One of the Hardest Games Ever?

Rrtyui, one of the most well-performing players on Osu!, while playing Freedom Dive, one of the hardest songs to play.

Often times, osu! can be described as a very difficult game to master. However, what games are easy to master? It mainly depends on your level of skill in that game, and your level of knowledge and analysis of how the game works and the music in it.

Now, why is osu! such a hard game? It's not that this game is completely impossible to do well in, it's that many newcomers who begin to play this game think it is. The game osu! can be played different ways, other than the initial way that most new players come in playing and not doing as well as they want to do.

• The first way everyone plays is the way that most people would expect to play. With a mouse. Move the mouse around the screen, and use the mouse to click, as well.
• The secondary way, which is how most of the players on osu! play is with a mouse and keyboard. Mouse to move, keyboard keys (x and z), or whatever key bindings (custom control assignments) you would want to give to tap instead of clicking to play the game.
• The third way, which a lot of players use, as well, and also where most of the really well-performing players use is with the tablet and keyboard. Tablet (as in a drawing tablet), and keys to tap.
• There are a few other ways that people play, but they aren't that effective and very few people use them. One is with two mice, or a tablet with a mouse. Basically a bunch of different combinations.

Will it be harder to play if I'm left-handed? Not exactly. I have a friend, who is left handed and does as well in the game as I do.

Are even the easiest levels of osu! really hard? Not the slightest bit. As mentioned in the previous post, osu! is organized into several levels of difficulty these levels of difficulty are organized into a star rating. The star rating represents how hard or easy the song is. The more stars, the harder. The less, the easier. *Note the below are rough estimate on number of stars per difficulty, also according to my past experiences.* These are often the difficulties: 

• Beginner is not regularly seen, but if it is, it signifies a song with an easy or easier level, around 0.5 stars to 1.5 stars. Easy peasy!
• Easy is also around 0.5 stars to 1.5 stars. It's easy!
• Normal is around 1.6 stars to 2.5 stars. Meh, it's regular.
• Hard is around 2.6 stars to 3.7 stars. Pretty hard here!
• Insane is around 3.8 stars to 4.7 stars. Are you crazy?
• Extra is also not regularly seen, but if it is, it signifies a song with a very difficult level with a required amount of skill to complete. Ah!!!
• Marathons are songs that have a drain time over 5 minutes. A drain time is the amount of time (in minutes and seconds) for how long the playing time of the song is. One of the longest songs on the game is this one... 45 minutes long!!

Once again, if any of you have any questions that you would like answered, ask! The curious minds are the minds that will be the smartest in the future.