Is it bad for people to play easy mode in games? - /v/ (#716052065) [Archived: 284 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:47:18 PM No.716052065
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>finally beat a hard game
>in easy mode though
>people say i didnt actually beat the game
Did i actually got the total game experience from playing and beating easy mode?
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:49:16 PM No.716052197
You will never grow or learn if you only take the easy path.

This is true of vidya and life in general
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:50:17 PM No.716052264
>>716052197
what if the """""easy""""" mode is already hard?
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:52:50 PM No.716052441
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than like use that experience to beat it on a normal difficulty? you can only get better at the game right glory to the CCP
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:54:03 PM No.716052526
Depends, if its an RPG you just cut the grind out and saved yourself hours of your life if it's contra then you're fucked.
I'm getting too old to not use easy mode and save states to get through games much quicker so unless the game actively hides content on lower difficulty then it doesn't matter
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:54:54 PM No.716052589
>>716052264
Give 5 examples
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:58:43 PM No.716052846
>>716052264
Bad seed, just restart
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:58:44 PM No.716052847
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>>716052589
not five but on the top of my head i can name FTL
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:58:54 PM No.716052863
>>716052589
souls(original demon's one), Touhou, ughhhh i dunno mario?
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:59:28 PM No.716052913
>>716052065 (OP)
i try to go for normal mode
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:01:14 PM No.716053023
>>716052065 (OP)
> Is it bad
If you enjoy it, then no.
Harder difficulties are for people who get bored of easy mode.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:02:23 PM No.716053085
>>716052589
Ninja Gaiden 2.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:08:58 PM No.716053525
>>716052065 (OP)
Just dodge Meira balls better, it's just pattern recognization
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:09:30 PM No.716053564
>>716052441
why did i get bonned after attempting to copy your posting style (meiling pic + glory to the *** post)
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:11:24 PM No.716053702
>>716052065 (OP)
>Did i actually got the total game experience from playing and beating easy mode?
Objectively? No. The way the game was balanced in higher difficulties(even assuming there is only Easy and Normal) is part of the "total game experience". An "easy" mode is explicitly there to remove or trivialize all the intended obstacles in your path, often without much thought put into designing easier obstacles and by just letting you progress with very basic knowledge of the game mechanics(usually nothing beyond how to move your character and hit enemies).

Now that aside, on a personal level I think there is also another issue.
>Is it bad for people to play easy mode in games?
Maybe once or twice to try out how a game works? Nah.
Doing it all the time and calling that beating games? Frankly yes, if you have enough self-awareness you should ask yourself what exactly is the point of you engaging with vidya at all, and not something like books or movies if you were craving a compelling narrative. If your idea of playing is to avoid dealing with as much gameplay depth as you possibly can, if you never want to solve a challenging section or boss fight, if you never want to manage items and such, and find all of this to become so tedious even on the NORMAL difficulty, what are you even in for? Pushing buttons like some kind of dopamine addict?
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:12:46 PM No.716053782
>>716052264
Maybe you're just bad
Take the fundamentals you've learned and at least play on the intended normal difficulty.