{"id":23087,"date":"2026-07-31T12:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23087"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:18:38","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-is-officially-calling-for-more-games-for-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23087","title":{"rendered":"Guillermo Del Toro Is Officially Calling For More Games &#8220;For The Elderly&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Legendary filmmaker <strong>Guillermo del Toro<\/strong> is also an avid gamer, but he has a bone to pick with the medium, saying it doesn&#8217;t cater to the eldest among us\u2014or a specific genre doesn&#8217;t, at least. Most recently known for directing the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/frankenstein-762374\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/a> adaptation, del Toro has dipped his toes into the gaming industry by collaborating with Hideo Kojima on the canceled <em>Silent Hills<\/em>&#8216; demo, <em>P.T.<\/em>, and lending his likeness to Deadman, a prominent character in Kojima&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Death Stranding<\/em> and its sequel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>We weren&#8217;t entirely familiar with Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s game, however. In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/guillermo-del-toro-is-a-true-gamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>IGN<\/em><\/a>, the director runs through a list of bangers he&#8217;s particularly fond of. &#8220;<em>I love Left 4 Dead<\/em>,&#8221; he says, before noting that <em>Death Stranding<\/em> brought him to tears. &#8220;<em>Shadow of the Colossus made me introspective about so many intangible things<\/em>,&#8221; he continues, then calling <em>BioShock<\/em>&#8216;s Rapture a world he could &#8220;<em>get lost in for ages<\/em>.&#8221; Before name-dropping other all-time greats like <em>Journey<\/em>, <em>Monument Valley<\/em>, and <em>Angry Birds<\/em> (yes, <em>Angry Birds<\/em> is a bona fide classic), del Toro has a particular critique for influential roguelike <em>Dead Cells<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dead Cells promo art featuring the Prisoner protagonist facing the game's world.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dead-Cells-review-header.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Dead Cells promo art featuring the Prisoner protagonist facing the game&#8217;s world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I just hate respawning<\/em>,&#8221; del Toro says, even though he found <em>Dead Cells<\/em> &#8220;<em>really interesting<\/em>.&#8221; He doesn&#8217;t particularly like having to start every run from the beginning, even though &#8220;<em>you get faster<\/em>,&#8221; on subsequent attempts. &#8220;<em>Please, please do a version without respawning<\/em>,&#8221; he literally begs, &#8220;<em>for the elderly players<\/em>.&#8221; If someone makes a <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/roguelike-roguelite-difference-permadeath-hades-rogue-slay-spire\/\" target=\"_blank\">non-roguelike <em>Dead Cells<\/em><\/a>, del Toro wants to know about it immediately: &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m available. You contact me and send it to me. Please, I beg you<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The visionary filmmaker cuts to the heart of a common conundrum in gaming\u2014intentional design versus approachability. It comes up often in regard to roguelikes, but also other genres, like soulslikes and extraction shooters. There&#8217;s an innate attraction to being immersed in virtual game worlds like that of <em>Dead Cells<\/em>, but make it more approachable and you&#8217;ve compromised its intended design. Effort without progression is an understandable turnoff for a lot of players, but it&#8217;s become a core tenet of many types of games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deadman grabbing Sam in Death Stranding.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/deadman-grabbing-sam-in-death-stranding.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Deadman grabbing Sam in Death Stranding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Games which are difficult or punishing are also not just a challenge for elderly folks; it&#8217;s a conversation that comes up regularly when discussing broader accessibility concerns. Special peripherals and extensive settings menus have helped games become more accessible, especially in recent years, but it&#8217;s still a medium that largely centers around hand-eye coordination and reaction time.<\/p>\n<p>Even without specific accessibility concerns, I can see where del Toro is coming from. My favorite game so far this year is <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/saros-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Saros<\/em>, another roguelike<\/a>, and it&#8217;s easy to understand how someone would be interested in its fictional world but entirely frustrated by its harsh gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>Gaming is already a hobby for all ages, but will only become more so as people who grew up with video games continue to age. <strong>Guillermo del Toro<\/strong> proves that good taste is timeless, and even if he pleads facetiously for games catering to the elderly, it still touches on one of the medium&#8217;s core contradictions\u2014games are for everyone, but not playable by everyone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is also an avid gamer, but he has a bone to pick with the medium, saying it doesn&#8217;t cater to the eldest among us\u2014or a specific genre doesn&#8217;t, at least. 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