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Hardest game you've ever finished?
- Thread starter Dave
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Something on NES that I beat when I was a kid without emulation. Battletoads, Zelda 2, Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania. Can't say anything since has been as hard as those that I beat.
I generally avoid action games that require quick reflexes, so it's probably Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. I've been able to beat the other FE games without anyone dying, but in Conquest I just said fuck it and let a few people die near the end. Mainly because I just wanted to get it over with.
Probably mega man 9.
Please don't laugh at me if it's actually easy or whatever but it was my first megaman game and it was an absolute bastard.
Absolutely amazing game though
Please don't laugh at me if it's actually easy or whatever but it was my first megaman game and it was an absolute bastard.
Absolutely amazing game though
Classic question.
I do have a classic answer: Battletoads for NES.
A freaking nightmare - especially the turbo tunnel
I do have a classic answer: Battletoads for NES.
A freaking nightmare - especially the turbo tunnel
F-Zero GX on Master Mode / Story mode missions on Very Hard
Bloodborne Platinum trophy (including the DLC trophies)
Cuphead S rank on every boss and level
Bloodborne Platinum trophy (including the DLC trophies)
Cuphead S rank on every boss and level
Celeste for me. Id say a souls game but i dont think they are particularly hard, rather methodical. But i just beat doom eternal and it kicked my ass backwards (ultra violence). 3 starring every cup on mario kart 8 at 200 cc was an accomplishment for me
Fire Emblem Fates Conquest. On Lunatic Classic. The last missions were extremely hard, especially Chapter 26. It was so damn annoying that I didn't mind losing Flora if it meant to finish the chapter. Chapter 25 is also another pain in the ass; I just reclassed my Corrin to Spear Master and then used her to kill the boss. Fuck getting those keys to unlock the boss room.
Endgame, though, that is plain impossible unless you know some cheesy strategy. All the adds, reinforcements and the final boss special skill will kill you before you reach him.
Endgame, though, that is plain impossible unless you know some cheesy strategy. All the adds, reinforcements and the final boss special skill will kill you before you reach him.
Yeah but you felt like you really accomplished something when you beat a tough NES game .
To answer the OP it's some NES game.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Crit, I've played through KH2 Crit a Million times without issues but KH3 just hits differently. the last Org Fight (Ansem/YX/Xemnas) Was complete nonsense and it's a miracle I beat it.
Is Devil May Cry 4 on DMD considered difficult? Probably Ninja Gaiden on Xbox though. I'm the only person I know irl that finished it, though most of the people around me have at least tried it. One of these days I'll finish a Souls game, but the difficulty is not why I haven't yet.
Fist: The Legend Continues on C64 probably took me the most tries.
Even NES/SMS games like Ninja Gaiden, Battletoads, Miracle World, Thunder Blade, etc. didn't cause me as much trouble as some C64 games.
For games with save functions, I think Phantasy Star II might have been the hardest. I didn't have the hint book.
Even NES/SMS games like Ninja Gaiden, Battletoads, Miracle World, Thunder Blade, etc. didn't cause me as much trouble as some C64 games.
For games with save functions, I think Phantasy Star II might have been the hardest. I didn't have the hint book.
Probably Sekiro. Nioh was also pretty hard.
I've finished a lot of hard 8-bit/16-bit games back in the day, but it was so long ago that it's hard to compare difficulty on memory alone. So I've picked a couple of more recent games.
I've finished a lot of hard 8-bit/16-bit games back in the day, but it was so long ago that it's hard to compare difficulty on memory alone. So I've picked a couple of more recent games.
I had to turn the volume down to finish it. The music was wrecking my psyche. Without the ever increasing tempo, I was able to feel less pressure, regardless of how much time I had left.
but yeah, that was certainly hard, and no guide can help you.
I've played a lot of MegaMan in my time. MM9 is certainly not easy. In fact, it was meant to be hard. I find it much harder than any of the classics. MM1 is unnecessarily hard due to the slower pace, but I still think 9 is harder.
I want to say Wings of Vi, but I was never able to beat the final boss.
It'd either have to be Celeste or S ranking all the bosses on Cuphead.
It'd either have to be Celeste or S ranking all the bosses on Cuphead.
I don't think I've played anything that's ultra-hardcore difficult. Maybe it's because I just finished it and it's fresh on my mind, but I'd say the most difficult game I've beaten is probably Rain World.
Yes, specifically the Pope guy fight. I would say DMC 3 is harder though
Timesplitters 2 on hard was rouuuugh. Levels only have one checkpoint in the middle and usually only one set of healing/armor I think.
Having gone back to it numerous times since 1995 or whenever I did it I've always been very surprised I ever had the patience for it. Those fucking wind levels with bottomless pits everywhere and one-block-wide ledges with trampolines on them. And people complain about Mario Maker for bullshit.
I struggled with bits of Cuphead, Demon's Souls and Guacamelee too but they were at least fair about it.
I found Uncharted 2 on Crushing mode even harder, that train section was a nightmare.
I have to imagine it would be some random nes/snes game I dont really remember much of simply because so many games were unfair back then. Sure games can be hard today too, but their difficulty ususally has more thought put into it.
Mostly Arcade stuff, 1cc, and about that:
Gradius III, the original Arcade version. You really don't know the price of suffering with that game until the very end... it was one of the happiest days of my life as a gamer when I finished it. And probably Mushihime-sama in Maniac Mode too.
Ah, also, I finished Perfect Cherry Blossom in Lunatic once, like 13 years ago maybe... but I don't like Touhou games on Lunatic, I just prefer hard mode because I think the games are more coherent with it's bullet patterns, but that's just me.
Gradius III, the original Arcade version. You really don't know the price of suffering with that game until the very end... it was one of the happiest days of my life as a gamer when I finished it. And probably Mushihime-sama in Maniac Mode too.
Ah, also, I finished Perfect Cherry Blossom in Lunatic once, like 13 years ago maybe... but I don't like Touhou games on Lunatic, I just prefer hard mode because I think the games are more coherent with it's bullet patterns, but that's just me.
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Finished every Souls game and their respective DLC.
Bloodborne DLC and DS3 DLC are definitely up there, but NOTHING comes close to the boss of "good ending" in Sekiro.
No cheese, no better build or alternate weapon available.
I never had to "git gud" until then, but 3 hours on this boss brought me to manhood.
Bloodborne DLC and DS3 DLC are definitely up there, but NOTHING comes close to the boss of "good ending" in Sekiro.
No cheese, no better build or alternate weapon available.
I never had to "git gud" until then, but 3 hours on this boss brought me to manhood.
