StaceyPowers Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 In a lot of games, the elements of “challenge” come from fighting harder and harder enemies, though they also get progressively easier to handle since you level up as you are doing it. What are some games that by contrast do not focus on leveling (or maybe don’t even include it), but offer challenges in a more organic way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Any games can be very challenged - from CSGO and you have a hard time not getting kills but you being dead so fast. Hotline Miami 1 and 2 are amazing the better you get at them, the crushing difficulty is hard to fight, but once you get the hang of it, trying to A+ levels and playing hlm2 hard mode is very satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I can only think of Dark Souls, but you kinda level up your health and all that. I don't think enemies get easier to kill, you just get better weapons and stats that help you defeat enemies faster. I can't think of any other games off the top of my head though, but I'm sure I'm forgetting something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I would say pretty much anything on the N64. I have played tons of games on it, and leveling up isn't a feature that I have ever found on the system. Sure, in some games you can get improved items, but there's no leveling process or feature that I have ever seen on any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 The Shadow Of Mordor series is the one that comes to mind where the enemy that defeats you becomes your "Nemesis", they progressively get stronger as you do until you defeat them. It's very underrated and I wish more games would integrate that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Sports games are my favorite from soccer to Racing and each provide a certain kind of challenge that is encountered in real life sport and it quite unpredictable and could lose to any team if you are not really good at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_skeith Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Rayman games are pretty good for this, just getting harder as you go on, also Crash bandicoot 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 23 hours ago, Demon_skeith said: Crash bandicoot 4 I heard about crash bandicoot but I never played it before, what's the game like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_skeith Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Justin11 said: I heard about crash bandicoot but I never played it before, what's the game like? Action platformer that gets harder as you go. Rage quit and increased blood pressure is a part of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 15 hours ago, Demon_skeith said: Action platformer that gets harder as you go. Rage quit and increased blood pressure is a part of the series. Yep - honestly, the Road To Nowhere is the single most frustrating stage I've ever played in any platformer and I've seen people destroy their tvs playing it and I'm talk back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 8:55 AM, Demon_skeith said: Action platformer that gets harder as you go. Rage quit and increased blood pressure is a part of the series. I went ahead to watch a few Game play videos on YouTube and I was quite a charmer , I like the sound tracks and game play as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_skeith Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 6:27 PM, killamch89 said: Yep - honestly, the Road To Nowhere is the single most frustrating stage I've ever played in any platformer and I've seen people destroy their tvs playing it and I'm talk back in the day. My blood pressure still has yet to recover from that stage, or the controller I broke 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 Great question! Games like "Dark Souls" and "Celeste" emphasize skill development and precision over leveling, providing organic challenges through difficult gameplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
