Saros Offers Extensive Difficulty Customization for Players
Housemarque's upcoming roguelike Saros will feature deep difficulty options beyond traditional settings. Players can tailor the experience using Carcosan Modifiers to adjust challenge levels. These extensive options aim to make the game accessible to a wider audience while still offering a significant challenge.
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Saros: How to Lower the Difficulty
This guide explains how to lower the difficulty in the roguelite action-adventure game Saros by utilizing its Carcosan Modifiers feature. Players can enable the 'Unlimited Protection Modifiers' option in the settings to apply buffs without needing to balance them with nerfs, allowing for a more casual experience without impacting rewards or trophies.
Brutal difficulty? Crushing bosses? Don't let them scare you off Saros, pleads PlayStation studios lead: "If this video game looks cool to you then IT IS FOR YOU"
Mihir Sheth, senior product developer director at PlayStation Studios, encourages players not to be deterred by Saros's difficulty, stating that the game is for anyone who finds it appealing. He highlights that Housemarque has included options to tailor the experience and preserve challenge, suggesting that players can adjust modifiers to make the game more approachable.
Saros has been made easier than Returnal due to player feedback, though creative director claims its still "a very challenging game"
Housemarque has made its upcoming sci-fi roguelike shooter Saros easier than Returnal, incorporating features like autosaves and multiple save slots based on player feedback. Creative director Gregory Louden stated that while the game remains challenging, these changes aim to allow more players to experience its content. The game will also feature permanent upgrades and shorter, approximately 30-minute run times, and is releasing exclusively on PlayStation 5.
Saros Lets You Disable Most Permanent Unlocks for Even More Challenge
Saros, the spiritual successor to Returnal, will offer players significant control over its difficulty, including the option to disable most permanent unlocks. Housemarque aims to provide players with more agency rather than simply offering standard difficulty settings. The game launches on April 30th for PlayStation 5 and features new additions like The Passage and biome teleportation.
