History PlayingWith / EasyModeMockery

* '''Played For Horror''': Emperor Evulz pulls a [[SuperStreetFighterIITurbo M.Bison ending]] when you finish the game on easy.

** The player resorts to [[ToolAsistedSpeedrun Tool-Assisted Superplay]]

** (Going the traditional Reconstructed route) [[Determinator The player learns from playing over and over again, and finally beats it on the higher difficulty]], [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting the ending they deserve]].

* '''Logical Extreme''': ''Alice saves the day'' can only allow you to play the whole game on at least "Master" (the difficulty above [[HarderThanHard Expert]]) and you'll unlock the difficulty ''Lunatic'', and beating that allows you to unlock '''FOUR MORE DIFFICULTY MODES''', with the first one needing to complete on Lunatic to unlock, [[SerialEscalation and the higher three difficulties needed to be unlocked by clearing the game on what difficulty that came before it]], and that's not all, clearing the game on lower difficulties also stops you at certain stages: the two EasierThanEasy modes (Baby and Wimp) stops you off at the Tutorial stage and Stage 1-1 respectively, Easy stops you off at Stage 2-3 (right after the second boss), Normal stops you off at Stage 4-3 (right after the fourth boss), Hard stops you off at Stage 8-3 (eight after the eighth boss) and Expert stops you off right before the FinalBoss (Stage 12-3), Master allowed the full game, except for the TrueFinalBoss, Lunatic having the same as Master (plus allowing the TrueFinalBoss unlike Master), and so on, ButWaitTheresMore Every ending you get is a DownerEnding no matter the difficulty, with the only difference in beating the game in the '''HARDEST OF HARDEST''' Difficulty is that the protagonist is left alive.

** The player resorts to [[ToolAsistedSuperplay]]

* The game is a DatingSim. [[StealthPun Easy mode]] makes the girls [[GayOption (and the one guy)]] [[ReallyGetsAround have quite a history.]]
* The game gives a JokeEnding that says "CONGKRAJULASIONS!!!!!! U WEEN!!!!" when completed on Easy.
[[DoubleEntendre Getting far with them]] is specifically referred to as not being anything special.

** Playing Easy Mode changes your player character into the Noob from ''Platform/Roblox''

* '''Logical Extreme''': ''Alice saves the day''' can only allow you to play the whole game on at least "Master" (the difficulty above [[HarderThanHard Expert]]) and you'll unlock the difficulty "[[Touhou Lunatic]]", unlocking ''Lunatic'' allows you have to unlock '''FOUR MORE DIFFICULTY MODES''' after unlocking Lunatic, with the first one needing to complete on Lunatic to unlock, [[SerialEscalation and the higher three difficulties needed to be unlocked by clearing the game on what difficulty that came before it]], and that's not all, clearing the game on lower difficulties also stops you at certain stages: the two [[EasierThanEasy]] modes (Baby and Wimp) stops you off at the Tutorial stage and Stage 1-1 respectively, Easy stops you off at Stage 2-3 (right after the second boss), Normal stops you off at Stage 4-3 (right after the fourth boss), Hard stops you off at Stage 8-3 (eight after the eighth boss) and Expert stops you off right before the [[FinalBoss]] (Stage 12-3), Master allowed the full game, except for the [[TrueFinalBoss]], Lunatic having the same as Master (plus allowing the [[TrueFinalBoss]] unlike Master), and so on, [[ButWaitTheresStillMore]], Every ending you get is a [[DownerEnding]] no matter the difficulty, the only difference in beating the game in the '''HARDEST OF HARDEST'' Difficulty is that the protagonist is left alive.

** The [[GoldenEnding]] can be achieved on Easy itself, but not on difficulties [[EasierThanEasy]]

* "Saving the Day" was merely a training mission InUniverse. If Alice "Saves the Day" on Easy Mode, her superiors wonder if she's really prepared for the task she was training for.
* [[EarnYourHappyEnding]] if it involves endings.

** "Don't worry, playing on easy doesn't make you pathetic. You probably had a tough week, and everyone needs have some fun every once in a while, so sit back, and enjoy yourself. Those [[StopHavingFunGuys smug Hard Mode nerds]] are a buncha sweaty losers anyway."

* '''Discussed''': "She's playing on easy?" "I don't believe it..." "Well, don't worry, Alice. Just because you don't play on Hard Mode doesn't make you a bad person."

* '''Conversed''': A game reviewer notes the mockery and cites it as a factor to consider.

* The game gives a [[JokeEnding]] that says "CONGKRAJULASIONS!!!!!! U WEEN!!!!" when completed on Easy.

* '''Played For Drama''': At the end of Easy Mode, [[GutPunch Emperor Evulz murders Alice's little sister Chinatsu]] by savaging her into chunks of bloody mess and then throws her soul screaming into hell, after which he says [[EvilGloating "HAHA! YOU HAVE NEITHER THE SKILL NOR THE POWER TO DEFEAT ME!"]]. Cue Bad End.

** Playing Easy Mode changes your player character into [[VideoGame/Roblox Noob]]

* '''Logical Extreme''': ''Alice saves the day''' can only allow you to play the whole game on at least "Master" (the difficulty above [[HarderThanHard Expert]]) and you'll unlock the difficulty "[[Touhou Lunatic]]", unlocking ''Lunatic'' allows you have to unlock '''FOUR MORE DIFFICULTY MODES''' after unlocking Lunatic, with the first one needing to complete on Lunatic to unlock, [[SerialEscalation and the higher three difficulties needed to be unlocked by clearing the game on what difficulty that came before it]], and that's not all, clearing the game on lower difficulties also stops you at certain stages: the two [[EasierThanEasy]] modes (Baby and Wimp) stops you off at the Tutorial stage and Stage 1-1 respectively, Easy stops you off at Stage 2-3 (right after the second boss), Normal stops you off at Stage 4-3 (right after the fourth boss), Hard stops you off at Stage 8-3 (eight after the eighth boss) and Expert stops you off right before the [[FinalBoss]] (Stage 12-3), Master allowed the full game, except for the [[TrueFinalBoss]], Lunatic having the same as Master (plus allowing the [[TrueFinalBoss]] unlike Master)

* '''Justified''': "Saving the Day" was merely a training mission InUniverse. If Alice "Saves the Day" on Easy Mode, her superiors wonder if she's really prepared for the task she was training for.

* '''Played For Laughs''': The game is a DatingSim. [[StealthPun Easy mode]] makes the girls [[GayOption (and the one guy)]] [[ReallyGetsAround have quite a history.]] [[DoubleEntendre Getting far with them]] is specifically referred to as not being anything special.

** Hard-Mode Mockery. The game makes fun of anyone who plays in Hard mode, telling them that they are freaks with no lives who don't know how to have fun, or calling them overconfident idiots anytime they die. Even if you, by some miracle, manage to complete the game, your reward is a virus being unleashed on your computer as encouragement to touch some fucking grass.

** (Also counts as zig-zagged) Easier modes portray your character as more and more of a sensitive, easily triggered baby, while harder modes portray your character as more and more of a BasementDweller who is constantly chewing people out for being "too easy" for them, causing others to mock them for having no life.

* '''Parodied''': Playing Easy Mode takes you to an alternate game, the idea being "If you wanna play an easy game, don't play this one!"

--> '''Alice'''/'''Bob''': *screams in agony* Cue SmashToBlack and an EvilLaugh.

--> '''Alice'''/'''Bob''': *screams in agony*

--> (End cutscene on Easy to Hard difficulties)

** Hard-Mode Mockery. The game makes fun of anyone who plays in hard mode, telling them that they are freaks with no lives who don't know how to have fun, or calling them overconfident idiots anytime they die. Even if you, by some miracle, manage to complete the game, your reward is a virus being unleashed on your computer as encouragement to touch some fucking grass.
** Playing HarderThanHard mode [[EarnYourBadEnding gives you]] [[ItsAWonderfulFailure an extended]] DownerEnding.