Are video games becoming too casual/easy?

[Justin11]

Playing GTA 1 &2 at the highest difficulty made it look interesting to me. Because AI really posed a real challenge to my survival on the game, especially the police and pedestrians who are gangsters. 

[Boblee]

9 hours ago, Heatman said:

Seriously, I have kept asking all manner of questions as to why they had that in the game and I can't seem to have any answers at all. 

I'm actually thinking that maybe they have set that up to be something that's going to be used in RDR3 if they are planning on making it. 

[Heatman]

6 hours ago, Boblee said:

I'm actually thinking that maybe they have set that up to be something that's going to be used in RDR3 if they are planning on making it. 

There is a possibility of that being part of the reason why there ain't any use of it now in the game. 

[killamch89]

On 12/2/2021 at 6:46 AM, Heatman said:

I would say that it's on the average in between not being too easy nor being too difficult. I kind of like it that way because it doesn't frustrate me that much. 

I agree that it's more on the mostly average level. After a time, it becomes easier because we've played it a few times before.

[Justin11]

I am happy that racing games devs are trying their best to keep the game realistic at least, if not, I could've grown more frustrated also. 

[Head_Hunter]

Now that more people are coming into gaming, it will simply be worthwhile for the devs to put in the best to attract more of the new gamers attention to further enhance their hunger to purchase more of their games. 

[Boblee]

On 12/4/2021 at 7:33 PM, killamch89 said:

I agree that it's more on the mostly average level. After a time, it becomes easier because we've played it a few times before.

Yeah, you do get more used to some games after playing it for a while. But it's not the same with particularly hard games like Dark Souls. 

[Heatman]

On 12/4/2021 at 7:33 PM, killamch89 said:

I agree that it's more on the mostly average level. After a time, it becomes easier because we've played it a few times before.

That's exactly how the game grew on me when I started out with playing it. I got used to it more after a few trail. 

[Justin11]

That's how games are, when you put your mind, body and soul into it, definitely you'll get acquainted to it, and play it freely. 

[Head_Hunter]

That's it, the reason why I'm playing some games as an experienced gamer is due to the commitment of playing those games without going longer breaks from playing them until I mastered each of them. 

[Boblee]

10 hours ago, Justin11 said:

That's how games are, when you put your mind, body and soul into it, definitely you'll get acquainted to it, and play it freely. 

It's not just for video games but all the things that you do in life. If you are not well committed to doing it, you won't succeed easily. 

[Heatman]

Some gamers level of expertise when it comes to particular games is very high which makes it seems as if that begins are too easy for them to play.

[Boblee]

6 hours ago, Heatman said:

Some gamers level of expertise when it comes to particular games is very high which makes it seems as if that begins are too easy for them to play.

It's simply why they are called experts in the game they are specialist on. They have already know the in and out of the game. 

[Withywarlock]

I would have to ask "which games?" Because gaming is bigger than it's ever been, and the spectrum of challenge and failure states has broadened dramatically over time. Even so, there's always a challenge to be had in some fashion, even if you have to set it yourself. Take speedrunning for example; anyone who says that isn't challenging is either a liar or has speedrun a game that nobody has - or ever will - bother to attempt. Are there any serious speedrunning attempts for Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends Racing for instance? Nope.avi.

In broad strokes I would say games have become easier, of course. Easy games make more money and make people feel better about themselves. And the same goes for difficult games for those who want them.

[Boblee]

46 minutes ago, Withywarlock said:

I would have to ask "which games?" Because gaming is bigger than it's ever been, and the spectrum of challenge and failure states has broadened dramatically over time. Even so, there's always a challenge to be had in some fashion, even if you have to set it yourself. Take speedrunning for example; anyone who says that isn't challenging is either a liar or has speedrun a game that nobody has - or ever will - bother to attempt. Are there any serious speedrunning attempts for Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends Racing for instance? Nope.avi.

In broad strokes I would say games have become easier, of course. Easy games make more money and make people feel better about themselves. And the same goes for difficult games for those who want them.

I think he's doing more of a generalizing thing which can't really be accurate as a result of what you mentioned with games being in multiple numbers that it's going to be hard to sum up and say it's all like this or that.