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4/12 - Sekiro and the "Difficulty vs. Accessibility" Debate


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This week we discuss last week's hottest debate in gaming, and actually succeed in doing so in a civil manor! If you have a question you'd like to see on the show, just write it in the comments below!
Topics:
Sekiro and the difficulty v. accessibility debate.
Article for an easy mode
https://kotaku.com/an-easy-mode-has-never-ruined-a-game-1833757865
Article against an easy mode
https://twinfinite.net/2019/04/sekiro-easy-mode/
Article from a developer's standpoint
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-accessibility-has-never-and-will-never-be-a-compromise-to-my-vision
Article from an “accessibility expert's” standpoint cherry johnson
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/05/sekiro-accessibility-in-games-is-about-far-more-than-difficulty
Vlambeer's co-founder: “Gaming isn't a meritocracy: Just making a good game, doesn't mean it will be noticed.”
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-gaming-is-not-a-meritocracy
Final Round:
Resident Evil 2 remake now has a $5 dlc to unlock everything in the game
https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/8/18300847/resident-evil-2-unlock-all-rewards-dlc
An anonymous millionaire wants to create a real life battle royale
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/09/anonymous-millionaire-wants-to-set-up-a-real-life-battle-royale-on-a-private-island
PSN name changes are here, but not without a cost
https://twinfinite.net/2019/04/psn-name-changes-are-finally-here-but-the-reactions-are-very-mixed/
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