"We are all equal in Hidetaka Miyazaki’s eyes.
For some gamers, that’s a tough pill to swallow. They need a hierarchy. So, they resort to making up a set of rules—one that conveniently maps onto however they play the game."
Where's the satire at mfers?!
"So, they resort to making up a set of rules—one that conveniently maps onto however they play the game."
So much this, you won't believe how elitist people become when you tell them you had a different experience skipping cutscenes or muting dialog.
Please add easy mode.
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On one hand, it's not that difficult going in blind. OTOH, the game will punish you for not minmaxing your build and that's when you need to git gud.
That's really the essence of souls games: difficulty from punishment over skill or whatever.