I'm almost 40 years old, so every game I complete is a challenge, lol. Just the time management to find 100 hours to put toward a game feels like should be an achievement unlock in itself. Dark Souls 3 and Hollow Knight are the two I'm most proud of. Couple on this list I added to my wishlist as well. Maybe I'll get around to them before the AARP comes for me.
I can respect that there are challenges for some games, especially if it's a genre you're not familiar with, which is itself, a pretty challenging game to begin with. When 1st playing DS2 6-7 years ago, it was tough going for a long time; it was too slow of a game to just let reflexes take over, and too fast to simply strategize my way through it. It took many months of playing every day to get it done. I will add however, Age has nothing to do with it, unless maybe just getting into games recently? Not having time, I understand, but our age (38 tomorrow) doesn't hold us back. Kids are grown, and everybody else is dead or might as well be, so time isn't a factor to me, outside of 40 hours and visiting my kids. Have more confidence though... I know it's just games for you, but confidence and believing in ourselves in everything we do, becomes 10× more important as we hit 40 and beyond. I'm sure in your case, you have more important things to focus that energy on, but it doesn't mean you couldn't do so with gaming if you wished. Congrats on Ds3, and especially Hollow Knight though! That's definitely an achievement to be sure
DS3 is an accomplishment. I just beat DS on Switch including all DLC. Went back to Dragon Storm Rider & I can take the Dragon out but I can't beat him , and I want to play the DLC so bad.
@@ricardodarcangelo2437 I played games growing up, but took a near 30 year break starting around Zelda: OOT... Little things were the biggest challenge, like because Mario 64 was pretty much one of two 3D games I'd played, getting used to camera controls being on the right stick was a pain. I still reverse both X and Y axis if the option is available in a game, and if a game doesn't give the option to invert at least the Y axis, I still can't play it to this day. Obviously, not so much of a problem in a game like Hollow Knight, and Souls has great options for camera work.
your channel is one of the few I have really enjoyed over the last year, congrats on all your success and I have allot of respect for you 100% the games before review. Have a good year, cant wait to see future videos
Morty, I find your channel a bit of an enigma. I genuinely love your 100% 'angle', and your reviews, but...I feel like you putting all that time in doesn't really...bring...so much extra because you don't really put out much content that RELATES to the 100% stuff. I don't see Let's Plays or Guides or vids of beating crazy tough fights or, I dunno, the pain of chasing that elusive 100% and things that only you would experience. I just wonder if there's some extra stuff to leverage/capitalise on that would further distinguish you from others who are in the same space?? Thoughts?
I'd have to agree with you. I mostly watch his content because I have a similar taste and I like his down to earth way of reviewing games. The 100% completion of games is his branding, but more of a gimmick to me personally. It could and probably should be exploited a bit more, though-but he is doing exactly that with videos like this. Always glad to see when he generates a bit more leverage out of that, because that must be a huge time sink...
Whilst I no longer play like this, due to less tolerance for frustration these days, it surely does help to understand the robustness and underlying design of the games.
If he were to post the let's plays it would be better to be in a second channel. Though tbh I don't think he needs to or should, unless he gets help to manage the footage, editing and so on that it would require to have more quality.
I'd love to hear more about the experience itself on getting 100% on games you review within your videos, it's a very unique part of your channel and there are sure to be some very entertaining stories (Or at least, your frustration for our enjoyment).
There is a video on the channel detailing the process. the #1 thing is he always plays starting on the easy difficulty. This helps to learn systems, combat, etc for later more difficult runs.
I'd like to 100% most games too, but some of the achievements are just so stupid or plain frustrating, that I lose interest. I consider 100% just beating the game+DLC with the hardest difficulty.
@@me36391 I wasn't referring to the process, more like highlighting the hardest part of every individual game during a review. I think a lot of us who try to fully complete a game can relate to that one achievement that seems almost sadistic
Thanks for another awesome video Mortym! I plan on playing WotR this year (been backlogged for a while). Looking forward to that one as I am a huge rpg fan.
The final fight in the DLC "The Forgotten Sanctum" for Pillars of Eternity 2 took me a couple of days to win... It was at normal difficulty which makes me a little ashamed to be honest. But it was very satisfying when I finally killed that SoB.
Absolutely love Pathfinder WotR, my game of the year for that year, but the puzzles were terrible, especially the puzzle tomb area (the one connected to Nenio), I would probably have died of old age before I got through that if it wasn't for the help of guides.
I've only played 2 of the games on this list: Tyranny and WotR. And both were pretty challenging pretty much for the reasons you mentioned. Another game I really struggled with was Elden Ring. Not because it was difficult per se; but mainly because I'm a perfectionist/completionist and Elden Ring is, well, Elden Ring...
I still remember trying to beat every map on highest difficulty in Stronghold. There is one in which you have to conquer castle of Pig before he arrives with reinforcements. This mission is barely possible while using exploits and playing whole time on the lowest possible speed. Small army, tatics relied on shooting from such range that accuracy was luck based and time limit. One of the hardest 'achievements' ever in games. On the opposite I've 100% in Shadow Tactics with all achievements on highest difficulty (even if not required) and it was great experience whith almost no luck involved. Careful planning and execution. Also 100% on Starcraft 2 was challenging but one of better gameing experiences. I rarely even try to 100% RPG games as this involves multiple playthroughs and sometimes using guides to check hidden achivements and I almost never use those in games.
What about the longest games to 100% ? I'm currently replaying DA origins and there are IIRC 4 endings and 4 romances so you need at least 4 playthrough to get all + there are achievements for all the talent trees so you probably need at least 2 mages playthrough + 1 warrior + 1 rogue + there are 6 origins + some quests have different outcomes etc. I can't imagine doing all of that in a row without being bored at the game, and you need a flowchart to optimize the time it takes I suppose. That does sound like work ^^ And this is far from the biggest RPG out there : in BG2 there are about 10 different strongholds that you need to progress through the game to complete...
I watch a ton of TH-cam and the “100%” gimmick is what caught me, but your style kept me. Just do some 100% to find viewers but I think maybe only necessary 10% of the time. Loved your KCD review btw
I’d really really REALLY love a video where you explain your approach to getting 100% in a game. As someone who doesn’t have a single game at 100% I’m voraciously curious to know how you do it, and ensure you’re going to do it. You must also have some funny and frustrating stories with certain achievements that would be very interesting to hear.
If you don't do it as a job like mortismal, it's pretty easy in most games. If you want to get into it, start with semi-linear games. My first (excluding absolver) was arkham asylum, which took me only 25 hours. Then deathloop, 35. Of course you must like the game to 100% it, otherwise it's a slog. I'm now trying arkham city but it takes so fucking long, you need to get all stars on all challenges and campaigns with all characters and more. There are games which are even worse, some of them i wouldn't even try, ever. Pathfinder wotr is one of them i think, lmao. Way too much time required, I don't get paid, unlike mortismal.
Definitely surprised to see Soulstice on your list, but as you mentioned, the highest level of difficulty makes the end boss a tough challenge. Enjoyed this video and keep em coming!
reading this, i'm curious to see how that final boss experience will be for me if i ever get to it on that difficulty. Armina was the toughest boss for me out of all of them.
I was wondering about Tactics ogre reborn as I recently watched your review. Love it and am pouring hours but it is a massive game. It was cool to hear your experience
Your dedication is something brother ! I'm a play on normal kind of gamer...so the effort to get 100% is something I could never accomplish. Bravo Zulu !!
Tyranny yeah. I had the smart idea, to play it a second time, but on potd, with a single character. The ch1 boss fight is definitely the hardest one, even if you know what you are doing. Took me two dozen tries I believe.
I comment very rarely (unless I want to let you know that Freedom Force still is a game you should definitely check out at some point ;-)), but I have just the right anecdote from my first Dark Souls 3 playthrough for this video. Mild spoiler warnings for a seven year old game, I guess. A couple of years ago, after many months of hard work, a friend of mine finally convinced me to play a FromSoftware title. I picked up DS 3 and, to my surprise, I found it very enjoyable despite being kicked around by basically everything. I got good, or at least, good enough, and became confident that I'd be able to finish the game completely on my own. Until I met Yhorm th Giant. Mind you, after the 10th or so death and no progress on the gigantic healthbar, I figured out that there had to be a trick. I even checked the arena and found Storm Ruler, a weapon that would have trivialized the fight. I just didn't know how to make it work because I didn't grasp many of the games mechanics. After getting stomped another couple of times while carrying this "useless" weapon, I decided to return to what had served me well until that point in time, a simple longsword and shield. Long story short, it took me about two days until I managed to poke Yhorm to death and I felt a mixture of elation and extreme stupidty when my friend, while almost shitting himself laughing, explained to me how you were supposed to defeat him. Sadly, I wasn't even rewarded with an achievement for my efforts, but I guess it's the memories we collect along the way that are the real achievement, am I right? ;-)
Soulstice may have been a one-off for a review (thus far), but I think your video on it was the best, fairest and among the most in-depth pieces of coverage on it thus far. It gave me something new to consider regarding the pacing of the game, with the middle of a normal casual playthrough being the weakest, and like i said-- you were very fair in your judgement, though still positive about it despite the issues you had. I haven't watched many of your other videos, but I do want to take a moment to thank you for that video, and generally give my respects to the effort you put into making the videos what they are. Soulstice a game that I dearly hope will gain traction to be able to get more titles that polish up the shortcomings, build upon what works and may tell great new tales. And similarly, i hope the studio may be able to get by and thrive, to live up on their own potential. With that said -and i'm a bit late on this- , wish you and anyone who reads this a good 2023.
Your channel should really be called "The Completionist"...I do think your idea of 100% games is a very clickable title...but I stay for your interesting "heady" "cerebral" takes on things...and your and my game interests align...however you play them way different from me...your channel has an interesting 'stew' of why I love it. Good job.
The most difficult game I ever did 100% on was the original Tomb Raider on the original Playstation. This was with zero cheat codes or strategy guides when it came out. Took me literally months to beat it. The worst part was that the graphics weren't great and I couldn't find the door at the bottom of the underwater pyramid. Took me three weeks just to get past that part, had to take a break for a week I was so frustrated. And then you have the final level that you had to do perfectly to beat. If you died, you started the level over. The most impressive 100% I ever saw was my brother in law beating Super Ghosts and Goblins on the Super Nintendo. We both beat the first pass which was insanely hard, but when I found out I had to go back and do it again while finding a hidden key, I gave up. However he grinded it out and finished. Simply amazing.
Well, specifically, you have 2 checkpoints in the Great Pyramid; but each one is back to back to back death traps, with very little room for error. It was really exhilarating at 10-11 years old to be able to not only finish the level, but do so in style lol! Can't relate to the door in Atlantis; but for me, it was getting the damn uzis! I really needed them for my style of play, and could not figure it out... and no guides were available in 1996 lol. I remember finally getting them, and dying repeatedly trying to get back. Regardless, kudos on that, the old days were good times for new things in games
It boggles the mind that you have the fortitude to spend 100+ hrs grinding these games out, I played pathfinder wotr and as soon as I hit a difficulty spike I went online to reviews, accidentally found nexus mods and then accidentally installed a virus which added the toy box mod to my game, and now I can’t play without it - props to you dude
There is a video on the channel where he discusses his process. The main thing is he starts every playthrough on easy. That allows him to see everything and plot for the harder difficulty runs. Kind of smart as another player i follow, Werglia, always starts on the hardest difficulty and see how he gets stuck a lot of times, but appreciate both povs.
Have to admit I was tempted to suggest a few except the realization that a given game might be hard for me does not mean it would be hard for others. This is particularly true with action oriented games as advancing age and arthritis are starting to make molasses in Janruary look speedy. I have to ask, however, have you ever tried the Xcom games? While not huge on rpg mechanics (ok, almost non-existent rpg mechanics) they are one of the most demanding tactical combat franchises ever with a truly unforgiving rng that has brought many experienced gamers to the forefront of unbridled rage. In any case, good vid
It's not so bad if you use the ability called "saving&loading" when the RNG becomes too cheeky - I would never have finished/liked the 2 games (and expansions) if you couldn't do that, ironman mode seems like gambling your live savings in a casino to me
Hey, for what it's worth, Tactics Ogre locked at Level 1 took me about 2 years 🤣 (Imagine POTD, but it's slower, and your best way to deal with every enemy is poisoned arrows.)
I literally just got the platinum trophy for Demon Souls on PS5. It took me 4 playthroughs to get this trophy. This is when I was following TH-cam videos and finally had to just follow the guides. It is not challenging by the end, but frustrating to say the least.
I beat that fight in Tyranny on PotD eventually (after probably 2 hours of retrying) by somehow managing to run to the entrance and deaggroing half the npc's. It wasn't fun.
Pathfinder WotR is one of my favourite games, though as a PnP player I didn't like some of the 'cheesy' ways you could up your AC/Damage etc. I therefore played it on Core with the mod 'Closer to Tabletop' which takes away those options as things like Magical Vestiment now Provide Armor bonus (which doesn't stack with other armor bonuses) rather than just a random floating AC bonus you could stack up. This affects the gameplay drastically (especially when playing a castor) and was really enjoyable. [edit] I have about 900 hrs into the game!
I dont know if it's difficulty or not, but I just finished act 1 of expeditions rome and yeah, that end of act mission is a real stinker. I think I wouldn't have as much if my soldiers could've been refreshed after each small encounter, but as it was, I was trying to save cotta with 4 dudes who had less than half health and no items. The other 99% of the game is fantastic though!
I never managed to 100% the Witcher 3. Not because game mechanics were particularly difficult, but rather due to narrative reasons - I simply could not bring myself to make certain choices that were against my character.
They are looking to change the Lost Eidolons final fight in early 2023 based on feedback. Personally advising friends to wait until that is done before giving the game a try.
Just finished wotr today (started on core then bumped it up to hard). The difficulty is really wonky. Act 1 is by far the hardest part and by Act 4 you can steam roll everything in one round with the right builds. The hardest part for me was learning the system. But once you do it kind of evaporated the challenge (unless you purposely go for a build that will struggle with poor stats or something). Honestly felt like BG1 and 2 maintained a steadier difficulty. My party felt invincible by the end of act 3. Kind of made the second half of the game a bit of a slog.
same. even though I dont really agree on BG2 having a steadier difficulty. you could solo the entirety of BG2 with a wizard/sorcerer and even most parts of the addon. if you were willing to cheese you could do even that.
Not sure If you could call it a crpg but have you ever played/completed battle brothers? It’s like a turn based mount and blade. Sure you have played it but be interested in your thoughts
I just finished my first playthrough on normal of WOTR and am looking at core difficulty. It feels like i'm going to have to learn about class dipping and run better builds by far to go for this haha, any tips or maybe a 6 class team comp that might make my trudge easier?
Are there any great RPGs aside from Disco Elysium and Planescape: Torment that tell intimate, personal stories? I love the world building they both do on a bigger scale, but the best parts of those games (haven't played a ton of Planecape ) for me was the focus on the main character and their personal struggles.
I challenge you to 100% Prototype. Not only can it be difficult at points, but one of the trophies is to kill an ungodly number of regular infected. Sure, they are easy to take down, but man, the number of playthrus required is emotionally crippling.
All depends, old games I'll usually use a guide, new games they usually aren't ready yet. min maxing is rarely necessary in most games and I only do it when its required really
I would like to 100% Devil May Cry 5, but one of the trophies/achievements is almost impossible. Beating the game on Hell and Hell difficulty with an S rank on every mission is beyond any skill level I can personally hope to achieve.
I could really use a guide for the sadistic game design achievement. I don’t know what is actually necessary and the info I’ve found online seems incomplete.
I love your 100% reviews but I would love if you had another channel or something where you show more of the gameplay or the effort you go in as you spend so long on this I wish we could experience it with you / through you
I appreciate the thoughts but as I mentioned in another comment - 'Lastly, and arguably most importantly, as some people have already point out if I wanted to do much more than I am, I would NEED to hire someone. As it stands I'm pretty much maxed out at what I can do solo. Even just no commentary let's plays on a second channel would be a logistical nightmare of handling and uploading terabytes of data to youtube when the random 20gb review can take hours to upload assuming no problems. If I wanted those videos to not suck I'd need to add voice over and edit them as well.'
@@MortismalGaming It's the curse of doing a good job. "Hey this guy is a rock star, let's ask him to do more". That's how you drive your favorite people away. So I'm with ya. Sounds cool, but I'd personally hope you just keep doing what you're doing and not add anything else to your plate. I'm surprised you're still able to personally keep up with comments, tbh
@@MinecraftMartin I mentioned something similar in another comment, my intention was not to tell people what to do, I just thought it was a positive encouragement because I love this channel and want MG to succeed and become even more popular. Sorry if it sounded like a demand!
It will just depend on personal preference. Both modes are solid. Some things to keep in mind though: Turn-based: Way better for magic users since it gives you way more control over which enemies you can target with spells. For instance, in real time you might chuck a fireball only for all of the enemies to run out of the way. It is also slightly better for rogues and related classes since you can line up sneak attacks easier. Real-time: Better for melee fighters it is easier since you can get everyone to rush in at a target at once. Also, initiative is pretty useless in real-time, since everyone is moving at the same time initiative gives only a marginal benefit.
Honestly the games the I find difficult are so inconsistent, somehow I unironically make it through the Daggerfall tutorial dungeon 1st try but genuinely can't beat divinity 2 by myself even on the lowest difficulty, it's confusing but funny lol
I used to think more about it, but these days I don't sweat it much. Multiplayer achievements are the bane of my existence but with doing this full time and everything I've learned from doing it so much it's not much of a factor these days.
@@jeremym1647 they are a favorite of mine, but also the zippy magic thing was insane you could do 2-3k damage towards the end by just using your blasts. It got nerfed for a reason lol
I was wondering if you've ever cheated or at least considered cheating/exploiting to get a game to 100%? Also what about the secret achievements of a game - do you research for them upfront to plan for a run, or you actually learn every nook and crany?
I mean I'm willing to cheese stuff, but outright cheating would kind of defy the whole purpose of it, and these days no achievement is really secret and I don't mind utilizing a guide especially for older titles.
Whenever I see gamers complain about difficulty, I remember the time that I kept wiping (or rather almost wiping and quickly loading my save) on a boss fight in the original Dragon Age, only to discover, years later, that it was one of those fights that you are "supposed" to lose. Oh well.
Which one was that? I'm trying to remember such a fight. I did struggle on a few fights in Dragon Age: Origins but that was mostly my incompetence as I hadn't played the game for a while and was refamiliarising myself with the mechanics. Yes I'm talking about you, the final boss of Leliania's Song and the final boss fight of The Darkspawn Chronicles.
@@MortismalGaming Oh, you mean Ser Cauthrien. It's been ages since I completed DA:O but I'm on a Human Noble playthrough currently, so I'll get to that part eventually.
100% on Path of Exile should be very hard and time consuming. And i´m not absolut sure if it´s even possible, i mean idk if there is an achievement of an old mechanic that´s removed from the game it wouldn´t be possible anymore, idk if that is the case.
Enjoyed that game, but felt it rather fell apart towards the end in terms of losing its challenging nature, as many RPGs do due to parties/characters getting too strong: viz Dragon Age Inquisition, Skyrim, Witcher 3... But this game in particular ddid feel a bit rushed.
I’ve never 100% (in whatever sense you want that to mean, because achievements are pointless and don’t count for anything) a single game, not even games I e played many many times and put 100s and 100s of hours into. Adhd is like that. It’s rare I even finish a game, not even one I’ve played through multiple times
how is unfair more unfair if its been made with intent to be finished? :p jokes aside great list, totally true, but once i finished Divinity 2 on hardest i can surive anything :3
The more experienced I've become with the genres I play all the time makes most of them pretty straightforward, but they all usually have their moments
I’m wondering how you are able to devote so much time to games with a family and or partner. it takes an unconventional amount of understanding to be willing to sacrifice so much time together for a job/hobby.
Well I work from home so its pretty easy to handle things and talk etc while also just playing the games. Which the steam deck has helped even more with.
My approach to difficulty in games is how much am I determined to beat them on harder difficulties. A few of my favourites that I have beat: Gears of War Trilogy, Dead Space 1 and 2. Games that I actually find hard to beat X-COM UFO Defence, Battle Brothers and Darkest Dungeon those games are designed to crush you.
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I can’t believe you 100%’d Tactics Ogre while still cranking out other videos and having a family haha. Incredible.
I'm almost 40 years old, so every game I complete is a challenge, lol. Just the time management to find 100 hours to put toward a game feels like should be an achievement unlock in itself.
Dark Souls 3 and Hollow Knight are the two I'm most proud of. Couple on this list I added to my wishlist as well. Maybe I'll get around to them before the AARP comes for me.
I can respect that there are challenges for some games, especially if it's a genre you're not familiar with, which is itself, a pretty challenging game to begin with. When 1st playing DS2 6-7 years ago, it was tough going for a long time; it was too slow of a game to just let reflexes take over, and too fast to simply strategize my way through it.
It took many months of playing every day to get it done.
I will add however, Age has nothing to do with it, unless maybe just getting into games recently? Not having time, I understand, but our age (38 tomorrow) doesn't hold us back.
Kids are grown, and everybody else is dead or might as well be, so time isn't a factor to me, outside of 40 hours and visiting my kids.
Have more confidence though... I know it's just games for you, but confidence and believing in ourselves in everything we do, becomes 10× more important as we hit 40 and beyond. I'm sure in your case, you have more important things to focus that energy on, but it doesn't mean you couldn't do so with gaming if you wished.
Congrats on Ds3, and especially Hollow Knight though! That's definitely an achievement to be sure
DS3 is an accomplishment. I just beat DS on Switch including all DLC. Went back to Dragon Storm Rider & I can take the Dragon out but I can't beat him , and I want to play the DLC so bad.
Hollow Knight's Speedrun2 achievement really is a proud job. Congrats!
@@ricardodarcangelo2437 I played games growing up, but took a near 30 year break starting around Zelda: OOT...
Little things were the biggest challenge, like because Mario 64 was pretty much one of two 3D games I'd played, getting used to camera controls being on the right stick was a pain. I still reverse both X and Y axis if the option is available in a game, and if a game doesn't give the option to invert at least the Y axis, I still can't play it to this day.
Obviously, not so much of a problem in a game like Hollow Knight, and Souls has great options for camera work.
your channel is one of the few I have really enjoyed over the last year, congrats on all your success and I have allot of respect for you 100% the games before review. Have a good year, cant wait to see future videos
Morty, I find your channel a bit of an enigma. I genuinely love your 100% 'angle', and your reviews, but...I feel like you putting all that time in doesn't really...bring...so much extra because you don't really put out much content that RELATES to the 100% stuff. I don't see Let's Plays or Guides or vids of beating crazy tough fights or, I dunno, the pain of chasing that elusive 100% and things that only you would experience. I just wonder if there's some extra stuff to leverage/capitalise on that would further distinguish you from others who are in the same space?? Thoughts?
I'd have to agree with you. I mostly watch his content because I have a similar taste and I like his down to earth way of reviewing games. The 100% completion of games is his branding, but more of a gimmick to me personally. It could and probably should be exploited a bit more, though-but he is doing exactly that with videos like this. Always glad to see when he generates a bit more leverage out of that, because that must be a huge time sink...
Now that you mentioned it, it would be great
Whilst I no longer play like this, due to less tolerance for frustration these days, it surely does help to understand the robustness and underlying design of the games.
If he were to post the let's plays it would be better to be in a second channel. Though tbh I don't think he needs to or should, unless he gets help to manage the footage, editing and so on that it would require to have more quality.
I think a good idea would be to provide tips, observations, or “things I wish I knew before playing”!
I'd love to hear more about the experience itself on getting 100% on games you review within your videos, it's a very unique part of your channel and there are sure to be some very entertaining stories (Or at least, your frustration for our enjoyment).
There is a video on the channel detailing the process. the #1 thing is he always plays starting on the easy difficulty. This helps to learn systems, combat, etc for later more difficult runs.
I'd like to 100% most games too, but some of the achievements are just so stupid or plain frustrating, that I lose interest. I consider 100% just beating the game+DLC with the hardest difficulty.
I made videos about a lot of the general process as was mentioned, but that's kind of the purpose of these styles of videos.
@@me36391 I wasn't referring to the process, more like highlighting the hardest part of every individual game during a review. I think a lot of us who try to fully complete a game can relate to that one achievement that seems almost sadistic
@@MortismalGaming Love your work MG! Hope your channel keeps growing, you are one of the hardest working people on TH-cam, you deserve it
Thanks for another awesome video Mortym! I plan on playing WotR this year (been backlogged for a while). Looking forward to that one as I am a huge rpg fan.
The final fight in the DLC "The Forgotten Sanctum" for Pillars of Eternity 2 took me a couple of days to win... It was at normal difficulty which makes me a little ashamed to be honest. But it was very satisfying when I finally killed that SoB.
I think streaming some of your achievement runs might be a good idea, would be fun to watch along
Absolutely love Pathfinder WotR, my game of the year for that year, but the puzzles were terrible, especially the puzzle tomb area (the one connected to Nenio), I would probably have died of old age before I got through that if it wasn't for the help of guides.
After my first playthrough, the puzzle skip mod was a must. The puzzles are by far the weakest part of the game.
I love how your videos drops during my morning bus ride to work 😄
Have an amazing day Mortym!
Somewhat intentional, youtube analytics has a tool that shows you the peak traffic hours of your audience so I post my videos right as that starts.
I've only played 2 of the games on this list: Tyranny and WotR. And both were pretty challenging pretty much for the reasons you mentioned. Another game I really struggled with was Elden Ring. Not because it was difficult per se; but mainly because I'm a perfectionist/completionist and Elden Ring is, well, Elden Ring...
I just platinumed God Of War 1, 2 and 3 on the PS3.. some of those Challenges were unreal.
Soulstice is extremly gooood, the only bsd aspect about the game is about the camera
The ones I really remember being super hard was Bloodborne as my 1st FromSoft game, Returnal, and the first few hours of GOW 2018 on GMGOW difficulty.
The Adra Dragon in Pillars of Eternity took me a million tries and it wasn’t even the hardest difficulty.
I tried that once. After that, I figured it would be better to simply wall the thing up in its cave and let it starve to death.
I still remember trying to beat every map on highest difficulty in Stronghold. There is one in which you have to conquer castle of Pig before he arrives with reinforcements. This mission is barely possible while using exploits and playing whole time on the lowest possible speed. Small army, tatics relied on shooting from such range that accuracy was luck based and time limit. One of the hardest 'achievements' ever in games.
On the opposite I've 100% in Shadow Tactics with all achievements on highest difficulty (even if not required) and it was great experience whith almost no luck involved. Careful planning and execution.
Also 100% on Starcraft 2 was challenging but one of better gameing experiences.
I rarely even try to 100% RPG games as this involves multiple playthroughs and sometimes using guides to check hidden achivements and I almost never use those in games.
Pillars of Eternity The Ultimate is probably my greatest CRPG achievement.
What about the longest games to 100% ? I'm currently replaying DA origins and there are IIRC 4 endings and 4 romances so you need at least 4 playthrough to get all + there are achievements for all the talent trees so you probably need at least 2 mages playthrough + 1 warrior + 1 rogue + there are 6 origins + some quests have different outcomes etc.
I can't imagine doing all of that in a row without being bored at the game, and you need a flowchart to optimize the time it takes I suppose. That does sound like work ^^
And this is far from the biggest RPG out there : in BG2 there are about 10 different strongholds that you need to progress through the game to complete...
Currently it's WotR, DOS2, and the Witcher 3 with about 750, 500, and 400 hours
I watch a ton of TH-cam and the “100%” gimmick is what caught me, but your style kept me. Just do some 100% to find viewers but I think maybe only necessary 10% of the time.
Loved your KCD review btw
You gotta do reviews of Devil May Cry series! You love Dragons Dogma and the same guy made 2 (most of) and 3/4/5
Just started Pathfinder: WOTR. The tavern fight on even normal nearly killed me. Great list and love your channel
I’d really really REALLY love a video where you explain your approach to getting 100% in a game. As someone who doesn’t have a single game at 100% I’m voraciously curious to know how you do it, and ensure you’re going to do it. You must also have some funny and frustrating stories with certain achievements that would be very interesting to hear.
If you don't do it as a job like mortismal, it's pretty easy in most games. If you want to get into it, start with semi-linear games. My first (excluding absolver) was arkham asylum, which took me only 25 hours. Then deathloop, 35. Of course you must like the game to 100% it, otherwise it's a slog. I'm now trying arkham city but it takes so fucking long, you need to get all stars on all challenges and campaigns with all characters and more. There are games which are even worse, some of them i wouldn't even try, ever. Pathfinder wotr is one of them i think, lmao. Way too much time required, I don't get paid, unlike mortismal.
Little on the old side but this is still more or less the approach: th-cam.com/video/INdX86aDTZo/w-d-xo.html
Definitely surprised to see Soulstice on your list, but as you mentioned, the highest level of difficulty makes the end boss a tough challenge. Enjoyed this video and keep em coming!
reading this, i'm curious to see how that final boss experience will be for me if i ever get to it on that difficulty. Armina was the toughest boss for me out of all of them.
Metal Gear Solid 2 = pure, raw, difficultly
I was wondering about Tactics ogre reborn as I recently watched your review. Love it and am pouring hours but it is a massive game. It was cool to hear your experience
Your dedication is something brother ! I'm a play on normal kind of gamer...so the effort to get 100% is something I could never accomplish. Bravo Zulu !!
I'm excited to finish Lost Eidolons! Thanks for the heads up with the last chapter 😅😅
Tyranny yeah. I had the smart idea, to play it a second time, but on potd, with a single character. The ch1 boss fight is definitely the hardest one, even if you know what you are doing. Took me two dozen tries I believe.
I comment very rarely (unless I want to let you know that Freedom Force still is a game you should definitely check out at some point ;-)), but I have just the right anecdote from my first Dark Souls 3 playthrough for this video. Mild spoiler warnings for a seven year old game, I guess.
A couple of years ago, after many months of hard work, a friend of mine finally convinced me to play a FromSoftware title. I picked up DS 3 and, to my surprise, I found it very enjoyable despite being kicked around by basically everything. I got good, or at least, good enough, and became confident that I'd be able to finish the game completely on my own. Until I met Yhorm th Giant. Mind you, after the 10th or so death and no progress on the gigantic healthbar, I figured out that there had to be a trick. I even checked the arena and found Storm Ruler, a weapon that would have trivialized the fight. I just didn't know how to make it work because I didn't grasp many of the games mechanics. After getting stomped another couple of times while carrying this "useless" weapon, I decided to return to what had served me well until that point in time, a simple longsword and shield.
Long story short, it took me about two days until I managed to poke Yhorm to death and I felt a mixture of elation and extreme stupidty when my friend, while almost shitting himself laughing, explained to me how you were supposed to defeat him. Sadly, I wasn't even rewarded with an achievement for my efforts, but I guess it's the memories we collect along the way that are the real achievement, am I right? ;-)
Another "Freedom Force" fan! Hope he sees this comment and try it some time. :)
This damn channel is taking up all my time on yt lately
The last fight of the first act in Tyranny was super hard for me even on normal difficulty!
Soulstice may have been a one-off for a review (thus far), but I think your video on it was the best, fairest and among the most in-depth pieces of coverage on it thus far. It gave me something new to consider regarding the pacing of the game, with the middle of a normal casual playthrough being the weakest, and like i said-- you were very fair in your judgement, though still positive about it despite the issues you had.
I haven't watched many of your other videos, but I do want to take a moment to thank you for that video, and generally give my respects to the effort you put into making the videos what they are.
Soulstice a game that I dearly hope will gain traction to be able to get more titles that polish up the shortcomings, build upon what works and may tell great new tales. And similarly, i hope the studio may be able to get by and thrive, to live up on their own potential.
With that said -and i'm a bit late on this- , wish you and anyone who reads this a good 2023.
Your channel should really be called "The Completionist"...I do think your idea of 100% games is a very clickable title...but I stay for your interesting "heady" "cerebral" takes on things...and your and my game interests align...however you play them way different from me...your channel has an interesting 'stew' of why I love it. Good job.
Thats a good list so i am gonna make my own. Dark souls 3, divinity original sin 2, furri, og battletoads, getting over it
You deserve a medal for 100% on Pathfinder WOTR
The most difficult game I ever did 100% on was the original Tomb Raider on the original Playstation. This was with zero cheat codes or strategy guides when it came out. Took me literally months to beat it. The worst part was that the graphics weren't great and I couldn't find the door at the bottom of the underwater pyramid. Took me three weeks just to get past that part, had to take a break for a week I was so frustrated. And then you have the final level that you had to do perfectly to beat. If you died, you started the level over.
The most impressive 100% I ever saw was my brother in law beating Super Ghosts and Goblins on the Super Nintendo. We both beat the first pass which was insanely hard, but when I found out I had to go back and do it again while finding a hidden key, I gave up. However he grinded it out and finished. Simply amazing.
Well, specifically, you have 2 checkpoints in the Great Pyramid; but each one is back to back to back death traps, with very little room for error. It was really exhilarating at 10-11 years old to be able to not only finish the level, but do so in style lol! Can't relate to the door in Atlantis; but for me, it was getting the damn uzis! I really needed them for my style of play, and could not figure it out... and no guides were available in 1996 lol. I remember finally getting them, and dying repeatedly trying to get back.
Regardless, kudos on that, the old days were good times for new things in games
It boggles the mind that you have the fortitude to spend 100+ hrs grinding these games out, I played pathfinder wotr and as soon as I hit a difficulty spike I went online to reviews, accidentally found nexus mods and then accidentally installed a virus which added the toy box mod to my game, and now I can’t play without it - props to you dude
Eeeek, Tactics Ogre made it on the lis… playing it now
Good morning man, thanks for the video to watch. Edit: playing book of demons, it's pretty fun.
Now they just need to bring back Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen, and I will be the happiest.
I'd be interested in a video giving us a run down of how you 100% games so many games, what you do to prepare for a run etc.
There is a video on the channel where he discusses his process. The main thing is he starts every playthrough on easy. That allows him to see everything and plot for the harder difficulty runs. Kind of smart as another player i follow, Werglia, always starts on the hardest difficulty and see how he gets stuck a lot of times, but appreciate both povs.
Have to admit I was tempted to suggest a few except the realization that a given game might be hard for me does not mean it would be hard for others. This is particularly true with action oriented games as advancing age and arthritis are starting to make molasses in Janruary look speedy. I have to ask, however, have you ever tried the Xcom games? While not huge on rpg mechanics (ok, almost non-existent rpg mechanics) they are one of the most demanding tactical combat franchises ever with a truly unforgiving rng that has brought many experienced gamers to the forefront of unbridled rage. In any case, good vid
It's not so bad if you use the ability called "saving&loading" when the RNG becomes too cheeky - I would never have finished/liked the 2 games (and expansions) if you couldn't do that, ironman mode seems like gambling your live savings in a casino to me
I've played a few, havent gotten around to going through them for reviews or anything though
DMC 5 definitive edition was a really challenging but satisfying 100%. Very skill based, but can also be intensely frustrating
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hey boss! love the vids! as someone who loves iso rpgs i love your channel. keep it up boss man.
Tyranny is such a good game.
I’m really upset that there is probably never gonna be a Tyranny 2…
The magic system and the story are really good.
Hey, for what it's worth, Tactics Ogre locked at Level 1 took me about 2 years 🤣 (Imagine POTD, but it's slower, and your best way to deal with every enemy is poisoned arrows.)
I literally just got the platinum trophy for Demon Souls on PS5. It took me 4 playthroughs to get this trophy. This is when I was following TH-cam videos and finally had to just follow the guides. It is not challenging by the end, but frustrating to say the least.
I beat that fight in Tyranny on PotD eventually (after probably 2 hours of retrying) by somehow managing to run to the entrance and deaggroing half the npc's. It wasn't fun.
Pathfinder WotR is one of my favourite games, though as a PnP player I didn't like some of the 'cheesy' ways you could up your AC/Damage etc. I therefore played it on Core with the mod 'Closer to Tabletop' which takes away those options as things like Magical Vestiment now Provide Armor bonus (which doesn't stack with other armor bonuses) rather than just a random floating AC bonus you could stack up. This affects the gameplay drastically (especially when playing a castor) and was really enjoyable. [edit] I have about 900 hrs into the game!
They've been nerfing a lot of the more cheesy stuff lately
Just here to say thay I enjoy your channel and quite value your opinion on the games you review!
B boy's difficulty spike was something else. Sudden MMO raid boss mechanics outta nowhere lol.
The hardest part about pf wotr for me is not making more characters.
I dont know if it's difficulty or not, but I just finished act 1 of expeditions rome and yeah, that end of act mission is a real stinker. I think I wouldn't have as much if my soldiers could've been refreshed after each small encounter, but as it was, I was trying to save cotta with 4 dudes who had less than half health and no items. The other 99% of the game is fantastic though!
Right now just Pathfinder Kingmaker at normal difficulty. I either kick butt or get mine kicked. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground.
I never managed to 100% the Witcher 3. Not because game mechanics were particularly difficult, but rather due to narrative reasons - I simply could not bring myself to make certain choices that were against my character.
I love Tactics Ogre but the palace of the dead is a slog. I'm heading back a 2nd time to get the crest of fire.
I'm trash at most games, so they're all pretty difficult for me. Onward to 200k. All glory to the algorithm.
100% Meaning story or full 100% Completion, as in doing absolutely everything possible in game.
Love yah buddy. Keep doing you.
They are looking to change the Lost Eidolons final fight in early 2023 based on feedback. Personally advising friends to wait until that is done before giving the game a try.
I think dropping the final phase on normal mode would do it for most people, that way they can keep the harder challenge for max difficulty settings.
Interesting to see if Octopath Traveller 2 makes your list for 2023.
I would really like to see you play the Kane and lynch games
Just finished wotr today (started on core then bumped it up to hard). The difficulty is really wonky. Act 1 is by far the hardest part and by Act 4 you can steam roll everything in one round with the right builds. The hardest part for me was learning the system. But once you do it kind of evaporated the challenge (unless you purposely go for a build that will struggle with poor stats or something). Honestly felt like BG1 and 2 maintained a steadier difficulty. My party felt invincible by the end of act 3. Kind of made the second half of the game a bit of a slog.
same. even though I dont really agree on BG2 having a steadier difficulty. you could solo the entirety of BG2 with a wizard/sorcerer and even most parts of the addon. if you were willing to cheese you could do even that.
Mortim needs to 100% a game like Europa Universalis IV, or even Civilization 6. How long would that take.
I have zero interest in grand strategy as a genre honestly, so it will take until the end of time.
Not sure If you could call it a crpg but have you ever played/completed battle brothers? It’s like a turn based mount and blade. Sure you have played it but be interested in your thoughts
I"m about 4 years trying 100% Age of Mythology. Maybe one more year and it will be done.
I just finished my first playthrough on normal of WOTR and am looking at core difficulty. It feels like i'm going to have to learn about class dipping and run better builds by far to go for this haha, any tips or maybe a 6 class team comp that might make my trudge easier?
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Are there any great RPGs aside from Disco Elysium and Planescape: Torment that tell intimate, personal stories?
I love the world building they both do on a bigger scale, but the best parts of those games (haven't played a ton of Planecape ) for me was the focus on the main character and their personal struggles.
The recent Pentiment is pretty great
I challenge you to 100% Prototype. Not only can it be difficult at points, but one of the trophies is to kill an ungodly number of regular infected. Sure, they are easy to take down, but man, the number of playthrus required is emotionally crippling.
Have you done The Ultimate on Deadfire?
How does PoE The Ultimate compare to those listed in the video?
Also, you really should try Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark if you haven't yet
Have you tried Phoenix point. I've been playing it this month and it is punishing asf. Another difficult one is Othercide.
Not yet, Othercide I'll likely get to in a few months, its on my list
do you follow any guides or choose a "meta" build when tackling the 100% on all games ?
All depends, old games I'll usually use a guide, new games they usually aren't ready yet. min maxing is rarely necessary in most games and I only do it when its required really
That Tyranny fight was tough even on the easiest setting... I'm playing on easy and must have done that fight 10 times... "how is this easy"...
Wolfestein New Collosus is giving me nightmares! the hardest game I've tried to platinum. Mein Leiben gameplay is evil!
I would like to 100% Devil May Cry 5, but one of the trophies/achievements is almost impossible. Beating the game on Hell and Hell difficulty with an S rank on every mission is beyond any skill level I can personally hope to achieve.
Mafia 2’s, 200 wanted posters made me question my life…
You should totally do Grim Dawn.
I could really use a guide for the sadistic game design achievement. I don’t know what is actually necessary and the info I’ve found online seems incomplete.
It's been over a year, I don't remember every specific thing myself at this point
I recommend "fire emblem three houses" on maddening difficulty (new game, not new game+). In my opinion one of the best tactical games :)
fire emblem was one of my rare rage quits
I love your 100% reviews but I would love if you had another channel or something where you show more of the gameplay or the effort you go in as you spend so long on this I wish we could experience it with you / through you
I'd be worried about him stretching himself thin and struggling with burnout, but yeah sounds cool
I appreciate the thoughts but as I mentioned in another comment - 'Lastly, and arguably most importantly, as some people have already point out if I wanted to do much more than I am, I would NEED to hire someone. As it stands I'm pretty much maxed out at what I can do solo. Even just no commentary let's plays on a second channel would be a logistical nightmare of handling and uploading terabytes of data to youtube when the random 20gb review can take hours to upload assuming no problems. If I wanted those videos to not suck I'd need to add voice over and edit them as well.'
@@MortismalGaming It's the curse of doing a good job. "Hey this guy is a rock star, let's ask him to do more".
That's how you drive your favorite people away. So I'm with ya. Sounds cool, but I'd personally hope you just keep doing what you're doing and not add anything else to your plate.
I'm surprised you're still able to personally keep up with comments, tbh
@@MinecraftMartin it's becoming a challenge honestly.
@@MinecraftMartin I mentioned something similar in another comment, my intention was not to tell people what to do, I just thought it was a positive encouragement because I love this channel and want MG to succeed and become even more popular. Sorry if it sounded like a demand!
I know its a departure but Hades is such a work of passion and beauty, also amazing gameplay. Have you played it?
Not yet, I actually own it and am planning on a review eventually
Hey! I’m just getting into Pathfinder WotR for the first time. Would you say you enjoyed the combat more in turn based or real time?
It will just depend on personal preference. Both modes are solid. Some things to keep in mind though:
Turn-based: Way better for magic users since it gives you way more control over which enemies you can target with spells. For instance, in real time you might chuck a fireball only for all of the enemies to run out of the way. It is also slightly better for rogues and related classes since you can line up sneak attacks easier.
Real-time: Better for melee fighters it is easier since you can get everyone to rush in at a target at once. Also, initiative is pretty useless in real-time, since everyone is moving at the same time initiative gives only a marginal benefit.
I swap back and forth personally. I clear trash mobs with RTWP and play the bigger fights in TB
Thanks for the info guys, I wasn’t aware that switching conditionally could be the way to go. I will keep that in mind for sure
7:10 is the palace of the dead in Ogre optional?
Entirely, its effectively the end game content
Honestly the games the I find difficult are so inconsistent, somehow I unironically make it through the Daggerfall tutorial dungeon 1st try but genuinely can't beat divinity 2 by myself even on the lowest difficulty, it's confusing but funny lol
I couldnt finish tactics Ogre, despite Fire Emblem being my favorite series, I wasnt up to that challenge.
Do you usually have a peek at a game’s achievements before deciding to review it, or is that not at all a basis for considering to review a game?
I used to think more about it, but these days I don't sweat it much. Multiplayer achievements are the bane of my existence but with doing this full time and everything I've learned from doing it so much it's not much of a factor these days.
Would love to hear what class you used for wotr sadistic game design.
I was using kineticist with Azata, back before they nerfed zippy magic affecting your blasts.
@@MortismalGaming you do like your kineticists, another one was the Owlcat challenge.
@@jeremym1647 they are a favorite of mine, but also the zippy magic thing was insane you could do 2-3k damage towards the end by just using your blasts. It got nerfed for a reason lol
I was wondering if you've ever cheated or at least considered cheating/exploiting to get a game to 100%? Also what about the secret achievements of a game - do you research for them upfront to plan for a run, or you actually learn every nook and crany?
I mean I'm willing to cheese stuff, but outright cheating would kind of defy the whole purpose of it, and these days no achievement is really secret and I don't mind utilizing a guide especially for older titles.
Whenever I see gamers complain about difficulty, I remember the time that I kept wiping (or rather almost wiping and quickly loading my save) on a boss fight in the original Dragon Age, only to discover, years later, that it was one of those fights that you are "supposed" to lose. Oh well.
Which one was that? I'm trying to remember such a fight.
I did struggle on a few fights in Dragon Age: Origins but that was mostly my incompetence as I hadn't played the game for a while and was refamiliarising myself with the mechanics. Yes I'm talking about you, the final boss of Leliania's Song and the final boss fight of The Darkspawn Chronicles.
The fight with the female knight when you rescue what's her face towards the end of the game that sees you in prison after you lose I would assume
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Oh, you mean Ser Cauthrien.
It's been ages since I completed DA:O but I'm on a Human Noble playthrough currently, so I'll get to that part eventually.
100% on Path of Exile should be very hard and time consuming. And i´m not absolut sure if it´s even possible, i mean idk if there is an achievement of an old mechanic that´s removed from the game it wouldn´t be possible anymore, idk if that is the case.
Live service stuff doesnt really fit this approach in general but yeah
What about europa universalis 4?
Have you played M&M X: Legacy? Not cause it that hard (although quite challenging), just out of interest.
Enjoyed that game, but felt it rather fell apart towards the end in terms of losing its challenging nature, as many RPGs do due to parties/characters getting too strong: viz Dragon Age Inquisition, Skyrim, Witcher 3... But this game in particular ddid feel a bit rushed.
Can't say I have
Underrail is not on this list ?
It was on a more specific list about difficult crpgs I did
I’ve never 100% (in whatever sense you want that to mean, because achievements are pointless and don’t count for anything) a single game, not even games I e played many many times and put 100s and 100s of hours into.
Adhd is like that. It’s rare I even finish a game, not even one I’ve played through multiple times
how is unfair more unfair if its been made with intent to be finished? :p jokes aside great list, totally true, but once i finished Divinity 2 on hardest i can surive anything :3
Judging by how many difficult games you beat, and how fast, I was left here thinking that there was no difficult game your opinion.
The more experienced I've become with the genres I play all the time makes most of them pretty straightforward, but they all usually have their moments
I’m wondering how you are able to devote so much time to games with a family and or partner. it takes an unconventional amount of understanding to be willing to sacrifice so much time together for a job/hobby.
Well I work from home so its pretty easy to handle things and talk etc while also just playing the games. Which the steam deck has helped even more with.
My approach to difficulty in games is how much am I determined to beat them on harder difficulties. A few of my favourites that I have beat: Gears of War Trilogy, Dead Space 1 and 2. Games that I actually find hard to beat X-COM UFO Defence, Battle Brothers and Darkest Dungeon those games are designed to crush you.