Are Video Games Getting Too Easy

Are Video Games Getting Too Easy?

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Gears of War Creator Cliff Bleszinski recently mentioned his views on modern video games and how they have become a lot easier and more linear. In an effort to expand their audience, the focus has shifted towards making games more accessible, whereas harsh difficulty and a satisfying challenge was considered a strength in previous generations. His exact comments are below;

"The more I play games like that the more I turned off to them and just want to get back to systems interacting with systems, and get back to a game that, you know, when was the last time a game really challenged you and asked something of you, right?" Bleszinski noted, further adding "There's a reason why Demon's Souls and Dark Souls have taken off lately. It's because they really require you actually try."

When creating Gears of War Judgement, he said;

"If this game doesn't make you sweat, we haven't done our jobs."

While I might not agree that video games have become more linear, if anything they used to be TOO linear in the past but I will agree on the fact that games are far too easy and even too short now days. What say you?