I have had something like the “easy path” experience in actual video games, when they offer the option of changing the game difficulty at any time. You could play all the way through Skyrim on “Novice” difficulty if you wanted to, and you would have to be extremely incompetent not to win. But then for someone like me who plays on “Expert” (or “Master” once I’m at a high enough level), the game is more satisfying overall, but after every difficult battle, loss of a companion, etc. there’s always that temptation to knock the difficulty down a step or two.
I have had something like the “easy path” experience in actual video games, when they offer the option of changing the game difficulty at any time. You could play all the way through Skyrim on “Novice” difficulty if you wanted to, and you would have to be extremely incompetent not to win. But then for someone like me who plays on “Expert” (or “Master” once I’m at a high enough level), the game is more satisfying overall, but after every difficult battle, loss of a companion, etc. there’s always that temptation to knock the difficulty down a step or two.