I can see where you're going with this. I feel similarly when it comes to the antenna in the new Mario Kart, it's essentially driving itself. They way I learned Mario Kart when I was a kid was just ramming into every wall and falling off of every ledge until I learned, using the antenna won't...
Honestly I got lost trying to figure out who is arguing what in all of this but I keep thinking about Cadence of Hyrule reading this. Cadence of Hyrule has a setting where you can turn off the rhythm and move to your own rhythm (all the enemies will follow this). It's essentially an easy mode...
I don't think I agree with this.
I get where you're coming from but I don't see accessibility as pandering. Perhaps it is if it takes away from the game, but an option that makes the game more accessible to people who are interested but can't / don't want play it in its normal settings isn't...
I'm bringing this up because I came across an opinion recently that was easy mode in games is primarily for younger players. A lot of gaming now is about making it as hard as possible. We've all seen the "I beat _______ with one hit point in 5 minutes with my eyes closed and only using a leaf as...