10 Unique Video Game Difficulty Modes That Will Break You
1. Fallout 4 - Survival
A step beyond
New Vegas’ Hardcore mode, Fallout 4’s Survival mode takes the effects of the
apocalypse so seriously, completing it would qualify you to lead humanity to a
new dawn should we find ourselves in a Mad Max or Walking Dead scenario.
A new version of Survival was actually updated after the game launched, changing the then Survival to Very Hard, and adding in a new form of sadism. The modifications include:
- Saving can only be achieved by sleeping in a bed, sleeping bag, or on a mattress
- Ammo has weight
- Being over-encumbered drops Agility and Endurance by two points, causes constant damage to legs and causes fatigue
- Fast travelling is disabled
- Enemies have more health, do more damage and the frequency of high level enemy encounters is increased
- Experience earned is doubled (WOO)
- Players must manage Fatigue, Thirst, and Hunger to maintain Action Points and SPECIAL stats
- Players can contract illnesses which can only be treated with the correct medicine or by a doctor
- Health items work much slower and can cause effects like hunger or dehydration
That’s just some of the surprises that Survivor mode has to offer. You’ve been warned.