Summary
In today’s gaming landscape, it’s almost universally agreed thatFromSoftware’s video games are among the hardest around. The likes ofDark SoulsandSekirohave absolutely broken players in the past.
But there was a point in time when even something as innocent as a game based around The Lion King could lead a gamer to rage-quitting. Indeed, there is no shortage of classic video games that were simply hard for no apparent reason,and taking to Reddit, gamers near and far discussed the games that nearly made them cryafter just one level.
Why Were These Games So Hard?
Right from the get-go,one user noted how The Lion King on Genesis had no business being hard. And they’re not wrong, because for a supposed kid’s game, it was pretty hard, despite being extremely short, too.
Elsewhere,one gamer pointed out the unfairness that was The Phantom Menace on PS1. “There was a bridge on Naboo that had a button I couldn’t find despite weeks of trying,” they wrote.
It turns out, they’re not alone.As one user wrote in response, “I forgot about this game… Pretty sure kid me gave up on Naboo as well.”
In a rather hilarious twist,one user shared that Shadow of the Colossus had them absolutely frustrated. “I didn’t even know how to find any of the Colossus,” they admitted. “Kid me thought the game was cursed, and the world map was just empty.”
And, of course,we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the numerous replies of Driver. After leading with a cool cutscene, the game gives players a number of driving-related tasks to complete before the game actually begins, including landing a “Slalom.” If you didn’t know what that was or how to do it, then you were stuck.
“(For real) how (the heck) was kid me supposed to know what a slalom is,“one user succinctly wrote.
Personally, Fantastic Four on PS2 filtered out this writer at the beginning because I didn’t know where the R3 and L3 buttons were.But given the overall critical response, perhaps a bullet was dodged.
