Is nightmare difficulty the same as hard?

[Normandy-SR1]

This is just horrible. I'm getting everything but "hard mode" and "Nightmare mode" along with "Very Tough Hombre"

[Twitch_City]

Hard mode is no problem - you have check points so just take it slow. You can make it through. Nightmare is going to be something else though. I think I need to figure out which parts of the game I can just run through and which I actually need to stand and fight.

As for One Tough Hombre... that is the only online trophy I have left to get. I've gotten 8 once, 7 two or three times now... so close yet so far.

[BF-Phoenix86]

I finished marine on nightmare last night.
The last mission is definitely the hardest one off all three campaigns, tried like 15 times.
It's especially frustrating when you need to shoot Weyland in the head and FAIL
The alien horde at the start and the androids are easy enough when you figure out a strategy that works for you. Personally I prefer using the smartgun wherever I can and try to save the last smartgun for Weyland.

I'm glad to be done with all three nightmares

[Twitch_City]

Nicely done, sir! I have all the multiplayer trophies now (including Hombre) and finished the Alien campaign on Nightmare.

Next up: Predator and, last but not least, finishing it with the marine corps. I actually like playing as the marines best so I'm glad I'll be revisiting it - even if it is going to be incredibly annoying.

Did you play through each campaign in one sitting? You can quit after finishing a level and continue on the next one later, right?

[Normandy-SR1]

All i gotta do is beat nightmare and the platinum is mine. Marines are gonna suck lol.

[Bishop084]

Nice. I've only completed the Predator campaign on Nightmare so far. Wasn't too bad, but I thought that was the easiest of the campaigns. Marines will be...fun.

Still though, I figure my chances of beating the Marine campaign on Nightmare are far better than getting a 10-kill streak in multiplayer.

[Suiseiseki]

An annoying part about the Marine campaign is you have to go through all that tutorial stuff every time you die on the first stage. Granted you shouldn't be dying, but it'd be nice if you could skip all of it.

[Mcgoff]

As you can change the difficulty levels is it not possible to just play the final levels on knighmare to get the trophies?

[Twitch_City]

I believe someone tested that theory... and the trophy only pops when you have completed each of the levels on nightmare - not just the final one. Based upon that information, it seems you can play them in any order you want (e.g. level 5, 4, 3, 2 and finish with 1) and you'll get the trophy after beating the first level.

[Normandy-SR1]

All thats left for me is Jungle on Nightmare and i shall have the trophy. Then platinum tomorrow woo.

Marine Nightmare complete WOOO!