Hardest Game Ever!
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The mission you ment is called "The Interview" but I agree, when I was younger that mission was hard, but still that one became a walk in the park unlike the Driver 2 missions.Woodsey said:
Apolo 18, the official NASA game.
The game has a 200+ page manual. It begins by having you take a written test depicting several math scenarios required for navigation, thrust control, etc.
If you pass that exam, you get to simulate your mission in the in-game simulator. Then you do it a few more times.
Then, if you don't screw up those simulations, the game actually lets you play the mission, but you better keep that manual handy. Oh, and the entire game is buttons, switches and nobs. And math. Lots and lots of math.
I've played games for most of my 31 years, but that is the one game I know would be utterly IMPOSSIBLE if you're not an astronaut. And I've lost the manual, so there goes any chance of ever playing it again.
The game has a 200+ page manual. It begins by having you take a written test depicting several math scenarios required for navigation, thrust control, etc.
If you pass that exam, you get to simulate your mission in the in-game simulator. Then you do it a few more times.
Then, if you don't screw up those simulations, the game actually lets you play the mission, but you better keep that manual handy. Oh, and the entire game is buttons, switches and nobs. And math. Lots and lots of math.
I've played games for most of my 31 years, but that is the one game I know would be utterly IMPOSSIBLE if you're not an astronaut. And I've lost the manual, so there goes any chance of ever playing it again.
I'm voting for Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts... although I'd be willing to cede the NES predecessors (which I never got the chance to play) would probably be as hard/harder. I tried getting my kid to play it, and he quit within minutes. Kids these days, mollycoddled by games that don't teach you to play by beating you into the dirt until you learn...
Hardest game I couldn't beat for a very long time is Biometal. A pretty straight forward shoot 'em up with a last boss that doubles in health every time you dies, and with random fire all over the screen including a tale that can reach you anywhere, it's most likely you are going to die no matter how good you are.
The original Contra actually isn't really a candidate, a fact I surprised even myself with recently. I went and played it without the code and found it only took me about three tries - and all but the last ended because I was unsatisfied with how many lives I lost early on. I may have been able to eventually beat either run. Note that while I'm an above average player, I am by no means an amazing one.Ulquiorra4sama said:
That said? I'd go with Battletoads on the NES. Level 4 alone could qualify the fucker, especially with two players, where the death of either player will send you back to a checkpoint. Instant death traps and precision jumps EVERYWHERE, in a game with awkward controls. Pure maddening torture to all but the most patient and skilled players.
And of course, the game is flat out impossible with two players in one stage because of a glitch, if your definition of hard goes in that direction.
Any high profile championships of a competitive game.
Even if you're one of the best in the world, actually winning at a tournament such as Evolution is a hard ask.
And no, the "real" game isn't the arcade mode, nobody plays street fighter seriously against the AI.
Even if you're one of the best in the world, actually winning at a tournament such as Evolution is a hard ask.
And no, the "real" game isn't the arcade mode, nobody plays street fighter seriously against the AI.
A lot of people keep saying that unforgiving isn't hard, but then what is your definition of hard? Because a game where making a single mistake because of lack of skill can lead to death seems like a hard game to me. Games that require a lot of preparation and practice are hard, whichever way you look at it. Demon's Souls and Dark Souls are not games you just stroll through.TaintedSaint said:
OT: The Empire Strikes Back for NES and Super NES. Now this game was literally Nintendo hard. Including infuriating controls, level design and gameplay features. And, naturally, going through the entire level again when you died. Checkpoints? Bwahahaha!
DOOM 1 on nightmare because when you died you restarted with only a pistol and in nightmare the enemies you kill respawn after about 10secs making backtracking for secrets a *****....
I'm going to have to go with Bit Trip Beat. It's just cruel. It messes with your vision, the controls leave no room for error, and the levels take FOREVER.
Agre- wait, what? An easier version? I did not know that! But yeah, definitely one of the hardest games I've ever played.anthony87 said:
I say one of because I've played Demon's Souls. I still wanna give Dark Souls a try, though. I've heard it's a lot better, if not easier.
Yeah. They initially released Devil May Cry 3 but for some reason the Japanese "Hard" mode became our "Normal" mode, Japanese "Dante Must Die mode" was our "Hard" mode while our "Dante Must Die" mode was much more difficult.CrashBang said:
Everyone was saying how ungodly difficult it was and then they released the special edition where you could play as Vergil and they toned down the difficulty to be the same as the Japanese version.
"Hardest game evar!" is a subjective thing, honestly. Some games are easier for some people while others are harder. It all depends.
For example, bullet-hell games. Some people could never play them. They just couldn't adjust to the play style. While others master them to degrees that seem almost depressing.
Same goes for RTS games. Some people will find games like StarCraft exceptionally hard while others can dominate several players at once.
It's all relative.
As for me; and I've played a LOT of hard-as-hell games; the hardest game I've ever played was MechCommander 1. That game, on any difficulty above "normal", was damned near impossible to beat. I don't care how "good" or "tactical" you are, when a Raven scout mech can take down Atlas assault mech without trying, that's a God damned hard game. It's one of, if the only, game I've ever needed cheats to beat.
Still, it's "theoretically" possible to beat the game on the hardest difficulties. Even if I've never seen it.
[as a side note, I don't count piss-poorly made games that have some game-breaking bug or terrible controls in the "hard game" category. Bad game design and bad programming do make a game "hard", they just make it a shit game. I'm looking at you Dark Souls. Seriously, screw you From Software. You always were and will always be a terrible developer.]
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Might I add that, besides what I said above, some of the hardest games I've ever played were competitive multi-player games. Like Counter-Strike: Source, Quake 3, Left 4 Dead, and StarCraft.
I've competed in several high-tier tournaments for those games over the years and, as a result of the skill of the players I faced (team or solo), they made for the some of the hardest game-play experiences I've ever had. Not sure if you can attribute that to the "game" specifically, though.
For example, bullet-hell games. Some people could never play them. They just couldn't adjust to the play style. While others master them to degrees that seem almost depressing.
Same goes for RTS games. Some people will find games like StarCraft exceptionally hard while others can dominate several players at once.
It's all relative.
As for me; and I've played a LOT of hard-as-hell games; the hardest game I've ever played was MechCommander 1. That game, on any difficulty above "normal", was damned near impossible to beat. I don't care how "good" or "tactical" you are, when a Raven scout mech can take down Atlas assault mech without trying, that's a God damned hard game. It's one of, if the only, game I've ever needed cheats to beat.
Still, it's "theoretically" possible to beat the game on the hardest difficulties. Even if I've never seen it.
[as a side note, I don't count piss-poorly made games that have some game-breaking bug or terrible controls in the "hard game" category. Bad game design and bad programming do make a game "hard", they just make it a shit game. I'm looking at you Dark Souls. Seriously, screw you From Software. You always were and will always be a terrible developer.]
I hate to admit it, but I'm sometimes the latter. There've been plenty of occasions on maps like 2Fort where I kept the enemy sniper perch and choke points clear of everything. At times I actually felt so bad for the other team that I changed classes; usually to Spy. (course then within minutes half the other team goes Pyro and it's a clusterfuck of fire and fake spy corpses. hate that.)Combine Rustler said:
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Might I add that, besides what I said above, some of the hardest games I've ever played were competitive multi-player games. Like Counter-Strike: Source, Quake 3, Left 4 Dead, and StarCraft.
I've competed in several high-tier tournaments for those games over the years and, as a result of the skill of the players I faced (team or solo), they made for the some of the hardest game-play experiences I've ever had. Not sure if you can attribute that to the "game" specifically, though.
I'll take your Mushimisama Futari and raise you with Dodonpachi Daioujou Death Label (DOJ DL)on the PS2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKZj2Xss9Acanadamus_prime said:
Its a special boss rush mode where you fight around 12 bosses no lives 1 hit and its game over. From what I understand that MON dude is the only person to have beaten it, watch his godly dodging skills in that promotional vid I linked
I have Mushimisama Futari (Bug Princess 2) for the 360, that Ultra mode in the vid is a bit out of my league i'll stick with the much easier Original and Maniac modes.