The only game these days that I played on Easy was Dragon Age (on PC at least, I hear it's a lot easier on consoles). Apart from that, I always go for Normal on my first playthrough.
Poll: Easy difficulty
- Thread starter Peter Langdijk
- Start date
Recommended Videos
It really depends a lot on the game, nowadays I'll pick hard by default, but there are games where I'll lower it if I can't manage it, specially games that don't really teach you crap and just throw you into the wolves (ohai MvC3).
I also played Dragon Age on easy because I found the combat to be the most boring ever in an rpg, and at least on easy I could try to play it like it was an action rpg with crappy controls and semi-retarded AI.
I also played Dragon Age on easy because I found the combat to be the most boring ever in an rpg, and at least on easy I could try to play it like it was an action rpg with crappy controls and semi-retarded AI.
If I just want to see what a game is about (ie a rental) then I play easy, other than that I play normal then hard if I beat it on normal.
Generally Normal or the second hardest, if it's something I'm comfortable with, then I'll play the second hardest right away.
I never play the hardest because nowadays that means silly modes with often stupid restrictions that's a grind to get through.
I never play the hardest because nowadays that means silly modes with often stupid restrictions that's a grind to get through.
Got stuck on the Spider Queen in Dragon Age; Origins once, which made me lose interest after a while. A few hours ago (and quite a few months later) I found out that you can actually change the difficulty mid-game (hurr D
so I beat the spider easy on ... well, easy. Didn't change it back yet.
Honestly, in a game like Dragon Age I can see myself change to the easiest difficulty after a while, especially if I'm no longer in it for the challenge nor combat. I always 'start' on Normal though!
so I beat the spider easy on ... well, easy. Didn't change it back yet.Honestly, in a game like Dragon Age I can see myself change to the easiest difficulty after a while, especially if I'm no longer in it for the challenge nor combat. I always 'start' on Normal though!
Easy: for quick playthroughs, achievement gathering, etc
Medium: starting point on unknown games
Hard: second playthrough (or first on a game I know I can handle, like ME2)
Harder/Insane/Nightmare/[clever name here]: for related achievements, or if the game really just feels that easy (example: Dragon Age Origins with a mage character).
Medium: starting point on unknown games
Hard: second playthrough (or first on a game I know I can handle, like ME2)
Harder/Insane/Nightmare/[clever name here]: for related achievements, or if the game really just feels that easy (example: Dragon Age Origins with a mage character).
I generally play easy or normal/medium/what ever they hell their calling it now. Frankly this is honestly because I don't give two shits about the challenge I'm not hear for your challenge I'm here to be entertained by your story and have fun and considering most games take Hard+ to mean laser eye vision and 2k range plus 20mm pistols, I say no.
Depends on the game/if I'm playing Co-op, etc... I usually start off on Normal just to get the story (because that's what I buy games for) then up it to Hard, Very Hard, Insane, whatever it's called. In co-op I play on easy though because usually the people I play with are not gamers.
The only games I've ever played on easy right from the start are horror games. I find that I play them just to have the fun of the freak outs, shocks and scares, so the more times I die the less I'm into the game.
All other games I play on the most difficult setting right away so the game lasts longer and demands that I learn good use of strategy right from the beginning. I hate just walking through games.
All other games I play on the most difficult setting right away so the game lasts longer and demands that I learn good use of strategy right from the beginning. I hate just walking through games.
To me there are two kinds of games.
1: Super Meat Boy style games. Games that are about Gameplay. Pure and refined. In these, completing them or at least some missions on harder difficulties gives a nice feeling of mastering. I easily play on harder difficulties on these.
2: Mass effect style games. Games that are about story. More or less pure and refined. If a game has a great story, making the game too hard is simply frustrating. I want to know more story, but I keep dying to a boss or a hard encounter. On such games I play on easy and breeze through to enjoy the story.
Lets face it, you wouldnt want some guy trying to snag your book all the time while you were reading, right?
1: Super Meat Boy style games. Games that are about Gameplay. Pure and refined. In these, completing them or at least some missions on harder difficulties gives a nice feeling of mastering. I easily play on harder difficulties on these.
2: Mass effect style games. Games that are about story. More or less pure and refined. If a game has a great story, making the game too hard is simply frustrating. I want to know more story, but I keep dying to a boss or a hard encounter. On such games I play on easy and breeze through to enjoy the story.
Lets face it, you wouldnt want some guy trying to snag your book all the time while you were reading, right?
I play through once on medium, once on hard, and then play on easy.
sometimes its just so fun to play on easy and screw around instead of looking for a challenge. Take Infamous for example, its always fun to play, but on easy you just feel so much more bad ass, since almost nothing can hurt you.
sometimes its just so fun to play on easy and screw around instead of looking for a challenge. Take Infamous for example, its always fun to play, but on easy you just feel so much more bad ass, since almost nothing can hurt you.
I start on Normal these days. I used to, as a kid, play on Easy first. Learn the game (NES~PS1 era) assuming an Easy mode even existed in said games.
I think Twisted Metal 2 did it best by letting you only play 2/3s of the levels on Easy and interrupting your journey past Minion by making you switch to a harder difficulty. It was really then I learned to appreciate difficulty settings and how much of a better player I could be with harder challenges (cheating AI).
I rarely tangle with the 'hardest' settings, but I managed to get my All-Levels-On-Brutal portrait on SC2... but I probably would have done that with or without the reward just to see if I could do it.
I think Twisted Metal 2 did it best by letting you only play 2/3s of the levels on Easy and interrupting your journey past Minion by making you switch to a harder difficulty. It was really then I learned to appreciate difficulty settings and how much of a better player I could be with harder challenges (cheating AI).
I rarely tangle with the 'hardest' settings, but I managed to get my All-Levels-On-Brutal portrait on SC2... but I probably would have done that with or without the reward just to see if I could do it.
Depends on my mood. Sometimes I want a challenge, other times I want to feel like a badass and just steam roll though everybody. For example if you play as a blood mage on easy in DA:O you turn in to a wrecking ball made of hurt.
