Despite itsunique turn-based combat system,Chained Echoesfails to satisfy some hardcore JRPG fans. And many players are either looking for ways to make it more challenging or, the opposite, make it less frustrating. The only problem is that the difficulty settings inChained Echoesare somewhat hard to find. With this guide, however, players learnhow to change the gameplay difficulty to hard, normal, and easyquickly.
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How To Change The Difficulty Settings
Chained Echoes’difficulty setting is in the ‘Accessibility Options’ menu. To change it,players should pause the game, select System, and open the Accessibility tab in the Options menu. (Press the bumpers to swap between the tabs until you see the difficulty settings.)
Changing the first three accessibility options—Overdrive Area, Enemy Stats, and Aggressiveness—alters the gameplay’s intensity. Here’s how each affects the difficulty.
How To Change the Difficulty To Easy
BeginnerChained Echoesplayerscan lower the gameplay difficulty by widening the Overdrive Area and reducing Enemy Stats and Aggressiveness in the Accessibility menu.
The above setting helps players spend less TP to reach Overdrive and keep the bar on the green area longer. It also boosts their DPS, cutting the average battle duration. Butold-school JRPG fansare unlikely to enjoy the easy gameplay as it takes the challenge away.
How To Make Chained Echoes More Difficult
Players who want hard gameplay should tighten the Overdrive bar and increase the enemies’ Stat and Aggressiveness in Accessibility Options. This will delay getting the Overdrive status while boosting the monsters’ HP.
With the above settings, players also spend more TP on each battle and inflict a lower DPS. But the game becomes likelier to let themfarm SP with Unique Monstersand in the boss fights.
The Best Difficulty Setting For Chained Echoes
Putting all the difficulty settings on “Normal” is the best option forChained Echoes. It balances the gameplay, creating challenges to keep players invested—while giving them space to recover between the boss fights.
Chained Echoesis available now for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC.
