Pretty much, that's why you see all of those professional Crysis 2 reviews complaining about the AI and the odd review stating to opposite. Almost every reviewer played it on "normal," but a few bothered to try "hard" and were pleasantly surprised by the AI change.xXxJessicaxXx said:I played Crysis 2 on that hard unlockable setting and since I found it easy (I'm really not that great at FPS) it can't of been hard.... I mean what do the aliens do on easy? stand in the road picking their noses?
You must REALLY like grenades if you played it on veteran.jakko12345 said:COD: world at war on Veteran. NNNGGHHHHHHHHH *grinds teeth*
No ninja gaiden black (not sigma as its easier) on the hardest difficulty, as I dont actually know ayone thats done it. Anyone that has I'll name my first born after themSilverJin02 said:Maybe I'm just bad at combos and using the weapons, or maybe this is too easy...but Ninja Gaiden II. Screeeeew that. Just no..no..NO.
*Sits in a corner* No more fiery armadillo things...no more. ._.
OMG this is so true i HAD the strat guide and let me tell you this video is an accurate portrayal of what happenedyuval152 said:
I'm just going to leave it there.
This is the only game I've 100%. Veteran difficulty took me about four months for the whole game. Bloody awesome game, though.Coldster said:Call of Duty 2 on Veteran. Mainly just The Second Battle of El Alamein. If you've beaten it you deserve more than an achievement.
On hard mode the puzzles are different but you just eventually figure them outTheVurdmeister said:It's hard enough as is on Normal so far for me, and I am always up for a challenge. Thing is, once you beat the game on an easier difficulty on a game such as Catherine, are the puzzles different? Technically, you'd know what to do, you just gotta do it a bit faster and without messing up.Zeroththeking said:Catherine is pretty hard on it's harest difficulty. You can't redo your moves, so if you push the wrong block off of the space, Fuck you, start over.
Black is the hardest one. Also its nice to see someone else who understands ninja gaiden. There is nothing more satifying then launching a ninja in the air and juggling him for half hour with the flail.tgbennett30 said:Another vote for Ninja Gaiden (XBox), Ninja Gaiden Black, Ninja Gaiden 2, etc.
Many games up the difficulty by making enemies have 10x or 100x the hitpoints, or making you correspondingly more fragile, or making the enemies do goofy things like snipe you in the left eye with a rusty pistol from 900 yards away, etc.
NG and its brothers simply outclassed you. Yeah, they did a bit more damage and you did a bit less, but holy bajeezus they were aggressive and SMART - very few games actually change the enemy AI based on the difficulty level, but these do. Lower your guard for a split second in a vulnerable area of a room on Normal - you'll probably get away with it. On Master Ninja - get ready to get juggled. Watch how they circle you, watch what attacks they use, watch how one will force you towards another - all that changes based on the level of difficulty. They aren't 5x faster or have 10x the hitpoints, but they still kill you with the speed of thought.
I don't see much skill in someone beating Ultimate Final Omega Boss #934583 in the latest Final Fantasy game (difficult because it has 10,000,000 hitpoints and regenerates, which IMHO makes it a test of endurance instead of skill), but I see a lot of skill in someone entering a room in NG 2 and taking on a half dozen Black Spider Clan ninjas and, in a FURIOUS burst of activity (almost too fast to follow) that lasts no more than 10 seconds, leaves all their opponents dead.
...is pathetically easy compared to STALKER on Stalker (Normal).SkyHawkMkIV said:Fallout: New Vegas. HARDCORE.