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BioWare has upped the challenge for Insanity mode in Mass Effect 3, meaning players will need to do everything right or they’ll die, lead designer Preston Watamaniuk has told OXM.
“You’ll notice that if you play on Insanity, that sort of general rule of thumb is even harsher. You’d better be doing everything well, or you’ll die,” said Watamaniuk.
The increased difficulty came about after the request was made by a fellow lead designer.
“I had a lead designer for another game write to say ‘make Insanity harder!’ And I was like “OK!” he said. “This was a really well-known and respected guy, so I was like ‘OK, I’ll do my best.'”
“We really thought about it hard. On Normal you’ll be able to power your way through the game or shoot your way through the game, but when you try Hardcore or Insanity, you’re not going to be able to do that any more.”
He added: “You really will have to think about each combat, who the enemies are, what kind of resistance you’re presented with, and then strategise to take them down. I’m hoping that it’ll feel like you made a mistake, and the game called you on it, rather than ‘I thought I was playing well, and then I died’.”
Watamaniuk says that players who want pure action and mayhem can get away with this style of gameplay on Normal, but not so much when you bump up the challenge.
Mass Effect 3 will be released March 9 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
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Mass Effect 3
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, RPG, Science Fiction, Space
