All articles tagged with #difficulty settings
Team Ninja’s Masaki Fujita says Nioh 3 will not add difficulty settings, arguing the challenge comes from mastering diverse tools, strategies, and level-scaling rather than adjustable options. The game emphasizes player agency and multiple paths to clear encounters, with re-spec options to adapt. The stance echoes Miyazaki’s views on the Souls-like landscape. Nioh 3 releases February 6, 2026 for PS5 and PC.
Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 with new optional difficulty settings that allow players to make the game much easier by enabling unlimited HP, MP, and maximum damage, catering to newcomers and those who want a more relaxed experience.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has released update 1.2, introducing customizable difficulty levels and fixing various bugs, with early access available through the Steam Beta.
Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered will soon receive Update 1.2, addressing unbalanced difficulty settings by adding a new 'Journeyman' option and allowing players to fine-tune combat damage, along with numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements. The update is currently available for Steam Beta players and will soon roll out to Xbox and other platforms.
The Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake will feature three difficulty settings—Dracky Quest Mode, Dragon Quest Mode, and Draconian Quest Mode—along with quality of life improvements like manual and autosave functions, quest guides, and speed adjustments. The game is set to launch on November 14th for Nintendo Switch and other platforms.
The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth guide on IGN provides a walkthrough for all chapters, tips for choosing difficulty settings, and things to look out for in the game, including materia collectibles, weapons, armor, and side activities. The game offers three difficulty options - Easy, Normal, and Dynamic - catering to different player preferences. The guide also includes tips for getting started and a list of all chapters in the game.
In Palworld, players can speed up Egg Incubation by providing a suitable environment for the eggs, adjusting the game's difficulty settings, and editing the game's configuration files. Ensuring the right temperature and adjusting difficulty settings can significantly reduce hatching times, while editing the PalGameWorldSettings.ini file allows for further customization of hatching times on a dedicated server.
Palworld offers three main difficulty settings - casual, normal, and hard - each affecting gameplay elements such as resource availability, Pal capture rate, and penalty upon dying. Players can also customize difficulty by adjusting individual sliders. Difficulty settings can be changed at any time through the main menu, allowing players to tailor their gaming experience to their preferences.
The Goblet Overhaul mod for Hogwarts Legacy, available on PC via Nexusmods, offers players various difficulty settings and additional options, such as double XP, increased inventory slots, and reduced cooldown periods for spells. The mod breathes new life into the game and is not available on consoles. Hogwarts Legacy was released in February 2023 and is scheduled to be released on Nintendo Switch in November 2023.
Total War Warhammer 3 has released an update that enhances its Immortal Empires campaign mode with the addition of achievements for completing the campaign on different difficulty settings. The update also includes tutorial missions to help new players navigate the complex gameplay, an adjustable slider for battle difficulty settings to control AI bonuses, and new landmark buildings across the campaign map. The update is available to all players, including those who only own Total War Warhammer 3, and is part of Microsoft's PC Game Pass library.
Final Fantasy XVI offers a variety of settings to tailor the gaming experience to your liking, including adjusting difficulty with equippable items, turning on speaker names for subtitles, and choosing between graphics or framerate mode. The game also offers five different rings to make combat easier, and players can revisit tutorials and adjust audio and control settings. Overall, these settings can make Final Fantasy XVI an even more enjoyable game.
IGN First released exclusive mid-game boss battle gameplay of Final Fantasy 16 against Liquid Flame, a nostalgic foe from Final Fantasy V. The combat director explained that the boss battle consists of multiple phases and the player must use different Eikon abilities to fight it. The game has two difficulty settings, Story-focused Mode and Action-focused Mode, and a new difficulty setting called Final Fantasy Mode unlocks on the second playthrough. Final Fantasy 16 will be released on PlayStation 5 on June 22, 2023.
EA has revealed the accessibility options for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, including a Slow Mode toggle to ease both combat and platforming. Other options include fully remapping the controls, subtitle and visual options, and multiple difficulty settings. Five difficulty settings will be available - from Story Mode to Jedi Grand Master - and EA confirms that there is no difference in the in-game rewards earned. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is set for release on 28th April across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Valheim's upcoming difficulty settings, called world modifiers, will allow players to adjust combat difficulty, resource availability, death penalty, and raid rates. The most exciting addition is the ability to turn off monster raids completely or increase their frequency. Other toggles include disabling the map, portals, and build costs, as well as making enemies passive. The settings will be adjustable at any time and available on existing worlds. No release date has been announced yet.