#difficulty level

[vintage-tigre]

Sure, strive to be better but…

[jbk405]

What difficulty level do you play video games?

The easiest level they have. I'm here for a fun time, nothing more.

Between easy and default. I like a little challenge, not to break a sweat.

The default level. Let's experience it how they expect the average player to.

Harder than the default, for the thrill of the challenge.

The hardest level there is. If I didn't want to work for it, I'd watch a movie.

Voting ended onJan 1, 2025

With my full playthrough of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, I got to thinking about the different difficulty levels. Despite all being in the same series, the difficulties of each game are very different from one another.

With its heavy emphasis on RPG skills instead of cover-based shooter, the "Insanity" difficulty in ME1 doesn't change the nature of gameplay itself. The combat is definitely harder than the lower levels, but it's still the same game.

With ME2's change to a cover-based shooter emphasis, the "Insanity" difficulty is a whole different arena. Tactics need to be completely changed and different characters are less useful (some of which become nearly pointless outside of certain dedicated missions). Personally, I think some levels are so hard that it crosses over the line from "fun" to "work". I doubt I'll replay this game on Insanity after getting the achievement.

In ME3 it's back almost to where ME1 was, but not quite. Some squadmates are still more useful than others, but you can use any squadmate throughout the game without sabotaging your own combat. With the change in how Defenses and Powers work this might actually be the easiest of all three games in straight combat difficulty. I did the Insanity achievement on the first run without even a "practice" playthrough.

[alvinmichaelmurphyseville]

“Who adjusted the difficulty level on my life from impossible to medium? Because, whoever you are…THANK YOU SO MUCH!”

“I was so tired of suffering and now I feel like I actually have a small handle on all the things that used to frustrate me to tears. It’s incredible.”

“I’m just so HAPPY. I’m so lucky to be here. The identity crisis is healing up at last and I’m almost feeling sane again.”

[visionsofmagic]

― • doom: eternal [choose difficulty level] • ―

⋆ I’m too young to die

⋆ hurt me plenty

⋆ ultra-violence

⋆ nightmare

⋆ ultra-nightmare

[allieebobo]

Is there a way to win against Jacks? I won against Emerson but Jacks keeps throwing me off >:( Or is the game set in a 'if you win against Emerson, you lose against Jacks' and vice versa?

Ahh! No, you have a chance at beating Jacks for sure! But I did want to make it a lot harder (so the skill/condition checks are higher this time), because playing No. 4 on a Div I college team (as a freshman!) is no joke!

I'm glad it's (sorta) working!

Best of luck, anon >:) Deepal will be much harder! (Though that'll be far into the future).

[videogamesincolor]

Current discussion about the Callisto Protocol (and an 2 hour long examination of Back 4 Blood) got me thinking about difficulty curves and levels, and how, since From Software’s rise to prominence through the Soulsborne series, their take on a challenging video game has become the “shaky cam” of the gaming industry.

Which is to say, everyone wants to emulate From Software (the Paul Greengrass of games) design philosophy, but they don’t seem to understand meat and potatoes of it. So you end up getting a bunch of frustrating imitations of Soulsborne (i.e., imitations of the latter two Bourne films, Supremacy and Ultimatum) that carter to people who make “playing hard games” their entire personality.

Not exactly a 1:1 comparison, but that’s how it’s coming to me these days.

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Another great compilation from TwoSetViolin: this time, 10 different levels of orchestral music. 

[giftofgabber]

Difficulty level of Dream nursing school: it was still a beta