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What difficult games/game challenges did you give up on? (beehaw.org)
submitted 10 months ago by MangoKangaroo@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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Be it a game that's difficult in its entirety, or a particular challenge in a game that you just couldn't complete.

For me, there are three that come to mind:

  • Super Hostile: Waking Up (Minecraft Custom Map, Hard difficulty). That damn water section...
  • Terraria Zenith Mode. Coming from someone to whom Master Mode is fairly easy, this was rough.
  • Calamity Death Mode (Terraria). I beat DoG (this was back when a headshot was an automatic death), but I just could not click with the Yharim fight. I also think burnout was at play here because that was a LONG playthrough.
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[–] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Dark Souls and souls games in general. But the difficulty is just half of it. I have beaten hard games before. The problem is that everything is so bleak I can't even feel motivated to try. I'll do a thing only for some NPC to go "it doesn't matter, everything is pointless and you're so insignificant". Inevitably being spoiled I know that even the single optimistic NPC is not getting it great. Y'all can mope, I'm gonna put my effort where it's appreciated.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The bleakness is why I assume the "age of dark" endings are the good ones. They're the only endings that also end all the suffering of those fucked up worlds. The only weird one is Elden Ring. You can end all suffering, but it's presented as the worst possible end for that particular game.

[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

It's so interesting how tastes can change everything. The bleakness in the souls games is intoxicating to me and keeps me coming back. I imagine it has something to do with psychology

[–] pjnick@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You might want to try Lies of P. All of the highlights of Dark Souls combat and if you play your cards right pretty much every NPC gets a happy ending.

It's free on Game Pass right now too, if you have that.

[–] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

I just might. Some fights were infuriating but so was Hollow Knight and I love that game. As long as the conclusion makes it worth it.