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Ditto the statement on no-kill MGS: I've played 1-3 without spilling any unnecessary blood. It's actually easier to stam-drain Vulcan Raven than it is to blow him away with Stingers. The encounter with The Sorrow is admittedly boring as all hell that way though.
I flipped my monitor display upside-down and played Mario 3 like that once. That was smurfin' hard!
I only play pokemon in nuzlockes now. Normal play-throughs are way too damn easy.
If I make a light-weight character on dark souls, he never uses a shield... period
in FF12 I pick jobs for my characters and restrict their equipment use to reflect it.
In ratchet and clank 2 and 3 I don't use armor anymore, I also don't use the quack-o-blitzer or rynos anymore. Makes it too easy.
I can't remember many other challenge runs I've done
this is NIGH IMPOSSIBLE to do in the first game on Hard mode (one of my self imposed challenges).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolivar
I've done quite a few low level/starting equipment/crappy equipment runs in some of the older RPGs in my collection. I haven't really done anything like that in a while though.
I've considered doing the 3 heart challenge on OoT. Not sure how much of a challenge it'd be, though, as I hardly ever die in that game.
when playing ffx-2 last time i gave myself a RULE to live by. I had to always wear the dressphere with lowest percentage complete. Stipulation: all three girls can't wear the same dressphere.
that was mostly to keep everyone from being songstresses at the same time. I'm indecisive so it was nice letting the game mechanics choose which dresspheres to wear.
Try 3 Heart Master Quest. Enemies do double damage. So try not to get hit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs
Oh man that sounds brutal!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkybladeTry 3 Heart Master Quest. Enemies do double damage. So try not to get hit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs
I may eventually have to do this for TP down the road, WEARING ONLY ZORA ARMOR!
I finished Skyrim on level 1 but that was more due to intesne indecisiveness rather than desire for challenge
Not too long ago, I did a version of the solo-pidgey challenge on Pokemon Crystal. I really like self-imposed challenges because I feel a greater sense of accomplishment when I complete the challenge than I would completing the normal in-game challenges.
Another thing I like to do in all my FF games and other RPG games is to grind until I've maxed out all my chacters' experience and max out my gil/money, among many other things. It makes me feel like I've completed the game to greater degree than just finishing the storyline.
In online shooter, like Halo, I like to use the weakest weapons possible during casual matches or sometimes go for all assassination kills.
By the way, has any tried the "Uber Challange" on OoT? I haven't tried it, but I'd really like to if I can get an N64 sometimes in the future.
The uber challenge doesn't even look fun at all. It just looks terribly frustrating. ._.Quote:
Originally Posted by MTKO
I mean, I love me some restrictions, but looking through the rules it'd be faster just to list what you CAN do.
I like the idea of a LoZ challenge run because it forces you to strategically use your giant arsenal of weapons and gadgets to survive. The uber challenge on the other hand is just so... masochistic.
Just googled what Nuzlocking Pokemon meant. It seems fun! I agree with Bolivar though, call me pedantic, but I always try to get my pokemon within 2-3 levels of each other, which does include relatively useless pokemon, like Bidoof. I just like having all my pokemon available, rather than have a core team of six and having the rest rot in the PC.
Is the Uber Challenge WITHOUT some sort of cheating even possible?
Some of the things mentioned on the list are things that have to happen story-wise for you to even progress.
Some extremely difficult to perform in game glitches have to be used throughout the game in order to follow the uber challenge. Essentially, the point of the uber challenge is to not only to make the gameplay as difficult as possible, but also make the progression of the story a taxing procedure. There are some videos on youtube of people completing the challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs
I used to play through games with certain self-imposed challenges if I enjoy the battle system.
Nowadays, I turn to the community of a game to give me Gameshark codes or other game editing codes to turn the game into more of a challenge. For example, preventing EXP gain except from bosses for Final Fantasy VII. That game is easy enough that you can still have a good time and see a lot more challenge from the bosses.