I ALWAYS play games on the 'easy' setting.....
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I prefer games that I can start out on Normal, then switch to easy if I am getting my ass handed to me. Although I am not a fan of Halo, I do recall how the original accomplished this, and it made it very accessible if I wanted to play a certain level co-op with someone who didn't have a lot of experience. the GOW and DMC method is also pretty effective, but kinda makes me feel a little insulted, Like I'm expecting Div [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/3/4/] to show up....
I'm actually a bit random with this, sometimes I'll go easy, very easy and EVEN NORMAL. -gasps and hushed whispers circulate around the tavern - Generally if I like the game enough I'll play through it again on very hard or some equivalent. If I recall correctly I think I completed MGS2 on every difficulty there was EXCEPT for the very hardest one..... The reason for which I did so eludes me now though... Hm.
Normally I run through first on the easy setting just to get the story out. I hate being stuck on a particular section when all I want to do is get to the next bit of the story. Although I'm finding that I'm sticking all my FPS/Sandbox games up to max now. [Modern Warfare 2, Saints Row 2, etc, etc]Beach_Sided said:
It's NOT the game's fault because it offers higher difficulty settings to match my skill levels where the desired underdog effect and fear of Helghast is restored. I mean if it isn't a challenge where you are killed occasionally... then you're not playing it the way the developers intended. The developers seem to understand less skilled players don't want to die all the time and more skilled players need the challenge.Coldie said:
I'd like to add that it's not just Stealth games where you aren't supposed to get shot as generally in all games the aim is not to get shot. Flank, snipe, bombard with grenades, shoot them before they shoot you, dodge and move like crazy to avoid getting hit (too much).
I don't like getting shot in any games, regardless of how close it brings my character to death I consider that a "point to them", I like the idea of having to use all my skill, every trick in the book and exploit every advantage as quickly and smoothly as possible to take them all out. That's a case where I don't mind a low-HP "handicap" as it's an incentive to play as well as you can with a sense of real achievement.
Really it isn't a handicap to only be able to survive a couple shots to the body, it's an ADVANTAGE to survive any at all. Or similar grievous wounds.
It depends on the game. Some games are barely affected by difficulty level (or simply only have one. Portal, for instance.), but in others, the difficulty level really changes the way the game plays.
In many first-person shooters, for instance, I prefer to play on harder difficulty levels because:
-I have to scavenge for supplies and make good use of all of my available assets, which can often lead to rewarding situations.
-I don't get sloppy so often. Playing on hard encourages me to seek out clever ways of attacking enemies, and keeps the danger real. It's just not exciting to walk right into an enemy encampment, soak up all the damage they can throw at you and gun them down with impunity. There's no satisfaction to it.
The other day when I was playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on the highest difficulty level, I went down into some underground tunnels. I was overconfident and didn't take enough supplies with me, so when I engaged a group of soldiers, they soon gained the upper hand. Within the first minute of the engagement I had used all of my ammunition for my assault rifle, and I was reduced to my crappy sawn-off shotgun, which was not very effective against their body armor.
I retreated into the next room and became pinned down behind a pillar. The shootout continued for another full minute until I was almost out of ammo. I realized I had to move or die, so I braved their fire to run for the exit and only just made it out, bleeding and low on ammo. Temporarily safe, I patched myself up and came up with a plan. I decided to flank them through a passage full of dangerous anomalies. I timed my run through just right and didn't get hurt, and this put me in the soldiers' blind spot. I sneaked through the corridors we were fighting in earlier and stole some equipment off of their dead comrades, then I sneaked in behind them and caught them off-guard. It was so satisfying getting the drop on them like that.
There's a balance to be struck when it comes to difficulty, so it varies a lot from game to game. I don't play Call of Duty games on Veteran because I don't find that satisfying, just extremely frustrating.
In many first-person shooters, for instance, I prefer to play on harder difficulty levels because:
-I have to scavenge for supplies and make good use of all of my available assets, which can often lead to rewarding situations.
-I don't get sloppy so often. Playing on hard encourages me to seek out clever ways of attacking enemies, and keeps the danger real. It's just not exciting to walk right into an enemy encampment, soak up all the damage they can throw at you and gun them down with impunity. There's no satisfaction to it.
The other day when I was playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on the highest difficulty level, I went down into some underground tunnels. I was overconfident and didn't take enough supplies with me, so when I engaged a group of soldiers, they soon gained the upper hand. Within the first minute of the engagement I had used all of my ammunition for my assault rifle, and I was reduced to my crappy sawn-off shotgun, which was not very effective against their body armor.
I retreated into the next room and became pinned down behind a pillar. The shootout continued for another full minute until I was almost out of ammo. I realized I had to move or die, so I braved their fire to run for the exit and only just made it out, bleeding and low on ammo. Temporarily safe, I patched myself up and came up with a plan. I decided to flank them through a passage full of dangerous anomalies. I timed my run through just right and didn't get hurt, and this put me in the soldiers' blind spot. I sneaked through the corridors we were fighting in earlier and stole some equipment off of their dead comrades, then I sneaked in behind them and caught them off-guard. It was so satisfying getting the drop on them like that.
There's a balance to be struck when it comes to difficulty, so it varies a lot from game to game. I don't play Call of Duty games on Veteran because I don't find that satisfying, just extremely frustrating.
Nope, I'm the opposite. Depending on the game I'll either start on medium (at the very lowest) or more often hard.
I like a challenge
I like a challenge
Usually I'll begin with the average difficulty, and then adjust based upon whether the game gives me trouble or not.
Easy to normal on a first run through, most commonly normal... hard if it's a second time through or part of a franchise that I've played a fair bit
Rpgs on hard, except maybe the beginning when im still experimenting, and bg2,
Normal with action games.
and if i die allot easy
I got really angry because there was one scene in god of war 2 where i just couldnt get past in normal mode through everything else was easy.
To pass it i turned the game to easy and ,well, easily won. After that i couldnt swwitch the difficulty back to normal and everything was way to easy since i was used to normal
Normal with action games.
and if i die allot easy
I got really angry because there was one scene in god of war 2 where i just couldnt get past in normal mode through everything else was easy.
To pass it i turned the game to easy and ,well, easily won. After that i couldnt swwitch the difficulty back to normal and everything was way to easy since i was used to normal
The only time I usually play on the easy setting is for achievements/trophies. But around 70% of the time I play on normal.
I never play on Easy. Normal if it's a series I'm not familiar with, Hard if it's a series I am familiar with, and the super-hard setting if I'm very good at the same.
