15 Most Brutally Hard Video Games Of The Generation (So Far)

14. The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

It might look all cute n' cuddly on the outside, but Breath of the Wild's way of communicating to the player that they've wandered into a higher-level area is to flat-out kill them in one blow.

Have just the wrong amount of armour equipped, fail to seek cover fast enough or perhaps mistime your split-second parry and something like the laser-blasting Guardians will have that Game Over screen up faster than you can say "Hero of Hyrule".

Alongside things like the Guardians, Lynels or bow-equipped Moblins doing disgusting amounts of damage out of nowhere, you have the game's various survival aspects chipping away at your health if you can't locate a heat source or drink a cooling potion.

Combined - and especially in the Master Mode - these elements can make Breath of the Wild one of the most unexpectedly hard releases Nintendo have ever put their name to.