I don't have a ton of time to play video games (mainly I just do not want to spend that much time sedentary) and I certainly don't have time to grind away at a game to progress in a story gradually. I just do not have enough time for that!!
(btw I am not talking about "casual" games with no death / mobile games / etc though those are fine and valid also I suppose, I specifically mean story-based / signle-player campaign games)
props to easy games (the most recent Dragon Quest I'm looking right at you) and games that let you scale the difficulty (especially the ones that let you adjust it on the fly). also easy modes get bonus points for making the worst gamers mad.
shout out your favorite easy games here
Hot take - I think a of games that don’t have Easy Modes do it because their game would not be fun.
That said, I want Easy Mode in the Souls genre.
YES LET ME JUST WALK AROUND AND EXPLORE WITHOUT DYING I WANT TO SOAK IN THE WORLD AND SCENERY
Edit: in case that wasn't clear, not sarcasm - I'm enthusiastically agreeing. I've played a few hours of every souls game just cause I LOVE the scenery, but I cap out around 6 hours due to frustration.
That's what wandering around the landscape that you've strewn with dead monsters is for. Also, it's for getting your heart rate down after a stressful encounter.
Having a sun-buddy does help make the games considerably easier. I've been playing Elden Ring and love the new feature that lets you post your gold summon sign all over the place with a single click.
I spent like 20 hours in the intro plains + forest+ swamp area of elden ring baked as fuck enjoying the vibes. It was great tbh, I was so overleveled when I finally decided to progress.
I mean, any game with a half-decent story could be fun with an easy mode. Which means the vast, vast majority of games.