It’s not gatekeeping. It depends on the game. The souls games are probably better for not having a configurable difficulty escape hatch. You can always summon

It’s not gatekeeping. It depends on the game. The souls games are probably better for not having a configurable difficulty escape hatch. You can always summon to get help with bosses. But ultimately the game expects things of you and won’t just hand them over. It’s quite refreshing.