EASY MODE IS THE WAY TO GO

[Gdudism]

Yes, for real. Ofcourse this doesnt apply to those relating their gaming experience with anything else besides the game itself. Usually I would have picked normal too but in this case I decided against it...

Playing on easy;
- Gives a cooldown to monster appearances (no more then once in about 10-15 mins)Note that the monster will still be a threat from out of the holes, it will still move about, but wont exit any to freeroam, unless you are really trying to make him appear. Just had an encounter? You wont have to deal with it again for a little while.
- Enables laid back exploration of the cool environments through generator fuel usage, it barely takes anything at all so no stress; unless your being an absolute moron with the puzzles, time is
of no concern.

This game has been really fun so far and I think I made the right choice, easy is the way to go, for me at least.

[Nytra 👾]

Easy is better because you die less. The more times you die the more frustrated you get and the horror effect is lost.

[Niev]

To each their own my man, I tried easy after a normal playthrough but I ended up with 10 fuel canisters after exploring less than 5 rooms in the entire bunker and the fuel itself lasts way too long, all the tension disappears when you have that many resources at your disposal and you just find more and more. Also the monster was so passive that it practically wasn't a factor
Normal was stingy but reasonable, I still had a full extra generator charge available to me at all times and the generator itself lasted a reasonable amount of time, the monster can start to get annoying though, constantly spawning each time you enter a new area
Now I'm trying hard, and I'm honestly afraid of what awaits xD

[DoremianCleff]

It's personal preference. I did a hard playthrough and enjoyed it very much, even tho i spent 1\3 of a playthrough in a dark, since fuel was scarce.

But any playthrough is valid and if Easy is the way you enjoy the game - more power to you.
Hard mode offers more survival horror experience, since you'll be finding less stuff in general and making decisions about what to use when more important.

[Divorced Dad Supremacy]

are people really having that much of a difficult time with the game? i breezed through it on normal, never got frustrated.

[HunterN]

I completely loathed the game and played on Normal. I think Easy probably would have been more enjoyable because on Normal the monster instantly went from being scary to being annoying as ♥♥♥♥. I pretty much always play survival horror on normal or hard, but I think this is one exception where it probably is just a better experience.

[HunterN]

Originally posted by Crungus, Attorney at Law:

are people really having that much of a difficult time with the game? i breezed through it on normal, never got frustrated.

I think it depends largely on how you play and the RNG elements. I've seen people say they like never died, but when I played through the monster would regularly teleport behind me in such a way that I had no choice but to use gun or die. Also tripped multiple bombs that killed me instantly. Winds up being that just constantly returning to safe room compulsively is best strategy which is not great

[DoremianCleff]

Originally posted by HunterN:

...but when I played through the monster would regularly teleport behind me in such a way that I had no choice but to use gun or die.

I think you walked by holes monster currently sitting in. You can see when monster is around when dust clouds are comming from the hole, as well as dust falling from walls and ceiling when it's moving around wall space.
As for dying to tripwires - well, that's one on you. You get solid 3 seconds before they explode, so not running away after you tripped is your mistake.

Obviously everyone play their own way and easy difficulty may suit some people more, but i palyed on Hard and i thoroughly enjoyed my time with a game, precisely because i had to plan my actions around my limited resources, even opting to sneak inside Soldier QUarters in a complete darkness, while monster was on a prowl, just to open some doors and move one box, so when i turn on the generator, i won't waste any time doing that.

[Samz]

I've only played the demo so far (monster hasn't even showed up freely) but I can respect people preferring easy.

Hard mode sounds from what I've heard, while not *terrible* definitely sounds like a mode intended for a second playthrough where you're more familiar with the mechanics.

I also can definitely see (Based in my experiences in other games) why some people would prefer the monster retreating to actually matter, since in some games I've played it can feel like the pursuer just won't leave.

I also know how even on normal, the monster returns pretty quickly after you scare it away on normal apparently, so I can understand why some people wish that (And I might even once I encounter it) maybe putting some bullets at least made it stay away for longer.

[BOXman]

No idea why would anyone pick easy.
I played hard, that was frustrating. I then tried normal, which had the best feeling of safe and danger. Easy would probably be a boring cakewalk.

[DoremianCleff]

People like enjoying atmosphere, but not enjoying having to deal with monster.
It's not that difficult concept to grasp.

I played on Hard blindly and thoroughly enjoyed my time, because resource managment aspect made me take risks more than i would have otherwise. I plan on having another thorough playthrough on hard again and after - anything goes for achievement grind.

[Gdudism]

Adding to my motivation for picking easy, the notion of developer intended way of playing was absent from all 3 mode descriptions, otherwise I probably would have picked that one.

Liking the game even more now but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ where the f is the lighter... hurray for item randomness I guess.

Still think easy is the best way to play this, for a first playthrough, granted.