People obsess over difficulty and challenge, forgetting that fun is a core part of playing video games. It doesn’t matter if I get the Platinum trophy on my first playthrough or if bosses aren’t challenging. You can always stop upgrading gear for more challenge. FUN matters most. Phantom Blade... Zero has reportedly sold 1 million copies before launch, and that number will keep rising. While others argue and fight, people who enjoy gaming will be playing Phantom Blade 0.show more

@pbzero_official difficulty allows for stress testing the game's mechanics, design, balance, etc. and see if it holds up. it also highlights any flaws that the game might have. it's not just about the challenge. also, it has to be enforced, not self-served.

@pbzero_official Let’s wait and see how well-balanced those difficulty options are.

@pbzero_official i hope, but something also tells me that there are weird decisions like enemies not respawning, encounters don't have to be repeated, and not having to repeat boss phases because those things weren't invented by soulslikes, nor are those exclusive to soulslikes.

@TheAnnaji @pbzero_official It’s not a weird decision. Welcome to videogames. They’ve been doing this for the longest.

@TheAnnaji @pbzero_official no, enemies always respawn, you always had to repeat boss phases from phase 1 (transformers devastation didn't do this which is weird), and you always have to repeat encounters if you lose. don't welcome me to videogames, been a gamer for most of my life.

@TheAnnaji @pbzero_official A gamer most of your life huh. Gamers sure have fallen. You’d wouldn’t have survived the arcade era where you had to pay to continue right at the phase you left off or that’s a wrap.

@TheAnnaji @pbzero_official lmao i know about that, i've played arcade games. Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy, Final Fight, and Shadow over Mystara were a part of my childhood. but credit feeding (which i didn't know at the time because i'm the biggest idiot) is bad.

@pbzero_official Well said. The way people treat difficulty like the only measure of a game's worth is genuinely exhausting 🤦🏻‍♀️

@pbzero_official No more Ciri?😳

@pbzero_official In my Yennefer era for a while now 😅

@pbzero_official some ppl act like if the game is not frustration inducing, it would suck immediately😅i love souls game but this mentality is so bad

@pbzero_official Exactly

@pbzero_official I couldn't agree more brother.

@pbzero_official Play the way you like. Challenge yourself differently than just following the difficulty options.

@pbzero_official It’s not difficulty for being difficult tho. Playing Khazan on the hardest difficulty was hard for me so I dropped down to normal and thoroughly enjoyed the game but I had the choice to do so. Where’s the fun in and ACTION game if there’s no friction from enemies?

@pbzero_official dont forget that some ppl have fun when there is challenge.

@pbzero_official Overcoming a challenge is fun for many.

@pbzero_official That's all well and good but it's also important to acknowledge that challenge in of itself is often a big source of fun for people and thus the lack of challenge can be a turn off for a game like this

@pbzero_official fun is the core, and it usually comes from challenge. If there's no challenge, most games get dull very quickly (some rare exceptions) also recommending not upgrading gear is generally not a good fix, it just makes shit take longer to kill it doesn't make things more interesting

@pbzero_official although i agree with you i sense fun from difficulty in different place, i like it when i have to play almost frame perfect to parry/dodge and have to think of my placement instead of making boss hp/armor multiplied or use weak wepons just to hit a sponge with stick

@pbzero_official Everyone should be free to play in whatever way brings them joy. A game is meant to be enjoyed, and there is no single ‘right’ way to enjoy it. So who are we to tell someone else how they should play? Beware of the arrogant

@pbzero_official Exactly, play level one without armor, naked. no one cares. Challenge yourself in many different ways.

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@pbzero_official I simply don't find games of this style remotely fun unless they're actually challenging enough, if they aren't it just gets boring very quickly. Why is that so hard to understand?

@pbzero_official Even though I like Souls games in general, it has done irrepairable damage to the gaming community. PB: Zero is about styling and having fun. Yes, fun is subjective but if the intended game designed by the developers is not to your taste, create your self-imposed challenges.

@pbzero_official Agreed, there's plenty of challenging games to play. Fun comes first

@pbzero_official Going naked without armor is also an option 😅

@pbzero_official 😂 there's also that. There is a problem with player expectation sometimes, like I'm still seeing it's not a soulslike being needed to be said. We've known it's not a soulslike since it was announced. Just pay attention and use your own brain for once.

To this day, some people say they’re disappointed it’s not a souls game . But as I said, the director himself stated he doesn’t want it to be a souls game. he wants an action game. He wants people to have fun, get the platinum in the first playthrough, and enjoy it. He wants a fun game, and that’s it. It’s his direction and his choice, and I don’t mind as long as I’m having fun.

@pbzero_official Tbh people complaining about every game that comes out 🙄

@pbzero_official I hope they complain about GTA6.

@pbzero_official I'm sure there will be people that over praise it and people who hate on it. GTA will be extreme I bet

@pbzero_official I'm looking forward to a good button mashing session tonight!

@pbzero_official right ? they want more difficult, stop upgrading or go naked lol

@pbzero_official Yeah naked 🤣

@pbzero_official The combat looks awesome in this. So fluid, and amazing movement

@pbzero_official Wuxia, which I’ve been waiting a long time for as aAAA game. It was always basic before and never had something STYLISH like this, except Ninja Gaiden AND DMC

@pbzero_official Challenge plus fun >>> Fun Fun, challenging gameplay and enemies can all work together. Some of y'all simply want to press buttons and see cool shit happening then move on to the hype game coz replay value (which is often tied to difficulty/challenge) is irrelevant..

@pbzero_official Exactly, we can try every challenge by ourself. It's just some people want to talk sh*it about game released for engagement😅

@pbzero_official It’s coming tomorrow. I can’t wait 😂

@pbzero_official Get yourself ready 😎

@pbzero_official Warmed up and ready

@pbzero_official Some challenge is part of the fun. What's fun about just mashing buttons and winning with no engagement whatsoever?

@pbzero_official I agree 90% but whats the point of difficulty settings if the highet difficulty setting isnt.... difficult...

@pbzero_official 🫡

@pbzero_official People will genuinely say shit like this when the game comes with difficulty options. What’s the point if hard isnt hard and every single one of them is easy? Like it could appeal to literally everyone. The option is there. Make hellwalker difficult, make normal mode normal???

@pbzero_official U starting with hellwalker?

@pbzero_official Yessir

@pbzero_official Regardless this game looks fun and i can’t wait to give it a try

@pbzero_official The game has difficultIES for a reason 😑

@pbzero_official Fun is fun who cares about trying to platinum the game as long as your having fun with the game an not taking it so serious about trying to platinum it that’s all that matters

@pbzero_official Preordered the Deluxe version. I love challenging games and did the 100% of a lot of them, so a less "challenging" game it's cool from time to time.

I feel called out lmao. I do care about difficulty being a progressively fun challenge but yeah I was thinking about your point of not fully upgrading weapons etc to keep the challenge for me. I will have to do testing of course on how far I can upgrade and will be playing on hard mode firstplaythrough.

@pbzero_official I’m playing on the hardest

@pbzero_official Nice yeah thats what I mean. We can only do Hellwalker on first playthrough which is hard mode or hardest until unlock 66 days mode.

@pbzero_official NG ++++ too 👀

@pbzero_official That's the fun Buddy only kids like to be hold by the hand

@pbzero_official Play Vampyr after Dawnwalker

@pbzero_official Maybe the next year, we are having a lot of games back to back, we need to find time where we don't have to keep up 😂

@pbzero_official En serio hay gente que piensa que un juego difícil no es divertido? Que la dificultad es una característica exclusiva de los Souls? No entiendo que juegan estos tipos porque hasta los Friendslop llegan a ser difíciles.