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Anyone else do this a lot? I find that it usually makes games a lot more memorable so I do it as often as I can. I'm starting SMTIV:Apocalypse on Hard(WAR) mode right now. What about easy mode? hopefully no imps choose that...
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Sep 20, 2016 18:58
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I always do
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Sep 20, 2016 19:01
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I always do, except for map games because I hate being hosed by RNG. If it's a game I don't know very well though I usually end up lowering it a notch or two
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Sep 20, 2016 19:01
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smt gmes have the worst hard modes imaginable since everything costs a billion times more and does more damage so its just annoying iirc
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Sep 20, 2016 19:33
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good hardmodes: changing enemy locations or making encounters stronger hell even better ai sometimes, or at least different behavior. bd hardmodes: making all the enemies bullet sponges and do more damge to u
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Sep 20, 2016 19:34
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mysterious loyall X posted:smt gmes have the worst hard modes imaginable since everything costs a billion times more and does more damage so its just annoying iirc They don't give the enemies more health at least, but you do take twice as much damage. I don't really think that it's annoying, you just have to use everything at your disposal to survive. I never grinded in Nocturne or DDS2's hard modes and I got through them just fine. My favorite hard modes will always be the ones that remix the enemy layouts and give the bosses new moves or make them faster. So Castlevania Order of Ecclesia has my favorite hard mode. Unfortunately you can't play hard mode from the start in OoE and a lot of other games which is a shame.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:06
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i don't get anything out of hard modes, most of the time they are just lovely afterthoughts that just make the game unnecessarily longer. i always go for the regular one since i dont have a lot of time to game and i want to play as many games as i can.Evil Eagle posted:My favorite hard modes will always be the ones that remix the enemy layouts and give the bosses new moves or make them faster. So Castlevania Order of Ecclesia has my favorite hard mode. Unfortunately you can't play hard mode from the start in OoE and a lot of other games which is a shame. i wish this was the norm with many other games... good hard modes and getting to choose them from the start
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Sep 20, 2016 20:11
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i do however like challenge runs like nuzlocke in pokemon, not picking up hearts in zelda. always wanted to try speedrunning a metroid game or getting low completion, but i just love taking my time and collecting poo poo as i play through.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:12
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Evil Eagle posted:Anyone else do this a lot? I find that it usually makes games a lot more memorable so I do it as often as I can. I'm starting SMTIV:Apocalypse on Hard(WAR) mode right now. War is easy... its peace thats hard...
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Sep 20, 2016 20:17
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Bitter Mushroom posted:War is easy... its peace thats hard... Peace isn't an option as you can see.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:18
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If a game makes you play through once to unlock hard mode the hard mode better add some cool poo poo. The bayonetya hard mode is awesome because you start seeing endgame enemies in the first fight of the game and it's pretty short to beat anyways. Stuff like the zelda hero modes being locked behind completion is dumb though , just let me do that my first time through
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Sep 20, 2016 20:30
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you should basically always start on hard because it usually means there's more problems to solve and solving problems in games is fun that said there's definitely been a couple of games where i've regretted this though, if the game is really dumb about how it handles difficulties
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Sep 20, 2016 20:30
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if there 3 modes i do hard, but if theres 4-5+ i usually pick the one right below hardest
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Sep 20, 2016 20:32
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With SMT IV/A, I really don't use hard mode except the fight with the Fiends
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Sep 20, 2016 20:33
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Evil Eagle posted:Anyone else do this a lot? I find that it usually makes games a lot more memorable so I do it as often as I can. I'm starting SMTIV:Apocalypse on Hard(WAR) mode right now. 
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Sep 20, 2016 20:41
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Yep and I am super excited for this. I'll probably be done with my first playthrough by the time it hits. I won't be giving up.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:42
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Coolguye posted:you should basically always start on hard because it usually means there's more problems to solve and solving problems in games is fun SMT games give you so many different tools to succeed which makes solving bosses in hard mode really fun. I can't get enough of it to be honest.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:44
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Evil Eagle posted:
ooe hard mode was cool
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Sep 20, 2016 20:44
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goferchan posted:If a game makes you play through once to unlock hard mode the hard mode better add some cool poo poo. The bayonetya hard mode is awesome because you start seeing endgame enemies in the first fight of the game and it's pretty short to beat anyways. Stuff like the zelda hero modes being locked behind completion is dumb though , just let me do that my first time through making u play thru the tutorial mission to do 3 of the climax attacks or whatever with the upgraded psycho dogs who are immune to witch time is a pain in the frigging rear end but the rest of bayonetta 1 hard mode is cool
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Sep 20, 2016 20:45
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Hard is usually standard mode, and easy/normal is made for kids and older adults with poor reflexes 
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Sep 20, 2016 20:48
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Kazvall posted:Hard is usually standard mode, and easy/normal is made for kids and older adults with poor reflexes n00b spotted
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Sep 20, 2016 20:49
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yes i did play the first doom, it was released just this year. wait, what do you mean there's 3 other games in the series and one of them inspired darkness charlie murphy
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Sep 20, 2016 20:49
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Evil Eagle posted:SMT games give you so many different tools to succeed which makes solving bosses in hard mode really fun. I can't get enough of it to be honest. i regretted it on persona 4 tbh literally the only thing it did was double enemy damage and increase enemy health by like 50%. you can only customize the MC so what this boils down to is keeping buffs up and never being without Yukiko or Teddie when you're not loving around because they've got the buffs and the healing. the entire game took a lot longer than it should have but the fundamentals were identical.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:51
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Coolguye posted:i regretted it on persona 4 tbh yeah don't play persona on hard mode I agree
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Sep 20, 2016 20:52
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MGR on hard mode is pretty nice because the game doesn't automatically parry for you.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:52
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I like how Fire Emblem does it. It will let you puss out of hard mode mid game but once you do it you can't go back.
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Sep 20, 2016 20:55
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Tbh I like it better when games are just hard and don't have a setting, like shovel knight or dust force or something.
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Sep 20, 2016 21:04
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i pick hard for skill based games like shooters or action games and easy for rng based games unless they have a heavy strategy element. there are too many games to play for me to waste time on dice rolls stacked against me. just what i think
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Sep 20, 2016 21:08
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Soral posted:i pick hard for skill based games like shooters or action games and easy for rng based games unless they have a heavy strategy element. there are too many games to play for me to waste time on dice rolls stacked against me. just what i think if you have to play a game on easy to make it playable its probably just a bad game
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Sep 20, 2016 21:09
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I always do this with open world games. I rented far cry primal and started on the hardest difficult + survivor mode (need sleep, no minimap or graphic assistance) and it was fun for like... Two hours?
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Sep 20, 2016 21:14
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I play normal mode.
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Sep 20, 2016 21:18
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rediscover posted:I play normal mode. me too.
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Sep 20, 2016 21:20
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I play the highest difficulty that is unlocked at that start.
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Sep 20, 2016 21:45
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Heroic -- the way Halo is meant to be played
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Sep 20, 2016 22:19
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Squeezy Farm posted:Heroic -- the way Halo is meant to be played 
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Sep 20, 2016 22:21
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Squeezy Farm posted:Heroic -- the way Halo is meant to be played halo is one of the few games where i never played normal
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Sep 20, 2016 22:21
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mysterious loyall X posted:yes i did play the first doom, it was released just this year. wait, what do you mean there's 3 other games in the series and one of them inspired darkness charlie murphy Lol
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Sep 20, 2016 22:23
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I usually do normal, and then if I enjoy the game I'll make a point to go back and play it again on hard, otherwise I don't really have the time/patience to start on hard with every single game.
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Sep 20, 2016 22:39
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i picked hard mode all the time when i was a kid, but these days i usually pick normal, since that's the one that the devs tend to have actually playtested and put thought into. hard/easy difficulties tend to be afterthoughts obviously there are exceptions (invisible inc is another game where the hardest difficulty is How it's Meant To Be Played), but...
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Sep 20, 2016 22:40
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always go for Very Easy, ideally with some sort of baby bonnet or rattle icon. blast through, grab a few cheevos along the way then ship that poo poo back for more gamefly gold
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