Some people really like it when a game poses a serious challenge.
Recently, a recording of a fragment of the "Play, Watch, Listen" podcast went viral in the gaming community. The writer of God of War spoke about a trick that some developers allegedly use to get higher scores.
A certain developer friend of Alana Pearce said that his studio sometimes makes the press build more difficult—they found that the more difficult the game, the better it is received by journalists.
Alana explained that "People tend to think: \"If I played it better, it would be an amazing game,\" so even without reaching the end, they will give the game a positive rating. If they do reach the end, the rating may be lower because \"the game was not challenging enough.\""
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