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Tag: difficulty

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Opinion

Crash Bandicoot 4’s Castle Cortex Level Can Go Straight to Hell

There’s a lot going on in Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time that I truly love. Developer Toys for Bob has clearly taken ...
By Marty SlivaOctober 20, 2020
Critical Miss

Dark Souls Six: Darkest Souls

[folder_nav][folder_nav] I am of the somewhat controversial opinion that Dark Souls’ legendary difficulty (or how punishing it is, to be precise) isn’t really ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorMarch 18, 2014
Experienced Points

The Dumbification of Gaming

Gaming forums are filled with arguing, trolling, flaming, outrage, and paranoia. Actually, I guess all internet forums are like that. Actually, I guess ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2011
Editor's Choice

The Philosophy of Game Design (part 1)

Ed. Note: This is the first installment of a four-part series discussing the philosophy of game design and how we define what makes ...
By Robert Yang Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2010
Extra Punctuation

On Difficulty Levels

The concept of difficulty settings is something I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, and my recent video of No More ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010
Game People Calling

Game People Calling: Now You?re Just Being Difficult

I spend more time than most with people new to gaming. Recently, this has made me question why games have to get harder ...
By Game People Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2010
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