Harder Difficulty and Retrying

[SuperZambezi]

Do you mind playing on harder difficulties and running into situations where you have to repeat a level or a section multiple times, or do you prefer to blow through everything in an easier mode.

Depends on the game, but I usually stick to hard. I'm playing The Last of Us on hard, and I have to say that playing this way forces me to think carefully and strategize. It's a lot more rewarding as well. Did the same for Bioshock Infinite and felt the same way. Now Fallout 3, that I played on just hard and not the two higher settings. That game can be harsh.

 

[Luigidenne3DSGCN]

I almost always initially do everything on Easy because I want to see all the game has to offer at a constant pace. The joy of winning is also my favorite gaming emotion.

 

[Snowy620]

I usually go through on normal or hard depending on the type of game it is. For Halo games I really only do one playthrough, and it's on Legendary. But for games like DMC, I like to do it on normal so I get the mechanics down.

Though I went through inFAMOUS on hard the first time by accident and it was incredibly rewarding.

 

[cookieboy17]

If it's a game genre I'm familiar with, I usually go with the hardest difficulty or start off on the 2nd hardest and eventually progress to the hardest difficulty. If it's a genre I'm not so good with like shooters I'll stick with normal cause I'll get rocked on hard.

 

[Chubbo1793]

I usually play through a game on normal, then play the harder difficulties.

 

[Yoshiman222]

I like going on the hardest difficulty mode for almost all games I play.
The only exception to this are those games in which the harder mode is unlockable (where I'll play it once I unlock it if I don't lose my data by it), or in games where I really just want to listen to the story and other features of the game, but then I usually put the difficulties at a higher level for these anyways.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

I start on the default level mostly, but when there are multiple difficulties, I start things off with the easiest level, and then work my way up. That way, I know how to deal with many things at harder difficulty levels without too much trouble.

 

[deadlyximpulse]

I usually start off on the hardest difficulty depending on the game cuz I get bored if things are too easy for me. The only time I will start on a lower difficulty is to unlock content or if i'm in a rush to do something.

 

[SirYoshi211]

I mostly prefer to start on the easiest difficulty first, blow through everything and then try the higher ones. I like sticking to Normal afterwards.