I usually start off on medium and if I enjoyed the game a lot and completed it, I may play it again at a higher difficulty.
Similar.usually its
racing games: max difficulty, no assists, manual with Autoclutch, anything that makes my life harder turned on, etc, etc
FPSs: medium difficulty, except for the stalker series, which is on master
Play on hard, then get stuck and switch to easy![]()
I used to play on hard, but then I took an arrow to the knee.
Medium, i only tend to play games to the end once, if a game deserves a second playthrough (extremely rare ala HL2) then ill play it on hard.
I'm on my first play through of Arkham Asylum and about 52% in on hard. Kinda regretting it a bit. Normal enemies are OK but the boss battles are a pain. Can't change difficulty either![]()