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Difference Between Difficulty Settings | How to Change Difficulty

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This is a guide to difficulty settings in God of War (2018) for PS4. Read on to learn more about differences between each difficulty setting and how to change difficulty in the game!

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List of Difficulty Settings

Give Me A Story

For players who want to experience the story without too much of a gameplay challenge.

Give Me A Balanced Experience

For players who want an adventure that's reasonably challenging.

Give Me A Challenge

For those who want a more demanding combat experience.

Give Me God of War

For those who want the game as difficult as possible, requiring god-like reflexes and strategy.

How to Change Difficulty

Difficulty Changeable At Any Point?
Give Me A Story ✔
Give Me A Balanced Experience ✔
Give Me A Challenge ✔
Give Me God of War ✘

Although Give Me God of War is an exception to this, you can change the difficulty at any point during the game.

Just hit the Options button, go to Settings, and switch difficulty from there and pick up where you left off.

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