Sentinel armour easy mode? Really?

[Derock]

When I was a kid we actually had to beat our video games. None of this "hey you died a few times here's an easy mode" BS. I accidentally turned it on for the first stage of a boss and now I'm going to have to restart the whole level to repeat the first stage of the boss fight.

p.s. loving the game otherwise.

[`Creative]

You can turn it off in the settings mate ^^ I agree with your view though. At least it isn't a forced feature.

[Derock]

Originally posted by `Creative:

You can turn it off in the settings mate ^^ I agree with your view though. At least it isn't a forced feature.

Good to know it's in the menu... wish they made this more clear when it pops up.

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

It's ridiculous that it offers it after like 3 deaths lol

[Derock]

Originally posted by Morton Koopa Jr.:

It's ridiculous that it offers it after like 3 deaths lol

lol yeah.. I actually thought the game was asking me if I wanted to go back and start from the 1st stage of the boss.

[Shizofrend98HR†]

what does it even do?

[Quadsword]

How else would journalists beat the game?

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by BattlestarBeetsBear:

what does it even do?

Makes you more durable I think.

[Ur Sok]

You don't need to start the whole level again. You can just die again and load the checkpoint without sentinel armor.

[Shizofrend98HR†]

Originally posted by Quadsword:

How else would journalists beat the game?

hah, good one

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by Ur Sok:

You don't need to start the whole level again. You can just die again and load the checkpoint without sentinel armor.

lmao I made the same mistake as OP. I didn't realize it would deactivate on death.

[rolandoftheeld]

Originally posted by Schwifty:

When I was a kid we actually had to beat our video games. None of this "hey you died a few times here's an easy mode" BS.

Adaptive difficulty has been a feature of lots of games since at least the 80s. Most of the time it doesn't tell you it's happening. Maybe all those games you beat as a kid were taking it easy on you and you never even knew.

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by rolandoftheeld:

Originally posted by Schwifty:

When I was a kid we actually had to beat our video games. None of this "hey you died a few times here's an easy mode" BS.

Adaptive difficulty has been a feature of lots of games since at least the 80s. Most of the time it doesn't tell you it's happening. Maybe all those games you beat as a kid were taking it easy on you and you never even knew.

List of games from the 80s?

[rambley enjoyer 73]

I think Sentinel Armor is a good addition, since there's a lot of parts I can see tripping up players who are inexperienced with FPS games but picked Eternal up because it looked cool. There's nothing wrong with giving players the option to make it a bit easier on themselves.

[rolandoftheeld]

Originally posted by Morton Koopa Jr.:

List of games from the 80s?

I know SNATCHER on the MSX had it, that was '88. I played a pong-type air hockey game released in the 80s that scaled difficulty, but I don't remember the name.

Edit: Some cursory research turns up Astrosmash from 1981.

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by rolandoftheeld:

Originally posted by Morton Koopa Jr.:

List of games from the 80s?

I know SNATCHER on the MSX had it, that was '88. I played a pong-type air hockey game released in the 80s that scaled difficulty, but I don't remember the name.

Snatcher? How the hell would that work lol. Tvtropes gave me this:

[Snatcher had a shooting range which could be accessed for fun. If you get consistently high scores on the shooting range, the game amps up the challenge of the plot relevant shooting set-pieces. It's advised that you do intentionally terrible on the shooting range, or finishing the game may require inhuman reflexes. ]

Similarly, the only thing I can think of off the top of my head was Mario Kart 64. But also in that game, the CPU becomes better if you play better. Like I recall getting first in the first race of a grand prix led to smart ai for the rest of it.