Hard enough/ rewards enough?
What is common is this: when a certain behavior is rewarded, it tends to persist. And this is one of the reasons why you might not like Dark Souls. Due to the level of difficulty, the reward may never be reached
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We often cover its graphics, the story, or the gameplay. A selling adjective often used by those who enjoy games is that it's addictive, but have you ever wondered what are the mechanisms that make our brains enjoy games so much?
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