There are still difficult(and rewarding) games out there but yes they are far less common than they used to be.
The old days of the arcades and even pinball if we want to include all arcade gaming are known for insane difficulty. Why?? Because you payed to play per turn. Pac-Man, Defender, Donkey Kong and all those sorts of games are brutal games. That brutal that only a handful of people in the world ever "master" these games. The same goes for Pinball. When I say "master", I mean those that can complete these sorts of games, as they were never actually intended to ever be completed or clocked in the case of pinball.
The first consoles emulated alot of these games and the difficulty was still there. then Nintendo and Sega, the games all got a tad easier but were still very difficult. I don't remember any game being a breeze to complete or something you thought was guaranteed, like todays games.
Although alot of games have got easier, mainly the more popular types, like shooters have sort of had too to attract more people. Games are a massive big business now and this is just the reality. In saying that though, I don't mind that some games have been "noobed up" a bit..Playing the old shooters like Counter-Strike could be frustrating because you would always be up against gun players, which is all good but I am a little older now and the "modern" shooter, while frustrating at times is alot easier for me to just kick back and play. I don't always want to play with people so I run solo and can do quite well. I used to be one that used to say it was a bad thing that games have got easier but I got to look at the fact that I still play all sorts of games and still love it just as much as I ever have, so they are doing something right. Also there are still plenty of games out there that are difficult.
The old days of the arcades and even pinball if we want to include all arcade gaming are known for insane difficulty. Why?? Because you payed to play per turn. Pac-Man, Defender, Donkey Kong and all those sorts of games are brutal games. That brutal that only a handful of people in the world ever "master" these games. The same goes for Pinball. When I say "master", I mean those that can complete these sorts of games, as they were never actually intended to ever be completed or clocked in the case of pinball.
The first consoles emulated alot of these games and the difficulty was still there. then Nintendo and Sega, the games all got a tad easier but were still very difficult. I don't remember any game being a breeze to complete or something you thought was guaranteed, like todays games.
Although alot of games have got easier, mainly the more popular types, like shooters have sort of had too to attract more people. Games are a massive big business now and this is just the reality. In saying that though, I don't mind that some games have been "noobed up" a bit..Playing the old shooters like Counter-Strike could be frustrating because you would always be up against gun players, which is all good but I am a little older now and the "modern" shooter, while frustrating at times is alot easier for me to just kick back and play. I don't always want to play with people so I run solo and can do quite well. I used to be one that used to say it was a bad thing that games have got easier but I got to look at the fact that I still play all sorts of games and still love it just as much as I ever have, so they are doing something right. Also there are still plenty of games out there that are difficult.
