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Ikaruga isn't really that difficult, unless you refuse to settle for anything less than perfect chaining. There's a fairly high skill ceiling but that's mainly optional.Backfire wrote:
I might as well not even mention touhou, so, I'll say something like Ikaruga and the Rainbow Six Games. :l
starcraft 2 OBVIOUSLY!!!!! ZOMG
Sonic adventure, big the cat's stages. *cries*
The original Ninja Gaidens for the NES are much, much harder than that.test_of_valor wrote:
Ninja Gaiden on Xbox
*shudder*Backfire wrote:
Sonic adventure, big the cat's stages. *cries*
The original Ninja Gaidens for the NES are much, much harder than that.Don't know, never played NES. Of course, we can argue all day on the subject which game is harder, but I really think that it's kinda pointless to compare difficulty level between those two games. Mainly because they don't use the same technology, making it absurd to do so.
I always found 2 and 3 much harder than 1.Pokebis wrote:
The original Ninja Gaidens for the NES are much, much harder than that.test_of_valor wrote:
Ninja Gaiden on Xbox
tetris.. i don't know why but i can't finish it.. it's endless.. jk
DoDonPachi Daioujou kicks my ass sooo much.
Devil May Cry 3
The later difficulties I mean, like Dante Must Die mode. Good fucking luck with that.
Also, Demon's Souls (lol, mandatory)
And the first Monster Hunter.
The later difficulties I mean, like Dante Must Die mode. Good fucking luck with that.
Also, Demon's Souls (lol, mandatory)
And the first Monster Hunter.
Sadly i can't recall any games which i would regard as very hard. I've never played most of the games mentioned here. ;_;
Although I'm going to mention i was shocked at the fact the AI in Total War: Shogun 2 actually used good tactics against me when i first played it.
VVVVVV wasn't that hard. It was a single-sitting game, though.
Super Meat Boy ;_;
Castlevania 1 is so freaking hard @.@
You all guys should try it
You all guys should try it
I really hope any game can pass. if that's the case:
QWOP
If not, I'd say Yu Gi Oh Forbidden Memories (when I was into it years ago). I don't think that game can be passed, it was ridiculous at one point.
QWOP
If not, I'd say Yu Gi Oh Forbidden Memories (when I was into it years ago). I don't think that game can be passed, it was ridiculous at one point.
catch the beat
-Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
-Touhou 8. I've cleared 6 and 7 (on Normal) but I never did clear 8 (and I didn't try to clear any of the other ones).
-Touhou 8. I've cleared 6 and 7 (on Normal) but I never did clear 8 (and I didn't try to clear any of the other ones).
th8 is super easy compared to th12. It makes Lunatic look like easy mode.pieguy1372 wrote:
-Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
-Touhou 8. I've cleared 6 and 7 (on Normal) but I never did clear 8 (and I didn't try to clear any of the other ones).
dungeon crawl
How odd, 8 is the only one I can clear on lunatic, overpowered Youmu ftw.pieguy1372 wrote:
-Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
-Touhou 8. I've cleared 6 and 7 (on Normal) but I never did clear 8 (and I didn't try to clear any of the other ones).
yeah that was hard too..-StarK wrote:
o2jam was difficult
but sadly i didn't know until o2 was at downfall ;(
so now im playing o2mania ;D
osu!
lol
lol
It's not only your opinion... in all my really long gaming experience as well, Ninja Gaiden (Black) on original XBOX has definitively won the award of the hardest game of all time I ever played.test_of_valor wrote:
In my 14 years of gaming, there is only one game that I can say is the hardest one I played. The first Ninja Gaiden on Xbox. I mean, the difficulty is just insane, I couldn't get past Chapter 10(I think it's Military Supply Base) even on Normal. But it's amazing regardless.
That game is the only one that I will ever consider the absolute masterpiece of gaming industry, mostly because there are so many restrictions. Hell, even the producer/director of Team Ninja(sorry, can't remember his name now) said in an interview, that he is drunk when making games.
Later, they went AWOL with Ninja Gaiden 2 and made it easy as hell(I don't know if he was on that project).
This is all my opinion, of course.
It's not even funny how the first boss is hard... in normal mode. Then you get hard mode, very hard mode, and master ninja mode... wtf how can someone even go over very hard mode ?!?! I was s***ing bricks the whole time in hard mode and ugh... I don't think I completed that mode yet (and I bought that game in 2006).
and yes, Ninja Gaiden 2 on XBOX360 was a joke compared to that cruel, cruel game.
ummm....noPokebis wrote:
The original Ninja Gaidens for the NES are much, much harder than that.
. I got through all of them without breaking too much of a sweat.Mother for the NES
Jane's AH-64D Longbow
I bought the boxed game when I was 10?
but from what I remember, I never even got the helicopter to lift off.
It came with this
instruction book
telling you most keyboard shortcuts (you use pretty much all keys, with combinations of ctrl, alt)
would be funny if anyone can relate lol.
I bought the boxed game when I was 10?
but from what I remember, I never even got the helicopter to lift off.
It came with this
telling you most keyboard shortcuts (you use pretty much all keys, with combinations of ctrl, alt)
would be funny if anyone can relate lol.
In terms of game difficulty, Sands of Destruction on the DS I found pretty difficult, and any game I had on the Sega Dreamcast, so Bangaioh and Fighter Zero. I found them difficult, gameplay wise and because I couldn't understand much Japanese.
shin megami tensei persona 3:FES...
only because the optional boss(elizabeth)...
only because the optional boss(elizabeth)...
I've heard that the storyline bosses in other SMT games were harder.
They are.WhoAteFred wrote:
I've heard that the storyline bosses in other SMT games were harder.
SMT is also not for people who dislike grinding and actually having a plan of attack.
Sonic 2... on the Game Gear. Can't beat the first boss
Persona3 FES: The answer
so damn hard
so damn hard
Zone 4 boss is difficult just to reach. Sonic 2 on the Game Gear was fucking mercilessHeadHunterX wrote:
Sonic 2... on the Game Gear. Can't beat the first boss
so damn easyPizzicatto wrote:
Persona3 FES: The answer
so damn hard
Metis owns everything for you.
This. And even if you don't use Metis for whatever reason, you can just grind very easily.Ivalset wrote:
so damn easyPizzicatto wrote:
Persona3 FES: The answer
so damn hard
Metis owns everything for you.
How dare you even spout such heresy.Mogsworth wrote:
even if you don't use Metis for whatever reason
Metis is the best character in persona 3.
Mitsuru begs to differ. But then again, I didn't ever take out Metis, since she was the most boss thing in The Answer. Several of my IRL friends couldn't stand her (so I got new friends).Ivalset wrote:
How dare you even spout such heresy.Mogsworth wrote:
even if you don't use Metis for whatever reason
Metis is the best character in persona 3.
Wipeout 64.
Now I know what you're thinking, but really, it's hard. Try steering with an n64 controller. Not only is it painful for your thumb but also extremely frustrating.
(That is if you don't cheat right away and choose Piranha II)
Now I know what you're thinking, but really, it's hard. Try steering with an n64 controller. Not only is it painful for your thumb but also extremely frustrating.
(That is if you don't cheat right away and choose Piranha II)
HOW DO I EAT THIS HAMBURGERMogsworth wrote:
Mitsuru begs to differ. But then again, I didn't ever take out Metis, since she was the most boss thing in The Answer. Several of my IRL friends couldn't stand her (so I got new friends).Ivalset wrote:
How dare you even spout such heresy.
Metis is the best character in persona 3.
MC. [/off topic]Ivalset wrote:
Metis is the best character in persona 3.
Not even close. FeMC, maybe.
DoDonPachi and its sequels, Mushihime-sama Futari, Ibara. Arcade shooters win by default since they're designed to kill you quickly and take your money.
I wanna be the guy is worthy of mention but, it's mostly built around pattern memorization and not actual difficulty. Plus it has a save feature, so it might take you forever but you'll beat it eventually. Not what I'd consider hard.
I wanna be the guy is worthy of mention but, it's mostly built around pattern memorization and not actual difficulty. Plus it has a save feature, so it might take you forever but you'll beat it eventually. Not what I'd consider hard.
Dwarf Fortress. Never had in my entire life attempted to defend a fortress of over 400 dwarves until now.
I'm absolutely terrible at Touhou and Megaman games.
With Touhou, there are so many bullets on the screen that I lose focus and die. With Megaman, I can never make it past bosses. By the time I'm actually able to dodge their attacks, I'm either dead or about to die.
With Touhou, there are so many bullets on the screen that I lose focus and die. With Megaman, I can never make it past bosses. By the time I'm actually able to dodge their attacks, I'm either dead or about to die.
Ninja Gaidens for Xbox/Xbox 360 are all around challenging even on the easiest difficulty. I don't think I passed any of the bosses on first try. I actually beat Ninja Gaiden 2 on mentor difficulty(took some time...) only to unlock master ninja and realize I can't beat the first level.
And a case I recently stumbled upon: Tomba/Tombi on PSX. At first it's easy going, but then there's this cave with no floor and enemies flying all around. Drained all of my lives I had collected
And a case I recently stumbled upon: Tomba/Tombi on PSX. At first it's easy going, but then there's this cave with no floor and enemies flying all around. Drained all of my lives I had collected
I had a demo of Tombi on my PSX when I was a kid, It was my favourite game on the platform at the time xDThimeeh wrote:
And a case I recently stumbled upon: Tomba/Tombi on PSX. At first it's easy going, but then there's this cave with no floor and enemies flying all around. Drained all of my lives I had collected
Unofficial would be QWOP. Otherwise its Superman 64 on the n64. That is literally one of the worst rated games in history.
I had that on demo too. When I recently got the PSX emulator to play FFIX again, I remembered Tombi and few others from those demos of my childhood so I got them too. The demo gives really wrong image about the brutality of that game. It really hurt my HC-gamer pride to admit that I can't beat that gameAzure_Kyte wrote:
I had a demo of Tombi on my PSX when I was a kid, It was my favourite game on the platform at the time xDThimeeh wrote:
And a case I recently stumbled upon: Tomba/Tombi on PSX. At first it's easy going, but then there's this cave with no floor and enemies flying all around. Drained all of my lives I had collected
Ninja Gaiden 2
fuckfuckfuck I'm never going to touch it again, I'm afraid I'll break my xbox.
fuckfuckfuck I'm never going to touch it again, I'm afraid I'll break my xbox.
You should. It's one of the best games on the system. Partly because it offers some challenge unlike most of the games nowadays.GladiOol wrote:
Ninja Gaiden 2
fuckfuckfuck I'm never going to touch it again, I'm afraid I'll break my xbox.
Another crazy PSX game: Bust-A-Groove. As a kid I had this on a demo as well, although I never managed to beat it. Thinking I was a kid then and could handle it as an adult. It can't be that hard as I remember it, I just didn't understand the mechanics.
Can't beat the first stage. xD
Well, I've got a new hardest game. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. First five stages are throwaway easy, but each level is tougher than the last and by Stage 6 or 7 they're squeezing you by the balls. I'm at Stage 10 with no end in sight, and I can't imagine it getting much more difficult without it boiling down to a pile of luck or a requirement that I use a Tool Assistant in order to actually place objects where I want them to go (which afaik is impossible on a PS3)
Just wait until you get to Robotnik. (i'm assuming you havent changed your settings and are playing on Normal.) He's relentless and a genius, just as he's known for. He throws chains and combos you couldn't come up with in seconds time like he can.awp wrote:
Well, I've got a new hardest game. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. First five stages are throwaway easy, but each level is tougher than the last and by Stage 6 or 7 they're squeezing you by the balls. I'm at Stage 10 with no end in sight, and I can't imagine it getting much more difficult without it boiling down to a pile of luck or a requirement that I use a Tool Assistant in order to actually place objects where I want them to go (which afaik is impossible on a PS3)
Actually I'm pretty sure I set the game to Easy (if that's an option)
Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories... GOD, the bit where Joey goes missing and you have to fight the guardians of the tomb and ARGH FFFFS
Surprisingly, I had very little difficulty after Stage 10, and Robotnik only took me about 10 minutesRemmyX25 wrote:
Just wait until you get to Robotnik. (i'm assuming you havent changed your settings and are playing on Normal.) He's relentless and a genius, just as he's known for. He throws chains and combos you couldn't come up with in seconds time like he can.
I'm gonna be obscure and throw out playing Resident Evil 5 on the classic controls easter egg. Now that is an interesting challenge.
Great game, too bad the gameplay has some flaws and is very easy if you know how to make chains. I recommend Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary, the best one in the series.awp wrote:
Well, I've got a new hardest game. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. First five stages are throwaway easy, but each level is tougher than the last and by Stage 6 or 7 they're squeezing you by the balls. I'm at Stage 10 with no end in sight, and I can't imagine it getting much more difficult without it boiling down to a pile of luck or a requirement that I use a Tool Assistant in order to actually place objects where I want them to go (which afaik is impossible on a PS3)
and outrageously difficult if you don't. Hence why I'll never enjoy the Puyo series.Nharox wrote:
very easy if you know how to make chains.
Half my combos are made by accident
Touhou 6...took me forever to 1cc even on Normal.
I'm gonna honestly have to say Shining Force EXA.
OH LOL, NINJA GAIDEN 2. I've destroyed about 2 xbox controllers while playing due to endless rage.
OH LOL, NINJA GAIDEN 2. I've destroyed about 2 xbox controllers while playing due to endless rage.
I'm gonna say Spyro: Ripto's Rage.
For anyone who's played this, you know why.
Trouble with the trolly, eh?
For anyone who's played this, you know why.
Trouble with the trolly, eh?
Not really. To be honest, the first game as a whole was harder than that.Ritaka wrote:
Spyro: Ripto's Rage.
I played that game years ago but I dont recall it being hard. Maybe trying to 100% the game was tough.Ritaka wrote:
I'm gonna say Spyro: Ripto's Rage.
For anyone who's played this, you know why.
Trouble with the trolly, eh?
You shouldn't say that, it's horribly easy with a STABLE framerate...pieguy1372 wrote:
osu!
Touhou 6...took me forever to 1cc even on Normal.
SPOILER
Stage 1 avg fps : 12-15
Stage 2 avg fps : 51-53
Stage 3 avg fps : 28-29
Stage 4 avg fps : 18-23
Stage 5 avg fps : fuckthisshitidontpassitbecauseofthisfuckingframerate
Stage 2 avg fps : 51-53
Stage 3 avg fps : 28-29
Stage 4 avg fps : 18-23
Stage 5 avg fps : fuckthisshitidontpassitbecauseofthisfuckingframerate
The hardest video game I've ever encountered ? Maybe George Foreman's KO, something like that on NES. I never understood WTF was that. Keep failing, Gezo~
hmm hardest game............ cant think of any really. Anti Idle: The Game only because it takes over a year to just complete it. Its not difficult but its VERY time consuming.
Beating ballos from the sacred grounds (hell) from cave story was really hard. (it probably took me at least a month of suffering playing to beat it )
)Trust me, being eight or so, it was torture.WhoAteFred wrote:
Not really. To be honest, the first game as a whole was harder than that.Ritaka wrote:
Spyro: Ripto's Rage.
Well unofficial Game i would say Touhou Imperishable Night and Official i would say Monster Hunter Freedom Unite ;D
Hmm. Playing Resident Evil 5 alone at the hardest difficulty(haven't tried others. Might apply on easier diffs also) needs a mention. Trying to keep Sheva from dying or mess things up generally is a difficult chore indeed. Babysitting Ashley in RE4 was much easier.
Honestly, after I beat hell for the first time, I was able to go through it without much trouble on my next playthrough with the snake. Trust me, you do it again now, it will be a whole lot easier for you.mathexpert9981 wrote:
Beating ballos from the sacred grounds (hell) from cave story was really hard. (it probably took me at least a month ofsufferingplaying to beat it :P)
Now doing it with 3 HP, that's another story.
rust45 wrote:
Now doing it with 3 HP, that's another story.
that took me ages to do, but I had a harder time getting TO Ballos with 3HP than I did beating him.
Osu
what is 'Osu'?Suzumiya-H wrote:
Osu
i think you mean osu!.
Goldeneye Wii on 007 Classic.
I wanna be the guy is a fucking ass hard game, IF your not used to it like meLoginer wrote:
Yeah, it's not a real video game if it wasn't published by EA or Activision.
I Wanna Be The Guy, no contest. Hardest game without cheap deaths would probably be Super Meat Boy.
but shit, I Wanna be the guy are the most good games out there man, espicailly all of them are made with game maker (i know, I made one.) , I'm gonna go play them again I think people do a bad job at judging what "hard" means.
Games that people say are "hard" like Contra, Ghosts 'n Goblins, IWBTG, etc. are initially "hard" because you die a lot in them in the beginning.
But if you don't give up because it's too "hard" and you keep trying you can beat the games in around a week. Sure self-challenges like 1cc some Touhous on Lunatic could also be "hard" and take like 3 weeks - a month to accomplish. The thing is: if you dedicate yourself to a game you can beat it rather quickly after a bit of practice.
But when you look at learning curves I'd say Beatmania IIDX is a game you could call "hard."
It doesn't matter how dedicated you are, you can play every day for an entire year and still not be able to pass some 7s. The learning curve is that insane. A year. An entire year of the same game and it can still be too hard for you. I don't think it really has much of a contest. You guys are smalltime.
Games that people say are "hard" like Contra, Ghosts 'n Goblins, IWBTG, etc. are initially "hard" because you die a lot in them in the beginning.
But if you don't give up because it's too "hard" and you keep trying you can beat the games in around a week. Sure self-challenges like 1cc some Touhous on Lunatic could also be "hard" and take like 3 weeks - a month to accomplish. The thing is: if you dedicate yourself to a game you can beat it rather quickly after a bit of practice.
But when you look at learning curves I'd say Beatmania IIDX is a game you could call "hard."
It doesn't matter how dedicated you are, you can play every day for an entire year and still not be able to pass some 7s. The learning curve is that insane. A year. An entire year of the same game and it can still be too hard for you. I don't think it really has much of a contest. You guys are smalltime.
Topic Starter
Going by that I could say Stepmania is the hardest game ever.
I played for 2 years everyday and still fail 14+ songs.
It comes down to the person and their affinity for the game.
Yes, I suck. Guess I'll clarify that I'm not agreeing with the above.
I played for 2 years everyday and still fail 14+ songs.
It comes down to the person and their affinity for the game.
Yes, I suck. Guess I'll clarify that I'm not agreeing with the above.
Rhythm games are generally hard, if only by the fact that they require skills only gained from said game, unlike games that can be beat by blatant save scumming.
Stop saying this. I hardly passed TsupseudogamusH on Hard after 2 years...Rantai wrote:
Going by that I could say Stepmania is the hardest game ever.
I played for 2 years everyday and still fail 14+ songs.
It comes down to the person and their affinity for the game.
Yes, I suck.
now I pass some Hard Song Megapack's songs lololololol (god tier songs LOL)
The obvious one would be IWBTG, getting past/to the first boss is an achivement for me and most other people, but hte game can be worked though, and I agree with the people who are saying games like IWBTG and Super Meat Boy aren't really hard, they're just tiresome.
For a hard game, Metroid Prime Hunters for the Nintendo DS is the most frustrating game I've played - easy enough shooting things when cover's around, but when it isn't, and the control system doesn't like left handers (like me </3), it makes the game almost impossible - never got past the first room - let alone the first boss.
For a hard game, Metroid Prime Hunters for the Nintendo DS is the most frustrating game I've played - easy enough shooting things when cover's around, but when it isn't, and the control system doesn't like left handers (like me </3), it makes the game almost impossible - never got past the first room - let alone the first boss.
Platformer: I wanna be the guy, Super Meat Boy, and of course Battletoads 8D
Sh'mup: Any game made by Cave Co, but especially DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu & Mushihimesama Futari. Oh, and Touhou.
Rhythm: beatmaniaIIDX, hands down. jubeat is also pretty tough 8D. Oh, and o2mania.
Sh'mup: Any game made by Cave Co, but especially DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu & Mushihimesama Futari. Oh, and Touhou.
Rhythm: beatmaniaIIDX, hands down. jubeat is also pretty tough 8D. Oh, and o2mania.
Super Meat Boy and I Wanna Be The Guy. Very hard games.
Like Zekeira, I found IIDX really hard. Another diff was too wtf to me. With an addition, playing on a keyboard (Lunatic Rave 2) is much harder
Yeah, I Wanna Be The Guy was very tough. I can't believe my brother completed the game.ShinseinaTenshi wrote:
Super Meat Boy and I Wanna Be The Guy. Very hard games.