10 Brutal Video Game Opening Levels That GUARANTEED Game Over
9. Prologue - Nier: Automata
Nier: Automata's prologue level became immediately infamous among players due to the fact that it's not only shockingly difficult for an opening level, but there's also no way for players to save until they've made it all the way through to The Bunker.
Given that the prologue takes around 40 minutes on Normal difficulty alone and can take over an hour on Hard - during which time the player has to fight two challenging bosses - it can be enormously frustrating having to repeat this sequence again and again due to Yoko Taro's love for chastising his own fanbase.
For many players, they ultimately decided to swallow their pride and rush through the prologue on Easy difficulty, because life's too short for this needlessly forced repetition.