Dead Space 1 Difficulty

[MeMeMeMe]

I've been playing Dead Space 1 on Easy, because I'm a pussy.
I just noticed in my save games, my saves for level 4 and 5 (as far as I've got so far) show a difficulty of Medium, and the earlier ones show Easy.

Does the game automatically change level as you go through it? I've only started the game one and this is puzzling.

EdiT: i notice my first level 3 save is Easy, and later level 3 saves are marked medium. Looks like the game switched difficulty on me during that level for some reason.

 

[MeMeMeMe]

I found on the steam forums several people reporting a bug that when you restart using the Continue Game button, the difficulty can change randomly. Several people had their Impossible difficulty saves wiped and replaced by medium difficulty - they were not happy!

I did a plasma cutter run on my first go on hard.

Get playing it for real!

10-30 years ago, I enjoyed playing hardcore, and always chose the highest level available to me. Now I play for the story, since I don't have the time to keep up the skills and level-learning knowledge needed to play at the highest levels. I usually only play 1-2 hours once or twice a week.
In first person shooters, I usually pick the Normal/Medium difficulty, but games I'm unfamiliar with get stuck on Easy at first. If i finish it and enjoy it well enough, I'll play again on a harder level.