Games Inbox: Elden Ring easy mode, Ghostwire: Tokyo scepticism, and Sekiro’s final boss

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Easy weekend Excellent Reader’s Feature at the weekend about FromSoftware games which, judging by the comments, shows that lots of people still don’t understand what they’re doing by demanding an easy mode. It’s not your game. Who are you to tell From what to do with it? If you don’t like it, don’t buy it. Somehow, I think they’re survive.

To suggest that’s gatekeeping on the part of those that enjoy the status quo is just as silly because it doesn’t matter what I think anyway. After over half a dozen games it’s very clear that From don’t give a damn what anyone thinks and are just doing their own thing – and thank god for that. There’s nothing to suggest From has taken any notice of people on either side of the argument, and I’ll bet you the launch sales of Elden Ring will prove they were right to stick with their own vision.

All the arguments for adding an easy mode always seem to come from people who, judging by their comments, have barely, if ever, played the games. Play the games in co-op, like the reader the other day described with his dad and brother, and it becomes genuinely easy, especially the bosses.

If all you want to do is feel like an impervious superhero then there are plenty of other games to suit you. Games like Elden Ring are by far in the minority and yet still these bullies and killjoys seem convinced they know better than the multi-award winning FromSoftware.

I’ve been playing Elden Ring all weekend and I can tell you two things: 1) it’s amazing and 2) it’s actually quite easy compared to previous