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On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:13:56 +0000 (UTC), rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
(Ross Ridge) wrote:

>Tim O  <n...@thanks.com> wrote:
>>Was STALKER about the last FPS to give you a GAME OVER, leaving you
>>screwed if you died and didn't save? That kind of stuff is pretty much
>>gone.
>
>I just saw that screen the other day when I decided to see what the game
>was like.  I'm not really sure if it makes the game punishing or difficult
>though since you can save any time you want.  My last save was a only
>a couple of minutes old, and could've just as easily been a couple of
>seconds if I was quick-saving though the mission.  In some other game were
>you'd respawn instead I probably would've been sent back at least as far.
>
>>I'm better at a lot of the truly difficult arcade games than when I
>>was a kid, but a lot of that may be due to accessibility. I know some
>>guys here hate old games, but I suggest firing up MAME and play
>>Robotron for half an hour per day to dust off the old reflexes! :-)
>
>Ehh.. that game was unplayable for me back when I was a kid.  I doubt
>I'd be much better today, even with practice.
>
>					Ross Ridge

To show how easy it has become, STALKER and Dark Souls were the best
examples I could think of. Dark Souls was definitely hard, but I quit
playing due to tedium more than difficulty. I just didn't have the
time to invest to play the same levels over and over again to level
up.

Robotron and Stargate are the two model games for hand independence!
Both are brutal when you first try them, but are pretty fair with
extra lives once you spend a little time with them. I definitely think
a lot of the old school shooters could hone reflexes!