014 - Sifu's Easy Mode Controversy and Doing Hard Modes Right

Phil, Dale and Lloyd discuss difficulty in video games, including the recent discussions over the addition of an easy mode in Sifu, what it means to talk about the "intended experience" of video games, gatekeeping, and both fun and cheap ways to make games hard.

Also featuring lengthy tangents on the Jurassic Park/World franchise and TV and film adaptations of video games and other media. Because they get excited and struggle to stay on topic occasionally.

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00:00 Before we even start, a segue on Jurassic Park

05:38 The show (finally) starts

06:58 What we've been playing

19:55 Talking about game difficulty

1:03:24 What started as news and became a discussion on adaptations

1:21:44 Habbo NFTs

1:29:16 Martha Is Dead censored on PlayStation

1:39:38 Nintendo copyright blocks on music

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