eh, memes over a decade old at this point, obscure now anyway,(the Sa forums had it as an emote, so cant have been that obscure). plus most games changed how difficulty works besides just a setting you toggle. Honestly the worst old games did was lock you out of the 2nd half of the game on easy and say "now play it for real"KobaBeach wrote: ↑1 year ago i mostly just think that a game making a reference to a very specific touhou meme that is in turn a reference to a like. humiliation fetish manga that was a meme on The BBS Formerly Known As 2channel? that most people won't get unless they're turbo nerds, is like baby shit compared to some of the downright juvenile shit some old pc games used to do with like comparing you selecting very easy mode to being a literal child by placing a picture of the protag as a little baby next to it
i don't really mean any insult
i play bravely default exclusively on easy mode because normal and hard is Outright Abysmal but also enjoy Shiren and SaGa and FromSoft bullshit
Anyway I wouldnt say death wish makes the game lesser. A normally easy game actually challenging you can be fun even to casual players,and peace and tranqulity does lower it to a more reasonable level for non-experts, shoulda just been the baseline with a "press y if you have a deathwish" option