This is a guide to the difficulty settings in the game Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. Read on to learn more about the differences between Story, Action, Hard, and CHAOS difficulties and know which one is right for you!

Difficulty Settings

List of All Difficulty Modes

Difficulty Mode Differences

Story Mode and Casual Option

Story mode is the easiest mode of the game. This mode is perfect for players who are generally new to both the Final Fantasy franchise and the Action RPG genre altogether. Story mode will allow players to focus more on the progression of the story, while making combat easy, but not too easy.

Casual Mode Option

Casual mode is an extra option for story mode that offers the following changes from the Story difficulty:

Casual mode cannot be activated during online play

Action Mode

Action mode is your standard normal mode, offering a balanced experience of gameplay and story immersion. For players already familiar with the genre, they will feel right at home with this difficulty.

Hard Mode

Hard mode is for players who are definitely looking for a beatdown. This difficulty comes with increased enemy damage and higher break gauges across the board and is tailored for seasoned veterans who want to test their skills to the limit

CHAOS Mode

CHAOS Mode acts as both the hardest difficulty in the game as well as a pseudo new game plus. When playing a mission on CHAOS difficulty, you cannot change to a lower difficulty from Cubes until the mission ends, at which point you can freely change difficulties again. In CHAOS Mode you can find the following:

How to Unlock CHAOS Mode

How to Change Difficulties

Change From the Cube or World Map

The difficulty setting can be changed from the world map or at a Cube during a mission, however certain first time completion rewards for missions will vary depending on the difficulty you choose. When changing difficulty from a Cube during a mission, you can only change the difficulty to a lower difficulty, but you cannot switch back to a higher difficulty until the mission ends.

Cannot Change Difficulty Settings in CHAOS Mode

Take note that when playing on CHAOS Difficulty, you cannot change to a lower difficulty at Cubes, but will be able to freely change difficulties again once the mission ends.

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