'Elden Ring' player wants to sue publisher because the game is too hard
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A 4Chan user claims they're suing 'Elden Ring''s international publisher, Bandai Namco, because there's a world in the game they can't access

Another article that highlighs inherent flaws in the American legal system. How can this potentially be an actual lawsuit? How can “journalists” even entertain reporting on this?

Honestly I’m just posting to laugh at my fellow lemmings responses and watch see how the plaintiff is roasted for not gitting gud.

But, there is a real conversation here around continued ignorance of game development and the value of difficult games as a value proposition. Afterall, the person attempting to sue from did choose to purchase the games willingly knowing they’re not for scrub casuals like themselves.

What do you all think, is difficulty gating content a real issue? Should dev’s have some kind of legal requirement to appease players that can spec a build properly? Is it Thursday and I’m just looking for some easy laughs at a morons expense?

  • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1612·
    5 months ago

    I do not always have time to “git gud” at a game. Sometimes I want to sit down and play a game for fun, not frustration. I might have played Elden Ring for more than an hour if it had an easier difficulty.

    • vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      322·
      5 months ago

      The question is, does the responsibility fall on you to choose games that fit your skill level or the developer to compromise their vision to accomodate a broader audience? Would we take the same stance with other art? I find a lot of Foreign Arthouse Films to be slow paced and unenjoyable. Should the writers and directors be required to make an alternate cut to accomodate my preferences?

      • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        57·
        5 months ago

        Many games, have varying difficulty levels. AFAIK movies have never had anything like that.

        I have also seen cuts of movies that were horrible, and then an alternative cut is released that is leaps and bounds better.

        • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
          91·
          5 months ago

          AFAIK movies have never had anything like that.

          Try watching Primer.

          • Skua@kbin.earth
            6·
            5 months ago

            To be fair they’re still right to say that there are no difficulty settings on that film, it’s just set at fuck you difficulty from the beginning

    • AlawamiEnglish
      12·
      5 months ago

      it’s almost as if not every game is made for everyone

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        5 months ago

        You know I could have played Euro Truck simulator for more than an hour if it had been an online pay-to-win MOBA.

    • Bookmeat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      5 months ago

      In other news, Florida Man sues because space flight is hard, it should be as ready as opening a beer.

    • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
      127·
      5 months ago

      If you had played it longer than an hour you probably would have gotten good.

    • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
      51·
      5 months ago

      Sometimes I want to sit down and play a game for fun, not frustration.

      there are a lot of games that are fun AND easy…that said, if i’m really enjoying a game and get to a boss that causes more frustration than fun, and is going to consume more time than i’m willing to spend, then it’s cheese/godmode o’clock. done, dgaf. devs make the games they want, i play them the way i want. win-win

    • Aphelion@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      5 months ago

      I haven’t bought Elden Ring for this exact reason, but I love watching other people struggle and then succeed at it.

      I have one friend who uninstalled Elden Ring completely after they reduced the difficulty of the new expansion DLC because he felt like they watered down his achievement of beating it.

      Ultimately games are a form of art and their designers and developers have the ultimate say in how accessable (or not) they want to make the experience. I have also seen games with way too much ease of play features that completely destroy any challenge to the point of making it unplayable (looks a Ubisoft).

      Researching games before you buy has become a critical skill to avoid feeling burned, because social media does an amazing job of selling you games through FOMO.