10 Hardest Games of 2016

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest is an extremely challenging game on a fundamental level, and much more so, in fact, that its sister version Birthright. There is a deep sense of strategy involved in the game’s battles, and the it demands you to stop, think and plan ahead. All throughout the 30+ hour playthrough, you get the feeling that your army is fighting with the odds heavily stacked against them. Every victory- be it something as tiny one of your units going head on against a dauntingly tough enemy unit and coming out victorious, or something as major as an entire battle- givesyou an incredible feeling of swelling satisfaction and pride. The fact that, unlike Birthright, Conquest gives you next to zero opportunities to grind and level up outside of the main story makes the difficulty even more intense.While the game is challenging, though, it’s rarely unfair. Sure, Conquest demands a certain level of strategy and tactical thinking from its players, but it always gives you the necessary tools to deal with the situation on hand, no matter how desperate it may seem.