Subjective.

Define Gamer.

Of course not. I'ts not everyone who have the patience to play a game in hard mode. Some people like a more easy challenge.

Every single game I play, I always start on the lowest difficulty, and then beat the game on every subsequent difficulty level.

The only reason I play on Veteran, Hard, legendary, or anything like that is for achievements. I just got a ps3 a few weeks ago and every game I've played, I've played on easy. I think easy is really fun. Infamous, gow3, killzone 3, uncharted, I have all played on easy. I don't get into trophies, so therefore I don't see a need to play the hardest difficulty.

I played MGS4 on Big Boss difficulty. My gf is playing it on Solid difficulty. We are both still gamers

what the hell? games are expensive today so we've got to play it as hard from the start, for a good challenge and to increase the length of the game. It takes like 5 hours to complete Resident evil 5 on easy (story mode) but it takes like 20 on hard, so you can see the difference.

PLAYING GAMES IN EASY MODE IS LIKE CHEATING!

I dont like games that do not have Hard unlocked for my first playthrough.

Ghost and Goblins on normal mode is just insane.

but for the most part games are a lot easier than they used to be already.... so what does that really say about "easy mode"?

Short and only answer:
No. You're a gamer as long as you play and enjoy many different video games. The difficulty you play on has no affect on whether or not you're a gamer.

doesnt make you any less of a gamer , but definitely makes u more of a noob.

I beat every game on easy first and then move it up to normal for subsequent playthroughs. I barely ever play on the hardest difficulty settings. I play games for enjoyment not punishment.

Playing on easy demolishes any a.i. the game has

Unless you're a casual gamer, at least play it on normal.

bah... easy is almost always very boring because next to no challenge is offered.. to quote halo:

“Laugh as helpless victims flee in terror from their inevitable slaughter. The game basically plays itself.”

while it is definitely condescending it is pretty much true. when playing a game on easy i feel as if im just going through the motions and not really playing.

from the gaming god i ask him to get rid of easy/normal mode. Also based off the comments so far from this site no wonder game campaign modes are declining. I dont want to hear ever someone complaining about a 5hr story mode on this site again.

I choose easy mode because I'm lazy and dont want to waste my time having to master a game, I just want to play it and have fun

For me playing on normal or hard doesn't make sense when you die or loose. If you really want to Play hardcore then try playing any game without even once dying. If the character you were playing would be real, you would almost always only have one life anyway...

i notice that for me being a huge fan of gaming playing on hard takes things to the next level. You have to be persistent, learn to use the techniques properly and the satisfaction after beating a boss is phenomenal (Venitas says hi).
To each their own, but gaming can be a growing experience, the more you game the more you get into looking for a challenge. From now on i wont play in Normal, only hard or above

I can't say I've ever worried about being more or less of a gamer. Being a huge enthusiast gaming freak is no accomplishment and being a very very occasional reluctant gamer is no shame. It's a silly thing to worry about.

Yes.

there is no "more gamer" or "less gamer"

if you like games you're a gamer, if don't them you aren't

all this "superior console", "more gamer", hardcore/casual
it's elitist ppl trying to be more than other ppl...

anything below hard is casual mode.
Did Killzone 3 on the hardest immediate difficulty (Veteran) and then moved straight on to Elite.
(Just as a recent example)
Those who say they play on easy mode to experience the story? that DOES make you less of a gamer, it's less skill and more "cant wait for the next cutscene".

All i can say is play how you want to play, games are there for FUN if YOU have FUN playing on easy play on easy if YOU have FUN playing on hard play on hard it has got shit all to do with what anyone else thinks gaming is all about yourself and the enjoyment you get out of it.

NOTE: The keyword is FUN if your having fun your doing it right. :)

I'm always playing on either normal or easy, at least on the first playthrough of a game. I rarely play on harder difficulties unless I'm really good at that specific game, and that's just to test myself.

Nothing wrong with playing on easier difficulties, it all comes down to how you want to enjoy the game. Some people like a challenge, even from the very start, and that's fine. But losing your temper through frustration can really wreck a game for most people - it's just not worth it

Never play easy mode anymore. Waste of time. Take the Normal route every time and take what ever punishment it dishes out.

No matter what difficulty you play on, ur still a gamer. Sometimes playing on easy is enjoyable and fun while hard is challenging but frustrating.

Possibly but it sure as hell keeps you from throwing your controller at your tv

I always look at games like puzzles from the developers to dismantle. I usually start a recon playthrough on normal to enjoy the story and also to figure out where the game is going to give me a tough time on the hardest setting. Once I've completed a game on the most difficult setting I feel very accomplished and that I destroyed what the developers threw at me.
My most frustrating game on the hardest setting: Ninja Gaiden 2
My most fufilling game completed on insanity setting: Mass Effect 2.

That like saying people with less capabilities are less humans.

Since when were people concerned if they were "gamer" enough?

Halos dead

Just like the first one being remade, using UE5💩 MS with all their money couldn't get ID Tech 8 and modify it to work with the Halo remakes? 😑 If they did I'm 100% sure it would run as good as Doom The Dark Ages. I can see the performance issues already. As DF Alex puts it "stutter struggle".

I just hope they're good. Halo CE remake looks very good, so this could be good for Halo.

Of course, let's go with the Nintendo way.

Considering Halo 3 never got the remaster treatment, I strongly support this endeavor. Let's give Reach the remake treatment at some point, too.

Not for me personally, I enjoyed the Master Chief Collection, but not enough to invest in the remakes, the MCC still feels relatively new to me.

A lot of people asking for Multiplayer, just go by an Xbox, hell, almost any Xbox, or get a 1/2 decent PC, then if you really wanted to play Halo, you can play all of them.

MS multiplatform situation has really show that people talk so much smack it's not even funny, people go on how exclusives sell consoles, but I see it's only to a small degree, people usually go with where there friends are or the hype surrounding something (Nintendo is the exception). A lot of PS fans bought Forza, GoW:Remake: Sea OF Thieves, and PS Fans bought Grounded, in fact these MS games were dominating Sony sales charts...so if exclusive sells systems, why didn't Sony fans buy an Xbox to play these one time exclusives, that they clearly wanted to play?

And today I was reading that apparently they were going to do a DS2 Remake, but weren't happy enough with the first game's remake to continue. I was really hoping to see them actually make a new game to finish off the story of the franchise.

So reading the article it doesn’t seem to rule out the possibility of a Dead Space 2 remake at some point. It’s saying that the rumour that it was already in development and was shelved because of poor sales is incorrect. EA Motive immediately started working on something else. So I read that as them actually confirming that it’s not entirely off the table.