Easy, normal, hard?

[Flishiz]

How do you play, and why?

-Normal. It lets me get through the game with challenge, but I don't have to break flow by being on the cheap end of a bullshit loss.

 

[USSR]

Hard..

*insert perverted joke here*

 

[Extravaganza]

Uhmm.. Normal..
Then.. Hard..
>_>

 

[Aqualung]

Normal. Because, I'm THAT unique.

 

[Archaon6044]

i go for normal first off, then i slowly work my way up, except for Gears 2, where i though "i've done Gears 1 on Insane, by myself. Hardcore will be a breeze!" before promplty getting raped

 

[FinalGamer]

Used to play on easy to not be cocky but now I just let it be Normal and head right in.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Hard, It makes games longer

 

[EnderWigginDA]

Never understood how anything less than the most difficult setting in a SP game could be any fun.

 

[ellimist337]

Usually a game I know will have replay value I'll play on Normal, then I'll move to hard for the second playthrough. If it's a game I really only plan on playing once, I'll play on hard for a greater challenge and to get a little more out of the game.

 

[Zildjin81]

Normal, because then if it's a good game I can replay on hard.

 

[Imat]

I play for the story (Which is hard these days...). Harder difficulties are multiplayer by yourself, what fun is that?

 

[Husky.Gnoll]

Normal to get the hang of the game then switch to hard when I'm feeling like I'm up for it.
By the way, does anyone get the strangest feeling that most games today are pretty much easier then that just gave you 3 lives and no save options.(or at least limited saving options)

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

Easy if it's a new game so I can get a taste and know what to do and then I move onto hard for a challenge and an achivement

 

[xitel]

Easy if it's a new game so I can get a taste and know what to do and then I move onto hard for a challenge and an achivement

Exactly. I play easy for the controls and story, then move onto normal and hard to enjoy the challenge.

 

[LewsTherin]

Always start on hardest difficulty.

 

[Audemas]

I start on Hard so I can get the hard achievements and the normal ones. It may be more difficult but I like the challenge.

 

[jimduckie]

easy then once confident go normal then hard and if the game allows extreme

 

[Flap Jack452]

I always play through on normal difficulty first. Then if I like the game (or want the achievements) I play through on the hardest.