"Dark Souls would receive critical acclaim, its difficult but deep and rewarding gameplay becoming legendary."
"Pathologic 2 is unfair and uncompromising but in the most interesting ways... there's nothing quite like it."
"The combat mechanics of Salt and Sacrifice are what you would expect from a souls-like game featuring punishing encounters, rewarding combat experiences, and difficult but enjoyable boss fights."
"These Final Bosses would require extra grinding for levels, stocking up on additional items and supplies, and perhaps even creating more customized strategies."
"Arcanum needs more than patience. It needs perseverance and a desire to endure a lot of tedium for some reward."
"It's such a good fight. It's such a frustrating fight but so good because it takes everything you've learned across the game."
"Ultimately, if you're the type of player who enjoys challenging nations that start in incredibly unfavorable positions, Judea might just be the country for you."
"Gradius V will dazzle you with glowing lasers, intimidating bosses, and meaningful rewards for defeating overwhelming challenges."
"Ninja Gaiden: enemies show absolutely no mercy."
"Hope has been very useful to quite a few people for getting through that sinister fight."
"Bewick Saga is a ruthlessly difficult game for sure, but it's also a fair game."
"As enchanting as The Lion King looks, the gameplay is rough."
"This has got to be one of the hardest boss fights ever."
"Returnal issues a warning about its challenging environment from the get-go."
"Dark Souls is one of the most uncompromising games I have ever played."
"The response you want is not okay, well, here you go, Timmy, here's all the epics, you know, nice try, you know, here, but like you didn't really have to actually go and do it right, you want it to be challenging."
"Now we're on to 'Into the Abyss,' and this level is where all good runs go to die. This is the first mission that's split into three chapters and there are a few tricks in particular that save a lot of time but are also very risky."
"Maybe there's some people at Blizzard that are just absolutely dying to give Mythic 10 a shot."
"That's what mattered: all my vassals are disloyal at this point, I am 8,500 ducats in debt with bankruptcy looming in less than a year."
"The first and second game is some of the more challenging shooters from around that same time period with really complex level design and gory involved shooting."
"Insane difficulty but for all the right reasons."
"Hollow Knight is known for its dark world, intricate lore, and difficult combat."
"Prince of Persia meets Dark Souls, an amazing concept."
"Pandemic is incredibly intense. It's exciting. It's unbelievably difficult. But I've had more fun losing this game then I have had winning a lot of others."
"These are the types of encounters that make Shangry La Frontier a god tier game."
"This boss was mechanically menacing but for a whole year this one was menacing as hell in the damage Department too. Those mini missiles would kill anyone in the room."
"There is a point to playing a hard character."
"Heart of Darkness is extremely hard and is bound to even test the patience of the most proficient of players."
"I'm in hell, goomba time ladies and gentlemen, it's goomba time."
"Blasphemous is a dark and punishing 2D metroidvania style game."
"It's like psychological torture, but I want to play more."
"A series that has given us memorable heroes, stylish villains, and some of the most broken boss fights ever."
"Metroid Dread knocks it out of the park with its isolating atmosphere, deadly hazards, and insanely stressful gameplay, all while controlling like a dream."
"He's stubborn and stubborn players can be a nightmare to play against."
"I think D2 was successful because it was kind of brutal."
"Extreme Rise Of The Triad is the ball-breaking Apogee platformer that Apogee never made."
"Being able to look through your options and your opponent's options and make moves that move you towards victory regardless of what your opponent does is very difficult."
"I just think that Pokemon needs to be really hard sometimes."
"Starcraft is frustratingly difficult to get into, but that's also why it's so rewarding."
"Everything about Yozora's design plays to the strengths of the game's mechanics while being the most challenging fight yet."
"We have to be the most painful team to watch in the Prem, nothing is easy for us ever."
"We're going to defibrillate our Isaac skills right here by having a good ass run with a tough character."
"Batsugun: a bullet hell game with unique RPG-esque elements."
"The game isn't afraid to beat you down and treat you like a low man on the totem pole."
"Dodging around someone dying? That couldn't get more Dark Souls."
"Despite how weird eight's story can get ultimisha is still an interesting antagonist with a difficult but satisfying final fight and she's still best final fantasy sorcerer eat your heart out zandy."
"Surprisingly the campaigns in these games go pretty hard, they’re theatrical, have good stories and the gameplay is genuinely fun and challenging."
"That might be the hardest par we've ever played."
"What a glorious masterpiece, you fight on top of a bunch of Pokémon and it's honestly kind of a disaster to fight on sometimes."
"I'm gonna try and work my way through the balls but it is like super deep."
"The effectiveness of his offense combined with Ahmad's insane recoveries make it very, very difficult to play against."
"I wanted to see what would happen if I had these extraordinarily powerful characters and pit them against some of the strongest monsters."
"This shrine sure takes the cake for any overworld challenge found within Hyrule."
"All through this multi-stage boss fight, you're not only fighting back against Xion's four swords but also fighting back your tears."