1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Narwhal (narwhal) http://rainbowdash.net/narwhal http://rainbowdash.net/notice/3956914 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> Yeah, I think making a game really painfully difficult or lazily easy doesn't require too much effort, but reconciling those two to make a game that's both engaging but fair is where real excellent game design comes through. I know it has a reputation for being kind of gruesome, but I actually thought Dark Souls handled this compromise of difficultly really well and had a great philosophy of difficulty that involved giving the player the benefit of the doubt.