9 Video Games That Mock You For Playing On Easy

9. Myth: The Fallen Lords

Back in 1997, a year when some of you weren’t even born which hurts me deep in my soul, Bungie was just a little baby company, yet to be bought by Microsoft and long before they’d be synonymous with Destiny or even Halo. They did, however, make a game called Myth: The Fallen Lords and if you were an unskilled or casual gamer looking to play it on the easiest of its five difficulty settings then Myth: The Fallen Lords would in turn call you a  helpless little crybaby.

Okay, so their actual word for the easy mode was “Timid” but I feel like the same sentiment comes across.

To add insult to injury the mode’s description reads “You will grow tired blunting your weapons on a poorly-led horde of mindness corpse men” and “the sweet taste of success will turn to ashes in your mouth.” Bit harsh. It’s worth noting that The Fallen Lords was considered to be extremely challenging, not just by casual gamers but seasoned gamers as well. While GameSpot’s review threw it an impressive 8.9/10 back in the day, it was noted that the game was incredibly tricky even on the lowest difficulty settings. Bungie actually had to release a 1.1 patch so that at least the easiest settings were somewhat manageable.

I mean, even the tutorial says to follow the instructions or die horribly so ‘timid’ seems like a pretty appropriate response if you ask me.