2015-05 Wednesday 15th, SOMA is now in beta

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But I don't like it! Such HUD icons damage the immersion for me.
And when OTHERS have problems with the controls, they have to learn. To make it easier just for a small group of casual people will only annoy the old fans!

A hardcore game is hard because it requires skill
Figuring out which way a valve turns is not a skill

No. Hardcore does not mean that a game is just difficult as killing bosses in Dark Souls.
Hardcore means that it's anti-mainstream and less casual. An experimental or stubborn game that does its own thing!