I just started the game and it never game me an option to change the difficulty like in Mass Effect 2.
The first thing I did after cinematic start finished, was change the difficulty from normal to insanity. Is there a period where I have time to change it before it takes hold, or am I now doomed to not getting the award for playing 1 second on normal?
It's on Insanity now and will remain so till end of game.