What is the hardest game of the gen that you have played?

[lestatdark]

AngelosL said:

lestatdark said:

EncodedNybble said:

Bob_Loblaw said:

nen-suer said:
Demon's Souls

Normal demons humiliated me, Black Phantoms made me scream like a girl >_<

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   No game has ever made me go into a borderline panic attack than when I see a Black Phantom appear.  Even the regular game would make you sweat.  Every step you would take into a new area felt like an accomplishment.

It may very well be the hardest game you've played this gen but I think that the difficultly of Demon's Souls is extremely exaggerated by people.  It's more difficult than most games out there, but I'd say, Uncharted on Crushing, amongst many other games, is harder.

Actually Uncharted on Crushing wasn't even that difficult, except one or two instances. I probably died ten times all together on Crushing. Uncharted 2 Crushing was even easier. 

Demon's Souls boils down exclusively to the individual skill. There's no bigger barrier in the game than the lack of ability to think and plan accordingly for each boss/enemy/area.  

LoL that was unexpected! Uncharted and Uncharted 2 were easy on crushing. It should be called normal!

I wouldn't call it easy, since I can see how people can have trouble with the games. To me, it's an inherent problem to TPS, they're too predictable, even on higher difficulty levels, due to the overall mechanics that are easy to exploit and adapt to your play style. 

A game like Demon's Souls flows pretty much like a playthrough in Super Ghouls'N Goblins. Initially it can feel overwhelming, especially if you tackle it head on, but if you plan accordingly and take each death as an opportunity to learn a bit more about the game, suddendly you'll be finish the game with no difficulty whatsoever.

What strikes Demon's Souls above others in difficulty, for me, where the fine tuned balance between enemies and your character. Never would you feel that you were too overpowered, because a single slip of your concentration would be fatal, especially on higher NG+++. You could have über stats, 99 on everything and the best armour and weapons and still get OHKO by a Black Phantom Black Skeleton, because in reality, next to them, you were a whimsy soldier xD