Had the exact same experience and returned to it recently just to feel something

one of those games that I resented as a child because I did not have the patience to really come to grips with its controls but now that I am an adult fatigued with all video games being functionally identical I really cherish those little oddball ventures

I love when the decisions made for stuff like this end with the feeling of “Who is this for?”

Gamers have become conditioned to love every single erosion of integrity from the medium all while making excuses for it in their minds and to others. And their money conditioned devs. If you for a second think that these companies wont get away with it ur fooling yourself

DS3 also being more of a game that relies on fundamental skill might be why the map for it never sticks in my head lol (despite putting in 90 hours)

Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.

Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.

An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.

We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.

It’s been the best teacher