The Official Platinum Difficulty Discussion Thread

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This thread is first and foremost a discussion thread, but it also has a poll. Please do not vote in the poll until you have earned the platinum trophy for this game. That being said, we invite you to post below and discuss the difficult aspects of the game, even if you do not yet have the platinum trophy in your collection.

When you post, give more than just a number. Give reasons why you feel the game is easy or hard. What parts of the game are easy or hard? Were there collectibles? Were they a pain? Is there a required online component? How easy or hard is the online portion? What is the most frustrating part about the game?

Once you have obtained the platinum trophy, feel free to return to this thread and post your official vote. Say something to the effect of "I give this a 2 because there was only one tough spot and the collectibles were easy to find". At this point, you may also add your vote to the poll.

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[gixxerrider]

FUBAR is very challenging in spots and can cause rage quiting.....i voted hard for that reason. The collectibles are pretty simple, kill count trophies come naturally.....i should have this plat this weekend...great game w a crazy ass ending

[PowerPyx]

2/5 - EASY

FUBAR difficulty wasn't that bad in my opinion. The game is really short, you are allowed to die, there are several checkpoints in each chapter, your health recovers automatically, you have plenty of ammo and your teammates can kill enemies for you.
Compared to other third person shooters such as Resident Evil: Raccoon City or Max Payne 3 this one is a piece of cake.

There are a dozen frustrating areas that require multiple restarts, but if you are expierenced with third person shooters you can figure out some good strategies real quick. Took me half a day to beat the story on highest difficulty. Total time to platinum ~15 hours.

[Chaos Raiden]

I voted Hard. Most Trophies are easy to get, but MFWIC trophy is hard since you need to play the game in the hardest difficulty, which is FUBAR mode. In FUBAR mode, many areas are very difficult to get past without solid strategy. In FUBAR mode, using your squadmates to attack enemies is recommended, to save your ammo. Hardest chapters in FUBAR mode are: Chapter 3, Chapter 10 Part 2, Chapter 13, and Chapter 14.

[Explicit_Hate]

I rated it hard , Fubar difficulty was very painful . You will die alot

[Skyhook33]

I voted hard mainly because of the Fubar difficulty which was pretty challenging everything else though isn't hard at all.

[snakebit10]

I voted Hard. Almost gave it a very hard but I didn't because for the most part the trophies are easy. Fubar did present a real challenge for me as some sections I died multiple times and chapter 13 was the worst for me The enemy AI on fubar is dead accurate with their shots and grenades.

Overall a good game.

[Bangcrashboom]

I'm going to go with Moderate because of the fact that FUBAR was the only difficult area. Everything else was pretty simple.
Great game. Loved every minute of it

[peebld]

I went with Moderate, compared with Uncharted on crushing (hard) and COD on veteran (very hard). Folks above are all correct and there are several spots on FUBAR that you end up repeating until you get the tactics sorted.

very enjoyable game, recommended

[a_random_dude]

I voted moderate, not as hard as games like call of duty classic or WAW, I found FUBAR enjoyable and even know I was worried about some upcoming bits, if you try and stay back as much as you can and use your teammates it's not too bad at all. My actual furstartion came from my teammates running ahead and dying. In that case I would just drop them until I cleared the way.

[Alive26]

I voted moderate. FUBAR was the only challenge and even that wasn't too terrible. Patience is the key to getting through it. You will want to throw a controller at least once, but once you are done chances are you'll have almost all of the other trophies.

[00Highway00]

3. Moderate

I'd say in between moderate and hard. Fubar difficulty is challenging in spots. I was impressed with the way the CPU will react to you. They'll have a couple guys shooting at you to pin you down and others will start trying to flank you. Impressive. They also throw grenades......... ALOT! Not necessarily to kill you but to make you have to run from cover. 2 shots on fubar and your dead. Game is quite fun and the ending was fantastic. Recommend this game to anyone who likes war shooters.

[Redshirt64]

I voted HARD for this game. Only reason being the patience it takes to complete FUBAR difficulty! Its not hard it just takes alot of patience and head shots to get through! I only rage quitted once at 2am on this game lol Great Story though!

[Smashguy]

Moderate - I was suprised by Fubar. After Suicide mission difficulty I was thinking that AI is very good. But on Fubar, they changed into worst AI lol. Overall great game!

[APOLLYON_-_]

Just started playing last night, on Suicide. Not too bad though, fun game. I look forward to FUBAR, and will vote when I have the Plat.

[GoldDome13]

I voted "hard". Just earned this Plat (my 20th, woo hoo!), and I gotta say FUBAR was pretty brutal to me. Not TOO bad in terms of difficulty, but the fact that your squadmates share half of a brain cell and think that running directly into the line of fire is a great idea makes the frustration level rise exponentially. The enemy grenade spamming is a bit out of control at times as well, but patience, cover, and enemy spawn memorization will help you get through eventually. Overall, I think this is a pretty great game. Loved the story and decision making aspect of it. I'm proud of this Plat.