for me it usually depends if the game is fun. i'm not gonna put a lot of effort into trying to pass a really hard boring game, but i will if it's fun.. it also depends how many continues you get and if it lets you save.
If it's monotonous and hard at the same time, there's only so much I can take before swapping disks. I'd come back to it after a while. If it the game is fun on the other hand I could go on for a while regardless of the fact that it's hard. There's a sense of accomplishment you get from finishing a hard game that can't be equalled. :)
First of all I don't play games known for their high difficulty like...MegaMan, Ninja Gaiden, Battletoads, Ghosts n Goblins ect.
To me theyre just unfair and Id rather have fun with my games than get angry just because the developers thought limited-health, zero reaction time and a dozen things flying at you at once would be a good challenge. Its not. Its pointless, unfair and Im not trying to prove myself to anyone.
Now usually if I get stuck I'll try and figure something out or if I made a mistake I know its my fault. If Im totally drawing a blank I'll look at a guide. If the fight is really unfair I break out the cheats, but thats really a last resort.
Yeah, I never give up unless my save corrupts or I get bored of it for a while, in which case either way I will play it again. I don't play AMAZINGLY hard games though or so it seems. I am not a fan of RPG/Strategy games. I even finished DRIV3R which is VERY hard towards the end because you have to do everything perfectly... and I love that game :P.
I ussualy loose hope on finishing the game when i first see a very hard boss.Then i try to beat it like 20 times and start playing another game while forgetting about the hard one.For example i gave up on DMC3 when i saw the part where you have to fight each and every boss of that damn game and i felt so pissed.
Actually, I prefer a challenge. That's why right off the bat, usually I turn up the difficulty to the highest setting. It expands the game time of your cartridge considerably. There are certain exceptions to this rule: Contra, Super C, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania and the like. If it's freaking hard right off the bat, then there is no need to turn up the difficulty.
I give up way too soon... Don't get me wrong, I'm a pretty good player but If I die a lot in one spot I get frustrated and step away so I don't break my controller.
Oh man, I usually don't like to give up, but it's is usually when I start to realize that I am completely wasting my time...hasn't happened in a long time though. There aren't many completely frustrating games this current generation.
It also depends on the game genre if its RPG from Atlus(wich makes hard rpgs D:) then i keep trying untill i fall asleep right in the couch.And if its just some random Fps game like Call Of Duty and i die 20 times on veteran in one spot i just give up and find something more important to do :P
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