Isn't it lame when the higher difficulties of a game are cheap? (GOW II related)

I just played Titan mode and well.....GOW II is an awesome game but I really expected more out of the extra difficulties, for replay value.

I mean the really good extra difficulties are the ones that add new moves to the enemies/new enemies and more challenging AI, and make you take different actions etc....Not just get more damage and make less and have the enemies pound at you continuosly and such, that's just cheap. Don't you think?

This isn't a bash to GOW 2 it's more like all the games that pull that.

I think it's more lame when higher difficulties force "you" to be cheap because of poor design.Panzer_Zwei

[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]I think it's more lame when higher difficulties force "you" to be cheap because of poor design.tegovoltio

How is it cheap? If you were good at the game it wouldn't be a problem.ironwarrior2

Usually in higher difficulties all that happens is that you have less health and the enemy has more and do more damage. Most of the time AI never gets smarter.

BTW, God of War II on Titan is insanely difficult, so I used a Codebreaker. Go ahead, call me a cheater or whatever, I don't care. And besides It was a rental, so I was trying to unlock and beat everything as fast as I could. I'll tell you this, that Blade of Olympus maxed out kills pretty much kills everything in a few blows even on Titan difficulty. It's hella sick.

I just played Titan mode and well.....GOW II is an awesome game but I really expected more out of the extra difficulties, for replay value.

I mean the really good extra difficulties are the ones that add new moves to the enemies/new enemies and more challenging AI, and make you take different actions etc....Not just get more damage and make less and have the enemies pound at you continuosly and such, that's just cheap. Don't you think?

This isn't a bash to GOW 2 it's more like all the games that pull that.

Also what games do you think have the more creative difficulty differences?tegovoltio

Well, to answer your last question..., the answer is- Ninja Gaiden. This game is probably the best  in the industry at doing just that. (Along with all the other major accomplishments that makes NG one of the best action games evah.)

if u think that was easy try to beat geow in insane alone, its fun, but a pain in the assKaosed

To the TC, forget Titan mode. It will knock years off your life man, no joke. It's so cheap and lame I almost threw my controller at the tv.SergeantSnitch

[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]To the TC, forget Titan mode. It will knock years off your life man, no joke. It's so cheap and lame I almost threw my controller at the tv.tegovoltio

[QUOTE="tegovoltio"][QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]To the TC, forget Titan mode. It will knock years off your life man, no joke. It's so cheap and lame I almost threw my controller at the tv.SergeantSnitch

how do yo uthink they make games hard?paullywog

Yes it is. I can't stand it when a game's difficulty just boosts your opponents stats or allow them to do superhuman things. Most sports games come to mind where at the highest difficulty the computer seems to be completely aware of every little detail, making it just plain frustrating, especially when your team's AI isn't improved as well.pundog

yeah pretty much