Meaning of hard mode | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A game mode with a higher difficulty than the standard gameplay.
   countable, uncountable
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, mode.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“Even then, once the main game is cleared – it has to be clocked in one play⟳ session, but it’s far from lengthy – hard mode is unlocked (plus a pair of affable bonus modes) which doesn’t just up the difficulty, but completely rewrites the dungeon structures and enemy patterns.”

“Currently, to increase⟳ accessibility as well as replayability of the game, we added two difficulty levels. On easy mode, most players should have⟳ little trouble⟳ reaching the end⟳ of a level. On hard mode, extra obstacles offer⟳ bigger challenges.”

“If you’re playing on hard mode, be warned that zombies can break⟳ down wooden doors.”

“More commonly, to support⟳ all player skill levels, games ship with multiple difficulty levels: an easy mode that’s tuned to provide⟳ very little resistance for players who want⟳ to focus⟳ on the story, a normal mode that’s tuned for most typical builds, a hard mode that’s challenging for a typical build⟳, and a hardest mode tuned to be a challenge⟳ even to optimal builds, for example.”

“But just when I thought I’d gotten the hang⟳ of things, a snake chased me into a deeper level of the labyrinth! Everything’s on hard mode down here.”

“I moved across the country twice the year I finished my dissertation because I like⟳ to live⟳ on hard mode, apparently.”

“Easy mode: draw⟳ the recipe you found. Hard mode: Make⟳ the recipe and write⟳ about the experience⟳ making it.”

“Notwithſtanding this melancholy and hard mode of living, they are ſeldom or ever ſick, and all arrive⟳ at extreme old age.”

“A hard mode in the form⟳ of a written document is often referred to as a “hard copy⟳.””

“Since you are working on a target⟳ mode of giving—an unfamiliar or a hard mode—you will find⟳ this formula especially useful.”

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