Hard Mode Discussion

[GrAVit]

https://frictionalgames.blogspot.com/201...-mode.html

What is the Hard Mode?

It is really just as the title suggests: a mode that makes it harder to beat the game. You know, in case The Dark Descent wasn’t stressful enough for you.
The Hard Mode has the following features:

- Autosaves are disabled, and manual saving costs 4 tinderboxes
- Sanity dropping to zero results in death
- Less oil and tinderboxes throughout the levels
- Monsters are faster, spot the player more easily, deal more damage and stay around for longer
- There is no danger music when the monsters are near.

So in summary: the environments are harsher, the monsters more unforgiving, insanity is deadly, and death is final – unless you pay a toll.

You can pick between normal mode and Hard Mode when starting a new game of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The mode changes some fundamental elements of the game, and therefore can’t be changed halfway through.

Who's as hyped for this as I am? As someone who really loved the gameplay mechanics of Amnesia but didn't feel like the core game was challenging enough, this is just what I needed.

Haven't played the campaign in years, so this is an excellent chance for anyone to return to this game.
I can just imagine how crazy the chase scenes with the water lurkers are going to be now that they're even faster. Moreover, I think death upon complete sanity loss is exactly what the game always needed, since it never felt punishing enough otherwise. lol
Also a great use for all those leftover tinderboxes!

How does this affect achievements/trophies?

Beating the game on Hard Mode will earn you a new trophy called Masochist. Because, you know, you pretty much have to be one to complete the mode.

The mode affects the Illuminatus achievement, which you can’t get during playing in Hard Mode as it reduces the amount of tinderboxes throughout the level.


The Masochist achievement.

And of course they couldn't release this without some kind of reward for our efforts. Looking forward to unlocking this new achievement!
Release is on September 28th. Will definitely be streaming / recording myself playing this!