Lies of P

It was unlocked through dying too much. And Ryu had a pink ribbon on him if you played that mode, which really just shows how fucking dumb Itagaki could be. 

Edit - in response to Aunt's response about people with physical disabilities.

That's why games should have support for different control types. There is now quite a range of controllers that can be used for those with physical disabilities, from ones that are just very customisable or even ones that can be mouth operated. Fully editable controls should also be available, if people find the default settings uncomfortable.

This is why I don't agree the arguments against, even when well-argued by perfectly reasonable gamers, as in this thread. I want all games to be as accessible to as many as possible. Experience the brilliance of this game, and turn it down if it's too tough, as there are - in Souls games - a lot of things to enjoy beyond raw challenge. 

What if the 'Easy Mode' is still too difficult for some people? 

I think some sort of sliders would be the best way to go with a 'god mode' option too. All at the start obviously.

Edit - I remember reading some article/study about people not willing to select 'Easy Mode' too as they feel they're not playing the game properly or don't want to be seen as rubbish players. I'll try and dig it out, it was quite interesting.

Some games already have Story mode where you can't lose. I think SOMA has one. You can argue it takes all the tension away from the game if you can't die but you can still enjoy the story and everything else

And I'm not going to get uppity about you not wanting to engage with the community aspect, but that doesn't change the fact that it's there and other people like it. Much as you or I not getting uppity about the possibility of an easy mode doesn't change the fact that, if it were there as a toggle, other people (for various reasons) would dislike it...

Besides, are we really going to argue that "Wiki diving" or "Sharing strategies" is something that's only acceptable in From games' fanbases? Every single game ever made has a subset of fans (usually a minority) that decry that in favour of "Git gud on your own, scrub", even From games... and a usually (and thankfully IMO) much larger subset that not only don't mind, but actively encourage aiding stuck players in various ways, and in many occasions making the overall game experience better for it. I mean, look at the crazy shit people do in BotW/TotK! Or the amount of platforming tricks in Mario games and others that were only ever perfected through community sharing, or grinding spots and strategizing in various RPGs...

Absolutely. 

A friend of mine got to the last boss in Sekiro and couldn't beat him after 5-6 hours of trying. Loved the game up to that point and it really ruined the experience and game for him.

I should probably stop teasing him about it...

If they won't add easy or sliders don't nerf weapons or spells when gamers figure out how to combine them to make it easier.

For the record, I'm against that as well in the context of single player games. Fixing buggy interactions or things that don't work as they should is one thing, but outright nerfing should be left to PvP/multiplayer, which is why I was very happy when FromSoft started making PvP-exclusive changes recently with Elden Ring.

I just preloaded the mother, only 32Gb, so the download wasn’t hard at least.

I've a friend that really enjoys Sekiro, thinks everything about it is great. He can't get past the Guardian Ape. The game is challenging for him and he enjoyed it despite some setbacks but the Guardian Ape is just a bridge too far. And as Sekiro has no co op, he can't even get help that way so he's left pretty stuck and just kinda dropped it.

My fiancee won't play anything that doesn't have a story mode difficulty. She enjoys playing games but she'll be the first to say she's not really good at them. So she appreciates it when a game has that difficulty so it's a worry free way to get into the game and enjoy the things she likes about the game like the art or the actual gameplay that would be otherwise a bit daunting.

I see all sides of the argument for this I really do and I wouldnt want From Soft to compromise on their intended difficulty, I think its nice to have. But I'll hardly bat an eye if they bring in easy mode in the next Dark Souls. Or if any game like Lies of P. It's not for me and that's OK, won't affect my experience.

I think a lot of new players would find themselves going up to the normal difficulty if the got to play it on easy first.
Simple way for them to learn the game without all the frustrations.

I'm also now reminded of giantbomb playing a game that listed the Yakuza series as higher difficulty than the Souls games.