06-20-2023, 11:30 AM
I actually subscribe to the opinion that Type B/old school controls provide a higher skill ceiling in the 3rd gen games than Type A/analog controls do, despite having played 3rd gen almost entirely using Type A. Aiming is just tighter and less floaty. And due to how ACs move in that gen, you don't really need pinpoint accuracy 100% of the time, just keeping them somewhat in the center of your FOV is enough to keep a lock. Movement is also better because you can spam R1 while holding L1 (or was it the other way around, I don't remember). Regardless, Type A was an option.
A lot of people equate games with obtuse systems - like archaic controls and mechanics, as well as little to no handholding during gameplay - as games which require high skill, and therefore speaks highly of the players who play it at a high level. So of course vets of the series will love this because it shows the time and effort they've put in to git gud. And yeah, maybe throw in a little gatekeeping in there as well, kind of like a virtual "you must be this good to get on this ride" kind of thing.
But as early as Last Raven, then into AC4/fA, then into Demon's Souls and the rest of the Soulsborne series, FromSoft proved that great games don't need archaic controls. They don't need to be the barrier to entry. Those titles introduced actually intuitive controls and found that players in general gravitate towards good gameplay, handholding or not. People are smart enough to figure out in-game mechanics anyway. So as long as the core gameplay loop was sufficiently difficult and sufficiently rewarding, that was good enough.
Being the first AC game in 8 years, we'll see if the loop is good enough to keep players coming back even while they complain.
I'm optimistic they'll be able to do it well. But as always, I reserve the right to change my mind after actually having played the game, lol.
A lot of people equate games with obtuse systems - like archaic controls and mechanics, as well as little to no handholding during gameplay - as games which require high skill, and therefore speaks highly of the players who play it at a high level. So of course vets of the series will love this because it shows the time and effort they've put in to git gud. And yeah, maybe throw in a little gatekeeping in there as well, kind of like a virtual "you must be this good to get on this ride" kind of thing.
But as early as Last Raven, then into AC4/fA, then into Demon's Souls and the rest of the Soulsborne series, FromSoft proved that great games don't need archaic controls. They don't need to be the barrier to entry. Those titles introduced actually intuitive controls and found that players in general gravitate towards good gameplay, handholding or not. People are smart enough to figure out in-game mechanics anyway. So as long as the core gameplay loop was sufficiently difficult and sufficiently rewarding, that was good enough.
Being the first AC game in 8 years, we'll see if the loop is good enough to keep players coming back even while they complain.
I'm optimistic they'll be able to do it well. But as always, I reserve the right to change my mind after actually having played the game, lol.
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