Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 35

Thread: What is the hardest game you ever played?

  1. #1
    Memento Mori Site Contributor Wolf Kanno's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Nowhere and Everywhere
    Posts
    19,544
    Articles
    60
    Blog Entries
    27
    Contributions
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Braaaaaains What is the hardest game you ever played?

    Whether you beat it or ran away with your tail between your legs, which game do you consider to be one of the hardest things you ever played?

  2. #2
    Resident Critic Ayen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Kansas City, Kansas
    Posts
    13,361
    Articles
    12
    Blog Entries
    76

    Default

    It's a tie between Spelunky and Dark Souls. I'm almost certain I have played games that were harder, but these are the only two I can remember off the top of my head. I wasn't able to beat either.

  3. #3
    Happiness Hurricane!! Pike's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Clover Town Street
    Posts
    18,644
    Articles
    13

    FFXIV Character

    Althalor Lightpike (Excalibur)
    Contributions
    • Former Editor
    • Former Cid's Knight
    • Former Social Media Manager

    Default

    X-Com: UFO Defense

    Also Civ IV on the highest difficulty level. Ahahaha that one did not go very well.

  4. #4
    Radical Dreamer Fynn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Tower of the Swallow
    Posts
    18,929
    Articles
    57
    Blog Entries
    16

    FFXIV Character

    Fynnek Zoryasch (Twintania)
    Contributions
    • Former Editor
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call, maybe? Never managed to beat that one.

    Oh, and Diablo II, but that was just cheap and unfair. The final boss just throws away what you know about the game out the window. Smurf that guy.

  5. #5
    Newbie Administrator Loony BoB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2000
    Posts
    52,431
    Articles
    53
    Blog Entries
    19

    FFXIV Character

    Loony Bob (Twintania)

    Default

    Civ on high difficulty is essentially something I see as an impossibility, and don't even consider.

    Beyond that... hmm. Bayonetta, because I suck with QTE's, perhaps. Actually it wasn't hard, more just frustrating. Hard games aren't very common these days. I suppose I could point to games like Pacman and Tetris which are impossible to win but some people can do so much better at them than I can. And playing Hotline Miami was addictive despite how tricky it could be. It's definitely doable, if only because each level is actually really, really short, but the amount of times I had to attempt some of the levels was excessive. xD

    Hardest learning curve? X3. I just couldn't figure out what I was to do and/or how I was supposed to do it. With Dwarf Fortress at least I had fun deciphering it. With X3 it was just frustrating.
    Bow before the mighty Javoo!

  6. #6
    Happiness Hurricane!! Pike's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Clover Town Street
    Posts
    18,644
    Articles
    13

    FFXIV Character

    Althalor Lightpike (Excalibur)
    Contributions
    • Former Editor
    • Former Cid's Knight
    • Former Social Media Manager

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
    games like Pacman and Tetris which are impossible to win
    I'd say the Pac-Man kill screen is generally considered a win among high score chasers!

  7. #7

    Default

    Hmm personally that would be Shin Megami Tensei DDS1+2 I guess. I always wanted to try Nocturne as well but never got my hands on copy.

  8. #8
    Gobbledygook! Recognized Member Christmas's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Pious Moose's HQ
    Posts
    13,393
    Blog Entries
    6
    Contributions
    • Hosted the Ciddies

    Default


  9. #9
    Not a Banana Mo-Nercy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Posts
    5,277
    Blog Entries
    7

    Default

    Probably Contra. Also any FPS can be considered hard in my books

  10. #10

    Default

    Not even kidding you:

    Muppet_Adventure_Chaos_at_the_Carnival_Cover.jpg

    Even if you DO get past Gonzo's space level (you won't), the final boss level is virtually unwinnable.

  11. #11
    Pinkasaurus Rex Pumpkin's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Falling on your head
    Posts
    16,902
    Articles
    119
    Blog Entries
    133

    FFXIV Character

    Pumpkin Contrary (Sargatanas)
    Contributions
    • Former Editor
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    So far its a tie between Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together and Fire Emblem: Awakening

  12. #12
    stakes is high Jibril's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    reno
    Posts
    85

    FFXIV Character

    Eneby Kurs (Sargatanas)

    Default

    i don't know why this is a discussion because the only answer is battletoads
    a brother never lived to hear me diss him on no record...
    extralives - counterfeit self

  13. #13
    Crazy Scot. Cid's Knight Shauna's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    In the land of Scots
    Posts
    21,486
    Articles
    55
    Blog Entries
    1

    FFXIV Character

    Sheetle Bug (Twintania)

    Default

    Hmmm. SMT games can be brutal if you make a wrong move - in P4 I was almost finished with the final boss when I didn't guard one turn when I meant to, and that was it. It was over. Had to do it all again. Bayonetta is also pretty unforgiving, and I never had trouble with the QTEs but damn was I just not skilled enough at it. The Disgaea games have a ridiculous curve too.

    Basically I am not too great at video games okay.

  14. #14
    Microwaving canned bread TrollHunter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    2,406
    Blog Entries
    12

    Default

    Hmmm.... dark souls definitely changed the way I looked at games, but at least I was able to beat that.

    Now, serious sam 1 is a game that Im not sure I'll ever be able to best. It just gets way too crazy later on in the game for me to handle.
    Eyyyyyyyyyyyyy

  15. #15

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •