I noticed some years ago that it's been a while since I played a game that was actually hard. Not "die a thousand times until you learn the meta" hard, but actually mechanically hard to play beyond preparation. Something that involves actual skill and knowledge to beat. Anyone got any ideas?
Update: Old games that only people above the age range of 30+ play don't count because no one but old people are going to realistically bother with those. Superman 64 also doesn't count because it's only hard because it's broken fundamentally. Backgammon does count because it's one of the world's oldest games.
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Kingsfield 4, shadow tower abyss, both on PS2. Both first person dungeon crawlers.
Ikaruga, radiant silver gun, gradius 5, all shmups but more accessible than typical bullet hells. 2 of them are on PC, gradius 5 is PS2.
You could also try playing street fighter 6 online. That will be hard, but you'll be playing against zoomers and Puerto Ricans.
There's also cruelty Squad on PC, which is fantastic and very on vibe for dramanauts. Might try noita for PC as well for some fun and difficulty.
I work in the industry, play almost everything. I can provide many more if these don't work.
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