I have Tourette's syndrome which causes me to twitch and look away from the screen often. I beat Sekiro without an easy mode and it was one of the most rewarding experiences I've had in gaming for a long time.

I totally understand why people would want an easy mode, but I really hope that doesn't happen. Personally, I know that if there was the option, after about the 50th time of getting absolutely destroyed, the temptation to change the difficulty and move on would be overwhelming. I would do it, and I'd feel like a failure, but I would do it.

With a lot of thing in life, once something gets hard and seems insurmountable, we quit. We take the path of least resistance, and find the easy way, more times than not. I don't mean to sound preachy, but I'm speaking for myself here too. I know it's just a game, but there is a lesson to be learned here. There's already cheese methods for a lot of the bosses, and in my opinion that is the easy mode. The ability to do that wasn't put in by mistake, it was intentional.

To me, these games aren't about the mythology and storytelling (although I do very much enjoy that aspect) it's about perseverance, adapting to the opponent, and overcoming something difficult that may even seem impossible. The sense of accomplishment once you overcome that dingleberry of a boss after failing over and over again is the reward. You won't get that same feeling if there is an easy mode, because the difficulty wall is optional and arbitrary, you don't have to put in that extra effort to beat the game. It's no longer an accomplishment, or at the very least it's diminished.

If you can't overcome it, there's a lesson there too, a hard to swallow one, but a universal truth nonetheless. Sometimes your best simply isn't good enough. There's plenty of things that I can't do, and I could delude myself by making excuses for why that is, like I didn't really try, or I don't have time, or I have better things to do, or I was dealt a bad hand, and on and on. It's okay to fail, as long as you gave it your best, you don't need an excuse. This is basic wisdom that I fear is being lost with this all inclusive culture of participation trophies where there are no winners and losers.

Hiding your intentions and frustrations behind the guise of making the game more accessible to disabled people is especially low, and you should feel ashamed if that's what you're doing. They have to overcome a lot more than a fucking game, which everyone chooses to partake in willingly. Don't go swimming if you're not prepared to get wet, and if you can't swim, don't drain the fucking pool for everyone else who can.

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