Clearly achieving a high rank because of combos or whatever requires some form of skill, but isn't it an optional part of the game? If I go play DMC right now, do I need an S rank to beat all the bosses and finish the game?
Meanwhile, in games like Dark Souls you do need to learn the patterns and when it's a good idea to attack with your character's current setup of weapons/spells. It's not an option between "you can mash the button and proceed" or "you can carry out a complex chain of hits in a particular order in order to get a bigger rank!". You either learn to deal with the attack patterns or you get stuck.
Which I think is what Aeriyn was saying: you don't need much skill, in any of its many shapes, to 'beat' the game. Unless you do. I have no idea how DMC and the like work. Maybe if you don't have full S ranks on all stages you get the Very Depressing Ending or something.
Meanwhile, in games like Dark Souls you do need to learn the patterns and when it's a good idea to attack with your character's current setup of weapons/spells. It's not an option between "you can mash the button and proceed" or "you can carry out a complex chain of hits in a particular order in order to get a bigger rank!". You either learn to deal with the attack patterns or you get stuck.
Which I think is what Aeriyn was saying: you don't need much skill, in any of its many shapes, to 'beat' the game. Unless you do. I have no idea how DMC and the like work. Maybe if you don't have full S ranks on all stages you get the Very Depressing Ending or something.