Why We Play Difficult Games

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A frustrated women pondering advanced fighting game and difficult game concepts before thinking "One More Try!"

Why do we keep coming back to games that frustrate us, defeat us, and sometimes seem impossible?

Through conversations with players across fighting games, arcades, Souls, speedrunning, MMOs and more, we explore what difficult games actually teach us—and why finally overcoming them can feel so rewarding.

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