Quote Originally Posted by Rowan View Post
much like Xanatos, I usually just go with normal difficulty. In the case of the game "Catherine" I was forced to unlock the hidden 'super easy' mode as that games difficulty at certain points became very frustratingly hard, and I dont like to become frustrated when I game. That games difficulty already had to be altered for release due to the japanese complaining about how hard it was (thats when you know its actually too hard).
There was literally times when I would do the same thing over and over and over until I could figure out the next part of the puzzle in Catherine. I would go from like 100+ extra lives down to 20 just to pass the level.

As to the OP, I hardly ever take the more challenging route. Most of the time I just don't have the time to put into it. I'm always buying new games, its just not in my interest to play it. But if I have some time on my hands I might go back and play it if I enjoyed the game enough.