Article summary: "Games have become easier over time to appeal to a broader audience. Players no longer have to spend days polishing perfect timing to get perfe

Article summary: "Games have become easier over time to appeal to a broader audience. Players no longer have to spend days polishing perfect timing to get perfect moves in a side-scrolling platform game, as they formerly had to do just to get past the first level." Games trade off challenge and frustration. In a serious competitive pursuit, the challenge becomes more important, as does the dedication to advance to the next level. In video games, though, I sure don't enjoy the frustration of playing the same battle over and over again (Baldur's Gate 2, I'm looking at you --- so much potential, yet I can't force myself to get more than half-way through Chapter 1).