20 Games That HUMILIATE You For Playing on EASY

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  • Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
  • Most games have easy modes- they're great and necessary sometimes. Only a select few games go out of their way to insult you for it. Here are some examples.
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  • @SuperJD77
    @SuperJD77 3 роки тому +1827

    That demoralizing feeling when the Death Screen of a game asks you to turn down the difficulty….

    • @liloreoinya
      @liloreoinya 3 роки тому +48

      😂 I was playing watch dogs and kept dying to Nigel Cass. I was like yup I chose the wrong pokemon for this battle. To easy I go.

    • @lonewolffang
      @lonewolffang 3 роки тому +37

      DMC teased me so much.

    • @SuperJD77
      @SuperJD77 3 роки тому +4

      @@liloreoinya LOL- daaaaang.

    • @SuperJD77
      @SuperJD77 3 роки тому +7

      @@lonewolffang oh yeah, that game definitely comes to mind with this lolol

    • @subzer007o4
      @subzer007o4 3 роки тому +7

      Turn down for what

  • @Falcon532.
    @Falcon532. 3 роки тому +2158

    I like games that label the easy mode with "you are playing for the story" or something like that because that is exactly what I'm doing

    • @Bakesuta
      @Bakesuta 3 роки тому +110

      Honestly that's very relatable ;-;

    • @PunLlarena
      @PunLlarena 3 роки тому +104

      For games that have focus on stories, yes, but most of the games they listed don't have much story.

    • @JoshuaJacobs83
      @JoshuaJacobs83 3 роки тому +66

      @@PunLlarena Yeah. Metal Gear Solid isn’t know for its story

    • @PunLlarena
      @PunLlarena 3 роки тому +14

      Right, let's put an exception to that one.

    • @JoshuaJacobs83
      @JoshuaJacobs83 3 роки тому +7

      @@PunLlarena Devil May Cry
      Monkey Island

  • @Linksays
    @Linksays 3 роки тому +1034

    The Chicken Hat actually makes the enemies laugh so hard that they forget you were there lmao

    • @rileymiller3154
      @rileymiller3154 2 роки тому +30

      Yeah there just love watching snake get imbarased on a mission by wearing a chicken hat

    • @Linksays
      @Linksays 2 роки тому +19

      @@rileymiller3154 "Damn bro, this Snake is such a clown. I feel bad for if we were to catch this guy, even CP would be confused. Lets just let him through."

    • @Lineproof
      @Lineproof 2 роки тому +4

      @@rileymiller3154 embarrassed*

    • @rileymiller3154
      @rileymiller3154 2 роки тому +2

      @@Lineproof thanks M8

    • @dianandrian222
      @dianandrian222 2 роки тому +3

      Man, defeating the Zombie's like enemies so hard I must use chicken hat but still lose 😂😂😂

  • @benny5299
    @benny5299 3 роки тому +396

    i remember in POSTAL 2: Apocalypse Weekend if you were quicksaving too often the main character (dude) would say something like "even my grandma can finish this game with saving this much" :D

    • @PowertipBrushhead
      @PowertipBrushhead 3 роки тому +10

      Love Postal 2

    • @dotcomgamingd5564
      @dotcomgamingd5564 3 роки тому +24

      he also says "didnt you just save?"

    • @Go.DGanka69420
      @Go.DGanka69420 2 роки тому +10

      postal 2 underrated game 🔥

    • @wii1245
      @wii1245 2 роки тому +1

      OOOH, a Gordon Ramsey statement the game, minus the swearing, just to "bitch slap" you hard.

  • @rogue_4tw763
    @rogue_4tw763 3 роки тому +1841

    20? Woah, Gameranx stepping up their game.

    • @godemperorforever
      @godemperorforever 3 роки тому +8

      Facts Sheeeeeeeeeeeesh

    • @fafafagat
      @fafafagat 3 роки тому +8

      They been on that grindset

    • @Lego-Lodge
      @Lego-Lodge 3 роки тому +7

      a bit too much even imo

    • @dainfamous82
      @dainfamous82 3 роки тому +22

      Nah they just put together old videos into one.

    • @terrywitzu7874
      @terrywitzu7874 3 роки тому +11

      @@dainfamous82 Yeah, man. This is straight "filler". Another, "What 10 Games can you fall the farthest?".

  • @raiden6428
    @raiden6428 3 роки тому +383

    At least ninja gaiden confirms. Nothing worse than going for the hard trophy only to accidentally switch to easy hours in

    • @lonewolffang
      @lonewolffang 3 роки тому +11

      Ohh..ooh..ooooh. That hurts so bad. I know how you feel.

    • @anything_x
      @anything_x 3 роки тому +2

      right! 👊

    • @quantumrift11
      @quantumrift11 2 роки тому +5

      Ya, some games you just wanna check each difficulty to see what it's like. But you'll lower it with the flip of a switch, and then cannot raise it, and lose the achievement, and weren't warned. Most games do warn you fortunately that you can't raise the difficulty back again (which makes sense) but some games don't do such a good job of fully explaining what you could miss out on.

    • @JayHog1992
      @JayHog1992 2 роки тому

      Except easy mode only triggers on the first chapter, it never occurs again, so this is mostly for players who can't even beat the freaking Murai.

  • @lottavernix
    @lottavernix 3 роки тому +149

    Jokes on them I like being humiliated and use things like this in games as a digital dominatrix.

    • @skysight1553
      @skysight1553 3 роки тому +8

      Oh ok

    • @snoookie456
      @snoookie456 3 роки тому +20

      they're actually the losers, cause they don't get to experience the immensely euphoric humiliation

    • @lottavernix
      @lottavernix 3 роки тому +10

      @@snoookie456 this guy gets it!

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 2 роки тому

      @@snoookie456 They don't reveal they're bad at the hard levels. That's their way of being humiliated without making it public.
      Humiliation + Masochism.

    • @wii1245
      @wii1245 2 роки тому +3

      I wish Sailor Mars to be my dominatrix

  • @sariahthomas5915
    @sariahthomas5915 2 роки тому +37

    In Ninja Gaiden II, there's an achievement called "Indomitable Spirit" for choosing to continue the game 100 times after dying (doesn't have to be consecutive). Definitely felt like a back-handed compliment that made me laugh! XD

    • @ECODKyleskymast
      @ECODKyleskymast Рік тому +3

      There's also one for Call of Duty: World At War called "Purple Heart" which you get for dying 20 times in a level.

  • @nicememes7570
    @nicememes7570 3 роки тому +260

    One note about Spider-Man's kid mode. It took control of web swinging away, which ironically meant that if your tried to make jumps, but not the intended way, you will preform what was supposed to get you across the path, in the direction of the destination. This is a lot of nonsense that adds up to: the game would yank you away from a spot you could've landed, and dropped you off the face of the earth.

    • @RayR1990
      @RayR1990 3 роки тому +2

      It's for toddlers ffs , why would you choose it ? Lol

    • @nicememes7570
      @nicememes7570 3 роки тому +18

      @@RayR1990 I was a kid??? Roflmao, also after I beat kid mode I was like "yeahhhh I can play on easy now!" And it was unironically easier just due to the auto web swing being turned off.

    • @nicememes7570
      @nicememes7570 3 роки тому +4

      @@RayR1990 legit it was the first game I beat

    • @Kingsley_Shat
      @Kingsley_Shat 2 роки тому

      @@RayR1990I literally got the demo of this spiderman game out of a Kellogg's frosted flake box and it only had the first two levels on it.. downloaded it onto a pc that also had kazza installed on it so I could pirate system of a down, eminem songs, and a lot of softcore porn..

    • @Graphomite
      @Graphomite Рік тому

      Kid Mode secretly Unfair Mode. lol.

  • @gfear24
    @gfear24 3 роки тому +300

    If they don't want people playing "Easy mode", they wouldn't put it in as an option. Some people don't play games to get good at them. They play simply to have fun. Some people have fun putting themselves through torture on the hardest mode. Others have fun playing on easy because it's more about chilling out and relaxing.

    • @Nyghtking
      @Nyghtking 3 роки тому +62

      Yup, I play games to have fun, not bust my ass.
      I'll play on a difficulty higher then easy when I feel i've learned enough about the game to decide I want to challenge myself with more difficulty.

    • @NeoTechni
      @NeoTechni 3 роки тому +13

      its more that they want to learn how to play it so you can try it on a proper difficulty. Its why many games lock out later levels or proper endings on game journalist mode.

    • @General_Tso762
      @General_Tso762 3 роки тому +9

      It isn't "torture" it's way more fun than easy, you just gotta have skill.

    • @DCapybara
      @DCapybara 2 роки тому +37

      @@General_Tso762 Did you not get his point? It's that fun is subjective, Idc about having skills in a virtual game which is just useless irl, I just want to enjoy myself playing the game, isn't that fun enough?

    • @fordid42
      @fordid42 2 роки тому +38

      You're not a real true gamer unless you can beat every single game on ultra-high insanity difficulty, didn't you know that? this kind of gatekeeping with difficulty elitists is truly the most pathetic thing I've ever seen. And I play on hardcore or veteran modes in my games. I love a bit of a challenge, but I also want to enjoy the game. People play the games the way they want to.

  • @corvusalendar5405
    @corvusalendar5405 3 роки тому +58

    Another insult to injury in Godhand is that the game adjusts difficulty in-game based on how well you can fight without taking damage/doing combos.
    And the only way to lower the difficulty in game is to learn a move where you apologize to the enemy for forgiveness to reduce the difficulty.

  • @TheRoseThatKnows
    @TheRoseThatKnows 3 роки тому +498

    I will never apologize 4 playing on Easy. I play games 2 de-stress and have fun. Not 2 rage or die a million times.

    • @rockndave02
      @rockndave02 3 роки тому +33

      Exactly!

    • @yugbhardwaj9744
      @yugbhardwaj9744 3 роки тому +91

      9 year olds :- Real gamers play on hard mode. U pus for playin on easy.
      Well they got nothing else to worry about. Homework maybe. But We got life and real things to do. Thus when we play games, we play to refresh and relax.

    • @TheRoseThatKnows
      @TheRoseThatKnows 3 роки тому +37

      @@yugbhardwaj9744 thats another thing with hard mode players. They always make dumb insults 4 how everyone else plays. Grow up! Let people enjoy games how they want 2!! Dying lots of times or losing a bunch simply isnt fun 4 everyone.

    • @snoookie456
      @snoookie456 3 роки тому +21

      I'm 29 and I got to work as a musician in a jazz bar with no formal education whatsoever where every night I would play with a different insanely good musics professor or even Berklee graduate. And I actually managed to not suck while doing this job for two years.
      This one dude told me "you're good on the guitar, so you'll probably be good at Dark Souls". I'm never trying Dark Souls. I get the feeling that if I was ever good at this type of "challenging" games I wouldn't be good at anything else lol
      I don't always play on easy, but I have enough in my life so I would never actually feel like a loser if I suck at a certain game. It's such a childish thing to be so competitive at such trivial things. I absolutely love video games, they are an art form like no other and just having access to it to me is its own reward. I don't play games to be good. I play games cause they're good. While I do sort of understand people who take it too seriously, bottom line is there are people who just want to enjoy that game, not break five controllers in order to get that golden trophy that only 1% of people unlocked.
      Plus I used to own a Sega Mega Drive when I was 7 years old, so when I see the word "difficulty" in a game nowadays I can only laugh.

    • @marcuscheng9413
      @marcuscheng9413 3 роки тому +10

      Y’know, pretty sure someone committed suicide ‘cause of this.

  • @liloreoinya
    @liloreoinya 3 роки тому +338

    No lie. I play most games on easy 😂 at my age I'm all about the stories.

    • @intruder3578
      @intruder3578 3 роки тому +48

      I'm 50 and had a stroke so I play on easy

    • @dalpaengi
      @dalpaengi 3 роки тому +23

      @@intruder3578 so does my 74 year old. I started doing it too. I just have more fun

    • @CasepbX
      @CasepbX 3 роки тому +30

      I started once I hit 30 lol. Just don't have the time anymore.

    • @christophedenisleet3007
      @christophedenisleet3007 3 роки тому +9

      @@dalpaengi your 74 year old what lol

    • @nickgarcia1292
      @nickgarcia1292 3 роки тому +3

      @@CasepbX ? For the most part normal is still quite easy in story games.. I did have to turn down fallen order tho heh

  • @stanettiels7367
    @stanettiels7367 3 роки тому +30

    10:40
    “If you’ve got two working hands.......”
    Shows Michael J Fox. Either you’re brutal or I have a sick sense of humour.

    • @ryansteele2111
      @ryansteele2111 3 роки тому +2

      That's what I was just thinking! Shots fired

    • @As_Arturas
      @As_Arturas 3 роки тому +1

      I see you chose the easy mode in real life.

    • @stanettiels7367
      @stanettiels7367 3 роки тому

      @@As_Arturas
      Lol.

  • @rjspires
    @rjspires 3 роки тому +31

    Should do a list of games that, when released, were set in the future, but are now in the past.

  • @michealwarren6681
    @michealwarren6681 3 роки тому +59

    I'm not here to get frustrated on levels of games when I spent my time at work
    I'm here to just have fun! Screw competition

    • @smilegabe
      @smilegabe 3 роки тому +16

      That's the spirit! Don't let some overly competitive gamers gatekeeps on how you should enjoy playing games.
      I usually start playing games on Normal mode cause that's like a default difficulty for me where everything is pretty much balance

    • @Player_D
      @Player_D Рік тому +2

      Agreed. This is particularly a point of contention for me with single-player games whose publishers insist we not play with mods. Whom am I hurting? I like having all the money in games if I can't have that irl, lol.

    • @kquack
      @kquack 8 місяців тому

      damn these people suffer from a severe case of skill issue, not even normal mode people??????????

  • @steelfoe
    @steelfoe 3 роки тому +20

    If a game even looks at me wrong, I’ll put it on easy so fast.

  • @MikeHunt-yl1so
    @MikeHunt-yl1so 3 роки тому +114

    At the end of the day video games are meant to be fun. Some achieve this by putting it on easy mode and any higher difficulty can ruin the experience especially when people play for the story or just to kick back and turn off their brains. So when a game asks what difficulty level you want to play its just asking which one gives you most enjoyment.

    • @AnarchicArachnid
      @AnarchicArachnid 2 роки тому +7

      for you, I take normal to be "we balanced the game around this" and then sometimes I go "okay this is too easy" and go above to hard /difficult

    • @hoobadoobamaster8551
      @hoobadoobamaster8551 2 роки тому +3

      This may be too late but it would be absolutely sad if you can't beat a game on easy mode and have a hard time and honestly you deserve to be mocked if that's ever the case

    • @SpanishArmadaProd
      @SpanishArmadaProd 2 роки тому

      No

    • @christianalexander579
      @christianalexander579 2 роки тому +1

      I tried to play a game on hard once and never finished the game

    • @hoo2042
      @hoo2042 2 роки тому

      @@hoobadoobamaster8551 …so wait… Your opinion is basically that people on the lower end of a particular skill spectrum deserve to be mocked? Gosh, that just makes you sound like a grade-school bully… No thank you…

  • @Burnlit1337
    @Burnlit1337 3 роки тому +54

    I feel like many of these devs came from merciless arcade games, like from those old flash games or custom games from sc, wc3, c&c, etc., who intentionally made it hard to beat games/maps for people to suffer through. Only now, since they have to make an easy mode for their game, they have to humiliate you.

    • @Vanadium
      @Vanadium 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah because remember on the NES for instance you just get game over as you play the Mario games if you have zero lives left. You had to start from scratch.
      I think many people forget that. We as kids could not even get further so what's the deal about the newer mario games? I don't understand that and also dark souls is easy peasy if you are from that decade. Most games are way to easy in my opinion. The real " Get GUD" is back from the 80s and 90s.

    • @thestonegoose
      @thestonegoose 3 роки тому +5

      @@Vanadium I grew up in the 90s and most of the games we had (not very man) were just never finished. We played them.until we got game over and that was that. Now and again you got a bit further but never finished them. Thinking back, that was pretty shit but I guess it gave you a bit of a hard life lesson.
      I haven't played dark souls but I have Bloodborne. I STRUGGLED through that game I have to say. I found it extremely tough. I just wanted to point out, just because you played some tough games when you were young has nothing to do with how good you are at modern games. Hell, even think of the skills needed for those old games (hand eye, timing and quick reflexes were just about it). Modern games require much more broad skills as the games are more complex.

    • @lunarjellyfish5538
      @lunarjellyfish5538 2 роки тому +1

      @@Vanadium Yeah, like I beat Ninja Gaiden Black on the hardest difficulty at age 7-9. Is still one of my all time favorite games, and I still think it's one of the toughest modern games out there. But when they released the new NES, I bought it, and it comes with a bunch of old NES games including Ninja Gaiden. And wow, the old ninja gaidens were pretty damn tough.

    • @k.t.1641
      @k.t.1641 2 роки тому +3

      @@thestonegoose Yep you'd play for a few hours until you get pissed off then shut off the system and go outside or call a friend over to help. If your lucky he has a magazine that had cheats in it lol

  • @Nipplator99999999999
    @Nipplator99999999999 2 роки тому +45

    The MegaMan EZ option is an exception for myself. I'm a Army veteran and a squad mate and friend, that I used to play games with on our downtime, received some life destroying head trauma that caused significant difficulty with being a human. This drove him to attempt the final salute... Thankfully his condition and luck made even that desperate relief impossible for him.
    After many nights feeling like I had teasing him with the happiness he'll never again experience, I found out about EZ on MegaMan and I was able to finally save us both from ourselves. Even if just pretending nothing happened...
    The worst torture for either of us is knowing that he's still in there fully unchanged, but trapped in a body that doesn't speak the same language as his brain anymore, and there's not a thing that will help him. My own mind is experiencing advanced symptoms from the traumatic injuries and exposure I've suffered and don't know how long before I can't remember myself, much less him, costing us both the only people who know who we really are.

    • @viciousredacted3576
      @viciousredacted3576 2 роки тому +8

      wow thats deep idk what to say but just wow also thank you for your service

    • @kermitgotthesickkicks4265
      @kermitgotthesickkicks4265 2 роки тому +5

      Woah that's some deep shit. I never thought I'd hear on youtube. My Condolences. And Thank you for your service.

    • @SunnyDSovereign
      @SunnyDSovereign 2 роки тому

      @@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 I never thought I would see a dog commenting, with the username "nipple johnston" but Here we are.

    • @kermitgotthesickkicks4265
      @kermitgotthesickkicks4265 2 роки тому

      @@SunnyDSovereign same.

    • @Dovah_Slayer
      @Dovah_Slayer Рік тому

      Wow i.. I don't know what to say

  • @michaelfrantzen5806
    @michaelfrantzen5806 3 роки тому +137

    These days i always play on easy mode. I'm in it for the experience and the story, fighting bosses for 30 minutes straight is just boring for me. They can poke fun all they want :D

    • @General_Tso762
      @General_Tso762 3 роки тому +11

      Solution: ghet gud

    • @redyokai3726
      @redyokai3726 3 роки тому +12

      What’s the point of not having a challenge. Playing on easy is boring.

    • @jokeair1615
      @jokeair1615 3 роки тому +8

      I mean if you want stories just read books or something

    • @extraordinarygamer937
      @extraordinarygamer937 3 роки тому +48

      @@jokeair1615 u literally have no right to tell other people how to spend their time and money.

    • @jokeair1615
      @jokeair1615 3 роки тому +5

      @@extraordinarygamer937 free speech, it's a right

  • @James-gj8rn
    @James-gj8rn 3 роки тому +48

    I’d argue that it is sometimes really fun to play on Easy (take Uncharted on Explorer mode for example, blasting your way through enemies while invincible makes you fell like a badass)

    • @EikottXD
      @EikottXD 3 роки тому +12

      Playing games on easy or normal does not make me feel badass.

    • @ZTheLastViking
      @ZTheLastViking 3 роки тому +5

      I used to play all story games on easy before I started playing battlefield when I was younger.
      If you die all the time it ruins the flow of a good narrative but as you get better you should adjust the difficulty.
      Once you know what you're doing the challenge adds to the experience in the beginning it can be more annoying than anything.

    • @liamzakhaev
      @liamzakhaev 3 роки тому +8

      @@EikottXD good for you

    • @copykat829
      @copykat829 3 роки тому +3

      Me not playing video games makes me feel like a dumbass.

  • @megatronjenkins2473
    @megatronjenkins2473 3 роки тому +47

    Not really on Easy, but in Deadpool: The Game, he broke the Fourth Wall, and told me to hand the controller to someone who doesn't suck.
    I finished the level, saved and quit.

    • @Scion141
      @Scion141 3 роки тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @OhNoTheFace
      @OhNoTheFace 3 роки тому +11

      So successful troll by Deadpool

  • @petecampbell3929
    @petecampbell3929 3 роки тому +26

    The Force Unleashed 2 one is hilarious 😂

  • @jesusgurrola7062
    @jesusgurrola7062 3 роки тому +63

    NBA street vol 1…the commentator would tell you to bump the difficulty up if you were playing on easy😭😭
    #PS2days

  • @DemDogg86
    @DemDogg86 3 роки тому +58

    I love that everyone hates on JarJar, but neglect the fact that he's quite possibly the most powerful Sith to ever exist.

    • @DemDogg86
      @DemDogg86 2 роки тому +3

      @Mexican Joker nope! Cause I want it too!

    • @Mutrax4706
      @Mutrax4706 2 роки тому

      i dont even know why he is hated
      im not much of a starwars fan but im curious

    • @vikingmetaldragon
      @vikingmetaldragon 2 роки тому

      @@Mutrax4706 Might be the voice, eyes, mouth, nose, body, personality, intrusiveness, uninvited presence that no one wants.

    • @DetElliottStabler
      @DetElliottStabler Рік тому

      @@Mutrax4706 because he was created to annoy fans of Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader

  • @FarrierNoire
    @FarrierNoire 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks Gameranx! Always impressive how you guys publish videos every single day. Really appreciate it.

  • @Autofill120
    @Autofill120 3 роки тому +11

    That DMC one be like "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed" lol

  • @quinnplays9166
    @quinnplays9166 3 роки тому +14

    "If you've got 2 working hands"
    Shows Michael J. Fox
    Bruh

  • @Cubinator73
    @Cubinator73 3 роки тому +18

    In MGSV I was asked once whether I want the chicken hat; it was during one of the first missions where you have to mark and destroy three satellite antennas. And although I denied the chicken hat, I didn't feel humiliated. I was laughing tears, because up until this point I haven't seen such a funny question pop up whenever I was having a hard time getting through some level. The thing I find even more funny and which I didn't know up until now is that there is a second chicken hat making you literally invisible :D

    • @SethiozProject
      @SethiozProject 2 роки тому

      I remember getting it once, I didn't feel insulted, but I felt upset with myself for managing to get such a dumb message to pop up, ofcourse I denied it and instead increased the difficulty instead.
      If i see stuff like this in a game, I take it as a challenge like "oh you think I can't handle it? let me show you!"
      I play games like Killing Floor, Killing Floor 2, Back4Blood ..etc on hardest possible difficulty, because that's what I find challenging. I'm so used to those modes, that they often seem too easy.

  • @martynasmatutis8284
    @martynasmatutis8284 Рік тому +7

    I hate games that mock you for not wanting to spend hours and hours perfecting their combat system/stressing out over literal pixels on a screen. If you want the challenge, go for it, but it's shitty of devs to mock a player for just wanting to have fun in a literal game.

  • @shaunbroyhill
    @shaunbroyhill 2 роки тому +14

    Just a comment on the very first one (and may be applicable to other games in the list as well). Games like Super Mario Galaxy 2 weren't designed for hard core gamers, but to be openly accessible and playable by all, across multiple ability and age levels.
    My son has 20/400 vision (legally blind), and has severe brain damage to where at 9 years old he has the brain development of a 2-3 year old. And he loves Mario games to the point that he could spend all day doing it on his switch if he could. And if Nintendo didn't put in modes such as this and the one where the player won't die when hitting items, my son would fail every time. He also loves Mario Kart 8 where he doesn't have to worry about steering the best or having to brake for corners- these are simply too complex for someone like him to be able to process.
    So features like this are not "humiliating" players, but what they are doing is opening the door for players that without these features would not get any entertainment or joy from the games.
    I am only speaking towards specific games that include specific features that are not their to humiliate but rather to assist. Some items on this list truly do aim to humiliate, but those are games that aren't designed or have the desire to be accessible as they are more hardcore games. In example, you will never see my son playing Metal Gear Solid, because that isn't a "family friendly" game designed for players of all types and levels.

    • @saaaahduuuuude1228
      @saaaahduuuuude1228 2 роки тому

      Can you people realize that the world doesn’t revolve around the disabled. Most people don’t have to deal with this, it’s humiliating to people who aren’t disabled or something.
      Being treated like a cripple if you aren’t, is embarrassing. It’s not embarrassing for your son because he is in fact a cripple

    • @SylverScourge
      @SylverScourge Рік тому +3

      @@saaaahduuuuude1228 the world *should* revolve around the disabled actually. Disabled people shouldn't have to accommodate you, it should be the other way around. Mario is geared towards families and a lot of its player base are children, children may need an assist (like in mario odyssey if you play on assist mode you won't immediately die). If you take offense to getting assists on a game when you play on easy, put on your big boy britches and play on hard like a real man.

    • @Rodrigo-ei4ht
      @Rodrigo-ei4ht Рік тому +1

      The insulting part comes with them giving you a bronze star for using this mode and not letting you get to the final boss... If it's meant to be accessible for everyone, why do they punish someone for using the assist mode by locking away the final boss. Let them have fun and give them that final ending. I agree, games like Mario should be accessible to everyone. Games spark joy in so many people and every one should have the opportunity to experience one.

  • @mr.poopybutthole1826
    @mr.poopybutthole1826 3 роки тому +13

    With the direction games are going in now, and how much more insane they've gotten. Like graphics, world size, new mechanics and animation. I think wanted could have a decent remake

  • @puchopucho7790
    @puchopucho7790 2 роки тому +13

    i think an honorable mention should had been Postal 2's Liebermode difficulty. Not even the police have guns, they mostly ignore your crimes, health items rain over you and the mode punishes you by not getting rocket and napalm launchers, wich are the funnest most powerful weapons in the game. The "Liebermode" name is a reference to Joe Lieberman who was against violent videogames, they named it like this because this mode basically takes away most of the violence of the game. Now, being the most violent videogame in history, that's a lot.

  • @Brendito1
    @Brendito1 2 роки тому +7

    I literally remember feeling insulted as a 10 year old kid 😂 “what, do they think I’m stupid?!” (Mario gal 2)

    • @SethiozProject
      @SethiozProject 2 роки тому

      and then you started crying and rage quitted like a LOSER you are?

  • @tylerwatson9079
    @tylerwatson9079 Рік тому +2

    I can deal with games making fun of me for playing on difficulty. But the one thing I absolutely despise is when games prevent you from finishing the game until you play on a different difficulty setting. No amount of explanation as to why you can’t beat it on easy mode will ever make that okay. Sometimes I just want to vibe to the story

    • @katescosmos
      @katescosmos Рік тому

      If a game did that I'd just ask for my money back tbh

    • @kquack
      @kquack 8 місяців тому +1

      damn bro you can't even beat the normal difficulty?

  • @malkaviian
    @malkaviian 3 роки тому +5

    Another game that goes rough on the player by choosing an "easy mode" is Pathologic 2, if you died at least 15 times (which is really easy to die like that), you will have an offer from the Fellow Traveler, he will remove all the penalties from dying, restoring your health, stamina, infection and imunity bar to normal. The catch is, you want things to be easy, so now you won't see the end of the game.

  • @JensenSarpy
    @JensenSarpy 2 роки тому +3

    I don't care what it wants to call easy mode. I just play the game to wind down after my day's done. I'm not in it for any big competition or anything. Heck, I don't even notice 99% of those "play on easy" tropes anyway in the menus.

  • @RedReaper666OG
    @RedReaper666OG 3 роки тому +4

    I remember one of the Guitar Hero games making fun of you for playing on easy. It did that by NOT allowing you to unlock Free Bird!

  • @null-rj7fe
    @null-rj7fe 3 роки тому +7

    I'd like to see a series where you and Jake "grain-of-salt" baldino discuss a game in a back and forth style. Y'all could even argue different viewpoints to give it some drama

    • @TheDarkblue57
      @TheDarkblue57 3 роки тому

      The’re the same person.
      Ever see them in the same room?

  • @jep1st
    @jep1st 3 роки тому +77

    I pretty much always play on normal because it most often feels like the game was built around that difficulty setting. Still, I don't really get why you would need to insult players who play on easy settings since there are a lot of people who really don't play games that much and thus have very limited skill so it's kinda stupid to demoralize those players with limited skill by insulting them.

    • @derrickvictor8829
      @derrickvictor8829 2 роки тому +12

      Most casual players don’t play the type of games that insult easy mode, though. Know your limitations. Lol

    • @SpanishArmadaProd
      @SpanishArmadaProd 2 роки тому

      Lmaoo

    • @michaelawesome1864
      @michaelawesome1864 2 роки тому +10

      You should have a thicker skin lol. Plus when I think easy I don't think new players I think Game Journalists

    • @chevialle
      @chevialle 2 роки тому +2

      they need to matured up and take the insult, they know they have skill issue therefore deal w the mockery

    • @theraven.4
      @theraven.4 2 роки тому +6

      @Hephaistos Accessibility is for people with who are disabled and deal with making it so they can use a product or service. Like for example, using colors that colorblind people can tell apart. It has nothing to do with video game difficulty. Video games are created for a purpose. All of these games on this list were created to challenging. Removing the challenge kills the game which is why they mock the player.

  • @sowayan
    @sowayan 3 роки тому +10

    I played god of war 1 for the first time recently
    there was an underwater traps puzzle that I kept dying to
    the game asked me if I wanted to switch to easy which will only apply to combat WHICH WAS NOT THE THING I WAS DYING TO

  • @solomaxlevelplayer5582
    @solomaxlevelplayer5582 3 роки тому +3

    There is also an indie boxing game named "Billion Beats" When you choose to play on easy, you win no matter the outcome of the fight and when you finish the game you get insulted and they tell you that you should have played the game on normal instead of ruining it

  • @speedingpullet7400
    @speedingpullet7400 Рік тому +6

    I'm so glad modern developers (mostly) consider accessibility a vital part of game design now. Also heartily glad the 'beat the game on Hard' trophies/achievements seem to be going the way off the Dodo too.

  • @jimbo130406
    @jimbo130406 2 роки тому +3

    I used to play Monkey Island 2 on Easy for years when I was a wee guy (about 8 or 9 on Amiga A1200), I remember playing on PC years later and coming across all these puzzles I'd never seen

  • @mtnman8783
    @mtnman8783 3 роки тому +7

    I've never paid much attention to difficulty levels. I just adjust it untill the game feels right and go from there

  • @TkrB
    @TkrB 3 роки тому

    I hit Like before I even watch any Gameranx videos because I know you guys always release quality videos and I want to show my support.

  • @relyk4771
    @relyk4771 2 роки тому +20

    To be honest, I always play on easy or story mode with story games. When I finish the story line or whatever i start a new playthrough and play normal or hard since I got the controls and game mechanics down.

    • @gameranxTV
      @gameranxTV  2 роки тому +6

      👌🏼

    • @relyk4771
      @relyk4771 2 роки тому +3

      @@gameranxTV Dammmn y'all replied in under a minute😂😂

  • @Jaekization
    @Jaekization 3 роки тому +39

    I mean personally, I play on easy because I like playing a lot of different games, I currently have about 5 with battle passes and several story driven games. I don’t have time to play on hard difficultly on all my story games. If I enjoy the game enough I’ll replay it on harder difficulties, but I do enjoy having the option to bring able to breeze through games.

    • @donkarnage6986
      @donkarnage6986 2 роки тому +1

      Maybe you are playing to much?

    • @KQ_Offsuit
      @KQ_Offsuit 2 роки тому

      Aka youre just a 🐱

    • @jonathankitchen7141
      @jonathankitchen7141 2 роки тому

      Normal mode

    • @davipenha
      @davipenha 2 роки тому +1

      Why are you even playing if you are only caring about have to finish and begin other games. You can actually take a time in the same game or just quit

    • @saaaahduuuuude1228
      @saaaahduuuuude1228 2 роки тому

      @@davipenha I’ve heard 3 people advocating easy mode for this reason, it makes no sense. Is the only goal just how many games can I play in a year? Jesus, what a boring attitude towards games

  • @matthewhardwick8208
    @matthewhardwick8208 3 роки тому +6

    Well why would you offer easy mode in the first place hmm developers?? You had to have played through your own game on easy for testing so why you be judging us?

    • @fleuttre4510
      @fleuttre4510 2 роки тому

      Because the easy is just there to make fun of us

  • @fluffyfeetbmf
    @fluffyfeetbmf 3 роки тому

    The chicken hat is awesome, and I’m sure at some point it will be in the game as a cosmetic, and that would be fantastic. Thanks for another great video.

  • @Rodrigo-ei4ht
    @Rodrigo-ei4ht Рік тому +1

    What's the most boggling thing with the Wanted entry is that the description is sensible and reads as: Suitable for users playing a shooter for the first time. I do like that they moved away from insulting gamers for wanting to play an easier difficulty because maybe they're new to gaming or not that good. Devs finally stopped gatekeeping gamers 👍 Watching streamers made me realize that some people just aren't that good at certain games but they want to experience the story or are passionate about a series. More people should definitely be able to enjoy a game without judgment.

  • @blackbeardyman8336
    @blackbeardyman8336 3 роки тому +24

    I just started playing DMC 3 today and it did show the easy mode message to me xD That Ice Guardian is just horrible for someone who's playing DMC for the first time, come on!

    • @diarionmadison
      @diarionmadison 3 роки тому +3

      Wait until you get to the end of mission 5.

    • @smilegabe
      @smilegabe 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah Cerberus is pain for first timer.

    • @smilegabe
      @smilegabe 3 роки тому +1

      @@diarionmadison Is that Agni and Rudra?

    • @diarionmadison
      @diarionmadison 3 роки тому +2

      @@smilegabe it is... and I was stuck on them for about 8 months.

    • @smilegabe
      @smilegabe 3 роки тому +1

      @@diarionmadison What difficulty are you playing? And are you playing as Dante or Vergil? Which style do you use?

  • @Lazarc91
    @Lazarc91 3 роки тому +3

    Sometimes it's more difficult being in the gray area in a gamers spectrum. One side I want to enjoy the story, other side I want a challenge. Then there's the outliers like time. Sports are similar in a way.

  • @SerathDarklands
    @SerathDarklands 3 роки тому

    _Rise of the Triad_ had a few jabs for playing on easy. The different difficulties all had fun names, and easy was always things like "I am a chew toy" and "Dig my grave. Now."

  • @TheWhitefyre
    @TheWhitefyre 3 роки тому +3

    Game Developers: You want to play on Easy Mode? Wuss.
    Me: But I'm here for the story! It's a legitimate thing! :(

  • @hgdge
    @hgdge 3 роки тому +3

    i LOVED the idea of MGSV chicken hat. more games should implement game busting mechanics like that especially when open world.

    • @Dovah_Slayer
      @Dovah_Slayer Рік тому

      It's fun to use to mess with the AI even though it does look stupid

  • @ExtraTurtle
    @ExtraTurtle 2 роки тому +9

    Love the mega man one. They basically say: "oh you can't play normal difficulty? ok we can't make the actual game more easier so let's just make it a walking sim"

  • @copykat829
    @copykat829 3 роки тому +1

    It's always good to hear your voice falcon.

  • @uryenatienza4093
    @uryenatienza4093 3 роки тому +6

    Monkey Island made a journalist mode before we even wanted one.

  • @t7justkc64
    @t7justkc64 3 роки тому +62

    Whatever game it is I always make sure to play either normal or hard. For me it's a better experience to play the way the creator wanted it to be played. Being challenged is also fun.

    • @MrTerrorzone2012
      @MrTerrorzone2012 3 роки тому +2

      Same here specially in games where hard mode or very hard mode give enemies better AI or forces you to use everything at you disposel to beat it

    • @ririndesuyo673
      @ririndesuyo673 3 роки тому

      Same. It'd not be worth the money if you beat it without any challenges anyways. Especially since you lose out on alot of the experience (e.g. Puzzles, challenges) that may be ommited or downright easy if not on normal / hard. The difficulty is part of the experience and is why I really like FromSoftware games where there's no difficulty level at all lol, you just play the game.

    • @Vanadium
      @Vanadium 3 роки тому +4

      Haha, only if the AI actually is better. I hate shooter's or any game you have to fight , economy or with real weapons when the Devs are to lazy and just make the enemy's bullet sponges or and make them cheat.
      Most oblivious RTS is the Total War frenchies. They won't push their combat and economy AI. They are so bad that they cheat so much, it's unbelievable..

    • @Lazarc91
      @Lazarc91 3 роки тому +1

      I swear FromSoftware just have their developers just remote control the enemies to troll you. Lost so many souls from situations that I should've survived in but got steam rolled

    • @lizzynyyyaaa1402
      @lizzynyyyaaa1402 3 роки тому

      That’s why I love the nier series

  • @afibuffygirl
    @afibuffygirl 3 роки тому +4

    Not to mention in metal gear solid 5, the whole reason why nobody does anything when u r caught 3 times is because the enemy is literally pointing and laughing at u....the enemy is too busy laughing at you to do anything.....serious burn lol. The being said, I absolutely love the look of the chicken hat, it's definitely a kojima thing.

  • @Binkx1982
    @Binkx1982 3 роки тому +2

    I hate it when games give you crap about playing on easy. If it's a good game I prefer to play on easy the first time to be able to enjoy the game. Then a couple years later when I play again I play it on a harder mode to challenge myself.

  • @GoodNeutralEvilChaos
    @GoodNeutralEvilChaos 2 роки тому +3

    I hate people who mock me for wanting a more casual playthrough.

  • @wizzero00
    @wizzero00 3 роки тому +7

    You made me question my many years of pronouncing Disgaea, but seems everyone else calls it Dis-Guy-Uh or close to that as well.

    • @sithstalker6936
      @sithstalker6936 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, how does he get Disignia from Disgaea?

  • @BallzMcGavin
    @BallzMcGavin 3 роки тому +22

    Am I the only one who plays on easy then medium then hard and plays through the game multiple times?

    • @MeisterSchwabbo
      @MeisterSchwabbo 2 роки тому +1

      I do it only in games i really love, like ghost of tsushima

    • @Atreus1355
      @Atreus1355 2 роки тому

      Medium, to hard etc

    • @jet1708
      @jet1708 2 роки тому

      Yeah, Dragon Age Inquisition and Witcher 3. I played multiple times on multiple difficulties. Both two of my favourite platinums.

    • @Mutrax4706
      @Mutrax4706 2 роки тому

      i mean i have done that in 2 games, and 2 games ONLY
      that was for the achievements

    • @NickRobbins82
      @NickRobbins82 2 роки тому

      I have a TBI before I could play first person shooters with ease now most games I have to ease into it and get the muscle memory in because the way my brain works I always try for normal but most games I have to do on the lower level because the way my brain works now due to the injuries sustained in Afghanistan

  • @montgomeryfortenberry
    @montgomeryfortenberry 3 роки тому

    Gameranx: look at this chicken hat, its ridiculous
    Also Gameranx: proceeds to show the darkest screenshots and clips in the whole vid

  • @TheLeetCasualGamer
    @TheLeetCasualGamer 3 роки тому +2

    I haven't played Monkey Island but I have been looking for something that said "play easy mode if you're a game journalist."

  • @bengosling4606
    @bengosling4606 3 роки тому +7

    Mgs3 gives you a "EZ Gun" on easier difficulties, it's suppressed with infinite tranq ammo

    • @Peruvianbean
      @Peruvianbean 3 роки тому

      And 80% camo, silent footsteps!

  • @coreybrooks8896
    @coreybrooks8896 3 роки тому +16

    As long as you're having fun playing the game, who tf cares what difficulty you're playing at lol

  • @christopherlind
    @christopherlind 3 роки тому

    Love the video keep up the great work

  • @Dammlee
    @Dammlee 3 роки тому

    Postal 2 has something similar, if you save too often, he says "really? you JUST saved!" or my favorite "even my grandma could beat the game this easy if she saved that often"

  • @alanw9620
    @alanw9620 3 роки тому +3

    Wanted Weapons of fate is actually a very good and underrated game. Too short though but it was a game i had lots of fun with.

  • @treyebillups8602
    @treyebillups8602 3 роки тому +3

    Surprised not to see Cruelty Squad, a game that turns you into a faceless flesh blob if you die enough to be knocked down to easy mode, and then still kicks your ass.

  • @StevenHallOfGaming
    @StevenHallOfGaming 5 місяців тому

    i like how Ranarok goes about difficulty it just feel like a real game that is trying to challenge you along the way instead of just giving you the cookie

  • @badintroductions2004
    @badintroductions2004 2 роки тому +1

    I haven't had this happen to me before but I usually like playing new games on easy first because I want to look at the story first and after I beat it the first time I go for like the second hardest difficulty

  • @stopthesniff8676
    @stopthesniff8676 3 роки тому +3

    I love this channel, keep up the fun content!

  • @AbsoluteSkycaptain
    @AbsoluteSkycaptain 3 роки тому +13

    Ah yes, my favorite jrpg: Desigia.

    • @isturboot1659
      @isturboot1659 3 роки тому

      Falcon is legendary for reading a scrip of games he has never played.

    • @KickyFut
      @KickyFut 3 роки тому +1

      I believe he pronounced it: "Dissajeeya"... 😂

    • @KazumaTsuno
      @KazumaTsuno 3 роки тому +1

      what's worse is how he prnounced Nippon Icchi. Nippon aychee. god i love the mispronunciations.

    • @jagjerison284
      @jagjerison284 3 роки тому

      All while throwing shade at "reviewers" who need easy mode, he exposes himself for being basically no different.

  • @AdamBladeTaylor
    @AdamBladeTaylor 2 роки тому +1

    Shattered Steel for PC. Came out in 1996.
    If you were having trouble beating missions, they had in game cheats you could turn on.
    If you turn on Invincibility, the main character would call you out on it. "Okay buddy, you ARE bullet proof."
    If you then turn on the Infinite Ammo cheat, the game would call you out again. "You, my friend, are TRULY a coward."

  • @r3l1csvk
    @r3l1csvk 2 роки тому

    first game which came to my mind was Postal 4,for not only mockingly name your saves,but mor importantly,ut went the Edna Mode way saying "NO ACHIEVEMENTS!"

  • @bobbiscub
    @bobbiscub 3 роки тому +3

    Just wanted to say, I was born with one arm. But even I've learned how to play games just fine.

  • @jackskellington684
    @jackskellington684 2 роки тому +13

    One rule I've had since as long as I've been playing video games is that whenever I get a new game I always play them at easy to understand the story and to connect with the characters

  • @sad.brokenhelplesskid163
    @sad.brokenhelplesskid163 2 роки тому

    i like how he talks cowboy style ,yang yang style talking like lazy and laggy and "yea yea whatever whatever" kinda style

  • @suivatra123
    @suivatra123 2 роки тому

    1 more thing for the Spiderman game is that it announces "Kid Mode" when you hover over it. You may also randomly have a child say it and it's just glorious. 😂😂

  • @pandanarkystudios5198
    @pandanarkystudios5198 2 роки тому +3

    I've always loved the witcher difficulty settings. What do you want? Story only? A little of both? Or do you want to spend way more time fighting than anything else? Lol

  • @slw8866
    @slw8866 3 роки тому +60

    I'm not playing on easy that much but what makes me mad is people that feel superior because they play on higher difficulty. It's video game people, you play like you want, you want to focus on the story and play on easy, well good for you, your game experience is not less important that people who play on hardcore. Only dumbasses think that they're superior because they play on the highest difficulty. Sorry not sorry, that's true.

    • @weedthepeople2795
      @weedthepeople2795 3 роки тому +10

      Ya thats a drag race mentality......i dont wanna race, i just wanna drive around the environment and check out the car......i like a challenge, but i also like exploration and discovery...I dont do games like dark souls or sekiro.....the whole thing is a straight up grind, beginning to end.....that shit isnt fun to me

    • @thetrashcanman7537
      @thetrashcanman7537 3 роки тому +5

      Just means they are better at the game than you no need to cry about it

    • @weedthepeople2795
      @weedthepeople2795 3 роки тому +13

      @@thetrashcanman7537 i see we have our first drag racer

    • @thetrashcanman7537
      @thetrashcanman7537 3 роки тому

      @@weedthepeople2795 don’t care about your new terms if you’re trash at games watch a nice tv series lol no need too complain that people are better beating games on the hardest modes as opposed to people who wanna press a button a few times and have the game play itself

    • @jari2482
      @jari2482 3 роки тому +10

      @@thetrashcanman7537 ppl like you are the main reason many ppl don't take gaming serious

  • @aaronsteindler3245
    @aaronsteindler3245 Рік тому

    I once failed a song on easy in Guitar Hero 2. I subsequently unlocked an achievement "Long Road Ahead." We were all surprised that there was an actual achievement for this as nobody in my dorm had ever failed a song on easy.
    Funny enough, 3 months later, my dorm had a GH3 competition, and I ended up winning it.

  • @AdamBladeTaylor
    @AdamBladeTaylor 2 роки тому +1

    The chicken hat didn't stop you beating the game though, which is good.

  • @jessigraphiel9048
    @jessigraphiel9048 2 роки тому +3

    I can agree with Number 1. After watching my bf die multiple times while fighting Cerberus I couldn't keep myself from laughing a little when the game said "Easy mode is now selectable".

    • @kquack
      @kquack 8 місяців тому

      did he choose yes? that's how you know if he deserves you or not

  • @NeverMetTheGuy
    @NeverMetTheGuy 3 роки тому +3

    Hmmm... Never knew there was a chicken hat supreme.

  • @Orsabell
    @Orsabell 2 роки тому

    The lil chicken hat can be used in the "Free roaming" so you can gather supplies and recruits at the cost of your pride

  • @Tomsonic41
    @Tomsonic41 Рік тому

    It's so humiliating when you fail a few times and the game says "Want to skip this section?" or gives you some kind of super-buff you can only get this way. I can't remember which game it was, but I played one that automatically switched the difficulty to easy if you kept messing up in the same place, and didn't give you a choice!

  • @AnTi90d
    @AnTi90d 3 роки тому +29

    Twisted Metal is 100% the reason that I stopped playing on Easy as a kid.

    • @otakufreak2617
      @otakufreak2617 3 роки тому

      You too huh, tm3 that blimp level. Fuckin metal!!!🤘😈🤘favorite cars, Auger, club kid, hotrod (i think was the name of the pyro car, been years can't recal), and outlaw. Started with tm2 but 3 was my jam

    • @wytewillow2828
      @wytewillow2828 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @saaaahduuuuude1228
      @saaaahduuuuude1228 2 роки тому

      And your better for it

  • @whiskeyomega
    @whiskeyomega 3 роки тому +3

    Golden Axe had a beginner mode that was half the game.

  • @Skyfighter64
    @Skyfighter64 2 роки тому

    On the topic of Spiderman (PS1) version...
    For my little brother, when he played it, Kid mode wasn't enough. He had to have the Captain Universe costume (Infinite web, invulvernable) active while playing on Kid mode. We couldn't even talk him into using the symbiote costume (Infinite webbing).

  • @Help_beff_get_100_subs
    @Help_beff_get_100_subs 2 роки тому

    "kid-friendly"
    a giant lizard accidentally committed omnicide

  • @robertgray3710
    @robertgray3710 3 роки тому +5

    Cup head be like no ending for you scrub

  • @Wolfie1262
    @Wolfie1262 3 роки тому +3

    I wonder how many games give you bogus endings for cheating.
    Like the original Rise of the Triad, if you enter God Mode and beat the game, instead of getting the ending you hear the developers saying “You suuuuuuck!”

  • @Gulmanzo69
    @Gulmanzo69 2 роки тому

    You should definitely do a video about the easiest games on the hardest difficulty, both insomniac spiderman games should be on that list because they are too damn easy where I can play the game casually on ultimate. I wonder how many more games are like that

  • @austinnorth4291
    @austinnorth4291 3 роки тому +2

    Lee Chucks revenge, my favorite monkey island game.