Video games you gave up on soley due to difficulty
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The worst thing is that it's not just scaled, it's randomly scaled. The game generates enemy stats at the beginning of the fight, or thereabouts. This means that occasionally the game will generate enemies that are essentially impossible to kill, which turns Dragon Age into a game of repetition, fighting the same battle over and over until it generates enemies that you are able to hold your own against.Mimsofthedawg said:
The battles in DA:O were really unbalanced, and the lag between your command + your character's actions make it really easy to get into a bad position quickly. I can't even tell you how many times I wiped with "take potion" queued up on each character. I played through on PC and got through it with the tactical view, good controls and almighty quick save, but I bought it on 360 and found it super tedious and frustrating on normal. Unless you want to save after each battle it's so easy to lose like half an hour's work in a few seconds.Mimsofthedawg said:
It feels like Mass Effect has the same problem as well. Since it's game over when only your character dies, I found that I had to spend most of my time hiding behind cover, ordering my teammates to their deaths and reviving them. Car sections are exercises in frustration too.
Other than those, I found GTA IV stupidly difficult due to lack of checkpoints. I'm also having trouble with the Halo series because I'm not used to the ammo shortages, enemy spamming and insta-deaths from Hunters and energy sword Elites (though it's my first real FPS, excluding RPG-FPS like Borderlands and Fallout 3).
Having mostly just skimmed the first page, I am disappointed by the lack of Ninja Gaiden and Battletoads. Screw those games.
Just get out of the tank. Stealth and speed run your way through the battle.Kingshadow6 said:
Nanosuit > tank.
OT: (not that that was off topic):
Mass Effect.
Insanity difficulty.
Engineer with sniper rifle.
Punching, grenades and no-scope sniping only.
Anyone who can even get off of the citadel like this wins everything ever.
I'm not that far into Dragon Age 2 but the combat is significantly more bearable than the first game. From what I've seen so far it doesn't really bear much relation to the plot of Origins that much either. That could change further into the game though.Mimsofthedawg said:
This. The fact that the computer randomly determines what commands you can give each turn, including whether or not you can heal. I had to stop before i destroyed my pad.Aeonknight said:
Hmmm... I'd have to say on the difficult side of the equation is was Galerians: Ash, the game wasn't necessarily difficult in skill level required so much as "grind for six hours or die" difficulty. I dropped it not long after the mission where you venture out of the compound for the first time because I hit another time to grind and couldn't take it anymore. I may pick that one up again someday.
Saying "Demon's Souls" is fine enough, albeit a little awkward when you stare at it too much and think how demon is singular but they attach the plural souls with the possessive as if they have multiple souls within them, but on more thought that could make sense in context of gameplay. And then I tell myself to stop.
To make it seem more logical in the above thought line add an "A" makes it easier and more... grammar friendly.
"A demon's soul"
"A demon's souls"
Demon and daemon, they're essentially the same word (one the modern iteration the other the old latin), though most would say demon has picked up a lot of other definitions and uses in sentences in modern times while daemon isn't included in that.Vampire cat said:
Saying "Demon's Souls" is fine enough, albeit a little awkward when you stare at it too much and think how demon is singular but they attach the plural souls with the possessive as if they have multiple souls within them, but on more thought that could make sense in context of gameplay. And then I tell myself to stop.
To make it seem more logical in the above thought line add an "A" makes it easier and more... grammar friendly.
"A demon's soul"
"A demon's souls"
Sonic heroes, got to the stage with the albatross and fucking gave up; Dragon age origins, when THE FIRST FUCKING LEVEL takes you more than five tries to pass you know the story ain't worth it. Killzone 2 on "veteran" good. god. X3, gave up though it was a VERY PRETTY game.
I've made a personal vendetta to beat all the CoDs on Veteran Single player, and succeeded thus far (though Spec Ops in MW2 were a bit of trouble ¬_____¬)
did give up on General RAAM on insane in GoW. Came back in a year and got the bastard though. 14 sniper bullets to the head... Christ.
did give up on General RAAM on insane in GoW. Came back in a year and got the bastard though. 14 sniper bullets to the head... Christ.
Alone in the Dark (the newest one). Couldn't get past one of the first puzzle due to the physics engine not cooperating.
And for some reason I cannot get past a certain point in Halo 1, on the first level on Legendary. Apart from that point (when you have to go up a staircase surrounded by Covenant troops), I've beaten the game and everything, but that particular bit is a no-go.
And for some reason I cannot get past a certain point in Halo 1, on the first level on Legendary. Apart from that point (when you have to go up a staircase surrounded by Covenant troops), I've beaten the game and everything, but that particular bit is a no-go.
I can't think of any game I've given up on due to difficulty since I had internet access.
I unusually die/fail 20-30 times, try some other approaches. Sometimes I turn to looking up a walkthrough, faq, or video if I feel stuck, I wouldn't rule out turning down the difficulty but can't remember the last time I did.
I used to get stuck in games all the time back before I had internet access, Might & Magic 3, Wastelands, and Eye of the Beholder all come to mind. Even back then I don't think I ever finished an adventure game (eg Space Quest, Hero's Quest) without a walkthrough or a friend telling me how to get past something.
I unusually die/fail 20-30 times, try some other approaches. Sometimes I turn to looking up a walkthrough, faq, or video if I feel stuck, I wouldn't rule out turning down the difficulty but can't remember the last time I did.
I used to get stuck in games all the time back before I had internet access, Might & Magic 3, Wastelands, and Eye of the Beholder all come to mind. Even back then I don't think I ever finished an adventure game (eg Space Quest, Hero's Quest) without a walkthrough or a friend telling me how to get past something.
ah. yeah i had heard people complain about how hard the final boss was so i was picking my upgrades carefully. by the time i got to the boss i let the army chip away half of his health and then hit him with 3 super attacks and he was doneCatchy Slogan said:
Neverwinter Nights 2 - I'm stuck in some dungeon where I keep dying (on easy difficulty!). When they advertise something as being "just like a table-top D&D game, but with pretty graphics!" they need to realise that's not a good thing! I just couldn't get the hang of it.
