Am I going to regret playing the game on hard? I got past the pain 1st try and got to the warehouse but that shit took like 20mins because he kept putting on his bee armor and the controls to swim are ass. I know some of you probably have beaten it on European Extreme but as a new player will it be a rough time?

Why would play a game in anything other than normal on your first playthrough? That's always the intended difficulty.

>>716519472
Gayest post ever

>>716519103 (OP)
People like playing European Extreme since it actually forces you to be stealthy. The AI is kind of a crapshoot and you can see how pathetic they are in actual combat.

The Fury and Volgin are kinda assholes but I think you'll be fine

>>716519103 (OP)
MGS3 is laughably easy on normal, and still a breeze on hard. You'll be fine.

All of the above posts are operating from the mindset that you're using lethal, but if you're going nonlethal, The Fury is going to be the hardest boss in the game and he will wipe you even on Normal. Volgin is also pretty hard.

>>716519472
First post, best post.
Zoom zooms are so underaged and brainrotten, they don't even remember WHY Hard mode -wanking became a thing, during the CASUAL era.
Any pre-2006 game you're better off first playing on Normal, the intended difficulty. Hard modes WILL be hard.