History Main / IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels

* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': Both these difficulty settings can be set for Logic and Action.

** Mean: Logic -- Increases the number of Truth Bulles and possible Weak Points to pick through. Action -- Increases obstacles and game speed and makes mistakes more punishing.

** Son of a Captain (Normal): You start out as the descendant of a United Cities captain, which makes you an enemy of the Holy Nation but also a respected member of the United Cities. You have no money, but you do have a decent katana.

* ''Beneath Apple Manor'':

** Veteran Mode[[note]]Only found on the Wii releases, this is equivalent to Normal Mode in the original [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] releases of ''Prime 1'' and ''Echoes'' as well as ''Prime Remastered''.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/PoEd'', an FPS for the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer 3DO]] (US version only):

* The UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 port of ''VideoGame/NinjaSpirit'':

* The UsefulNotes/Atari2600 game ''VideoGame/LaserBlast'':

* ''Stampede'' (UsefulNotes/Atari2600), from [[AllThereInTheManual the manual]]:

*** Level 9: [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers OHGODMAKEITSTOP]]

* While they do have a few differences in special moves, the teams in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' are basically difficulty levels, with Team Rose being easy, Team Sonic being normal, Team Dark being hard, and Team Chaotix being "TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers" (usually having some sort of odd mission).

Of course, if you use more than one word, everyone will call them "Easy", "Medium" and "Hard", but it does help establish continuity and ''mise en scène''.

** ∞ Climax -- HarderThanHard

*** "Tu se'l più tonto" ("You're the dumbest")

** "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Really Fucking Hard]]" (same as Nightmare but with extra weapons from Insane-o—includes [[ThisIsGonnaSuck even more grenade types and high explosives]], up to ''miniature nukes'')

*** I Am Death Incarnate! ([[HarderThanHard Über]])

*** [[HarderThanHard "Über"]]: Very hard difficulty setting for the heroic gamer. - B.J. is sporting a menacing SlasherSmile, and is covered in blood splatter.

** ''MÚSECA'' uses Green, Orange, and Red.

* Many charts for ''Lunatic Rave 2'', a ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}} IIDX'' clone, often have custom difficulty names set by their creators rather than the standard "Normal", "Hyper", and "Another" difficulties. Perhaps the best-known example is "FREEDOM [=DiVE=]↓", which has chards labeled "EARTH", "GALAXY", "UNIVERSE", and, most infamously, [[ThatOneBoss "FOUR DIMENSIONS"]].

** Easy: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Würm_glaciation Würm]] Level

** Lunatic: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunz_glaciation Günz]] Level

** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'': The game also features a gun called [[LittleMissBadass Mathilda]]. For extra pun, the main character of ''Film/TheProfessional'' is named Léon.

* ''VideoGame/{{Carmageddon}}'': The original created some controversy with its lowest difficulty setting, while ''Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now'' took things even further. ''Carmageddon TDR 2000'' made them less violent.
** "As easy as killing bunnies with axes" / "As easy as stamping on kittens" / "Sunday Driver"
** "Normal everyday carnage" / "Normal day-to-day depravity" / "Boy Racer"
** "As hard as French-kissing a cobra" / "As hard as fisting a Velociraptor" / "Speed Demon"

** Hard - "You will be [[JustForPun punished]]."

** Casual (''1'') / Easy (''2'') / Hard (''3'') [[TakeThat Game Journalist]] (''4'')

** Most games in the series follow this scheme:
*** Casual (''1'') / Easy (''2'') / [[TakeThat Game Journalist]] (''4'')
*** Normal
*** Hardcore! (Renamed "Hard" in ''4'')
*** INSANE! (Appears only in ''1'')
*** Necrophilissimo!
*** Challenge Overdose (Appears from ''3'' onwards)
** ''TAGAP 3'' has a different naming convention:
*** Hard
*** Harder
*** Hardcore!
*** Necrophilissimo!
*** Challenge Overdose

* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
** Gentle
** Kind
** Mean

*** '''Cleric''': "Altar Boy", "Acolyte", "Priest", "Cardinal", "Pope".

*** [[NewGamePlus Final Fantasy]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'':

* ''Blood 2''

*** Level 9: OHGODMAKEITSTOP

** Lenient
** Mean
** Troublesome
** Adorable
After picking, she reveals that the choice was for how difficult she will be for you, and then admits the choice doesn't really matter since she embodies all 4 qualities at all times anyway.

* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'':

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'':
** Very Easy

* ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' has two difficulties, with the second unlocked after a complete playthrough.

** Easy: "For people who want a stress-free experience."
** Normal: "For people familiar with turn-based [[EasternRPG JRPGs]]."
** Hard: "For people who want a challenge."
** [[HarderThanHard Epic]]: "For people who have mastered [=EBF3=]."