games that are best in hard mode?

i'm replaying the witcher atm, on hard mode, it's so so much better than before. combat isn't just cool animations, it's really tactical use of alchemy and positioning etc. who said the witcher combat was boring???

crysis is also great on hard mode, you finally feel pushed to really utilise the nanosuit, and not just use it, but use it well.

what other games really come into their own on hard mode? yno, when you suddenly go, ooooohhhhhhhhh that's what they're getting at.

I'm currently replaying Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 and BFBC2 on hard mode. FUN!

I was playing CoD 4 on Veteran half way through then I got super frustrated. Veteran on the sniper mission where you have to make a stand at the ferris wheel is super duper hard but at least it teaches you to cover constantly. Changed it to Hardcore after that :S

Crysis

STALKER (series)

Fallout 3

The Witcher

Starcraft 2

Compnay of heroes

Dawn of war (all of them)

I think these games are the ones Ive noticed improved when the diff got bumped up, mostly due to ai, or gameplay alterrations, not just making enemies harder to kill, or mumping up thier hitpoints (well, ok there are in a few cases)

Definitely Crysis.

I normally don't like the FPS genre but Crysis was different. I played it first on Easy, then Normal, Hard and finally on Delta. The game provides a better experience with each increase in difficulty. I loved Cloak Mode :)

God of War games (1, 2 and PSP spin-offs, haven't played 3) are so much better in Hard Mode (Very Hard is a bit overkill). In Easy and Normal, you can just spam the hell out of your Square button and win, but in Hard, you have to actually time the dodge and blocks, you also need to think whether to use normal attacks which are fast but weak or strong attacks which are strong but can kill you due to its slow attack speed.

In short, the game turned from a mindless button masher into a challenging action game.

EDIT: Wait, I'm mentioning a console game. Fail.

As for PC games, I think Torchlight is definitely better in Hard, whereas it's just pure boredom in lower modes.

i'm replaying the witcher atm, on hard mode, it's so so much better than before. combat isn't just cool animations, it's really tactical use of alchemy and positioning etc. who said the witcher combat was boring???

crysis is also great on hard mode, you finally feel pushed to really utilise the nanosuit, and not just use it, but use it well.

what other games really come into their own on hard mode? yno, when you suddenly go, ooooohhhhhhhhh that's what they're getting at.

jpph

velvet assassin

COH

Dawn of war

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i'm replaying the witcher atm, on hard mode, it's so so much better than before. combat isn't just cool animations, it's really tactical use of alchemy and positioning etc. who said the witcher combat was boring???

crysis is also great on hard mode, you finally feel pushed to really utilise the nanosuit, and not just use it, but use it well.

what other games really come into their own on hard mode? yno, when you suddenly go, ooooohhhhhhhhh that's what they're getting at.

PredatorRules

I'm currently replaying Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 and BFBC2 on hard mode. FUN!

L1D3N

STALKER, Fallout's and System Shock 2 are great at their hardest for that feeling of barely being able to survive or get by throughout the game. I usually find RTS's and RPG-heavy games far too difficult at their hardest.

I found RES5 to be most enjoyable on the hardest difficulty.

Half-Life series (all of them, especially HL2)

Torchlight

Mass Effect

Crysis would be my first choice.

Bioshock would be my second. I'm still stuck in Hephaestus. Pesky Houdinis and tommy gun splicers pairing up.

Minecraft. sounds dumb but its so amazingly funny when its on hard mode! :lol:h3LL_ZinKy69