Games that stress you the f&@% out!

[Danpascooch]

Pretty simple, what games stress you out? Bonus points if they really shouldn't be stressing you out, or are ones that won't be mentioned 1000 times (I imagine Starcraft 2 stresses quite a few people out)

For me, it's Pikmin for the Gamecube. I recently tried it again, and it still stresses me the f--k out. I know the time limit is more than enough, I know I'll be able to get all the parts in time, but the fact that there is a time limit that means I could play the ENTIRE GAME and LOSE at the end just stresses me out!

 

[Moonpig123]

Any of the first three Crash Bandicoot games used to make me rage like nothing else.

One life left... just got to make this jump... avoid the traps... ohfuckingspinnybladeBOLLOCKS.

 

[Mr Shrike]

Armed Assault when I'm taking fire in my chopper.

Where the FUCK is it coming from!!??? QQ

/ragequit

 

[Patrick Dare]

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Pretty simple, what games stress you out? Bonus points if they really shouldn't be stressing you out, or are ones that won't be mentioned 1000 times (I imagine Starcraft 2 stresses quite a few people out)

For me, it's Pikmin for the Gamecube. I recently tried it again, and it still stresses me the f--k out. I know the time limit is more than enough, I know I'll be able to get all the parts in time, but the fact that there is a time limit that means I could play the ENTIRE GAME and LOSE at the end just stresses me out!

Time limits always put stress on me in games.

Tekken 3 and Gran Tourismo 3 were always able to piss me off more than anything for some reason.

I don't know if this counts as what you're talking about but the climbing sequences in the Uncharted games always make me nervous and I'm not really even afraid of heights (they don't bother me because I'm afraid I'll fall and die in the game, it's just the thought of doing stuff like that that freaks me out).

 

[Danpascooch]

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Pretty simple, what games stress you out? Bonus points if they really shouldn't be stressing you out, or are ones that won't be mentioned 1000 times (I imagine Starcraft 2 stresses quite a few people out)

For me, it's Pikmin for the Gamecube. I recently tried it again, and it still stresses me the f--k out. I know the time limit is more than enough, I know I'll be able to get all the parts in time, but the fact that there is a time limit that means I could play the ENTIRE GAME and LOSE at the end just stresses me out!

Time limits always put stress on me in games.

Tekken 3 and Gran Tourismo 3 were always able to piss me off more than anything for some reason.

I don't know if this counts as what you're talking about but the climbing sequences in the Uncharted games always make me nervous and I'm not really even afraid of heights (they don't bother me because I'm afraid I'll fall and die in the game, it's just the thought of doing stuff like that that freaks me out).

Sure, anything that makes you freaked out that you'll screw up counts, I don't know if rage counts, but hell, it's not like I own the thread, I just started it off, go nuts people!

 

[baddude1337]

When Valkyria Chronicles difficulty suddenly spiked it really pissed me off. Some parts of Vanquish are annoying as hell too.

 

[Danpascooch]

Dead Rising,and by Dead Rising,I mean THE MOTHERF*CKING OVERTIME MODE.

I actually stopped playing Dead Rising one over the goddamned Overtime mode, I eventually went back and finished it after figuring out the correct way to kill the fucking soldiers "disembowel or run, one or the other" But yeah, I can definitely relate.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

Smackdown vs Raw 2011. Road to Wrestlemania, 'vs Undertaker' story. Final match, fighting Undertaker and Wrestlemania.

He reverses everything and never stays the fuck down. Seriously. I finisher him and only get a fucking 2-count then he's straight back up and taking me to the fucking cleaners.

 

[CharrHawk164]

Doritos Crash Course

 

[Shoggoth2588]

For me, it's Pikmin for the Gamecube. I recently tried it again, and it still stresses me the f--k out. I know the time limit is more than enough, I know I'll be able to get all the parts in time, but the fact that there is a time limit that means I could play the ENTIRE GAME and LOSE at the end just stresses me out!

for the same exact reasons you stated, my stress game is Majora's Mask. I couldn't even finish that game because of the looming clock, slowly and, menacingly ticking away my time. I knew there was the song you learn really early on that slows the flow of time. I know you can reset your time but that didn't help. I beat one of maybe two dungeons but I never stuck around after for the side quests. That game really, REALLY stressed me out. Stupid time limits...

 

[gypsyhoops]

mariokart...blue spiked shells...no fair

edit: and always getting stupid banana's when i need shells and mushrooms when i'm already first...

 

[Jumpingbean3]

Every single fighting game ever made (with the exception of the Smash Bros series) and considering the genre is supposed to RELIEVE stress that's not a good thing.

 

[alfawx]

Heavy Rain: permanent death + quick time events = freak outs on my part.

 

[beniki]

Red Dead Redemption. Mostly because of Mexico. I liked the plot line, but I absolutely hated having to ride to Chuparoza for every damned mission.

Oh, and Valkyrie Chronicles gives me some headaches every now and then. You, know, where you've got your battle line set up just right, and you're not just rushing your scouts forwards, playing it all properly, like a good little tactician. And then the enemy suddenly get's head shots on all your infantry, leaving the grand plan in tatters.

Seriously, damn those snipers to hell.

 

[binvjoh]

New Vegas. So much to do, so little time.

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

And as it turns out, mom and lil bro were arguing far too early this morning what with mom's presumptions and constant repetitions that we get stressed when we play (despite claims otherwise). Ah, my parents and terrible, terrible debate techniques. They're basically married.

Games don't stress me out. Even the ones that are freakishly, unfairly difficult are only minor annoyances at most (Ninja Gaiden 2). Then I (used to) regularly spend time playing games that were freakishly, not unfairly difficult (bullet hell shooters)

 

[kidwithxboxlive]

Mercs 2.

I haven't even started the game yet...

 

[automatron]

Ever heard of a little game called super meat boy?
To sum it up in one word:
FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!...

 

[Sixcess]

Stealth missions that auto-fail if one guard spots you. I abandoned Return to Castle Wolfenstein for about 3 years because of one of them.

Timed missions in general - it's cheap fake difficulty in almost every instance. Saints Row 2's mini-games being my current annoyance, and the main reason I'm currently playing Just Cause 2 instead.