Decoding Hard Mode: Reignite Your Passion for Gaming Through the Difficulty Setting Alone 🎮🔥
26Game Difficulty. Oh boy. What a subject. In the last few months, I have found great enjoyment in cranking up the difficulty in games that I play well above the "standard" difficulty. I find myself getting far more enjoyment and immersion out of every game I play, and today, I want to suggest why maybe, just maybe, you can find that same enjoyment as well!
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My sincerest apologies for how long this video took me to create. For more information, please check my community tab about what's kept me held up so long. On top of all that, this is actually my first video created primarily with the Adobe Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, etc.) so I've been literally trying to learn those as I went. Yeah...yikes. Thank you to everyone who has stuck with the channel, and I hope to get back to a more...semi-regular upload schedule.
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CHAPTERS
Game Difficulty and Player Perception - 0:00-1:48
What Does Higher Difficulty Change in a Game? - 1:49-3:28
Harder DifficultiesTell Better Stories - 3:29 - 4:09
Dark Souls...It's Always Dark Souls - 4:09 - 5:34
Hard Mode Balance and "The Consumable Problem" - 5:35 - 6:28
Hard Difficulties Switch Up Your Playstyle (AKA the Sneak Archer Problem) - 6:29 -7:23
Exploring Your Options & Immersing Yourself - 7:24 - 8:33
What Do You Get for Playing Hard Mode? (Spoiler: Nothing) - 8:33 - 9:29
My Recent Hard Mode Experiences: Destiny 2 and Fallout 4 - 9:30 - 11:35
Conclusion, Final Thoughts, and of course...the Montage - 11:36 - 13:13
Afterword, Channel & Life Updates, and a Big Thanks! - 13:14 - 14:54
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GAMES FEATURED (in Order of Appearance)
Pokemon: Scarlet & Violet
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
Horizon: Forbidden West
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Destiny 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Anniversary Edition)
Elden Ring
Dark Souls (Remastered)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Switch Version)
Fallout 4 GOTY Edition
MapleStory
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CREDITS
Music (in order of appearance)
Vanishing Journey - MapleStory OST
Esfera: Mirror Cage - MapleStory OST
Ariant: Sunset Desert - MapleStory OST
Night Market - MapleStory OST
Orbis: Upon the Sky - MapleStory OST
Dion & the Belmonts: The Wanderer
Discipline - Destiny 2 Lightfall OST (Rest in Peace, Lance Reddick)
Huge thanks to @Winddragon_85for being my resident Devil May Cry expert, and providing footage of DMC5 Difficulty settings
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All games, soundtracks, and videos featured are the property of their respective owners and are featured under Fair Use or Creative Commons
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If you are new, I would be delighted if you could like the video, subscribe, and of course, comment about your hard mode gaming experiences! You all rock, thank you all so much, and I am excited to see you in the next video!
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#hardgames #difficulty #videogames #whatshouldIplayon #horizonforbiddenwest #fallout4 #destiny2 #codmw2 #skyrim #hardmode #veryhard #legendarydifficulty
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