www.RamblingAboutGames.com is a place for me to share my in-depth analysis of the games I play. In particular, I want to focus on breaking down why specific parts of a game do or do not work, and try to generate productive takeaways from every game I talk about.
Whenever a high-profile, difficult game is released, we see the same arguments about difficulty and accessibility in games, and few titles have embodied this phenomenon as wholly as Sekiro, Many people feel they just can’t play the game, whether because it’s too hard, or because it’s lacking accessibility options.
So let’s look at why that feeling is valid, and how Sekiro could have done it better.
Read MoreThe concept of “the fundamentals” is present in probably any area of life that one can get good at. You can think of them as the core skills that fall into that “easy to learn, hard to master” area, and for the most part, they are skills that just kind of come with experience. In Bloodborne, “the fundamentals” are front and center, and as it turns out, that’s a really good thing…
Read MoreWhat's impressive about Bloodborne’s health system is that, despite making just a few small changes from the previous souls games, they manage to have a pretty big impact on the way the player approaches the rest of the game.
So, lets take a look at just how From Software achieved this…
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