Started playing Shin Megami Tensei IV.

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Paatar said:

What I did was lower the difficulty. Why? Because honestly the game is pretty difficult, even on easy mode. It also allows for less stress in the game and allows you to want to keep playing it. Because personally, when I am having a hard time in a game, I never want to play it.

Either way, I would highly suggest lowering it especially since it is your first game in the series. (assuming it is)

You'll love the game when you finish it. It's phenominal.

Haven't played IV but went trough p2-p3-p4 dds2 and smt3. I don't get the point of lowering the difficulty in a SMT game has what's unfair will stay unfair (getting ur team OSd first turn because RNGs hates you), and otherwise the difficulty is incredibly in these games. I get why someone would play, for example, catherine in easy mode or use a walktrough in a VN just to follow the story from start to end, but lowering the difficulty in a SMT game would be taking away half the fun IMO.