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Are Games Getting Easier?

Posted by Zonk on from the not-what-they-used-to-be dept.

grumpyman writes "A Tom's Hardware article posits that game are getting easier and less satisfying. From the article: 'I've had Super Mario Bros for about 12 years and every time I pass that final Bowser stage, I still get a great sense of satisfaction. In contrast, when I conquer a game from this era, I just feel relieved that it's over.'"

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  1. Back in my day... by darkwing_bmf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Back in my day there was no such thing as beating a game. There was Asteroids. There was no "winning" in Asteroids. You flew your spaceship trying to avoid and destroy chunks of space rock in a desperate attempt to stay alive. You would think to yourself, if I can make it past these, then I'm home free. But no matter how many asteroids you shot, there would be more. And they would move faster too. So you shoot those. And then there would be more. And you kept shooting them and shooting them, and manouvering around them and shooting them. And more and more came no matter how hard you tried. And then you died. Just like life.