Question on first playthrough difficulty

[TheCompletist]

I agree with nordlead. The first playthrough of a game is the truly fun time, and playing it on childishly easy difficulty makes it more like a poorly paced movie than an interactive experience. I always dip my toes in on an above-average difficulty with no tutorials, and if I'm overmatched it doesn't take long to realise.

Plus, with certain games, if you play too long in easy or normal you can develop a really lazy play style which doesn't serve you well when you turn up the heat later.