Number 3 doesn't really belong on the list. As game has a manual that normal people would look through while the game installs. So at that time devs gave you everything you need. Modern titles just don't give as manuals anymore so they need to teach us how to play a game in game.
I actually played through all three Super Star Wars games in SNES, and completed them. No, seriously- I did. While Empire certainly was a little taxing, Super Star Wars was the only one that really gave me any shit. There was a cheat that gave you the lightsaber from the start, and another that increased your lives to I believe 7(?), and I did have to use those cheats to make it through. The second and third are a actually doable, they really are. The beginning of Jedi has you pilot a landspeeder in an F-Zero type setup...it looks great for 16 but, but it was one of those pain in the ass levels that you literally have to keep playing until you memorize the jumps and where the boulder obstacles are. Think the stupid hover bike level in Battletoads. PS- I nearly gave up on writing this post after "Autocorrect" changed the word to landsleeper, lame screaming, and Kane schemers about five times each. I almost rage launched this goddam phone into the wall, but in the end, I persevered, I persevered.
Glad you mentioned the SNES Star Wars games, I’m still traumatized by those. I think they were developed so you would become filled with rage and turn to the dark side.
Only once did i beat, snes a new hope and i beat once, snes empire strikes back. I never beat return of the jedi. I do consider the snes star wars games one of the most difficult game series.
Haha. Not even played it but I appreciate the comment none the less. Do you guys remember that cool star wars game on PC back in the day, where you had to build your own robot? Me and my best friend as a kid sunk so much time in. Good times. Have a nice day, gents.
Listen, I thought it was only one that had problems with these. It made me feel like I was bad at games. I am now glad to know they were made to crush the souls of young kids.
The Evil Within was such a good horror game. Came out of nowhere and exceeded my expectations when I purchased it. Getting chased by that dude with the chainsaw while slowly limping to the elevator always gave me goosebumps whenever I played that level
@@ModestPavement 2 is a great game, not as good as the first but TEW2 especially on PS5 or Series X is a banger. And the open map really isn't that big, there's a decent little amount of secrets to find but it's nothing major.
I think Aladdin and Lion King are easy games. But I also grew up during that time where you only had 3 lives and when you died you started the whole game over. I got really good with them.
I fell in love with the original Deus Ex very early on. You just had to know a few things to make the first level easier. First is the weapon choice given to you by you brother Paul, Sniper Rifle, the mini crossbow, or a GEP Gun, essentially a rocket launcher. The first two you can find in level, multiple cross bows and 1 one sniper rifle, if the sniper doesn't get you first. The GEP can be use to take out the Bot guarding the terrorists hideout. But there are other was around it. Another item to help is the Med-Bot in one of the shipping containers to the left as you enter from the port. You also have the skills tree to work with, and everybody plays them differently, so that is up to the player. Have fun !
Alternatively, you can throw the gas grenade at the start over the wall of the UNATCO base towards the front door. This causes the guard in the reception area to come investigate. Once he opens the door from the inside you can run past him and skip the entire statue stage of the game.
Broc being the first Gym in Yellow is a brilliant idea, because it forces the kids of the generation to learn the RPS of the types and to teach that (usually) you need a team, not just one Pokémon.
A Mankey caught at Route 22 (west of Viridian City) and leveled up high enough (L9 for Low Kick on Y, L15 for Karate Chop on R/B) will make short work of the entire Gym too. Then again, most people blaze through Viridian without really exploring the aforementioned Route.
The gamer gear mention for Sonic is a great addition here. When you say, "oh this game was so difficult" and a young kid is like, "I played that, it wasn't that hard" "yeah kid, playing the 'remastered' version, updated, or emulated version, isn't the same thing. We had COMPLETELY different experiences. Having just a smaller screen with worse resolution and slower response controls makes a HUGE difference in games and can really UP the difficulty.
EXACTLY!! So happy that got a mention here, dodging those stupid bombs on that first beetle boss was excruciating. Dunno what was worse, having to do that level over and over, or asking my parents to make another trip to the store for batteries.
@@maineman5757 I got back into it this year after about five years too and it's one of those games thats just timeless. The gameplay in particular is still better than most new games today
One thing that helped me in 'Arena', those treasure piles in that starter dungeon are random and can drop Ebony level gear/weapons. I dedicated two hours one playthrough to 'save spamming', just to see what I could get. I walked out of there with my inventory full of goodies. :)
Resistance does have life packs in the very first part, they are just not on "in your face" places, before you enter the big house theres a ruin on the left with packs on it, Inside the house theres also a few in the floor lvl. Anyways, Resistance is a absolute gem, thats a game that 100% deserves a remake.
@@j.a.weishaupt1748 I was a little kid, my parents bought it for me thinking it'd be cool. It even pissed my dad off when I asked him for help with it and he got to where you have to save the people from the cars right after the first set of rings and then it all went downhill from there.
Super Ghouls and Ghosts was definitely a game that springs to mind for me when I think of games that I never got past the first level of. It still hurts 30 years later
Love that game. The trick to that first stage especially, besides knowing where all the chests are, is that you have way more time than the timer makes you think you do. When you think now's your chance to advance, gotta go, don't. Keep waiting, or you're gonna die. Unless you're talking about speed running it, that's a whole other ballgame. Also the torch is hands down the best weapon in the game, even though it has the steepest learning curve after the Tri-blade.
I wish it mentioned the first Stalker game. They give you a pistol that constantly jams, no bullets, and then ask you to clear out a ton of bandits. Takes probably 20-30 tries for most folks.
Agreed, really look forward to your videos. And the truth is, with 3 kids, I barely have time to play video games anymore like I did when I was younger. I'm happy to say I'm passing on my love of video games to my 2 sons.
@@OconByrd519 Nah. How many times have these guys recycled the exact same content under a different title for the past 5 years? They're countless examples
Absolutely, in yellow version you can just catch a Mankey before Brocks gym and level it up until it learns low kick and then breeze through Brock no problem.
Witcher 1 has a fairly difficult opener. I started on a hard difficulty and it takes time to get used to the clunky controls. Its an absolute breeze once you get going tho and unlock most of your arsenal.
About Deus Ex 1 -- yeah, I was one of those prospective players being scared off. I failed the tutorial as soon as the first enemy showed up. Think it was a forced stealth section too, if I remember correctly. With some crazy-ass batllemech stomping around. Intimidating stuff
The 1st level of Deus Ex is only "difficult" if you approach it as though the game is an FPS. You're much, much better off leaning into the RPG elements. Some exploration and enemy loot can get you various grenades, some melee weapons, a shotgun, a sniper rifle, and a half dozen or so weapon mods, all before taking on the statue. And even within that, there are a few different ways to approach the statue and how you choose to go about it can significantly alter your experience.
You pretty much beat me to this. Deus Ex is at its hardest when a player doesn't use its sandbox, and Liberty Island is the most unforgiving in this regard because it is when the player is least-equipped to deal with enemies in combat.
You can get passwords for computers to use turrets against people, you can blow them up with explosive TNT boxes, you can force mechs to enemies, you can lure enemies to allies. That and you get to choose which weapons you get, so the video is inaccurate with "you just start off with"
I bought Deus Ex when it first came out, before it was even a thing, and I've started playing it dozens of times over the years. And I've stopped playing it every time before finishing the first level. Its difficulty, combined with its general clunkiness and silly animations (even at the time) all work together to drive me away. Too bad, too, because I think I'd really love the story of I could just get into it.
@@jimnewl really? I never thought of the opening level as difficult. I was around 12 when I played it the first time. You can actually get through that level without killing anyone - though I believe it is more of a challenge than simply headshotting everyone with the 10mm. You REALLY need to experience that game, even today. It stands the test of time very well in my opinion. Next time you attempt a playthrough, put all skill points into pistol early on
I think one should also mention Blasphemous. Since it's a Metroidvania there aren't really any levels but the very first enemy you encounter is basically a mini boss and it's very hard.
I don't remember the first level of Jedi Outcast being difficult, though? I loved that game. Played through it several times. But the only challenge I really remember was when it tosses the almost force immune enemies at you out of nowhere a chunk of the way through the game. And in Pokemon Yellow, the first gym was easy if you collected a mankey. Low Kick is a low level anti-rock ability that clears the gym in just a few attacks.
He doesn’t show it at any point but the alt fire for the blaster pistol in outcast was insanely strong. That level wasn’t remotely hard. But this video is also one where he’s acting like the developers specifically made Pikachu’s attacks not affect Brock’s Pokémon when that’s just how typing works and how that region is (so they couldn’t just switch the gyms around, that’s not the badge order). So all that is to say, I think this video, compared to many of the others I’ve watched on this channel, is them exaggerating for the sake of content.
The Rock type wasn't the issue with Brock, even in Gen 1, Rock was Neutral against Electric. It was that both Geodude and Onyx both had stupidly high Defense, and a secondary Ground-type (which WAS immune to electric.)
Ah yes - Jedi Outcast. I remember it well. Those levels were just mind-numbingly tedious. And the level on Yavin to get your lightsaber back was just maddening. But still, I played the game over & over till I had explored every corner of every level. The really agrivating part of the game for me was how Kyle Katarn just couldn't stick the landing whenever you had him jump to a ledge. I can't count how many times I had to restart at checkpoint or reload last save because Kyle Katarn bounced off the ledge and into a chasm. To me, Jedi Academy was the better game.
Far Cry 5, on hard mode, hell even on normal, is brutal. Its probably just me, but that driving section where you have to shoot the pursuing cars was legit one of the hardest sections in any game for me lol.
@@visionhawk4403 Same. My first experience with Fallout was a Demo that came on a disc in a magazine. It was a shootout at Junktown. Immediately got Fallout 1 when it came out and loved it. Fallout 2 took everything that was great about the first and just improved it.
The first encounter of RE7 on madhouse is the hardest fight in the entire game. Mia hurts so freaking much, and you have to land every single headshot because by that time you have like 8 rounds, and then resort to melee and hope you don't die. It honestly can take hours to get down, and a lot of dying. The rest of the game goes so much more smoothly.
I bought The Evil Within when I first got my XBox One in 2015. I was so exhausted by the time I got through the intro area I never played it again. Now it's it's far down the backlog I doubt I ever will .
Pretty much the same for me. Being tortured and maimed just kinda turned me off of the game and I love survival horror and all the RE games. I tried it again on Gamepass last year and I’m just over it, didn’t get very far.
Thanks for the self esteem boost! Pretty sure I made it though the Star Wars games on SNES as a kid! Satisfyingly challenging!! I recently tried a New Hope again on ps4...didn't make it past the first boss😅
About Fallout 2 opening. It's purposely made this difficult so that by the end when you meet the final "human boss" of the level, you have no health or perception and are forced to find a way out without fighting. Which IS POSSIBLE. But you can also brute force your way out or intimidate him into not even fighting if you put points in the right stats. The whole point of the intro area of fallout 2 is to show, yeah you can fight whoever you want but there are times where you can get out of a jam without violence and simply by talking your way out.
I had a gamegear, and had that sonic game. And falcon is absolutely right when he says that game is stupid hard. That slope and trying to avoid those bouncing bombs was the most frustrating and difficult boss ever. I can't remember ever beating it.
Shit I did once. The game was never worth it though. It was much funner to play GTA3 by a country mile. Driver was cool for that short period, but that opening test made the rest of it underwhelming
Falcon is always very straight forward. He doesn't really break tone that often. I have never heard him so streessed out as I did talking about these things. Oh, we ALL feel you, Falcon.
Not sure if god of war 3 really counts in this list, but I remember playing it for the first time and just being overwhelmed by the spectacle and enemies. Only other time I played GOW was on my PSP. Solid list Falcon
I nominate Divinity original sin 2 with Fort Joy. There's just so much damn stuff to do and you're not sure whether its something completely pointless or something that will completely screw you over later on down the line. Plus the fact that it took me more than a day to complete it my first playthrough. The level feels like a entire game on its own.
And it's painfully obvious that that's where almost all the effort went in the game, as the story and gameplay gets buggy and sparse afterwards, by comparison. :/
@@KainYusanagi I loved the story and far as bugs I didn’t get any just frame drops but I played it on switch so I chopped it up cause of that wasn’t bad enough to keep me from finishing
@@ShawnJ96 Switch version came out more than two years after the original release, so I bet that they were able to fix at least some of the issues in the time between. Story itself is not bad, it's just that it got sparse, and there were many bugs that prevented things from activating properly; again, stuff that could have been fixed in the intervening years.
Thank you so much for the previous on at the beginning of this video. I didn’t know if I watched part 1 and this intro really helped. Thank you. Not many people do that.
Yes totally agree with you the evil with in part 1 is so pissed off for me specially that Butcher chase gameplay it take me 2 day to complete but what about outlast series? They are also scary at 1st half
@@avenuerevenue7021 yeah man, because I used to play horror games at midnight of nov- dec so that's why at night house completely get silance so that's why i pissed off in my pants while playing this game 😂
It's upsetting that Contra for the SNES didn't even get mentioned. Trust me, I've let kids play that game on my SNES mini. None could get through the first level and if they did, HELL was awaiting them on the other side in the form of a wonky top down shooter where enemies respawned immediately. I love that game though. Kids today get health bars and saves where we had to master not getting one shotted the entire game. That's right kids, there was no easy mode for us.
Re7 opening is so boring on repeat play thoughs and re8, most modern horror games have such slow start up’s which is suprising when the older re games pull you into the action early or have a short period of time for the action like in dead space ❤ love you guys
Boy I just replayed that first level of RE Village last week and I forgot how difficult it was. It took me a bit to remember how to take out the werewolf dudes easily
I watch all your videos and most of them are pretty decent to say the least but this 1 is gold, you can literally feel the pain and frustration in your voice as you explain why these games have a special place in your childhood 🤣🤣
#9 I don't remember the opening being that hard honestly. The Chimera were definitely annoying sometimes throughout the whole game because they were bullet sponges. Still one of my top 10 favorite franchises! WE NEED "RESISTANCE" TO RETURN!!!
30ish years ago, the Super Star Wars series on SNES ripped me heart from brain. The most exciting challenge I always failed at. They nailed the aesthetic lending torture to progress. Also, Andor is the best Star Wars classic-feel thing since broken toasters. Carbon scoring all over my droid!
Being 10yrs old and having my PSX for the first time, Driver was my first game. I never got past the parking lot and I snapped the disc in half. That's when my parents knew I had anger issues that even Spyro couldn't fix.
It was the fact that both Geodude and Onix are part Ground type that made them immune to Pikachu's electric attacks. Not their Rock typing. Also I had Butterfree by that time and was lucky enough to use Confusion and cheese thru Brock.
I never got past the first level of Sonic 2 on Game Gear. But being a kid, I loved the Game Gear anyway. That soul-sucking battery monster has a soft spot in my heart.
Resistance was so goated. I miss those days where people made lobbies for sniping only and clans were and felt like a really big deal for a console game and the community in my mind was unmatched compared to any other nowadays
Pokemon yellow was super simple in the beginning when you figure out you can catch a mankey on the path to victory road. Brock stands no chance against it
“Morrowind is hard because they don’t tell you what the skills do.” High Long Blade skill makes you better at using long blades. It’s pretty self-explanatory. The reason people always miss during fights is because they probably tried to use the iron dagger on the table when their short blade skill is like 5/100. That, and their stamina is too low because they keep running everywhere instead of walking.
Spot on with JK2. I bought it for cheap for nostalgia reasons and... I quit after failing the first level. Didn't remember that you have to do the last part just right or you're screwed and have to do the whole thing over. So I deleted it lol.
I never had a problem with any level in the SNES Star Wars games. Except lvl 1 in Empire Strikes back. I could not finish that level and saw the boss only once. I just ended up getting the password or lvl 2 and playing from there. It was a lot more fun at that point.
I remember playing Superman as a child and it was the most frustrating game I have ever experienced. My brother and I ended up just running around chucking cars until we got bored.
Brock’s ground type. Electricity has no effect on ground, probably bc once electricity gets to the ground, it’s ‘grounded’, it finds an infinite source to deposit its electrons into
growing up I had never heard the words "hey son, why dont you pick a game, I will buy it for you" from my parents. I would always have to beg them to buy me something. But one time, randomly while I was with my mom, she said this. I was not prepared, I had no idea what to pick.... So I grabbed the first thing that I thought was the best pick from the bunch.... SUPERMAN 64
For number 8 the alt fire for the starting blasters made it so much easier. It was figuring out where to go that threw me for a loop when I first played it.
One that always stood out for me as being brutal was 'the baseball bat' from max payne. It isn't the opening level to max payne, but it is a grueling beginning to chapter 2 of max payne where you start the chapter off with nothing but a baseball bat.
Resistance: Fall of Man - I LOVED this game, one of the best games I have played on PS3, especially since it had split-screen co-op. My brother and I have played together and finished this game couple of times and we always had great time playing it
I remember playing Game Gear version of Sonic 2 and... It was painful. Underground Zone was dull and frustrating and then you're faced with the game's biggest twist: there are NO rings in Act 3 of each zone! You read that right, guys! One mistake and you lose a life.
In pokemon yellow it is possible to get all three starters. If you go to the first three pokemon centers you can talk to people from the anime that just give you one of the starters. I believe Squirtle can't be obtained until after Brock but you can get Bulbasaur first which makes the fight a cake walk.
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What is even the point? You already told us what was in the first one.
Number 3 doesn't really belong on the list. As game has a manual that normal people would look through while the game installs. So at that time devs gave you everything you need. Modern titles just don't give as manuals anymore so they need to teach us how to play a game in game.
i finished first super star wars
I actually played through all three Super Star Wars games in SNES, and completed them. No, seriously- I did. While Empire certainly was a little taxing, Super Star Wars was the only one that really gave me any shit. There was a cheat that gave you the lightsaber from the start, and another that increased your lives to I believe 7(?), and I did have to use those cheats to make it through. The second and third are a actually doable, they really are. The beginning of Jedi has you pilot a landspeeder in an F-Zero type setup...it looks great for 16 but, but it was one of those pain in the ass levels that you literally have to keep playing until you memorize the jumps and where the boulder obstacles are. Think the stupid hover bike level in Battletoads. PS- I nearly gave up on writing this post after "Autocorrect" changed the word to landsleeper, lame screaming, and Kane schemers about five times each. I almost rage launched this goddam phone into the wall, but in the end, I persevered, I persevered.
@@ashcan6 that’s an essay you just typed but kudos to you cause ik that shit not easy 😂
Glad you mentioned the SNES Star Wars games, I’m still traumatized by those. I think they were developed so you would become filled with rage and turn to the dark side.
Only once did i beat, snes a new hope and i beat once, snes empire strikes back. I never beat return of the jedi. I do consider the snes star wars games one of the most difficult game series.
I got the game as a 6 year old. Unbelievable pain. "Super Star Wars"
Haha. Not even played it but I appreciate the comment none the less. Do you guys remember that cool star wars game on PC back in the day, where you had to build your own robot? Me and my best friend as a kid sunk so much time in. Good times. Have a nice day, gents.
In Pokémon yellow Pikachu learns double kick at level 9 and wipes the floor with Brock 😀
Listen, I thought it was only one that had problems with these. It made me feel like I was bad at games. I am now glad to know they were made to crush the souls of young kids.
The Evil Within was such a good horror game. Came out of nowhere and exceeded my expectations when I purchased it. Getting chased by that dude with the chainsaw while slowly limping to the elevator always gave me goosebumps whenever I played that level
U play 2?
I was shocked it got as much hate as it did. No it wasn't a masterpiece, but I adored it! Laura and The Keeper were amazing!!
@@ModestPavement 2 was very good.
@@TheNole maybe I'll give it another shot. The open maps turned me off so I dropped it quick.
@@ModestPavement 2 is a great game, not as good as the first but TEW2 especially on PS5 or Series X is a banger. And the open map really isn't that big, there's a decent little amount of secrets to find but it's nothing major.
Lion King and that giraffe segment at the start of the game is brutal
Most of that game is hard, lol.
Ive started playing full runs of that game now that i know what im doing and even as someone who knows the game inside out, its still hard af at times
@@nerdwizard21 fr, lol
I think Aladdin and Lion King are easy games. But I also grew up during that time where you only had 3 lives and when you died you started the whole game over.
I got really good with them.
These games were hard af
I fell in love with the original Deus Ex very early on. You just had to know a few things to make the first level easier. First is the weapon choice given to you by you brother Paul, Sniper Rifle, the mini crossbow, or a GEP Gun, essentially a rocket launcher. The first two you can find in level, multiple cross bows and 1 one sniper rifle, if the sniper doesn't get you first. The GEP can be use to take out the Bot guarding the terrorists hideout. But there are other was around it. Another item to help is the Med-Bot in one of the shipping containers to the left as you enter from the port. You also have the skills tree to work with, and everybody plays them differently, so that is up to the player. Have fun !
Alternatively, you can throw the gas grenade at the start over the wall of the UNATCO base towards the front door. This causes the guard in the reception area to come investigate. Once he opens the door from the inside you can run past him and skip the entire statue stage of the game.
Broc being the first Gym in Yellow is a brilliant idea, because it forces the kids of the generation to learn the RPS of the types and to teach that (usually) you need a team, not just one Pokémon.
A Mankey caught at Route 22 (west of Viridian City) and leveled up high enough (L9 for Low Kick on Y, L15 for Karate Chop on R/B) will make short work of the entire Gym too.
Then again, most people blaze through Viridian without really exploring the aforementioned Route.
Also it teaches kids Butterfree is an early game nuke.
And it's anime canon
Cant you get a Nidoran and level it to get double kick early on as well?
@@AtomicFolly that's what I did everytime.
Nidoqueen or Nidoking are an absolute unit throughout the entire game.
I’ll always remember Resistance as one of my favorites. Way to go Falcon.
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@@gameranxTV we need a trilogy remake on ps5,was the first game I ever played
Awesome games
@@lonewolf245-4 yess! Especially since you can only play 1 and 2 on PS3.
That first mission had me crying 🤣
The gamer gear mention for Sonic is a great addition here. When you say, "oh this game was so difficult" and a young kid is like, "I played that, it wasn't that hard" "yeah kid, playing the 'remastered' version, updated, or emulated version, isn't the same thing. We had COMPLETELY different experiences. Having just a smaller screen with worse resolution and slower response controls makes a HUGE difference in games and can really UP the difficulty.
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EXACTLY!! So happy that got a mention here, dodging those stupid bombs on that first beetle boss was excruciating. Dunno what was worse, having to do that level over and over, or asking my parents to make another trip to the store for batteries.
The first level of Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain. Kind of challenging. It was definitely cool and a little nerving.
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I haven't played that game since around 2017. I think it's time for a replay.
Hardest thing is replaying it to complete all tasks 💀
@@maineman5757 I got back into it this year after about five years too and it's one of those games thats just timeless. The gameplay in particular is still better than most new games today
@@patrickmagee947 right god i love that game so much
One thing that helped me in 'Arena', those treasure piles in that starter dungeon are random and can drop Ebony level gear/weapons. I dedicated two hours one playthrough to 'save spamming', just to see what I could get. I walked out of there with my inventory full of goodies. :)
Dannnngg... I never thought of that!
it really isn't as bad as the narrator was making it out to be. Navigating the first town without mapping was harder.
Resistance does have life packs in the very first part, they are just not on "in your face" places, before you enter the big house theres a ruin on the left with packs on it, Inside the house theres also a few in the floor lvl. Anyways, Resistance is a absolute gem, thats a game that 100% deserves a remake.
Yeah, I loved those games and did not remember ever not having access to med kits at any point in the game.
I had Superman 64, it was one of my first games. Lex's laugh still haunts me to this day.
You actually bought Superman 64? What is wrong with you?
@@j.a.weishaupt1748 I was a little kid, my parents bought it for me thinking it'd be cool. It even pissed my dad off when I asked him for help with it and he got to where you have to save the people from the cars right after the first set of rings and then it all went downhill from there.
the evil within has a special place in my heart but that opening sequence was brutal
Super Ghouls and Ghosts was definitely a game that springs to mind for me when I think of games that I never got past the first level of. It still hurts 30 years later
Love that game. The trick to that first stage especially, besides knowing where all the chests are, is that you have way more time than the timer makes you think you do. When you think now's your chance to advance, gotta go, don't. Keep waiting, or you're gonna die. Unless you're talking about speed running it, that's a whole other ballgame. Also the torch is hands down the best weapon in the game, even though it has the steepest learning curve after the Tri-blade.
That background was so dope tho it was a pleasure to repeat over and over...
I wish it mentioned the first Stalker game. They give you a pistol that constantly jams, no bullets, and then ask you to clear out a ton of bandits. Takes probably 20-30 tries for most folks.
Resistance is such a good series still in my top 5 (partially nostalgia) i wish they would remaster the first
The Resident Evil 8 part was so accurate. Even of Village of Shadows, if you get through the opening lycan part, you beat the game
If you dont softlock on any of the bullet dump bosses
Literally the only part of the game I struggled with.
The quality of Gameranx videos is always top notch.
Thanks
Agreed, really look forward to your videos. And the truth is, with 3 kids, I barely have time to play video games anymore like I did when I was younger. I'm happy to say I'm passing on my love of video games to my 2 sons.
@@OconByrd519 Nah. How many times have these guys recycled the exact same content under a different title for the past 5 years? They're countless examples
Siphon filter 2s first mission was solid. The dude at the end would head shot you and he was wearing body armour
Some DEEP pulls on this one, Falcon, and I love to see it!
Rock-types take minimal damage from electric-type moves. The reason Brock's Pokémon are immune to it is because they are also ground-types.
Absolutely, in yellow version you can just catch a Mankey before Brocks gym and level it up until it learns low kick and then breeze through Brock no problem.
I wanted to point this out as well. Rock actually takes full damage from electric types, odd as that may sound
Witcher 1 has a fairly difficult opener. I started on a hard difficulty and it takes time to get used to the clunky controls. Its an absolute breeze once you get going tho and unlock most of your arsenal.
Been waiting for a part 2. Thanks!!
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About Deus Ex 1 -- yeah, I was one of those prospective players being scared off. I failed the tutorial as soon as the first enemy showed up. Think it was a forced stealth section too, if I remember correctly. With some crazy-ass batllemech stomping around. Intimidating stuff
The 1st level of Deus Ex is only "difficult" if you approach it as though the game is an FPS. You're much, much better off leaning into the RPG elements. Some exploration and enemy loot can get you various grenades, some melee weapons, a shotgun, a sniper rifle, and a half dozen or so weapon mods, all before taking on the statue. And even within that, there are a few different ways to approach the statue and how you choose to go about it can significantly alter your experience.
You pretty much beat me to this. Deus Ex is at its hardest when a player doesn't use its sandbox, and Liberty Island is the most unforgiving in this regard because it is when the player is least-equipped to deal with enemies in combat.
You can get passwords for computers to use turrets against people, you can blow them up with explosive TNT boxes, you can force mechs to enemies, you can lure enemies to allies. That and you get to choose which weapons you get, so the video is inaccurate with "you just start off with"
I bought Deus Ex when it first came out, before it was even a thing, and I've started playing it dozens of times over the years. And I've stopped playing it every time before finishing the first level. Its difficulty, combined with its general clunkiness and silly animations (even at the time) all work together to drive me away. Too bad, too, because I think I'd really love the story of I could just get into it.
@@jimnewl really? I never thought of the opening level as difficult. I was around 12 when I played it the first time. You can actually get through that level without killing anyone - though I believe it is more of a challenge than simply headshotting everyone with the 10mm.
You REALLY need to experience that game, even today. It stands the test of time very well in my opinion.
Next time you attempt a playthrough, put all skill points into pistol early on
@@jimnewl and the mini crossbow is a great weapon in the opening level as well. Really, I never stop using that and the pistol
I think one should also mention Blasphemous. Since it's a Metroidvania there aren't really any levels but the very first enemy you encounter is basically a mini boss and it's very hard.
I would love to see a next gen resistance game. One of my favorite games as a kid. And they made some amazing resistance games after the first one.
I don't remember the first level of Jedi Outcast being difficult, though? I loved that game. Played through it several times. But the only challenge I really remember was when it tosses the almost force immune enemies at you out of nowhere a chunk of the way through the game.
And in Pokemon Yellow, the first gym was easy if you collected a mankey. Low Kick is a low level anti-rock ability that clears the gym in just a few attacks.
He doesn’t show it at any point but the alt fire for the blaster pistol in outcast was insanely strong. That level wasn’t remotely hard. But this video is also one where he’s acting like the developers specifically made Pikachu’s attacks not affect Brock’s Pokémon when that’s just how typing works and how that region is (so they couldn’t just switch the gyms around, that’s not the badge order). So all that is to say, I think this video, compared to many of the others I’ve watched on this channel, is them exaggerating for the sake of content.
The Rock type wasn't the issue with Brock, even in Gen 1, Rock was Neutral against Electric.
It was that both Geodude and Onyx both had stupidly high Defense, and a secondary Ground-type (which WAS immune to electric.)
Ah yes - Jedi Outcast. I remember it well. Those levels were just mind-numbingly tedious. And the level on Yavin to get your lightsaber back was just maddening. But still, I played the game over & over till I had explored every corner of every level. The really agrivating part of the game for me was how Kyle Katarn just couldn't stick the landing whenever you had him jump to a ledge. I can't count how many times I had to restart at checkpoint or reload last save because Kyle Katarn bounced off the ledge and into a chasm. To me, Jedi Academy was the better game.
Far Cry 5, on hard mode, hell even on normal, is brutal. Its probably just me, but that driving section where you have to shoot the pursuing cars was legit one of the hardest sections in any game for me lol.
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Damn I was thinking the same thing, felt so weird struggling to beat that bit.
I feel like the first 20% of far cry 5, I died WAY too often and way too quickly. Like I had never played a video game in my life or something
@@PhaRoaH87is that the lyric when you die in that one part?
Honestly I loved how Jedi knight outcast 2 starts you with nothing. Reminds you just how powerful the force wielders really are
I LOVED Fallout 2! Would love to see the first two games get a remake. I miss the Shady Sands, Junktown, Vault City and New Reno.....
I think Fallout 2 was my favorite Fallout game. I even liked the temple, but I had played the first one and kind of had an idea of what to expect.
@@visionhawk4403 Same. My first experience with Fallout was a Demo that came on a disc in a magazine. It was a shootout at Junktown. Immediately got Fallout 1 when it came out and loved it. Fallout 2 took everything that was great about the first and just improved it.
The first encounter of RE7 on madhouse is the hardest fight in the entire game. Mia hurts so freaking much, and you have to land every single headshot because by that time you have like 8 rounds, and then resort to melee and hope you don't die. It honestly can take hours to get down, and a lot of dying. The rest of the game goes so much more smoothly.
Brooo it took me like 8x to get past it and when I finally did I felt like it was pure luck lol
That grind for Pokemon Yellow before you fight Brock is a memorable one. Constantly looking for Pokemons that can defeat rock types 🤔😅
Like, only 1 of the worst types in the entire series?
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I bought The Evil Within when I first got my XBox One in 2015. I was so exhausted by the time I got through the intro area I never played it again. Now it's it's far down the backlog I doubt I ever will .
Pretty much the same for me. Being tortured and maimed just kinda turned me off of the game and I love survival horror and all the RE games. I tried it again on Gamepass last year and I’m just over it, didn’t get very far.
Thanks for the self esteem boost! Pretty sure I made it though the Star Wars games on SNES as a kid! Satisfyingly challenging!!
I recently tried a New Hope again on ps4...didn't make it past the first boss😅
I loved that you don't start with a lightsaber in Jedi Outcast, it really makes you appreciate it and make it all the more special when you do get it.
Driver 1 was my first ever game on PS1. What an intro to gaming.
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Bro even if we were adults and smarter it was still sum BS like is "THIS" the game? I didn't know what a doughnut or 360 drift was
About Fallout 2 opening. It's purposely made this difficult so that by the end when you meet the final "human boss" of the level, you have no health or perception and are forced to find a way out without fighting. Which IS POSSIBLE.
But you can also brute force your way out or intimidate him into not even fighting if you put points in the right stats. The whole point of the intro area of fallout 2 is to show, yeah you can fight whoever you want but there are times where you can get out of a jam without violence and simply by talking your way out.
Re8 on Village of Shadows was SO hard during that part.
I remember playing Killzone 1, 2 and 3 on my PS3 nonstop back then. Good times man. Good times.
Good times for sure, man
All I want for Christmas is that pizza Jake keeps promising me… 😅 lol love you guys!
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I had a gamegear, and had that sonic game. And falcon is absolutely right when he says that game is stupid hard. That slope and trying to avoid those bouncing bombs was the most frustrating and difficult boss ever. I can't remember ever beating it.
Platformer games do require some skill beforehand. Great list 👌
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The first Driver for PS1 should have made the list. That tutorial level to get your license was incredibly hard. Never made it past that.
Shit I did once. The game was never worth it though. It was much funner to play GTA3 by a country mile. Driver was cool for that short period, but that opening test made the rest of it underwhelming
Falcon is always very straight forward. He doesn't really break tone that often. I have never heard him so streessed out as I did talking about these things. Oh, we ALL feel you, Falcon.
Resistance fall of man was one of my favorite games 🎮
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Not sure if god of war 3 really counts in this list, but I remember playing it for the first time and just being overwhelmed by the spectacle and enemies. Only other time I played GOW was on my PSP. Solid list Falcon
I nominate Divinity original sin 2 with Fort Joy. There's just so much damn stuff to do and you're not sure whether its something completely pointless or something that will completely screw you over later on down the line. Plus the fact that it took me more than a day to complete it my first playthrough. The level feels like a entire game on its own.
Agreed it took me a minute to figure shit out plus get more accustomed to the combat
And it's painfully obvious that that's where almost all the effort went in the game, as the story and gameplay gets buggy and sparse afterwards, by comparison. :/
@@KainYusanagi I loved the story and far as bugs I didn’t get any just frame drops but I played it on switch so I chopped it up cause of that wasn’t bad enough to keep me from finishing
@@ShawnJ96 Switch version came out more than two years after the original release, so I bet that they were able to fix at least some of the issues in the time between.
Story itself is not bad, it's just that it got sparse, and there were many bugs that prevented things from activating properly; again, stuff that could have been fixed in the intervening years.
@@KainYusanagi ahhh okay I understand that then bro I can’t blame you for that statement then
Thank you so much for the previous on at the beginning of this video. I didn’t know if I watched part 1 and this intro really helped. Thank you. Not many people do that.
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Yes totally agree with you the evil with in part 1 is so pissed off for me specially that Butcher chase gameplay it take me 2 day to complete but what about outlast series? They are also scary at 1st half
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@@avenuerevenue7021 yeah man, because I used to play horror games at midnight of nov- dec so that's why at night house completely get silance so that's why i pissed off in my pants while playing this game 😂
It's upsetting that Contra for the SNES didn't even get mentioned. Trust me, I've let kids play that game on my SNES mini. None could get through the first level and if they did, HELL was awaiting them on the other side in the form of a wonky top down shooter where enemies respawned immediately. I love that game though. Kids today get health bars and saves where we had to master not getting one shotted the entire game. That's right kids, there was no easy mode for us.
Re7 opening is so boring on repeat play thoughs and re8, most modern horror games have such slow start up’s which is suprising when the older re games pull you into the action early or have a short period of time for the action like in dead space ❤ love you guys
that’s why i made a manual save when i got to to the castle on my second playthrough. i can get right into the fun part.
Falcon, the Game Gear Sonic issue is more than what you've noted: the view is so pulled in that you can barely see anything peripherally, too.
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Boy I just replayed that first level of RE Village last week and I forgot how difficult it was. It took me a bit to remember how to take out the werewolf dudes easily
I watch all your videos and most of them are pretty decent to say the least but this 1 is gold, you can literally feel the pain and frustration in your voice as you explain why these games have a special place in your childhood 🤣🤣
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I don't remember the opening being that hard honestly. The Chimera were definitely annoying sometimes throughout the whole game because they were bullet sponges.
Still one of my top 10 favorite franchises! WE NEED "RESISTANCE" TO RETURN!!!
30ish years ago, the Super Star Wars series on SNES ripped me heart from brain. The most exciting challenge I always failed at. They nailed the aesthetic lending torture to progress. Also, Andor is the best Star Wars classic-feel thing since broken toasters. Carbon scoring all over my droid!
For a brief moment I thought the dude in the Thumbnail was rocking the Coolio hairstyle.
The Gameranx community is so nice 😅 everyone is just screaming "iLuvU guys!" Feels like a boy band concert and I love the energy lol
Sonic 2 on the game gear was so incredibly brutal.
I remember getting crushed by Brock as a kid. I came in totally overconfident having chosen squirtle in Blue versionn.
Humbled.
Being 10yrs old and having my PSX for the first time, Driver was my first game. I never got past the parking lot and I snapped the disc in half. That's when my parents knew I had anger issues that even Spyro couldn't fix.
It was the fact that both Geodude and Onix are part Ground type that made them immune to Pikachu's electric attacks. Not their Rock typing. Also I had Butterfree by that time and was lucky enough to use Confusion and cheese thru Brock.
Dude I totally forgot about that sonic game, seeing that end boss unlocked some repressed childhood memories of anger
Falcon, my sympathies for the trauma clearly inflicted upon you by Sonic 2 on Game Gear! Glad it didn't manage to put you off gaming :)
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I never got past the first level of Sonic 2 on Game Gear. But being a kid, I loved the Game Gear anyway. That soul-sucking battery monster has a soft spot in my heart.
I kinda liked that about Resistance. It just showed how much humans were at a disadvantage. Until you get some alien power in you.
the introduction to no man’s sky your first time playing is ruthless
HOLY F... you just gave me PTSD with the Game Gear Sonic 2 lvl woooow i think my brain tried to repress those memories.
Resistance was so goated. I miss those days where people made lobbies for sniping only and clans were and felt like a really big deal for a console game and the community in my mind was unmatched compared to any other nowadays
Pokemon yellow was super simple in the beginning when you figure out you can catch a mankey on the path to victory road. Brock stands no chance against it
“Morrowind is hard because they don’t tell you what the skills do.”
High Long Blade skill makes you better at using long blades. It’s pretty self-explanatory. The reason people always miss during fights is because they probably tried to use the iron dagger on the table when their short blade skill is like 5/100. That, and their stamina is too low because they keep running everywhere instead of walking.
You gotta charge the Bryar Pistol in Jedi Outcast, Falcon...
Kid Icarus. Love the game. But that first level was a tough one as a kid. Heck, it's still tough.
Spot on with JK2. I bought it for cheap for nostalgia reasons and... I quit after failing the first level.
Didn't remember that you have to do the last part just right or you're screwed and have to do the whole thing over.
So I deleted it lol.
We need to get you to 10 mil subs man you are def one of my favs watch all your vids :)))
Can proudly say I beat the Super SW series back in college. Absolutely brutal. 😂
The intro to ghostrunner was one of the hardest I've ever done
I never had a problem with any level in the SNES Star Wars games. Except lvl 1 in Empire Strikes back. I could not finish that level and saw the boss only once. I just ended up getting the password or lvl 2 and playing from there. It was a lot more fun at that point.
I remember playing Superman as a child and it was the most frustrating game I have ever experienced. My brother and I ended up just running around chucking cars until we got bored.
Brock’s ground type. Electricity has no effect on ground, probably bc once electricity gets to the ground, it’s ‘grounded’, it finds an infinite source to deposit its electrons into
growing up I had never heard the words "hey son, why dont you pick a game, I will buy it for you" from my parents. I would always have to beg them to buy me something. But one time, randomly while I was with my mom, she said this. I was not prepared, I had no idea what to pick.... So I grabbed the first thing that I thought was the best pick from the bunch.... SUPERMAN 64
Biome one in return does kinda teach you how to play but it doesn't take away from the fact that the game is super difficult
I remember Return of the Jedi on SNES being the hardest first level for me as a kid.
For number 8 the alt fire for the starting blasters made it so much easier. It was figuring out where to go that threw me for a loop when I first played it.
The Jedi Knight II first level is one of my favourite in gaming
Whoever was doing the gameplay for the Resistance segment… my god
Damn...A Ghostbusters 2 reference 😂😂😂😂 Work another one into the next video😁
One that always stood out for me as being brutal was 'the baseball bat' from max payne. It isn't the opening level to max payne, but it is a grueling beginning to chapter 2 of max payne where you start the chapter off with nothing but a baseball bat.
Resistance: Fall of Man - I LOVED this game, one of the best games I have played on PS3, especially since it had split-screen co-op. My brother and I have played together and finished this game couple of times and we always had great time playing it
I remember playing Game Gear version of Sonic 2 and... It was painful. Underground Zone was dull and frustrating and then you're faced with the game's biggest twist: there are NO rings in Act 3 of each zone! You read that right, guys! One mistake and you lose a life.
A starter level? this is a finisher level! begone with you, I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds.
In pokemon yellow it is possible to get all three starters. If you go to the first three pokemon centers you can talk to people from the anime that just give you one of the starters. I believe Squirtle can't be obtained until after Brock but you can get Bulbasaur first which makes the fight a cake walk.
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Electric effects rock normally.
But all of Brock's pokemon are also ground type, which is the issue.
Wow number 1. Star Wars, just took me back to some of my first gaming memories!!
I always chose Chamander! All you have to do is spam Leer and follow up with scratch...Presto.
I read a lot of people say they can't even get past the first level of Driver. It's like doing a driving test without ever having taken lessons.