748925116416">Source</a>)

@HamletEJ DDR can also be super high-fun even if low-skilled. Low skilled Dark Souls is ... not what I'd consider a fun experience ... (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415405245769818112">Source</a>)
 
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