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Games more fun while not on default difficulty mode?
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Bornstellar
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Halo on normal is not very interesting IMO.
Beatboxtaun
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That depends on the player. Some like to torment themselves with insane difficulties, while others like to play through for the story and I think most are in the category that wants it with just the right amount of difficulty.
NCR Redslayer
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Not playing DmC on hard is a fuck you.
Krappadizzle
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Most games on Normal are tuned to be too easy in my opinion which is fine I'd say for most people, but I prefer a bit of a challenge when I play a game. I like feeling the accomplishment of overcoming the odds and barely getting by or having figured out the design that you know specifically how the A.I. will react and just messing with them.
TLoU on it's hardest difficulty with "listen mode" off was sublime and one that immediately sticks out in my mind. But after my 3rd playthrough, the challenge had essentially stopped as I knew how the A.I. was gonna react.
F.E.A.R is probably king in my book for being much better on any difficulty above normal as the A.I. is incredibly good in that game.
TLoU on it's hardest difficulty with "listen mode" off was sublime and one that immediately sticks out in my mind. But after my 3rd playthrough, the challenge had essentially stopped as I knew how the A.I. was gonna react.
F.E.A.R is probably king in my book for being much better on any difficulty above normal as the A.I. is incredibly good in that game.
It also depends on the game. Some games are poorly balanced and require only a fraction of their mechanics to be used on lower difficulties.
NormalFish
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Halo was mentioned, but it's a good answer.
Dragon age Origins fits this, as well. On nightmare the combat shines far more and punishes sloppy skill usage, where as on lower difficulties you can faceroll through the whole lot. Though that said, nightmare is still far too easy.
Dragon age Origins fits this, as well. On nightmare the combat shines far more and punishes sloppy skill usage, where as on lower difficulties you can faceroll through the whole lot. Though that said, nightmare is still far too easy.
The Last of Us.
Normal mode pretty quickly ends up robbing the games combat of it's best aspect - the tension.
I would recommend that anybody who hasn't played the game yet does so on Hard mode with listen mode turned off. The sound design is incredible in this game so when you turn off your magic see through walls vision, with the more limited ammo of hard mode is makes it a great, tense and frantic survival experience.
Grounded/Survival mode are even better for that sense of tension but I wouldn't necessarily recommend those modes for a first play through since you don't really get the opportunity to experiment as much as you'd like.
Normal mode pretty quickly ends up robbing the games combat of it's best aspect - the tension.
I would recommend that anybody who hasn't played the game yet does so on Hard mode with listen mode turned off. The sound design is incredible in this game so when you turn off your magic see through walls vision, with the more limited ammo of hard mode is makes it a great, tense and frantic survival experience.
Grounded/Survival mode are even better for that sense of tension but I wouldn't necessarily recommend those modes for a first play through since you don't really get the opportunity to experiment as much as you'd like.
lucebuce12
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Neoleo2143
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Fire Emblem games tend to come into their own on higher difficulties sometimes even completely changing scripting patterns.
Most extreme/stylish action games/spectacle fighters in a nutshell. Though most of them manage to be fun and somewhat challenging even on normal for at least the first playthrough.
DmC is boring on everything below Nephilim (hard) on the first playthrough. Things only get really interesting on Son of Sparda (very hard) and Must Die. I'd say this applies to DMC4 as well. Everything below hard might as well not exist. It was really annoying that you had to unlock it on DMC4SE. At least DmC got things right the first time by having hard available from the outset.
DmC is boring on everything below Nephilim (hard) on the first playthrough. Things only get really interesting on Son of Sparda (very hard) and Must Die. I'd say this applies to DMC4 as well. Everything below hard might as well not exist. It was really annoying that you had to unlock it on DMC4SE. At least DmC got things right the first time by having hard available from the outset.
RowdyReverb
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Wolfenstein: The New Order is a ton of fun on the hardest difficulty (Über), and this is coming from somebody who usually sticks to normal/easy modes. The checkpoints, armor, and health pickups are generous enough to make it possible and the combat encounters provide a good challenge
Seconded.
ViewtifulJC
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Better question is what game is more fun on the default difficulty mode
three_muffins
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The survival difficulty on fallout 4 is pure fun and the most diabolical thing i ever played. Im so scared to go outside...im hording items, only engange when i have the upper hand and i plan my travels ( no fast travels) accordingly. Because you can only save at a bed i carefully think about every encounter i want to engage. Traveling 5 minutes by foot only to be killed by random raiders is a very real possibility.
Im so careful and egoistic when playing on survival....i think im halfway to becoming a raider myself.
PKMNTrainer
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Most Kingdom Hearts games, in my opinion. Really enjoy playing on the hardest difficulty (most of the time). Pretty good balance of challenge without having to grind (at least in the main story).
Succinct Verbosity
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Yeah, I came here to say The Last of Us. I don't like the insanely high difficulty modes, but for a game about human survival and isolation I think the risk of dying is quite important.
You can tell from the level and AI design that Alien: Isolation is meant to be played on the hardest difficulty - the AI is otherwise kinda glitchy and, I don't know, just feels 'dumb'
Then there's Halo - anything less than Legendary makes the gunplay insubstantial and stone dull (in the Bungie ones, anyway: the 343 games never captured my imagination enough to warrant more than 1x playthrough each)
EDIT: Also, shout out to the MegaTen games - they were designed to be played on the hardest level
Then there's Halo - anything less than Legendary makes the gunplay insubstantial and stone dull (in the Bungie ones, anyway: the 343 games never captured my imagination enough to warrant more than 1x playthrough each)
EDIT: Also, shout out to the MegaTen games - they were designed to be played on the hardest level
Rats Off To Ya
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Hard is the new normal. For most games, anyway.
The Lamonster
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Invite some friends over for a Rock Band party and put all the instruments on expert difficulty and let me know how that works out for you.
JRPGs on easy (recenly persona 3) are more fun to me than normal. Usually means less grinding, less repeating boss fights (from dying to them for not being ready). I play JRPGs for the story/characters and the combat to a certain extent. Just don't force me to do the combat more than necessary.
Twilight princess HD was way more fun w/ ganondorf/hero mode, though - forced you to actually fight the way the game intended instead of charging in head-first and wailing your sword about.
Twilight princess HD was way more fun w/ ganondorf/hero mode, though - forced you to actually fight the way the game intended instead of charging in head-first and wailing your sword about.
Much much better, good answer.
Most games just scale difficulty and you still play the same way but here the combat system with buffs/debuffs and timing really gets a chance to shine when enemies don't melt immediately.
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Though it's still probably recommended to try them on an easier setting first, I couldn't imagine playing Ouendan 1+2/Elite Beat Agents on anything but the hardest two difficulties these days.
This err being an exception of course
red faction guerilla on easy is where its at.
I tend to enjoy uncharted games on easy, same with most shooters that I'm not really digging the controls/feel.
Platinum games tend to be tuned for the setting above Normal from all the one's I've played.
TLOU was great when a bit harder too (even though you still get too much items if you are stingy).
I tend to enjoy uncharted games on easy, same with most shooters that I'm not really digging the controls/feel.
Platinum games tend to be tuned for the setting above Normal from all the one's I've played.
TLOU was great when a bit harder too (even though you still get too much items if you are stingy).
LiegeWaffle
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Most arcade games are almost always played on the default difficulty because they are balanced around it and switching difficulty requires reaching inside the arcade cabinet (hopefully while it's powered off) and changing the DIP switch on the PCB.
AndrewDean84xX
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The Last of Us on it's easiest setting. That way you can get through the awful gameplay quicker and experience the amazing story sooner.
Same thing with Bioshock Infinite.
Same thing with Bioshock Infinite.
Well you gotta work up to the hardest difficulty. But the real fun doesn't start until you're able to ace the hardest songs.
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Though it's still probably recommended to try them on an easier setting first, I couldn't imagine playing Ouendan 1+2/Elite Beat Agents on anything but the hardest two difficulties these days.
This err being an exception of course
Depends on the Rhythm game. Some of them require savants to play on hardest difficulty. EBA is a good example of 'perfect at hardest difficulty' but there are some bemani or bemani style games that require so much memorization and precision that only the most dedicated players with the craziest reflexes can even manage to play on hardest.
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