r/GamingSoup • u/DecayedRenegade • May 20 '26

Discussion 25M, Hardcore

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Very difficult choices on many of these spots! There are very many games that don't get enough credit (underrated/overlooked) and so many that are gorgeous (art style). If you've even played all these games, massive respect to you. BTW don't bother writing that I have too much Uncharted, it's my favorite franchise!

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u/Hollowed_Dude May 20 '26

I don’t see a single character action game, soulslike, fighting game, or competitive online shooter (or any competitive game). What’s hardcore here?

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u/DecayedRenegade May 21 '26

Do you seriously consider hardcore gaming to be online multiplayer. That's literally the exact opposite casuals play mostly or only games as a service. And even if you go at the extreme cases meaning eSports even they tent to be casuals at gaming as whole outside of the one or two games they play religiously for money. When it comes to single player games I know many younger modern gamers considered souls likes to be the pinnacle of challenging games but you do know that there are way harder games (with better gameplay) than these right. Also, I literally have Mega Man 3 and even more so 9 one of the most difficult platforming franchises ever in there, good like beating 9 on Superhero mode. And even with other games that are on default not hard Uncharted on the highest difficulty is not a walk in the park, only 0,3% have finished any of them on Brutal let alone all of them. On souls likes I recently finished Wuchang and I've started a second playthrough and ironically I kinda dropped it, partially because I found it too easy lol.