Game Wisdom | The Hardcore Myth of Game Difficulty | Critical Thought #gamewisdom #gamedev #indiedev @Game-wisdom | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
For this critical thought, game difficulty is on the table again as we talk about difficulty settings and the myth of difficulty that hardcore people like to believe in.

0:00 Intro
00:23 The Limbus Situation
1:29 You Can't Please Everyone One Way
4:44 Does Josh Hate Soulslikes
5:59 Making Difficulty Work
8:20 Making Easy Games Hard and Vice Versa
13:01 When Difficulty is RNG
17:40 Conclusion

Game Shown: Souldiers, Lobotomy Corporation, Ultrakill, Monster Train
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