Is normal the original difficulty?

[meiam]

Heard they changed the game to have a new difficulty setting but I'd rather have the experience intended so I picked normal but now I'm thinking that might not have been the original difficulty and maybe hard was the better choice?

[JigenDaisuke]

Story Mode de-emphasizes combat, placing a greater focus on narrative so players can enjoy Dr. Jonathan Reid’s journey with less challenging gameplay. On the other end of the scale, Hard Mode makes combat much more difficult. Players will receive less experience from killing enemies too, forcing them to rely even more on embracing citizens to grow in power. Upon starting a new game, players will be given the option to choose from these two new modes or a third ‘Normal Mode’ if they wish to play the original Vampyr experience.

Source: https://steamcommunity.com/app/427290/discussions/0/1734340257881991132/

[meiam]

Alright thanks

I heard that it wasn't possible to gain exp without killing civilian so that's whay I though normal wans't the original way.