Playing games on easy mode

[Maxine Shaw]

This is starting to become more and more of a thing, I see. One of the first thing AC:O asked me was would I play easy (for the story), normal or hard. I can kind of understand the easy mode. I'd give anything to be able to get my mom to play a couple of well-written games. If you want to approach a game more like a book or a story, fine. If it gets people into gaming to where they may want to start playing on normal levels, okay.

On the other hand, stuff like Assist Mode and playthroughs are the wooooorst, especially if/when you can't turn them off. Super Mario games are the woooooorst with this. No, I don't need some dumb-ass white suit - I just keep missing the damn jump! What happened to the good old days when you told your older relatives that you couldn't get that little part and they did the jump/got the star/passed the level/took your controller away and laughed at your weak ass? I swear, if I caught one of my (imaginary) kids playing on easy/assist mode, I'd be so ashamed.

What say you, brehs? Is there ever an acceptable time/reason to play easy mode, or are the new up-and-coming gamers just lacking in skills? Does age come into play? And is there any game where you finally broke down and moved the skill level down?

 

[Anti-Anime]

scrub mode is never justified

 

[Thanos]

It's fine if you are trying to have a good time. But it's dependent on the game, "easy" is relative.

 

[Ciggavelli]

Games are meant to be fun. If playing it on "easy" makes you have more fun, as you just care about the story, then cool. If you have more fun playing on "hard," as you enjoy a challenge, then cool.

Who cares what others think.

 

[Ill-Mind]

If you have to put games on "easy" mode to play them, just put controller down and find a new hobby.

 

[Greenhornet]

they should make a joke mode where say in NBA2k ... you can't lose. Would be some hilarious games

 

[Zero]

Do what you feel but I never go below Normal.

 

[Grand Conde]

Games are meant to be fun.

I have no idea why people keep repeating this. People play games for a number of different reasons, 'fun' being one of them. Being challenged, being entertained, escaping boredom etc are other ones.

 

[Grand Conde]

Do what you feel but I never go below Normal.

Normal in 2017 is basically easy mode breh. Easy in 2017 is for kindergarten kids and shyt.

 

[Zero]

Normal in 2017 is basically easy mode breh. Easy in 2017 is for kindergarten kids and shyt.

I still use it as a baseline. If things get too easy, I'll turn it up (if I can).

Old habits

 

[Ciggavelli]

I have no idea why people keep repeating this. People play games for a number of different reasons, 'fun' being one of them. Being challenged, being entertained, escaping boredom etc are other ones.

Yeah, and if you read what I wrote, you’d see that I said some enjoy a challenge. I don’t even know what the point of qouting me was. Why?

 

[Grand Conde]

because you simply stated the purpose of games was for 'fun. Just because it's true for your doesn't mean its true for everyone. Did you even read my post?

 

[Fatboi1]

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Some games need the easy mode just to cool down nerves, but for the most part...games nowadays are a cakewalk on normal

Most of the games nowadays are pretty much those VHS games with the sensor toys from back in the day.

 

[Coolin']

To each their own, but I haven't played on easy in a while. I think the last game I played easy on was Ninja Gaiden 2...just because that game was so freaking hard.