@gamingonlinux guilty as charged, especially for new games, so that I could learn the mechanics.
Bite me!
@gamingonlinux thatโs me! Iโve got zero time but still enjoy gaming. Easy mode is the way to go!
@gamingonlinux I mostly do normal, but man I don't know what's wrong with enemies in Elden Ring. Like cmon give me a break will ya. They don't wait for a second to kill ya.
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And some games only have hard mode, and that's also fine.
@gamingonlinux Hell yeah! The older I am, the less time and patience I have to tinker with character builds and strategies. I want stories, I want fun, and I don't want to spent half a year playing only one game on hard mode when I can squeeze there a few more just thanks to playing it easy.
@gamingonlinux I recently sung praises not only on Easy mode but on easy switching of difficulty!
Playing #DeathStranding on the #SteamDeck. Wonderful game for me to relax with (for whatever weird reason). But then I found myself in a shooter sequence. And I just plain suck at aiming on anything but a keyboard and mouse.
So I kept dieing. And after a few repetitions I was THIS close to giving up on this game I have enjoyed for 50h now altogether. 1/
@gamingonlinux I have played two games on hard in my life:
- original AvP ,as the colonial marine.
- Quake 2
I feel those were personal accomplishmemts of my youth that I will neeeever achieve again, and has absolutely zero meaning or importance to anybody else ๐
But I DID enjoy it!
And that I agree remains key, however you do it
@gamingonlinux so ... Story mode.
I like that some games that call it story mode. It allows you to get through the game and enjoy the story and not get bigger down by difficult content.
It's not my thing, but I know people that benefit from this kind of game mode.
@gamingonlinux I'm totally an easy mode player. I care more about the interactive stories.
@gamingonlinux I start on normal and see how that goes, but I absolutely switch to easy if I feel like a game is wasting my time by overdoing it in the challenge.
My favourite thing is well implemented and seamless adaptive difficulty that is invisible to the player.
@gamingonlinux that is the level I mostly often start a new game in.
@gamingonlinux fair, Iโm just too F* old to play on easy mode. I feel like, If Iโm to sacrifice hours of my life into a game Iโd better make it worth my while.
@gamingonlinux Games are for enjoying yourself. If you want to play in easy go ahead.
In fact for single player games i believe it is ok to cheat if you want. Just dont ruin the game for anybody else and you're good to go.
@gamingonlinux me, not spending one more minute in high on life than i have to. The game wasnt hard just... annoying
The framing of this makes it too easy for incoherent arguments; that in agreeing with the spirit of this argument amounts to expecting an easy difficulty setting, always.
There are games where bolting on an extra, harder difficulty adds little value because the difficulty is created by ways the design of gameplay loops never really intended, adding no value.
But that equally can apply at the other end of the difficulty curve, with an added insult of perceived condescension.
@gamingonlinux Easy mode is fine. Though I love the trend where games replace the Easy, Medium,Hard naming structure with something like Story First, As intended, Challenging, etc.
@gamingonlinux I had to play NieR Automata on easy to get access to the autofire chip because I physically couldn't hold the shoulder button of my controller for prolonged periods without triggering my RSI.
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@gamingonlinux The best thing some game companies did was rename "easy mode" to story mode. I want to play the narrative not abuse myself with frustration :)
@gamingonlinux I do! It's not my default, but I'd rather finish a game on easy than play the first part over and over before tossing it to the back of my backlog never to be seen again.
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So true! After work I just want to chill and not develop some new skill micromanaging stuff.
@gamingonlinux And โeasyโ = โaccessibleโ for many. Gatekeeping games is weird.
@gamingonlinux Man, there's been a couple games where I picked Easy and died on the first level anyway. Rage quit and never went back, lulz.
@gamingonlinux Related: you cannot cheat in a solo game, whatever you're doing is not cheating. Do what feels best to you.
@gamingonlinux sometimes I just want to get through the story.
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I mean I like a challenge every now and then, but some games have gameplay or controls so abysmal I don't really bother and just play for story. I totally remember playing the wannabee walking-sims Soma on easy mode (it had a top notch writing, but one of the most dull attempts on stealth & horror I can remember).
As we used to say in RPGs: But that's badwrongfun ! Aka: don't listen to people on the internet and play as you and your group like it :)
@gamingonlinux Not always, but when Iโm bored or tired, I like to play the most difficult level I KNOW I will win. I find it soothing, and I can look around for things Iโve missed, better strategy, etc.
@gamingonlinux @darius During burnout, Iโd set games lowest with all the helpers I could enable to make it somewhat enjoyable. Iโm sure many players canโt mentally deal with challenging settings tbh!
@gamingonlinux absolutely right. I have no shame in lowering the difficulty on a game if I'm struggling. I just want to enjoy playing instead of bashing my head against a wall.
@gamingonlinux Absolutely, i have no embarrassment to say that I beat Doom Eternal on Easy. It was stress enough at that level, I don't need more neck pain in my life. I don't play all games on easy, but I will adjust it where and when I decide.
@gamingonlinux absolutely right. I mostly chose and play games to enjoy a story, I don't have time to get frustrated with having to repeat the same thing 100 times over and over again until I do it just exactly right to progress.
I like games that call this "story mode", I feel more respected.
I understand that some people do need the challenge, good for them, just not me.
@gamingonlinux I have a child. No time for hard mode. ๐ At least for story games.
Imagine, using a feature that's designed to be there, all because it's a game and that's how you enjoy it. Go figure.
@gamingonlinux Games are form of art. With art, there's no wrong way to experience it. Being art though, it's not always meant to be fun.
@gamingonlinux @PanNindyk, I switched to the easiest mode when I was learning how to use a gamepad. And yeah, more fun like that.
@gamingonlinux I wish the easy mode on brawlers were actually easy. The new TMNT game was and I had a blast playing with a teenaged relative who barely games. We tried to play Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and it was really tough even on easy.
Guess which one we went back for more of?
@gamingonlinux I want Baldurโs Gate Story Mode in everything
/me looks suspiciously in wife's general direction
@gamingonlinux yep. 99% of the games i love to play i play on easy mode. the few games are touhou cause normal mode is not that much harder and makes you feal badass and i wanna be series cause nomather what your gonna feel dumb.
@kazriko
Good point. I've seen too many user reviews where players complained about a game being too easy, only to find that they never changed from the Default difficulty.
@gamingonlinux i do that, cause i'm not skilled or experienced enough plus i got adhd and my right hand got hurt and now it doesn't work like before anymore
@gamingonlinux no they are not, but its still fine to play on easy mode.
@gamingonlinux I always play on normal but I can understand why people choose easy
@gamingonlinux absolutely. It's not for me - I'm one of those Soulsborne saddos who love a challenge - but if that's how someone else wants to enjoy a game (whatever their reason, whether it's a disability thing, or a time thing, or a "just because" thing is immaterial) then more power to them.
@gamingonlinux totally agree. Yes, i like to play on hard mode but i really dont want to be forced to play it like that. Also very important accsessibility feature wich a lot of developers seem to ignore these days.
@gamingonlinux full ack! There are genres I kinda like but are just too bad playing on a normal or even harder level.