11th June 2005, 12:09 AM
The idea of forcing my life down to three hearts is rather annoying, because I'd constantly be picking up hearts untintentionally, then forcing myself back down to three, not to mention, it presents the temptation of cheating.
I agree that self-imposed challenges aren't a great way to gauge a game's difficulty, but they do allow someone like me a good reason to replay a game I might otherwise be bored with. I've done the Three Heart challenge in OOT (successfully) and Zelda 1 (so far unsuccessfully), I've beaten Symphony of the Night with my fists and basic armor (and the 99 Luck cheat, since it dramatically lowers your beginning stats). I'm going to try FF7 without materia, I hear that's a lovely exercise :D
I agree that self-imposed challenges aren't a great way to gauge a game's difficulty, but they do allow someone like me a good reason to replay a game I might otherwise be bored with. I've done the Three Heart challenge in OOT (successfully) and Zelda 1 (so far unsuccessfully), I've beaten Symphony of the Night with my fists and basic armor (and the 99 Luck cheat, since it dramatically lowers your beginning stats). I'm going to try FF7 without materia, I hear that's a lovely exercise :D
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