Remember this thread is about which is the "Hardest" not which is your "Favorite".
*Sekiro was excluded as it doesn't mesh as well with the rest of the games in the poll. Which all share a more similar structure.
To prevent the poll from listing each game, I decided to limit this by series as from my recollection they all kind of follow the same stylings when it comes to difficulty.
I can't fit everything on there, so if there's an obvious omission or something that should be replaced just let me know and I'll edit it as needed. With that said, I think I've narrowed down the major ones barring any indies the community feels should absolutely be there.
For me personally, I think I would put the Nioh games in the top spot. Once again, this doesn't necessarily mean it's better than the other games here but out of what I've played. Nioh was typically the one I ran into the most trouble with (Even when doing coop). A big factor being that the game mixes the RPG elements with more fast-paced action gameplay. While all the games listed here can be cheesed in some form, Nioh seems to typically make that harder to do so especially on bosses. Though it does run into what is typical of this genre, that if you commit to leveling you can make just about any fight easier on yourself after a point.
I'm hoping to see what others have to say on this topic, as I know this forum has a lot of heavily invested souls-like fans who have likely played more of the titles in this "genre" than I have and have a better gauge of the overall difficulty of all the series presented. Judging difficulty can be anything from beating the main game, DLC, or even just the extra content that leads to 100% completion. Whichever reason you deem a game as the "hardest" is fair game.
*Sekiro was excluded as it doesn't mesh as well with the rest of the games in the poll. Which all share a more similar structure.
To prevent the poll from listing each game, I decided to limit this by series as from my recollection they all kind of follow the same stylings when it comes to difficulty.
I can't fit everything on there, so if there's an obvious omission or something that should be replaced just let me know and I'll edit it as needed. With that said, I think I've narrowed down the major ones barring any indies the community feels should absolutely be there.
For me personally, I think I would put the Nioh games in the top spot. Once again, this doesn't necessarily mean it's better than the other games here but out of what I've played. Nioh was typically the one I ran into the most trouble with (Even when doing coop). A big factor being that the game mixes the RPG elements with more fast-paced action gameplay. While all the games listed here can be cheesed in some form, Nioh seems to typically make that harder to do so especially on bosses. Though it does run into what is typical of this genre, that if you commit to leveling you can make just about any fight easier on yourself after a point.
I'm hoping to see what others have to say on this topic, as I know this forum has a lot of heavily invested souls-like fans who have likely played more of the titles in this "genre" than I have and have a better gauge of the overall difficulty of all the series presented. Judging difficulty can be anything from beating the main game, DLC, or even just the extra content that leads to 100% completion. Whichever reason you deem a game as the "hardest" is fair game.
