I`m that kind of player who play the first Playtrhough on Normal(even if it get`s easy), the Second on Hard. I think the last Games where i have to play/switch on Easy was Ninja Gaiden 2, Street Fighter IV(i really sucks in Beat em Ups) and on the Bossfight on Tales of Vesperia(god i hate that Bossfight... ._.)
But i don`t judge Players if they play on Easy, that doesn`t make a Bad Gamer or so. For Exampel: Some Peoples have hard Times on some Games, or a bad Day. Or they want to enjoy Story/Atmosphere and don`t want to interrupted by frustration.
And sorry for my Englisch, isn`t my native Language..
I have a hard time doing multiple playthroughs. I remember too much of everything the moment I start playing and it ends up making the game kind of bland. It is the same with reading books, first page in and bam... I set it down, been there... done that. So I play on hard first time through on every game I play, regardless of how difficult it may seem.
This game is a bit different though. The combat is interesting, so it may sustain me to play multiple runs through the game. time will tell, though likely I will probably move to the development kit once I have run through the game once.