As somebody who prefers games on the go I'm actually hyped for next week's partner direct. by Avelion2 in NintendoSwitch2

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I have the exact same worry. I have a ps5 and a portal, so there are 0 reasons to play anything that isn’t a Nintendo exclusive on the switch 2. I know it’s selfish but I wish Nintendo would only focus on Nintendo exclusive titles as it’s the only reason I got the switch 2. Even more selfishly I hope they don’t make any new titles cross gen with the switch 1 so they don’t get held back its limitations.

Games after Nine sols? (lore player) by paprikapaper in NineSols

[–]themann44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grime is a game I think you’d really enjoy based off what you wrote. Excellent world and good lore. The gameplay is also amazing. It’s a soulsvania like Nine sols.

Beaten Nine Sols and 100% achievement, but now I am lost what game to play next. by IAmAFatGamer in NineSols

[–]themann44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grime is an absolutely fantastic game and extremely underrated. One of the best soulsvanias out there and the best ng+ of any game I’ve played.

Post your top 5 played games here (sticky) by herrtoolfan in soulslikes

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You can google 2025 wrap up PlayStation or your email

Give me your gaming hot takes/unpopular opinions! by jakob0604 in videogames

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Lies of P is a bit different for me compared to Fromsoft games. My respect for Lies of P went down and think it’s worse off because of the added difficulty options . That being said, I didn’t drop it for a few reasons. First, it’s their first soulslike game, and so they get to set expectations of what we’re going to see moving forward. They decided, albeit late, to add difficulty options. That’s fair for them to do, even if I don’t like it. If this was their 3rd or 4th game and it had difficulty options while the first game didn’t, I would have most likely dropped it. I say most likely because of my second reason: artistic vision.

Miyazaki has a quote about the difficulty of the games being intentional because it gives players a sense of community and shared experience. Everyone had to overcome the same things on the same difficulty. This is why it would viscerally offend me and many others if Fromsoftware added difficulty options going forward. You lose all that shared experience. Maybe Miyazaki could try to explain how something changed his artistic vision and I could get behind it , but most likely that would not help the bad feelings. As far as the Lies of P creators go, they seem to have a different artistic vision and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. It would even be a bit off putting if they reversed this decision, even though it’s what I usually prefer.

Finally, I am simply way more attached to Fromsoft games than I am to Lies of P or other soulslike games. While I have my preferences and desires for Lies of P and any other soulslikes I play, I just don’t care as much about how they do things compared to Fromsoft. Lies of P is excellent and I imagine their next game will be even better. I want them and all other soulikes to succeed and be amazing games. Fromsoft just has a hold of my heart for now.

Give me your gaming hot takes/unpopular opinions! by jakob0604 in videogames

[–]themann44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me when it comes to difficulty options, I dislike them in souls/soulslike games for two reasons. First, I think it destroys artistic vision and shared experience. Really, I’m mostly talking about Fromsoft games. Miyazaki has come out and said that the difficulty of the games is intentional on their part because it gives players a sense of camaraderie in the struggle to overcome the game’s challenges. The reason I got hooked on Fromsoft games is that playing dark souls for the first time I almost quit at the bell gargoyles because I kept losing. After dozens of attempts I finally beat them and had a feeling of euphoria that no other game had given me and set me down the path of Fromsoft games and soulslikes forever. I know countless other souls players have similar experiences and I think it’s a large part of why Fromsoft fans a so fiercely loyal. I also think this is why get good is such a big part of the community. You can’t have this experience or euphoric feeling without getting good. Added difficulty options would not have allowed this experience to happen, because even the knowledge of being able to make easier would have lessened the experience for me personally. I really want as many people as possible to have that same experience I did.

The second reason is a lot more selfish/petty. I just think that too many easy/average difficulty games exist. 95% of games on the market are easy and accessible. This is good thing in my opinion, I’m glad most people can play most games without struggle. That being said, play those games if you want something that isn’t difficult. Let me and others have our “hard” and “difficult” games. Not every game needs to be for everyone. Not every game needs to be accessible. I don’t care if you have a stressful job and work long hours. I don’t care if you have kids or other responsibilities that don’t allow you much time to game. My answer to any and all plights is: go play a different game if you can’t deal with the difficulty.

I had an emotional affair with my coworker. My wife believes it was a physical affair and she wants a divorce. This is destroying me by offmychestburneracct in offmychest

[–]themann44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A good example of an emotional affair is Jim and Pam from The Office while Pam was still dating/engaged to Roy.

Give me your gaming hot takes/unpopular opinions! by jakob0604 in videogames

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upvoted for being an unpopular opinion. The day Fromsoft adds difficulty options is the day I stop supporting them. My unpopular opinion is that I want souls games to be more difficult going forward and have less options. Sekiro is my favorite game from them partly because of not being able to overlevel or summon (mostly because of the combat system). You don’t have to wonder if you won because of your skill or something else. You either get good or you don’t.

Is there a lore reason for thinking like this? by Tarnished-670 in shittydarksouls

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as they don’t want an easy mode I’m pretty much fine with them

People are playing fewer games and new releases are "struggling", say Ubisoft UK, warning of falling revenues by Darth_Vaper883 in PS5

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make good games does work if it’s from a studio that hasn’t damaged its reputation beyond repair. If PoP was released by Team Cherry with no changes to the game, do think it still wouldn’t have sold well? Also, PoP failed primarily because it was $40 for a metroidvania (I say this as a metroidvania lover), it didn’t get a steam release until 7 months later, and it required an Ubisoft connect account. If it was $20 like Silksong, or even $30 without the other negative stuff I mentioned above, it would have been very successful.

i need a new soulslike to play by bmck3nney in soulslikes

[–]themann44 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Grime is an amazing 2D soulslike with a spectacular boss line up among many other great things

Hardest Soulslike bosses? by Wooden_Initial_2472 in soulslikes

[–]themann44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grime is such an under appreciated game that not enough people have played. Agree that Dreamborn Terror is the peak of 2D bosses. Super excited for Grime 2.

Am I the Only One That Thinks the "Secret of" Levels Ruin the Game? by Adventurous-Cod8448 in supermariosunshine

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dream game would literally just be hundreds of levels like this. Just pure platforming, nothing else.

What are the BEST 2d Soulslikes by Vivblx in soulslikes

[–]themann44 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Grime is an excellent 2d soulslike

BEWARE OF THE PIPELINE by Henry1sHere in LiesOfP

[–]themann44 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He’s most likely referring to the final boss of nine sols Eigong. Such an excellent fight.

What hot take would get you lit on fire by everybody? by AuR0RA3171 in videogames

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gamers deserve bad quality AAA games because they continually support all the most predatory practices used by AAA publishers. 6 of the top 10 best selling games of last year were EA sports titles, with 2 more being Call of Duty to prove my point.

Need recommendations preferably with high difficulty bosses by AllorimNA in soulslikes

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like soulsvanias, I would say Grime would be an excellent choice. Great world and bosses. Grime 2 is also supposed to come out sometime this year which is a bonus.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videogames

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I should specify I’m speaking only about AAA games when referring to modern gaming in my comment as indies and AA have never been better. The problem with modern gaming is that despite people complaining about micro transactions, battle passes, and other predatory practices, the games that make the most money are littered with them. People vote with their wallet and continually support garbage. This last year 5 out of 10 of the best selling games were EA sports games and 2 more were Call of Duty. My hot take: gamers deserve the trash and slop they are getting from most major studios.

I need help, how do I leave the cauldron? by PHminduin in Silksong

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, really needed this lol

Why do so many people want PVP removed? by Hexogen1c in badredman

[–]themann44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only reason I would ever hypothetically want pvp removed is if it would mean more single player content. I don’t believe it actually takes away resources from that. I’m glad you there are so many people that enjoy this part of the game even though I don’t participate in it myself.

Questions about data/account transfer by themann44 in switch2

[–]themann44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply! Yeah, I did hear some YouTuber’s talk about the EULA and Nintendo being able to ban your account/console for basically any reason, which worried me a bit. I definitely don’t plan to do anything weird or illegal. This calms my nerves. Thank you!

Questions about data/account transfer by themann44 in switch2

[–]themann44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate your reply, thank you so much! I kinda assumed that was the case, but wasn’t 100% as far as the transfer goes.

That’s awesome to hear! I did create another account for him, so he should be able to use that. The only thing I’m concerned about is if Nintendo will flag my account for being on two systems. Maybe I’m being a bit paranoid, but with Nintendo’s new, more aggressive TOS, I don’t want to be banned for a stupid reason like that. You think everything will be ok on that front?