15 Ways Games Punished And Mocked You For Playing On Easy Mode

[@FireofthetigerYT]

To be honest, I wouldn't even mind wearing a chicken hat in Metal Gear. I think it's pretty funny and would love to murder all the bosses and enemies whilst wearing a chicken hat. "Sir! A soldier has shot down all of our men!" "What did they look like?" "They were wearing a chicken hat!" "You're fired"

[@kanewilliams594]

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[@stumpf-catlover]

You were fired on the middle of the fight, Seems Legit!

[@kjcomputer]

Lol

[@متى-ظ2ه]

Same And 8 thought you were gonna say; "Seems legit"

[@Ekwahismygoat]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!

[@threePwny]

Games like MGSV that make fun of you for failing repeatedly on the easiest difficulty are fine, and I really love games that have slightly expanded endings for beating them on the hardest difficulty (like Halo's legendary endings). But games that won't even let you finish them on the easiest difficulty are just douchey.

[@manmanboyboydudedudeguyguy2800]

Michael Meissner

[@thomasmurrell9832]

Michael Meissner well let's hope you don't play Contra 3. In that game, you need to play on hard mode to get to the true final boss. Worst is, that even easy mode is hard. The only difference is that less enemies spawn and attack less frequently.

[@wizardif]

No point in having a easy mode in your game if you're just going to mock people who play at that setting for it.

[@gloriousbeaver2000]

That's what makes it funny.

[@cyrillaville2367]

WizardIF touhou 6 did that too y know XD

[@wizardif]

cyril laville I wouldn't call it a mockery :V since it only gives a bad ending

[@cyrillaville2367]

WizardIF you cant access stage 6 in touhou 6 if u play on easy

[@wizardif]

cyril laville Hence my comment if you play on easy mode and beat stage five you get a bad ending

[@noblemile]

In MGSV if you die a few times with the chicken hat you will be given an egg hat that makes enemies unable to notice you entirely

[@Majokodomo]

The game is literally calling you a baby! ^-^

[@monchete9934]

Or give you some eggs which "you" seem not to have(nuts)

[@BidiguiloChefao]

TiVinese this is true. I tried it myself :/

[@JoahTheThread5ive]

What does having balls/nuts have to do with skill level?

[@xenotronia6681]

its because in the russian language eggs and balls are the same word

[@aaronschmidt4941]

I'll never understand why developers add easy mode if they don't want users to play on that mode. It defies logic; if you don't want them to use it, don't put it in the game, and if you put it in the game, don't limit what a player can do in that mode. restricting access to levels based on difficulty is absurd.

[@iliasgyf7268]

Why they dont want users to play on that mode? If they didnt they wouldnt have that option anyways. Easy mode on the aforementioned games is like Training Mode to prepare you for the real game. Because if they didnt have that, you or me would break our controllers. So it is much better to prepare ourselves in a friendlier environment mastering the mechanics than failing every time in medium mode and not evolving because we are too frustrated or too depressed. Most of the games who do that anyways are games that rely mainly on their mechanics (which are usually some of the best in the business). By playing easy and triviliazing the mechanics one takes away a big part of the game. Also if be playing on Easy you get all the rewards (which in this case is the ending), what's the point of playing the other modes? Just power your way through and after the ending move on. But by making the game difficulty-locked, you prolong the lifespan of the game, you actually have an incentive to deepen your game mechanics and potentially enjoy the combat even more because now, it actually poses a challenge. Of course i emphasize once again that this mechanic is more for gameplay-driven games (fighting/beat'em up games, shooting games, platformers etc)

[@bubbleman2002]

Git gud

[@Kibatsume1]

Ilias Gyf they made easy mode because they got tired of listening to people bitch. you have games like tomb raider who admitted to dumbing down much of the puzzles and gameplay because of this issue.

[@knight3612]

Boris git a life.

[@Halloweenman33]

+Boris That meme is so stupid. It just makes the people who use it look uneducated

[@Johnnii360]

I prefer the easy mode because my life is hard enough.

[@Samurai-zc4bm]

Johannes MagEs damn

[@keenan9084]

I like easy because i feel to lazy to do hard

[@WindiaNata]

true

[@slushiif0x]

Johannes MagEs I play easy just to know how to play. After I good (in my opinion) I make a new one and raise it up a bit. And besides easy is cuter :3

[@Johnnii360]

Okay I stop this homophobic shit now delete this stupid posts and close it.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Why do game developers have to insult me for playing on easy mode? Am I not allowed to play however I want to? Why is there even an easy mode if they don't want me to use it?

[@joseespinoza4518]

Git gud, casul.

[@gendoruwo6322]

I agree with giving different endings: perhaps 'good but not great' endings. I disagree with insulting players for any reason. So I have to 'become good' ? What if I have Alzheimer, or Parkinson? I suck ok? But I don't mind that, I accept that. Why do the developers take issue? The game developers I trust to give me some comfortable distraction, insults me instead?

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

"Insulting you" isn't preventing you from playing how you want. Most games today "normal" or even the one ones where they don't even have multiple difficulties are even easier than the easiest settings from 20 years ago. Saying something is too hard today truly is an indictment on just how big of a failure you are in life. I mean what kind of person makes such a big tantrum over not being able to run through a game with no resistance?

[@element1111]

Coz its their game. They're the ones that sink thousands of man hours and millions of dollars into making it, and they do whatever they want with it. Don't like it? You can play something else. Or watch a movie - which will be even better than playing a game on easy mode.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Well, if I just rush through a game without looking left or right then it's rather the game's fault in general than because of the difficulty. I could play in a mode that lets me raise like a phoenix after dying and I still could explore everything and spend hours in it because the game is captivating enough. That's also why I often opt for easy difficulty - because I want to see the story and explore everything instead of repeatedly being interrupted by fights that are lasting for hours.

[@riolume]

I played kid mode when I was a kid

[@DankSoulsVoid]

same

[@spider-dudealt7951]

Riolumi Noctis I did when I was a kid too

[@SubZXD]

Me too! Literally thought it was a mode for my age only

[@zarnold1995]

Riolumi Noctis yeah I was like aged 2-5 when I played Spiderman alot on ps1 so actuallu for the first few years I don't think I could read the menu difficulty settings. I used to flip from easy to kid mode over and over just to hear the different voices yell "kid mode!" continuously lol.

[@jamielishbrook2384]

Riolume Noctis yeah me to. Only to discover later than the final boss moves faster on kid mode... Or that could've just been a glitch in my copy of the game

[@TheBlurpleman]

They punished us for playing easy back then. Now they won't let you pick the hardest difficulties until you beat the game on an easier setting. Honestly playing an easier difficulty before the harder difficulty makes all the surprises gone.

[@terrytaylor1732]

I think it is more of a way of seeing if you are ready. still a flaw, just to be clear.

[@jedigamer9935]

TheBlurpleman It helps you to know where the enemies would spawn so you can be prepared.

[@TheBlurpleman]

But then that ruins the surprise.

[@terrytaylor1732]

you are the only gamer i met that gives a shit.

[@terrytaylor1732]

Like I said, still bullshit. Just don't care. In fact, I take it as a challenge.

[@Roshia_Cryo]

I guess the game developers wants us gamers to get good.

[@liasg9475]

git gud scrub

[@candymartinez8726]

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[@Spike85x]

or just waste our time to do homework or jobs

[@blockbros9299]

AngelxS don't you mean GIT GUD?!

[@greateststam1]

AngelxS or there just lazy about developing the entire game around all difficulties so they look for reasons to blame the gamers instead.

[@sophiej6893]

Great, games that mock people who are not skilled at the game. My favourite(!)

[@sophiej6893]

Especially as some people play the games to have fun and not get mocked or have to rage a lot

[@gamerhero9559]

Sophie Johnson Now you know why modern games are not as fun anymore...

[@jimbei3112]

Sophie Johnson lol ur saying your not skilled enough to play on medium? Really? Bro come on man.

[@OatsTheOcelot]

Yes

[@sophiej6893]

GameOverGaming Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying. I don't care enough about these games to become properly skilled if I ever do play them

[@Ialreadyknewthat]

I play games to have and to experience the story etc. I don't play because I like to grind or like to die. Let me play the game however I want. That said I always play on normal but I wish I could experience dark souls plot, but I die and eventually after dying enough I give up and never play your game again. I suppose it's all the same to a dev since they got my money anyway, but it's annoying as a gamer.

[@Ialreadyknewthat]

***** Is that supposed to insult me? I know what I like and don't and you telling me to force it on myself because of your opinion is pretty shortsighted. People like different things.

[@theformalmooshroom9147]

Not everyone has time to waste Warchief.

[@Ialreadyknewthat]

***** Thanks for your opinion then, but I prefer to stay happy my own way. If that's arrogant then I'm arrogant.

[@Ialreadyknewthat]

***** I never said you were wrong, I don't judge or care how you choose to play your games.

[@element1111]

+TheFormalMooshroom Because walking through casual games with zero challenge is not wasting time.. might as well go for a stroll outside.

[@earthopedia4602]

i play games for fun, not to smash my keyboard.

[@Intothevoid-NIB]

Normal Mode does that just fine most of the time.

[@hamsteronaswing6176]

games is so fun as long you dont need to smash your head in your keyboard because its irrtating but dont forget some games is made for that xD. What games do you play earth O´Pedia

[@earthopedia4602]

mostly mobas, shooters, and some open world games like gta, when i play dota 2 in sea server, i just wish i can smash my pc due to toxicity of pinoys. dota 2 is a game with both addiction as well as fraustation.

[@hamsteronaswing6176]

I play all kind of games its kinda my job but no im not a youtuber also. im a game tester. you know get paid to play and give ideas. weird job yes but its a good work when you got nothing to do.

[@earthopedia4602]

i wish i could also get a job, but in my country, getting a job before 24 is nearly impossible. i am 17 btw.

[@ryangainey94]

Civ lll anyone, win easy difficulty and you get labeled "Pathetic"

[@ryangainey94]

and THAT only a step above "Worthless" for losing or not getting a great score when you win

[@knight3612]

Ryan Gainey Ever heard of achievement hunters? You get achievements for playing on all difficulties. Which I do.

[@solutionghostsimple6470]

EA : You need to play in Hard mode to fight the final boss Also EA : You need to pay $50 to unlock hard mode

[@tuamatrem8304]

Also also EA: You need to get the boss key from a loot box ($100 per box)

[@canned-strawberries]

Fnaf world was actually taken off steam due to his regrets of putting it out unfinished. It was released again later, but not on steam

[@oyungogdfrust4136]

@@Thomas_Conover gamejolt XD

[@kennehhh]

why does this feel like a re-upload

[@mtotowamidiri]

pretty sure it is too

[@alextownley9388]

I'm pretty sure they posted this same exact video like a month ago lol

[@rebaxbayushi577]

Because it actualy is a re-upload with the exact same content.

[@kennehhh]

MrDjBigZ videos get uploaded not posted

[@beans7325]

outside xbox is wat your thinking

[@JoaoLucasK]

-God Hand: If you choose the Easy difficulty, main character Gene will mock you by saying "Want me to hold your hand too?" -Demolition Man: Based on the movie played by Sylvester Stallone, well, Stallone himself will say something when you choose the difficulties. If you choose the Easy difficulty, he'll look at you disgusted and will outright say "You suck" -I Wanna Be The Guy: The game is hard as hell, and if you choose the Easy difficulty, The Kid will have a pink girly hairbow on his head throughout the game -I Wanna Be The Guy - Gaiden: If the previous one mocked you, this one mocks you even harder, because if you choose the Easy difficulty, the game will automatically open your browser and redirect you to a games for girls website -Deadpool: In this game, there are 3 difficulties: Genetically Superior (Easy), Veteran (Normal), and Ultra Violence (Hard). In Veteran, the icon will be Deadpool with his normal expression. In Ultra Violence, the icon will have Deadpool with devil horns, an angry expression and blood coming out of his eyes. However, in Genetically Superior, the icon will have Deadpool with a sad face, crying and using a pacifier

[@jenc9532]

What were those devs thinking "that will teach those people who handed me money and are trying to enjoy the game ha ha"

[@JackOfen]

Because maybe, the game is only really enjoyable when it's difficult. But they just know that there are so many babies out there that start to cry when a game doesn't have an easy mode to ease them in.

[@jdb2002]

The reason for not giving you the full game is summed up in two words:Game Rentals. They didn't want you to rent a game, play through it on easy, and then return it. They wanted you to buy the game. So, by forcing you to play through on a harder setting, you may need more practice time than a rental can give you to get through harder sections. So you buy the game to get the time you need. Disney movie games on the 16 bit consoles were notorious for this, putting a much harder level at the early to mid point of the game in order to halt people who rented the game from advancing. Of course, with the death of Blockbuster and services like Gamefly, timed rentals are a thing of the past.

[@ninthaeon8106]

Josh B Lion King SNES Level 2... Perfect Example...

[@Dr.HooWho]

easy mode cuz if its my first time playing I gotta be used to it or become expert, soon then ill do hard mode

[@paulyang2]

"No losers allowed beyond this point, You must switch to medium or hard to continue" Wow. That burnnn..

[@n0Gain]

am i not allowed to play the game how i want for fucking paying for it

[@joseespinoza4518]

Git gud, casul!

[@xx_netherking_xxmc2916]

tracy smith 'noobs' or 'nobs'? if 'nobs',what does that mean?

[@fledbeast5783]

Xx_NetherKing_xX Minecraft Sees You it's british slang.

[@joseespinoza4518]

+Glory to Arstotzka If thats the case then he should've spelled it "knob"

[@fledbeast5783]

Jose Espinoza no it's spelled nob.

[@awesomegnat2065]

I already know I'm bad at games you don't need to rub it in.

[@joelatkinson4967]

If i recieved a game and it didnt let me finish for playing on easy id take it back for a refund. I like playing games however i tend to suck at them so i play on easy, if they dont let me finish the game for playing on easy then im getting a refund

[@Hawke.]

Joel Atkinson very true. if i pay real money for a game i wana play it however i choose to and if i was barred gameplay cos i played on easy id sue

[@joelatkinson4967]

I think refund would hurt them more, but if i could afford it i would sue

[@DuckyWeeze]

don't think you would be able too sue considering they made the game and you bought it blindly... It's not like they robbed you from anything, you still have access to the whole game, you're just deciding not to and blame the devs for it

[@joelatkinson4967]

however the reason I am bad at video games is because I'm disabled there fore easy is the most challenging thing for me in the games and they have essentially banned a disabled person from besting their game.

[@DuckyWeeze]

Joel Atkinson i know it's a somewhat stupid decision to limit easy mode because there are things that can limit players. But even that wouldn't help with suing them.

[@Supersteam09]

Seems like these developers don't know the meaning of the word fun. It's great to have challenges in the game but isn't the whole point of a game is to have fun?

[@lucian1311_]

Hyper Sonic i agree

[@eternalhalloween1]

THANK YOU!!! This is not funny. It is obnoxious and abusive. I wouldn't buy any of these games. Should someone who wants to learn a language be mocked because he chooses the easy and effective PIMSLEUR lessons? (AT LEAST TO START WITH?)

[@manuelmateo3392]

@@eternalhalloween1 It's only jokes. It only offends as much as one permits.

[@saketkumar4972]

How is playing on easy fun?

[@Supersteam09]

@@saketkumar4972 How is it not?

[@taavidude]

Well that is just stupid to do. There are many games out there that are just completely impossible to play on difficulties higher than easy. Like whenever i play one of those games im really wondering if the developers even tried the fuckin game themselves before releasing it.

[@joseespinoza4518]

Name one.

[@taavidude]

Jose Espinoza Far Cry 1 for example. The hardest difficulty is called "Realistic" and yet the enemies shoot through the walls. Like yeah that is ´totally realistic right. Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is even worse. Well to be honest basically every game that was released before like 2008 is insanely hard on difficulties harder than easy.

[@joseespinoza4518]

+taavidude Not every game. The Ratchet & Clank games, Jak & Daxter 1 - 3, Dark Watch, The Devil May Cry games weren't hard even on the highest difficulty. Plus you said anything past easy which means even normal difficulty was hard for you?

[@taavidude]

Jose Espinoza Well i dont know those games since i never played them. Im talking about games like: Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Far Cry 1, Warcraft 3 and Saints Row. Normal depends. In some games normal mode was still playable. However in some even normal was near impossible already.

[@joseespinoza4518]

+taavidude Man, I miss the old Saints Row. They tried so hard to stop people from calling it a GTA copy that they ruined the last three games.

[@fadedghost8739]

The only bad thing about fnaf is fnaf world and that most of the fandom are little kids that think there smart asses with there theories

[@dylanhutchings5674]

Jolt FNaF World is otherwise good in my opinion except for the kids and their theories.

[@Killarusca]

Well you are talking about fnaf world and not fnaf itself, the only thing that got me down with fnaf world is that Scott overhyped us, HELL the graphics are worse than a GBA game only the battle scenes are 3d

[@lucasbeck1391]

killarusca not anymore you do know he updated the game and made it free right?

[@Glassesgirl2002]

yeah, and with no word from Scott (the creator) we can only accept those theories until Scott does spill the beans

[@infernodorito]

Some different opinions - The return i think the first game is casual but people made stupid theories with the posters and stuff and in the next 4 games, he purposely made posters and hidden stuff just to see how retarded the theories can get

[@Quxrk]

gaming wasn't weird in the 90s game devs actually cared about their games and not just getting paid millions. People don't care about making good games nowadays they just care about selling copies.

[@nosferatunemuritor3062]

2 games I'd like to mention... The Devil May Cry series wouldn't give you easy mode unless you died 3 times in the same level (you could choose if you wanted to accept or not). In the first game they added insult to injury by locking you into easy mode, forcing you to start a new game and lose all of your unlocks, if you wanted to unlock the other available costumes. It didn't feature any new cutscenes like Ninja Gaiden, but it was a bummer for people who weren't great at the game (incidentally, this was the beginning of games like it and Ninja Gaiden so you wouldn't have had any prior experience). Next is The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. This one called it's easiest mode "princess mode:" it changed the whole background pink; changed blood into rainbows; and turned the mana skulls into hearts.

[@mrl1782]

Dark souls punishes you for dying by putting you back to the bonfire wasting time and the "You Died" message on the screen lol

[@Q_Ultimas]

True but the real difficulty level in the game is actually the learning curve. Dark Souls is only hard because when people first start playing it they don't understand completely the mechanics of the game. Once you understand how all the enemies work the game becomes pretty easy.

[@OneGamer2EnvyThemAll]

DS is meant to be hard.

[@JollyGiant64]

I see FNAF has become the new Sonic: bashing it in whatever unnecessary way possible because it's cool to do.

[@Chaosprime13]

I can't believe they left out God of War 3 it puts you in Easy Mode after you die several times and you earn an achievement which is the most humiliating trophy you can unlock

[@greenreefer4208]

Video games in the 80's and 90's taught people that life isn't easy, and if you take the easy way you won't get the results you once wanted. Now I have to play every video game on the highest difficulty setting just to get a fun experience, even then the highest difficulty is locked until you beat it on an easier difficulty. Games are getting real bitched up

[@chronicgamesde]

That last statement is complete bullshit, games are designed to be played certain ways, and while we don't want to control how the player plays it, a easy mode, can easily be seen as way different experience, imagine dark souls on a easy mode, this is a way to nudge the player to challenge themselves.

[@thechef3173]

Eh Your not really the boss of his videos I'm just being realistic, don't get mad at me. *Eats Popcorn*

[@chronicgamesde]

Annihilaser well no I'm not but he is stating a fact that is wrong its not about the opinion like the example he makes

[@Q_Ultimas]

In my personal opinion when we make games we aren't looking to change the feel of our games to cadre to the less savvy. We have a vision for how we want the game to look and feel and we want to show the world the world we dreamed up. It's why I think that game development is more of an art form then anything else.

[@OneGamer2EnvyThemAll]

Which is why those that play on Easy Mode want a "smoother" and "less stressful" experience, rather than a spit in the the face because they didn't want the harshness of a harder difficulty.

[@chronicgamesde]

OneGamer2EnvyThemAll the whole point is that being spit in the face is part of what makes video games what they are. If I design a game that is supposed to spit in your face and then you get stronger and fuck them up (exact premise of dark souls) then creating a "easy" difficulty will ruin the experience it gives you the pain without the payoff, frustration and the harshness brings a balance to the experience.

[@dracmeister]

The only reason why Valkyrie Profile's Easy Mode is difficult is because you're locked out from the more powerful items the game, and the fact you have smaller party pool to send up to Valhalla every chapter. AND on top of everything, you are locked out from the Best Ending since a certain plot-relevant level doesn't appear in Easy Mode.

[@transArsonist]

listen, i am shit at games. i recognise. i play on easy cause i simply DONT just get good. it doesnt happen. so if the game punishes me for it im just gonna get a frickin refund

[@DuckyWeeze]

then git gud

[@transArsonist]

try, doesnt happn

[@bubbleman2002]

git gud casul

[@transArsonist]

>implying im not trying >implying im a casual when all i do is play video games

[@pointpoint8445]

Boris Oh hey, it’s the idiot.

[@Densaku]

In TMNT: Turtles in Time. or at least on its SNES port.... When you finish the game on easy or even normal mode instead of giving you the ending scene the game gives you Splinter who tells you "Not bad for young students. Try the hard mode & you'll be true ninjas." XD

[@Arkhamfreak217]

Arcader Jarvis star fox 64.

[@NilesTheRobot]

Ok, that's actually funny! Not really mocking you for being on Easy, just funny :D

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Sorry too say but imo Castlevania 64 was a good game ... not great .. But it doesn't deserve all the hate it recieves.... And it has an amazing soundtrack

[@raptecclawtooth9046]

yeah, i love SOTN which make me stick to the rest of Castlevanias and surprisingly i find the both 64 versions very enjoyable, the main hate from some people is become hard because that strange detection when you grab ledges and make you die, but when you get it is really enjoyable.

[@kiris6788]

I was expecting to see Danganronpa here XD Because if you play on kind mode, on the trials when something new is added there's a note that tells you that since you're playing on kind mode you need to believe you're playing on mean mode since they put it like if you where in mean mode

[@crazyperson55555]

if the legends are true gamingbolt will comment

[@GamingBolt]

A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on. - Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

[@raelenelarocque2348]

GamingBolt hi

[@MataNui.]

Gamingbolt Did you really need to explain what a magazine is?

[@thelegend6951]

it's not daddyOfive

[@nickotine8961]

TheGaryGamerReeseTheBeast kl

[@blandware7402]

Earthworm Jim should of been number 1. The Doug literally talks to you in the special edition if you beat the game on easy

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

6:56 Why not WATCH a movie if you want to play games on easy?

[@threePwny]

Perhaps because very few video games have direct movie equivalents? Even games and movies in the same franchise covering the same events vary. I'm not going to get the story of Deus Ex without playing Deus Ex. That's just how things go.

[@OneGamer2EnvyThemAll]

The better question would be "Why do devs put Easy Mode in if they're there to spit in players' face?"

[@threePwny]

Caramel Johnson And that may work for some games where player choice has no effect. But what about a game like Mass Effect, where the player is making choices every step of the way, hundreds of choices that directly affect the outcome of the game? There's no way any Let's Play channel is going to make the exact same choices that I would make or be able to "show[] off every story element". True open world games like the Witcher series present an even more massive dissonance between what the viewer/potential player would do and what the Let's Player does. And even in games like the Halo series where player choice has no bearing on plot outcome, there are all sorts of differences in play style, which affect the mood of the game. Take Deus Ex: Human Revolution, for example. There's a fair amount of player choice that affects immediate events (like does [SPOILER CENSORED] kill himself or do you successfully talk him down?), but nothing that changes the overall plot. Yet how a player chooses to go about missions can vary drastically. I can choose to be stealthy and merciful, stealthy and violent, guns blazing, or invisible. And how I play can affect some things; if I kill everyone throughout the Missing Link DLC, the main antagonist will ask me if killing all his men makes me feel powerful, whereas if I go through nonlethally, he'll ask if leaving his men alive makes me feel morally superior to him. Hell, even the difference between going guns blazing with a shotgun vs. a revolver with explosive rounds is marked. I've watched some Let's Plays for games that I can't play (usually exclusives for systems I don't own), like The Last of Us, and ones without commentary are okay, but it still doesn't feel the same as I know playing the game would feel. When I'm playing a game, I am the main character, interacting with others and doing things. I'm more invested when I play the game as opposed to watching it be played by someone else.

[@jdb2002]

Games that have a lot of party members to choose from (Fire Emblem, Pokemon, etc) are going to have different people having different party members. But that also makes it more interesting, since you see how other people play the game, and what strategies they use. Especially games with romance, since you can see what it's like if your character got together with a different one than the one you chose, or see the game from the perspective of the opposite gender.

[@AlexStLouis-gq8kp]

Games with multiple choices and paths often have an easy less rewarding path and a harder more rewarding one. Do you believe that such a mechanic should not exist? Because the argument that a game should be fully accessible to the lowest common denominator implies that would be your expectation. You cannot control everything in life and you cannot get access to every branch in a game if you lack the skill. As long as there are some paths that are satisfying enough and you can achieve some of the better outcomes where the mechanics match your personal abilities and/or character's statistics/skills - you should consider that 'your' personal experience of the game creator's vision, and stop getting so stressed over what other people are experiencing.

[@fanamatakecick97]

There should be a video, if not one already, where you are rewarded playing on the hardest difficulty. Halo is definitely a franchise that will. The legendary endings, skulls in Halo 2, the final cutscene in Halo 3, and of course you can't forget the gamescore.

[@NaruSanavai]

I wouldn't exactly call most of the skulls "rewarding". Finding and reaching them, sure - but, the skulls themselves? Nah. Most of them only amp up the abuse of Legendary.

[@kenmorashade7943]

is there a list of game that make themselve harder the better you play? i know there are some that do that.

[@Intothevoid-NIB]

The only one I can think of is Resident Evil 4, which, from what I've seen, is the only one that doesn't advertise it.

[@hexenniohuru7577]

Spyro Year of the Dragon would modify the difficulty depending on how well you are at the rest of the levels. There were alo ways to modify the diffiuclty with codes but it did make it more difficult behnd the scenes as well.

[@oriondezagrats4228]

Godhand. It did it in real time no less, mid-battle.

[@mibdev]

Tetris.

[@crishernandez6657]

Resident Evil 4. It's subtle, but it does get harder or easier. Depending on how you play

[@codafett]

Getting punished for playing one easy is pretty fucked up. What are people not allowed to casually play video games anymore?

[@n0b0dyspecia19]

Uhm, FNaF World was later reuploaded on GameJolt for free by Scott himself...

[@alexedens7496]

Medulloblastoma

[@n0b0dyspecia19]

dtbo Wat

[@alexedens7496]

Medulloblastoma is a type of fatal brain cancer.

[@n0b0dyspecia19]

dtbo Oh shit. 😨 But how is that related to FNaF World...?

[@mukman8151]

He meant the game is brain cancer I think?

[@thefactspherefromportal2740]

What about n++'s "you suck" mode? When selected, the words "you suck" flash on screen as all the hazards and enemies are removed one by one. Pretty funny, actually.

[@QuasarTheWacky]

I knew you were gonna put FNaF World in there. Good move! It might've triggered the fanbase if you didnt

[@JoystickStereo]

Chill with that

[@kingofsincoscosecseccottan3970]

I was gonna comment "Where will FNaF World be?"

[@LegendLeaguer]

CodenameJackimo it wasn't because of the ending, it was because the game was unfinished and in a broken state. He ended up finishing it and uploaded it for free.

[@renshawjoshua]

The reason you can't understand why "you aren't allowed to get to the end" on easy mode is that you are not considering the time frame the overwhelming majority of these games were released. Kids in the 80s and 90s didn't have a conflated sense of entitlement and expect/demand "to be able to play the game I WANT" all the time. They also would not have had to schedule therapy sessions to get over light heckling from a video game cartridge. And if they weren't able to beat normal difficulty they weren't going to go on a shooting rampage on their classmates. Video games back then were celebrated and judged on their difficulty because that was a large part of the length of the game, replayability (even if it's the same levels you keep failing over and over) and a badge of honor for getting the "true ending". It's a far cry what a title like MSG5 does nowadays; offering a mode to make it easier so players can skip ahead and see the next area/mission/story and too impatient to earn it properly. It's quite a contrast to titles in the 80s and 90s; if you could play through and it was easy, you could beat the game you just paid $50+ for in a matter of 45 minutes and feel like you got ripped off.

[@nosoypaul21]

Damm paragraphs guy to complain against other people being thin skin is crazy

[@zionsphere]

It winds me up. I play on all kinds of difficulty modes, some games I am far better at than others. Sometimes I am trying a title for a first time I might have to switch back to easy mode to get used to it. There is no need to punish someone who has paid money to play the game how they want to play it.

[@duelyst9552]

Thank you for not being a self-concerned idgit.

[@Q_Ultimas]

Sometimes there is a need if they envisioned a game a certain way. They want the paying customer to see the vision they were trying to create within the game in the first place. Of course that is probably one of many reasons people punishments for lower difficulties.

[@GestaltKirin]

Developers mock people for playing on easy mode, because the utter lack of ability to be good at games, that seems to be so present in the current generation, prevents them from making truly difficult and hardcore games, like darksouls, because without a massive cult following, they tend to get negative reception. Dark Souls is considered to be one of the greatest gaming series to date, but the first game, Demon's Souls, was received very poorly, because of the intrinsic difficult, and everyone thought this was a mistake. By mocking you for playing on easy mode, developers are saying: Hey, can kids these days stop being whiny and weak-willed so we can make real games already? And by complaining about it, you people are only furthering them from that.

[@Nukarot]

YES! Thank you!

[@SideEffectsmusic]

dude it was called kid mode and had kids sound effects because it was for kids! That's why it seems like they were treating you as if you were actually a kid... Also I'm betting the reason these games don't let you finish on easy mode is because they didn't have the rest of the levels developed for easy mode probably due to time constraints and development.

[@michaeldante4951]

Lol, no

[@OneGamer2EnvyThemAll]

That's not how development process works.

[@mibdev]

As said by OneGamer2EnvyThem all, that's not how developing stages work in most engines.

[@pointpoint8445]

That’s not how it works. And if that did happen, why just take out Easy mode in the first place!?!?!?!

[@gamerxxx5071]

If u really are in to game developing you will know thats not how it works

[@5gunns]

gamingbolt you forgot in halo 3 if you played on easy mode on the first mission, you will be called marine by sergeant johnson instead of chief

[@SuperCartoonist]

If I ever made my own game, I would make a DSP mode.

[@greenbeast4648]

What about Donkey Kong Country Returns? The biggest insult where the games plays itself for you but allowing you to go back into it when ready?

[@blesseddrones9852]

I don't think game dev's should force people onto higher difficulties. The best way imho is to incentivize players to play higher diff's. Time Splitters Future Perfect is a prime example, as there were a lot of unlockables on harder difficulties. Completing Future Perfect on hard did fill me with satisfaction.

[@Adrian-cr6tf]

That game was awesome! i loved it. Played it a lot with my brothers. I think we were able to unlock all the things (maybe not 1 or 2 things. i can't remember), but it was pretty hard to do.

[@Underworlder5]

so instead of creating roadblocks on easier difficulties it hid more things in harder difficulties instead?

[@blesseddrones9852]

very mad guy Yeah pretty much.

[@Q_Ultimas]

I know, it would be better to eliminate the difficulties and then just develop the game they want it to be made. As hard or as easy as they intended. Sure would save them some time imo.

[@snailtrail8308]

I never seen this channel before. SUBSCRIBED

[@SuperLlama42]

The Streets of Rage example is expecially insulting because American easy mode is Japanese normal mode, and American normal mode is Japanese hard mode. The game is mocking you for daring to play on the ACTUAL normal difficulty.

[@NovemberJoy]

The Japanese version also lets you beat the game just fine on Easy. Were the localizers just having a really, really bad day or something?

[@NovemberJoy]

If I'm correct, that's either Very Hard or Mania. The latter is supposed to be a difficulty so hard that you can only unlock it with a code in the Japanese version.

[@AlexStLouis-gq8kp]

It was common in those days for the non Japan release to be harder because that was how the gaming markets and audiences liked it at the time. You cannot apply modern day preferences to games that are over 20 years old. In those days people would save for weeks to buy a single game, and would play it repeatedly to gain the skill and knowledge to beat their best scores and times. Very few games were played for the story alone outside of jrpgs.

[@dallashightower6161]

Maybe most of these were made this way because they figured most people would want to play on medium/hard, and programming an "easy" mode for the game would extend development?

[@CodeNameVixen]

You know, I actually really hate it when game devs make games with easy modes, and then humiliate players for playing their games on easy mode because said game was too hard! I mean, if they really don't like people playing their stuff on easy mode, then the devs should either a) make a game and DON'T put an easy mode in, or b) make games that are easier and don't take a million years to complete BECAUSE it's too difficult. Not everyone can play super hard games and enjoy them. Some people want to play a game and actually COMPLETE it without having to rack their brains so hard they pop a gasket for the answer or strategy needed to win.

[@mushroomhead3619]

Devil may cry easy mode. Some monsters simply won't appear on easy mode, no fire puppets or Frosts (Ice elemental versions of the Blades, lizard like monsters with blades in their arms.)

[@dylanwatts9344]

That's nothing. There is a mod for Minecraft called Better Than Wolves. The mod creator intentionally made the mod difficult to progress and eventually even made the game itself harder. He eventually got so upset that people were using other mods to ease progression that he made the mod incompatible with every other mod intentionally. Like, even if BtW didn't use any lighting he would add a hook to the lighting file so that his mod wouldn't run if you had any other mod that altered lighting. Now you do that to every other file in the game and you lock out every other possible mod. It was even stated on the forum page that "This mod is intentionally incompatible with every other mod". Talk about a "my way or the high way", yeah? And on a game that wasn't even his, just that he modified!

[@SangoProductions213]

Humans are creatures of overblown egos. Or perhaps not blown enough...

[@ZyphLegend]

Dylan Watts just edit the mod and remove the hooks lol

[@dylanwatts9344]

If I knew how to do that I would of made a mod that would do very similar things... XD Edit: In fact I have an Idea for a mod that uses mechanical power very similarly

[@nuibaba280]

Wow

[@bubbleman2002]

And then people modified BtW so it was compatible like the filthy casuls they are.

[@rewired6047]

Like, why? You should be able to play a game the way you want, you bought it, you paid money for it. If they don't want you to play on easy mode, why include it at all? There are people who are bad at games, but they still want a good experience.

[@RetroNutcase]

>>In Typical MGS Fashion MGS5 doesn't have an easy mode Actually, EVERY MGS before 5 had an Easy Mode. Do your research properly.

[@flako6096]

RetroNutcase hes saying the game is just difficult regardless of difficulty

[@rinraiden]

Well, Peace Walker didn't have one.

[@fiona9891]

how dare developers try to encourage players to get better at games

[@joebykaeby]

Tbh I don't ever play games for a challenge, so yes, I usually play on a difficulty lower than the default. I know a lot of people are like "what's the point of the game if its that easy" but I'm in it for the story most of all, and for the intellectual engagement. Challenging games actually defeat the point for me. Of course there are some games I really love that I've gotten good at, that I've played again on the highest difficulty for bragging rights, but I've got to really love the game.

[@kitalalaris]

I'm with you there. This business of everything needing to kick your ass or it's not fun is total BS and needs to go away. I honestly don't feel like the rewards that games like Dark Souls give you are worth all the abuse you go through to get those rewards. Something that abuses me that much had better give me a god tier weapon that scales to do massive damage to anything I encounter if it wants me to keep playing.

[@24ozz]

Joe Brown I usually play on easy the first play through for fun, then the hardest difficulty after.

[@kitalalaris]

I didn't buy it, it was gifted to me. But it still goes, I'm tired of other games being tweaked to the point where they basically become either Dark Souls or Call of Duty. We already have those games, everything else does not need to become them. My point is valid. Everything does not need to be Dark Souls or CoD, and anyone who says that all games should be is just an ass. What I'm advocating is variety, which, if you're honest with yourself, is what the gaming industry desperately needs right now. Take the people who continually buy CoD games for instance. They will camp out in the parking lot to get the new CoD game, and then complain that it's exactly like the previous one. But, they do it over and over again, so basically they are actually asking for the same game over and over again. Which is fine, if you go for that sort of thing, but don't complain about it and then demand that other games change to become the same thing. It's the same with Dark Souls players, except that they don't complain about the difficulty of their game. They rather come to a different game that is not Dark Souls and then wonder why it's not as difficult or challenging as Dark Souls, and they immediately demand to have the game fundamentally changed to suit them. I don't demand for that to happen for Dark Souls, I'm glad those people have something fun to satisfy them, so tell me, master of logic, how is it okay for them to do so to games that I enjoy? So really, what we need isn't for existing games to change, what we need is for a better variety of games to be made. Dark Souls proved that we can have insanely difficult games and that some people enjoy that. Make more, don't change existing games. CoD proved that we can have cookie cutter games. I don't know why people seem to want that, but it sells so carry on. Just don't change other games to be that. This is the kind of logic that kills development studios. The problem is, in the long run, it makes it that much harder for the players to get the games they want.

[@Big_Dai]

What is that MONKEY ISLAND animated video @ 3:04? Also, that Easy Mode being the Hardest in Valkyrie Profile is simply genius! xD

[@davidmosier2618]

I forgot what game I was playing but when I played on beginner, at level 5 it said out of no whare “step it up, pussy" then bumped up my difficulty to medium then did the same thing on level 10 and hard difficulty then level 20 and insane difficulty.

[@Killapalooza12]

PATRIARCHY

[@davidmosier2618]

+SilentDarkness Attack My cuz decided to tape off the bottom of the box and my parents did not care and I was 6 so probably.

[@derrickhaggard7053]

Ninja Gaiden Black had a variation of Easy Mode called Ninja Dog let's just say I played on normal cause I read before hand that if you play on Ninja Dog mode you'll get a special armband that marks you as a pathetic rookie along with Ayane mocking you the entire time. So yeah I chose somewhat challenging gameplay over being mocked and humiliated.

[@KrishLius]

stop right there! no losers beyond this point!

[@ForemostCrab7]

What? no Mickey's Wild Adventure? if you play that on Easy that game will skip half of its levels, and just End once you beaten the flee from the Giant stage you'll just get a message thrown up saying "congratulations! you beat the game" with mickey saying "i told you this was gonna happen" so you basicly have to change it to medium to even be able to beat the actual game.

[@mornananchy495]

Games that stop you from continuing because you are playing on Easy are probably the worst.

[@Casketkrusher_]

In Devil May Cry when you die 3 times on normal mode you'll be able to play on Easy Automatic. If you do you can't go back to normal mode or higher :')

[@whitedevil2]

i'm still not understanding what a magazine is

[@Nukarot]

It's a thing you put into a gun that feeds it bullets.

[@junienet]

its a book

[@zentstar7x]

This two above is literally telling the meaning of magazine in different way

[@glassofwater281]

“Tussels your hair and calls you sport as it takes you out for ice-cream”. 🤣👍

[@excessiveone9952]

I prefer easy mode

[@darkpheonix2038]

twistednightmare same here but it depends on the game.

[@smoogie865]

@@darkpheonix2038 yeah.. i usually put easy on horror games lol

[@TheRufas24]

i find this very funny :P i mean seriusly if your finding the game easy on easy mode and cant bother to at least challenge yourself on normal whats the point then? might aswell go play the sims. You can hate on me all you want and say you play for fun while forgetting that challenging yourself in a video game is part of the fun.

[@jovanclimaco4820]

xD the funny thing is..why put an easy mode if you dont want them to play on easy.o.0

[@puffmapper2076]

That's what I love about puzzle-based platformers (like the Portal series). There aren't separate difficulty modes--as that would ultimately require each level to have an average of 3 or 4 different designs to suit the selected mode--so it follows logically that the game doesn't make fun of you for choosing the nonexistent "easy mode".

[@davidbeppler3032]

Dear Game Developers. Please make a game with the settings Hard, Harder, Impossible. After you beat it on one of these settings it unlocks Easy Mode and a dozen new levels. Thanks!

[@OneGamer2EnvyThemAll]

Poe's Law?

[@vegetasan348]

no one has yet to put the god of war 1 for ps3 if you have died to many times you get a bronze medal saying that you got your ass kicked

[@whyguy1503]

I'm calling that they put twisted metal 2

[@whyguy1503]

CALLED IT!!!

[@MysticTrisstic]

I feel that many devs will detriment the experience on lower difficulties because it's kind of "You don't want to play our game how we designed it? Well screw you! You can't experience the game we designed." And I like that :). If you're buying a game, why play it any other way then the developers intended? Take Dark Souls for example, do you think that game would be nearly as popular if it had 3 or more difficulty settings? No. Because 2 of those 3 wouldn't be what the developer intended the game to play like. Difficulty settings are stupid imo. If you can't beat it how the developers intended, don't buy the game. Simple as that.

[@poorinspirit1982]

Easy mode is the equivalent of training wheels on a bicycle. Unless you're 6, you're gonna get made fun of.

[@knight3612]

Emmitt Nervend You are an idiot.

[@poorinspirit1982]

The First White Guy Nice salt, crybaby

[@knight3612]

Emmitt Nervend Im not salty basement boy.

[@knight3612]

Emmitt Nervend Also good job not responding to the actual thoughtful comment. Makes you look like more of a loser.

[@feralfio5041]

& playing on hard mode makes you superior on some way? Ha, good joke..

[@williamhmills3]

I remember The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile had an easy mode you unlocked called "Pretty Princess" Mode after dying in the same spot 5 times. The enemies were weaker, your health regenerated, gore got toned down a bit, transparent hearts constantly floated over the screen, and the screen always had a pink hue to it.

[@Ze_Medic]

I play easy to learn the story

[@Ze_Medic]

Klison Klisonowski exactly!

[@jeanerni6345]

Kids-Easy Teen-Normal Adult-Hard Elders-Veteran

[@EIASNIPER]

I had Spiderman 4 ps1 and I would always play kid mode cuz I was 5 yrs old lol

[@Saitaina]

I'd be pissed if a game just stopped simply because of a skill level I choose.

[@freedominneon6208]

This chanell is copy of Gameranx 😐

[@votecthulhu9378]

yeah

[@roguegamer5966]

William Allerberger isn't that good

[@freedominneon6208]

Rogue Gamer No not really but this channel has much potential and it would be great if they would create content not based on other more popular channel this is just my opinion :)

[@freedominneon6208]

Rogue Gamer p.s do u play gta online ?

[@lablag2520]

gmeranx , playstation access and outside xbox

[@CodexSan]

'LOL. I've finished Valkyrie profile on easy. But I've played it just on easy. Didn't want to try other difficulty, since easy was hard enough... And THAT one I didn't know...

[@johnyo9724]

Wow there must be a ton of terrible gamers in this thread. All I see is people complaining about the developers making an easy mode that doesn't allow you to get everything. Video games weren't created to give you everything you wanted. They were created to challenge you and develop your critical thinking and reactionary skills. I've never played a game on normal even as a kid that I could not beat. maybe you die a couple more times than you want but it's not that challenging. When you play on easy mode you might as well just be knitting. any game on easy mode is ridiculously not fun. The point of easy mode is to allow you to develop your skills to play the game the way it was meant to be played, not the way you wish it should be played. I love being mocked for playing on easy, you shouldn't be proud of beating a game on easy and you don't deserve the full ending. You get what you put into it and the experience is much much better when you truthfully beat the game and don't nerf it. I feel sad for each gamer on here who is crying about this. This is truly one of the coolest things a game developer can do. If you play the game on easy, don't act like you beat a game. Unless you're five you should never play a game on easy, unless it's like the last game where the difficulty on easy was super hard, then you should.

[@COVID-19_Crab]

Legends say TheGamingBolt27 was the first gamer, born from lightning...

[@poppythedogofwonders]

if i create a game, if you complete it on Easy mode, you'll be greeted by a picture of a cat with an arrow pointing to it with a caption beneath it saying "This is you, if you don't wanna be this, try actually taking risks and play on a higher difficulty." Do you see what i did there?

[@poppythedogofwonders]

P.S they can play the game on easy and complete it with nothing removed, i'm just gonna be an asshole, cuse that's how i roll, oh and it's funny to do.

[@victordeluca7360]

Stray cats live through lots of hardships, you know? Human babies are usually more effective.

[@pheo212]

Took me like 30 seconds, but I got the joke, lol.

[@eonshuriken4448]

I love the chicken hat in Metal Gear Solid:The Phantom Pain. I laugh every time.

[@ThatoneLich]

"Why not play the game however you want?" Next time you go to a restaurant, demand to cook the meals yourself.

[@lilpicnicattac9207]

That one Lich but you bought the game and it's yours, if you wanna compare it to a restaurant here's this; I'm giving you my monys mAKeItRoTe PLssstO mY liKInngss

[@ThatoneLich]

+Taylor Avee The chef knows how the meal is best enjoyed, just as game devs know best

[@lilpicnicattac9207]

Not true, how the game is best played is up to you... and should always be up to you, if you like easy then play easy without being judged :)

[@ThatoneLich]

+Taylor Avee How you want to play the game is up to you. That's different from it being the best experience.

[@lilpicnicattac9207]

Exactly, if you're not playing it how you want to how is that a good experience, sounds miserable to me.

[@tonyv2819]

Far Cry 1 will snidely tell you to "enjoy your tropical vacation" if you choose easy level (which was still dam hard to those not experienced in first person shooters)

[@OHG_Fawx]

All of your gameplay footage for Twisted Metal 2 is from Twisted Metal Black (except for the actual stop sign)

[@kerryohoman1897]

I always feel insulted when the "Luigi Help Box" Appears in Super Mario Brothers Wii. I be like. Bish I don't need your help!

[@5up3rp3rs0n]

... That exists?