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Would you rather stop playing a game than lower the difficulty? The First Berserker: Khazan devs reckon you would (www.eurogamer.net)
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[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 20 points 4 days ago

Do we argue horror games should have options for low horror so we can enjoy it without the horror?

Yes! A huge number of games have toggles that allow people with specific phobias to enjoy the rest of the game. The most common example is a spider toggle. Since up to 6% of everyone copes with arachnophobia.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I almost added this to my reply to them, but it was already getting kind of long-winded. Yes, actually, accessibility settings in horror games is amazing. If the point is to achieve a certain level of scary, and the game is too scary for me to play, then giving me the option to reduce the scary will make the game the right amount of scary for me. Accessibility settings don't give me an easier experience than yours, they give me an equivalent experience to yours.

[-] sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Can you name horror games 2ith this toggle? I see this in factory games all the time. Horror games though? Pure curiosity personally.

Are the devs lazy for not including it? If people didn't want to implement, are they game keeping? No, they're focusing dev time on things that matter for their horror game. The horror of it

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