I love challenging video games. Nowadays it seems like the market is saturated with games that are too easy and have non-skippable tutorials that teach you how to move left and right. With so many games babying the player it's nice to run into something that wants to kick your ass. And kick your ass it does! Over and over again until you're ready to throw your controller or keyboard across the room in frustration.
Sadly you can only find this kind of difficulty in older games, but there are a few newer ones that deliver. The most recent one that I know of is Serious Sam 3: BFE. While not as hard as the previous titles (FE and SE) this game is not afraid to kick you in the crotch. It has been a long time since a boss in a video game has scared the crap out of me and I don't mean a cheap jump out of nowhere scare. I knew where this bastard was the entire time and that just made it scarier because he could kill the ever loving fuck out of me much faster than I could land a few shots on him. This game made me a fan of the series.
Another more recent one is Super Meat Boy though I don't exactly know when that came out (could google but too lazy). I love this thing. Anything that's not afraid to brutally punish me for poor timing and reflexes is okay by me.
For something a little more "old school" (not really sure if you could call it old school yet) there's DKC: Diddy's Kong Quest. The normal stages aren't that hard but if you want to get the true ending in the lost world . . . all I can say is . . .
Animal Antics
Fucking Animal Antics!
Holy crap! I honestly don't remember how long it took me to beat that level but I do remember how badly my hands were shaking when I finally did. I saved the crap out of that file immediately afterward! At least three times just to be sure.
So what are some of your favorite challenging games and what would you recommend to others?
Sadly you can only find this kind of difficulty in older games, but there are a few newer ones that deliver. The most recent one that I know of is Serious Sam 3: BFE. While not as hard as the previous titles (FE and SE) this game is not afraid to kick you in the crotch. It has been a long time since a boss in a video game has scared the crap out of me and I don't mean a cheap jump out of nowhere scare. I knew where this bastard was the entire time and that just made it scarier because he could kill the ever loving fuck out of me much faster than I could land a few shots on him. This game made me a fan of the series.
Another more recent one is Super Meat Boy though I don't exactly know when that came out (could google but too lazy). I love this thing. Anything that's not afraid to brutally punish me for poor timing and reflexes is okay by me.
For something a little more "old school" (not really sure if you could call it old school yet) there's DKC: Diddy's Kong Quest. The normal stages aren't that hard but if you want to get the true ending in the lost world . . . all I can say is . . .
Animal Antics
Fucking Animal Antics!
Holy crap! I honestly don't remember how long it took me to beat that level but I do remember how badly my hands were shaking when I finally did. I saved the crap out of that file immediately afterward! At least three times just to be sure.
So what are some of your favorite challenging games and what would you recommend to others?
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