Be it a game that’s difficult in its entirety, or a particular challenge in a game that you just couldn’t complete.

For me, there are three that come to mind:

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

    Hollow Knight. I love that game but I am in my mid 40s and my reaction time isn’t what it used to be. And it’s not even the bosses. I just can’t make it past the spike section where you have to air-dash all over the place and can’t be a millimeter off or you die.

    • ampersandrew@kbin.social
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      10 months ago

      In the fighting game scene, reaction time is studied, and the 40+ year olds can hang with the kids at the highest level. Your reaction time is a function of your focus. If you put your mind to it, yadda yadda yadda. Then it’s just up to you to decide if it’s worth sticking to it or getting to bed so you’re well-rested for work in the morning, because that’s what will separate you from beating Hollow Knight in your 40s.

      • Maestro@kbin.social
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        10 months ago

        I’ve just moved on to other games. I have a wife and a small kid. I can’t afford to spend hours and hours stuck on a game.

        • ampersandrew@kbin.social
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          10 months ago

          Right, that’s my point. Those things are keeping you from finishing the game, not your reaction times. Those tend to not drop off until far later in life.

    • sylverstream@lemmy.nz
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      10 months ago

      42 yo here, same as you! I tried the game multiple times as everyone was raving about it. Got so frustrated with the bosses that I gave up.

    • BruceTwarzen@kbin.social
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      10 months ago

      For me it’s not even that, i just get lost a lot and run in circles until i put it down and when i pick it back up again i’m even more lost.

    • Sharkwellington@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

      I’m guessing you’re talking about the White Palace. It’s required for the “true” ending but you can reach the credits without it. It’s worth watching mossbag’s lore videos on YouTube whether you beat the game or not.

      • Maestro@kbin.social
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        10 months ago

        I don’t think so. I only beat 3-4 bosses or so. I think it was a dark bluish area with white spikes, some way down from the entrance.

      • brsrklf@jlai.lu
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        10 months ago

        Personally I got through the “standard” white palace (not the side path. Fuck that).

        But I never could beat the Radiance. It’s fast, its attack hitboxes are completely bonkers, and I absolutely hate the fact I can’t properly train against it to make sense of its patterns. Because every time I lose I have to redo that stupid Hollow Knight section again. It’s not even a hard part, it’s just wasting my time and making me more nervous when I have to face the real deal.

        • Sharkwellington@beehaw.org
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          10 months ago

          Radiance really does have some bullshit about it, especially when attacks overlap each other. I can totally understand the frustration.

    • HowlsSophie@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

      The Path of Pain? Yeah I gave up on that too. Also gave up on trying to beat Grim, even in my second play through.