difficulty setting
Game's hardness option
A difficulty setting is an option in video games that adjusts how challenging the experience will be.
Common levels include easy, normal, and hard, though games vary widely in their labels and granularity.
Higher difficulty typically means enemies hit harder, resources are scarcer, or mistakes are less forgiving.
I always play on the hardest difficulty setting my first time through.
The term extends metaphorically to life situations: Parenting twins is like playing on the highest difficulty setting.
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- hardFirm or demanding
- normalConforming to standard
- challengeTest of ability
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
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Lowest difficulty option
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