Vast debate that continues to inflame social networks, the question of difficulty in souls-like promises to fuel many more conversations when it comes outElden Ring. Between two or three sliced opinions of a few twittos, Hidetaka Miyazakicreators of soulsgives his own opinion on the debate and on his perception of the challenge offered in his games, during an interview published on the PlayStation Blog.
So, Easy mode or not?
If the question of setting up an Easy mode in the souls-like, and more particularly FromSoftware’s games, was asked a lot, we finally heard little from Hidetaka Miyazaki on this subject. Here is what he has to say about it:
” It’s a valid discussion. I feel like our approach to these games, not just Elden Ring, is to design them to encourage the player to overcome adversity.. We don’t try to force it or make things difficult just for fun. We want players to be cunning, study the game, memorize what happens and learn from their mistakes. We don’t want players to feel like the game is unfairly punishing, but rather that there’s a chance to survive a tough encounter and progress. We understand that Souls are regularly associated with impossible difficulty levels with difficult barriers. But we try to design the games to make this cycle of failure and success enjoyable in itself. »
AboutElden Ringwhich offers a more open and therefore somewhat more accessible approach, he states:
” In Elden Ring we didn’t intentionally try to lower the difficulty of the game, but I think more players will finish the game this time. As I mentioned, the level of player freedom to progress through the world, or being able to come back to a challenge later, are things that I think will help people move through the game at a faster pace. calm. »
He continues by stating that access to multiplayer has been made easier in order to receive help more easilyand adds that the stealth options make it easier to pass certain challenges than by going through the action box.
In short, if there is still no question of an Easy mode in the studio’s games, the latter is far from turning a deaf ear, and intends to propose alternative solutions. It remains to be seen if this will be enough for some to enjoy the game without finding themselves facing a wall.
Elden Ring will be available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series. Be sure to check out our latest game preview for more.