I always say “there’s no such thing as cheating in a single player game” and it’s interesting seeing the varrying reactions. Some people take a minute and see the wisdom, others say “but…but…you’re using cheats…that’s cheating!”
I just don’t understand it for games where the primary draw is difficulty. Like, if you take the difficulty out of a game like Dark Souls…it’s not really all that good? The game has good atmosphere and an interesting story if you’re willing to engage it, but both of those are inherently tied to the difficulty of the game. The idea is that you’re struggling to succeed in the face of a dying world, and it all falls apart without the struggle.
Whereas if you’re playing something like the Sims 4 or like GTA where the point is just to screw around, totally understand why you wanna add cheats or mods. It’s your power fantasy, tune it how you like. But if you just want to turn a game like Dark Souls into a power fantasy, IMO there’s so many better games out there for you to play that will give you a better experience.
I suppose you might be right. I’ve never tried a souls-like because they don’t seem like my cup of tea but for a game where the point is specifically difficulty that would take most of the enjoyment out to remove all difficulty
Mind you, if it was an all the time thing, it seems kinda boring, but as an occasional thing, it’s fun. It extends replay value, and sometimes lets you see things in the game you don’t have time for normally.
My mind always goes to my long running Sims 4 save file that’s somehow lasted about 3 years despite the hundreds of mods (many of which are abandoned and a couple by a mod author who sadly passed away) and countless game updates in that time.
I’ve mostly played with mechanics as they exist in the game and mods but I’ve gone to cheats when it better helps the overall story I’m going for, or just I’m getting bored with a given branch of the family tree and want to move it along.
Sometimes that means I’m skipped some annoying grinding, sometimes that means I’m exploiting unpatched exploits, and sometimes that means I’m using cheats because a mod broke something, or even just trying to make something look better. It enhances my play and I’d probably have less fun without it
I always say “there’s no such thing as cheating in a single player game” and it’s interesting seeing the varrying reactions. Some people take a minute and see the wisdom, others say “but…but…you’re using cheats…that’s cheating!”
I just don’t understand it for games where the primary draw is difficulty. Like, if you take the difficulty out of a game like Dark Souls…it’s not really all that good? The game has good atmosphere and an interesting story if you’re willing to engage it, but both of those are inherently tied to the difficulty of the game. The idea is that you’re struggling to succeed in the face of a dying world, and it all falls apart without the struggle.
Whereas if you’re playing something like the Sims 4 or like GTA where the point is just to screw around, totally understand why you wanna add cheats or mods. It’s your power fantasy, tune it how you like. But if you just want to turn a game like Dark Souls into a power fantasy, IMO there’s so many better games out there for you to play that will give you a better experience.
I suppose you might be right. I’ve never tried a souls-like because they don’t seem like my cup of tea but for a game where the point is specifically difficulty that would take most of the enjoyment out to remove all difficulty
Yup, I’m with you.
Mind you, if it was an all the time thing, it seems kinda boring, but as an occasional thing, it’s fun. It extends replay value, and sometimes lets you see things in the game you don’t have time for normally.
My mind always goes to my long running Sims 4 save file that’s somehow lasted about 3 years despite the hundreds of mods (many of which are abandoned and a couple by a mod author who sadly passed away) and countless game updates in that time.
I’ve mostly played with mechanics as they exist in the game and mods but I’ve gone to cheats when it better helps the overall story I’m going for, or just I’m getting bored with a given branch of the family tree and want to move it along.
Sometimes that means I’m skipped some annoying grinding, sometimes that means I’m exploiting unpatched exploits, and sometimes that means I’m using cheats because a mod broke something, or even just trying to make something look better. It enhances my play and I’d probably have less fun without it