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SrRd_RacinG 08/03/21 8:32:34 PM #1:	Hard mode unlocked after beating normal mode. --- https://media.giphy.com/media/l3vRn3I4UyDoKyWLC/giphy.gif <cite>SrRd_RacinG posted [p:956750886] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Hard mode unlocked after beating normal mode. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 08/03/21 8:34:37 PM #2:	This one was more prevalent in the 90's but play on the hardest difficulty to fully play the game and actually fight the final boss. --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:956750947] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>This one was more prevalent in the 90's but play on the hardest difficulty to fully play the game and actually fight the final boss. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HylianFox 08/03/21 8:38:34 PM #4:	Punishing the player for doing too well --- This is my signature until I can think of a better one. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:956751080] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Punishing the player for doing too well </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BloodMoon7 08/03/21 8:39:52 PM #5:	This item only drops in this specific instance and you can't purchase it anywhere, you must collect it yourself and it has a 1% chance of dropping but you can boost that to 3% with this other equally rare equipment and also you will need about 69, 420 of them for your purposes. Unless you're some filthy casual, then you still need 69 at least. --- My maid will hear about this. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:956751133] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>This item only drops in this specific instance and you can't purchase it anywhere, you must collect it yourself and it has a 1% chance of dropping but you can boost that to 3% with this other equally rare equipment and also you will need about 69, 420 of them for your purposes. Unless you're some filthy casual, then you still need 69 at least. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Strider102 08/03/21 8:42:02 PM #7:	Spooking posted... Whatever the hell FF9 did with that Excalibur weapon. That was some BS. Get to the final dungeon in 12 hours. --- Last Cloudia ID: 188850453 <cite>Strider102 posted [p:956751218] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Spooking posted... </cite> <quote>Whatever the hell FF9 did with that Excalibur weapon. That was some BS.</quote> Get to the final dungeon in 12 hours. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DespondentDeity 08/03/21 8:42:55 PM #8:	BloodMoon7 posted... This item only drops in this specific instance and you can't purchase it anywhere, you must collect it yourself and it has a 1% chance of dropping but you can boost that to 3% with this other equally rare equipment and also you will need about 69, 420 of them for your purposes. Unless you're some filthy casual, then you still need 69 at least. and you need 13 of them to craft the penultimate weapon, which is required to craft the ultimate weapon --- The web of destiny carries your blood and soul back to the Genesis of my life form. I'm softer than a daisy, if you cut me I'll bleed pink <cite>DespondentDeity posted [p:956751249] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>BloodMoon7 posted... </cite> <quote>This item only drops in this specific instance and you can't purchase it anywhere, you must collect it yourself and it has a 1% chance of dropping but you can boost that to 3% with this other equally rare equipment and also you will need about 69, 420 of them for your purposes. Unless you're some filthy casual, then you still need 69 at least.</quote> and you need 13 of them to craft the penultimate weapon, which is required to craft the ultimate weapon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen 08/03/21 8:43:07 PM #9:	Breakable weapons. --- Why do nerds always get caught up on the details? Michael Jordan is both the greatest and most overrated basketball player of all time. <cite>RetsuZaiZen posted [p:956751255] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Breakable weapons. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BloodMoon7 08/03/21 8:44:04 PM #10:	RetsuZaiZen posted... Breakable weapons. Psst let's combine that with the above. --- My maid will hear about this. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:956751291] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>RetsuZaiZen posted... </cite> <quote>Breakable weapons.</quote>Psst let's combine that with the above. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 08/03/21 8:52:31 PM #11:	End up in an unwinnable state because you missed something you eventually need hidden near the beginning of the game and not tell you until like 10 hours later --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:956751534] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>End up in an unwinnable state because you missed something you eventually need hidden near the beginning of the game and not tell you until like 10 hours later </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Spidey5 08/03/21 8:54:02 PM #12:	Rubber band AI --- https://imgur.com/wfUGrp5 https://imgur.com/Sus70Yp https://imgur.com/3Alq6H7 https://imgur.com/cjVX1u8 <cite>Spidey5 posted [p:956751589] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Rubber band AI</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nukazie 08/03/21 8:54:58 PM #13:	DuranOfForcena posted... microtransactions --- Life is just a journey from the maternity ward to the crematorium. <cite>Nukazie posted [p:956751616] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>DuranOfForcena posted... </cite> <quote>microtransactions</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 08/03/21 8:55:07 PM #14:	Jumping, but not over small object barriers. --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:956751619] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Jumping, but not over small object barriers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tsukasa1891 08/03/21 9:07:43 PM #15:	Getting into a random encounter one step after finishing a battle. --- (edited 2/30/2021 10:51:12 AM) <cite>Tsukasa1891 posted [p:956752039] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Getting into a random encounter one step after finishing a battle. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Schwarz 08/03/21 9:13:13 PM #17:	Platformers with fall damage Unskippable cutscenes (esp right before a hard boss battle) QTEs out of nowhere (QTEs in general too. Yes, Telltale are scumbags 24/7) --- Punk ass rat boy <cite>Schwarz posted [p:956752187] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Platformers with fall damage Unskippable cutscenes (esp right before a hard boss battle) QTEs out of nowhere (QTEs in general too. Yes, Telltale are scumbags 24/7) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/03/21 9:21:02 PM #18:	Enemies with insta-kill attacks that have a chance of moving before you. Yes, the whole SMT series + persona are scumbag games, I still like them but they are --- https://imgur.com/u5kY6Yt https://imgur.com/V6HBhkR <cite>Doe posted [p:956752400] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Enemies with insta-kill attacks that have a chance of moving before you. Yes, the whole SMT series + persona are scumbag games, I still like them but they are </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tsukasa1891 08/03/21 10:11:28 PM #19:	Spooking posted... Speaking of this, the Final Fantasy (1) version on Steam removed the Giant's Path, so no more of this. :( So the pixel remasters were advertised as being as close to the originals as they can be, but then they just release a even easier version of the GBA port. --- (edited 2/30/2021 10:51:12 AM) <cite>Tsukasa1891 posted [p:956753931] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Spooking posted... </cite> <quote>Speaking of this, the Final Fantasy (1) version on Steam removed the Giant's Path, so no more of this. :(</quote>So the pixel remasters were advertised as being as close to the originals as they can be, but then they just release a even easier version of the GBA port. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 08/03/21 10:19:37 PM #20:	Play the game on anything but easy to beat the game. --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:956754158] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Play the game on anything but easy to beat the game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MJOLNRVII 08/03/21 10:24:16 PM #21:	Doe posted... Enemies with insta-kill attacks that have a chance of moving before you. Yes, the whole SMT series + persona are scumbag games, I still like them but they are This was actually my first death in Persona 5 and I couldn't believe it. At no point in P4(which I found harder) do I remember that I NEED a fast Persona on Yu to avoid an insta-death. --- https://i.imgtc.ws/WBp3VHL.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/aGc8opg.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/tQBwJ35.gif <cite>MJOLNRVII posted [p:956754285] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>Enemies with insta-kill attacks that have a chance of moving before you. Yes, the whole SMT series + persona are scumbag games, I still like them but they are</quote>This was actually my first death in Persona 5 and I couldn't believe it. At no point in P4(which I found harder) do I remember that I NEED a fast Persona on Yu to avoid an insta-death. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pfh1001 08/03/21 10:43:08 PM #23:	HylianFox posted... Punishing the player for doing too well Spidey5 posted... Rubber band AI Schwarz posted... Unskippable cutscenes (esp right before a hard boss battle) All these suck, but I especially hate the unskippable cutscenes. Especially in games where most of the cutscenes can be skipped but one or two are not. <cite>pfh1001 posted [p:956754838] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted...</cite> <quote>Punishing the player for doing too well</quote> Spidey5 posted...</cite> <quote>Rubber band AI</quote> Schwarz posted...</cite> <quote>Unskippable cutscenes (esp right before a hard boss battle)</quote> All these suck, but I especially hate the unskippable cutscenes. Especially in games where most of the cutscenes can be skipped but one or two are not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gamerman57 08/03/21 11:11:03 PM #25:	Button mashing the A/X button to sprint. I'm looking at the GTA games for this one. <cite>gamerman57 posted [p:956755549] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>Button mashing the A/X button to sprint. I'm looking at the GTA games for this one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 08/03/21 11:14:27 PM #26:	story/game elements only available in harder difficulties. iirc, there are some games (older, I think) where you only play part of the game if you play it on easy, or something. otherwise, you finish a lot earlier. --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:956755635] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>story/game elements only available in harder difficulties. iirc, there are some games (older, I think) where you only play part of the game if you play it on easy, or something. otherwise, you finish a lot earlier. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 08/04/21 3:59:04 AM #27:	g0ldie posted... story/game elements only available in harder difficulties. iirc, there are some games (older, I think) where you only play part of the game if you play it on easy, or something. otherwise, you finish a lot earlier. I can think of a few of these... --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:956760475] in ITT: thin... [t:79597346]...</cite> <quote>g0ldie posted... </cite> <quote>story/game elements only available in harder difficulties. iirc, there are some games (older, I think) where you only play part of the game if you play it on easy, or something. otherwise, you finish a lot earlier.</quote>I can think of a few of these... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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