10 Open-World Games That Punish You For 100%
3. Crackdown
Crackdown is admittedly a deeply silly, rough-around-the-edges franchise that probably wouldn't have hooked many players in if it offered a crushing level of difficulty.
That said, it's easy to imagine many dipping from each of the games mid-campaign given how easily you can become an absolute goliath against which nothing stands much of a chance.
It's incredibly simple to end up levelled far past the recommended point for a given mission, and while there's absolutely a fleeting joy to obliterating enemies as a can't-be-stopped badass, the general lack of variety means that being overpowered soon enough becomes a real bore.
Crackdown 3 admittedly offered up a little more challenge than its predecessors by way of a dynamic AI system, but it was still exceptionally easy to smite anything the game threw at you with just a little exploration.
A power fantasy is one thing, but when the gameplay is so dead-simple and lacking in finesse, it's just not enough.