When I first get a game I usually just play it on the "Normal" difficulty or whatever word the game uses that is the equivalent of that. If I like my first play through and want to play it again, then I try harder difficulty levels.
usually hard. i find that as games get shorter and easier (checkpoints, when was the last time you saw game over,etc), playing on hard makes the games take longer and keeps me from blowing through them in one or two days. if only those jerk developers would stop locking hard mode.
I play pretty much every game on normal on my first play through. After that I'll try and play through the harder difficulties in subsequent order. I'll also play through on the easier difficulties after depending on if there are things to unlock or achievements to get on those modes as well.
Whatever the default setting is, in general. Sometimes if I don't level my character evenly (I'm looking at you Oblivion! Broken!) I prefer to drop it to easy rather than starting over. Sometimes you can even just catch up to the right level that way, then go back to default difficulty and finish the game out like a normal person.
i have a question for you guys, as most people play on default. do you find that it would detract from your experience at all if hard was unlocked from the getgo? not having it has really detracted from some games for me, so i am wondering if there would be any harm if it were never locked. i wish there was a way to get word to devs that some of us really like playing on hard, and would like to never have it locked. :(
i have a question for you guys, as most people play on default. do you find that it would detract from your experience at all if hard was unlocked from the getgo? not having it has really detracted from some games for me, so i am wondering if there would be any harm if it were never locked. i wish there was a way to get word to devs that some of us really like playing on hard, and would like to never have it locked. :(OneWingedAngeI
No I can't really see any reason why having all the difficulties unlocked right from the get-go would bother me so I'd be cool with.
For games that I've never played before, I go easy. If I've played another game in the series, or am otherwise familiar with the game (Devil May Cry, Halo, etc.) I choose normal, and work my up if I wish.
Usually normal to start and hard for the second playthrough if I ever go there. Now if its a game like Bioshock where I hear they go easy on dying then I automatically start on the hardest difficulty. That is if the freakin developers don't lock hard mode off the bat, I mean what the hell is the point of that anyways? I don't usually replay games so why cant play hard mode off the get go? It drives me nuts. Nothing makes me stop a game halfway through and move on more than that- being too easy and boring the hell out of me.
I usually start on normal, NEVER easy, then hard, and then if there's a mode above that and it's worth playing then I will (For example in games like GOW and uncharted).
If the game has a reputation for being hard, I'll play on normal. If it has a reputation for being easy, I'll play on hard. If it's a game with XBox 360 achievements for beating it on hard, I'll usually play on whatever will unlock the most achievements with a single playthrough since I normally don't like to play through stuff more than once.
Most of my games i play on normal and about the only kind of games i like to play on the hardest level are war games makes for the best kind of battles.
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