The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2077 dev would've loved to playtest the original Dark Souls or Demon's Souls: "Where do you draw the line between challenge that motivates you?"
A user experience researcher from CD Projekt Red expressed a desire to have playtested the original Demon's Souls or Dark Souls to understand the balance between challenging gameplay that motivates players and frustrating difficulty. The discussion touches on the extensive internal debates FromSoftware likely had during the development of these influential titles.
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- Cyberpunk 2077
- Dark Souls
- Hidetaka Miyazaki
- FromSoftware
- CD Projekt Red
- Game Design
- The Witcher 4
- User Experience Research
- Demon's Souls
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