Maximo: Ghosts to Glory – Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt https://gamingbolt.com Get a Bolt of Gaming Now! Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:37:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 12 Games With Awful Save/Checkpoint Systems https://gamingbolt.com/12-games-with-awful-save-checkpoint-systems https://gamingbolt.com/12-games-with-awful-save-checkpoint-systems#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:37:39 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=522668 There are a lot of features we take for granted in games like auto-saves and checkpoints. Suffered a terrible death? Chances are you would respawn not too far away and continue onwards. Some games rely on save point placement for their difficulty, like in the Souls series. But some games have terrible save and checkpoint systems that test your patience. Let’s take a look at 12 of them here.

Ori and the Blind Forest

ori and the blind forest

Moon Studios’ acclaimed game had its share of aggravating platforming, accentuated by its checkpoint system. While you had normal save spots, energy could be spent on creating checkpoints anywhere. During difficult sections, you may forget to make a checkpoint or not have enough energy to create one. Thankfully, the sequel forgoes this for a more traditional auto-save and checkpoint system.

]]> https://gamingbolt.com/12-games-with-awful-save-checkpoint-systems/feed 0 522668 15 Hardest PS2 Games of All Time https://gamingbolt.com/15-hardest-ps2-games-of-all-time https://gamingbolt.com/15-hardest-ps2-games-of-all-time#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:12:00 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=475631 When talking about difficult games these days, the conversation often defaults to titles like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Bloodborne, Nioh or even Spelunky. It’s easy to forget just how frustrating older titles could be, especially in the PlayStation 2 era. Without further ado, let’s take a look at some of the hardest PS2 titles and what made them such a slog.

Shinobi

shinobi

Nioh’s “masocore” description actually describes Sega’s Shinobi way better. While it starts out relatively fine, things quickly spiral into the deepest depths of hell. Are you constantly killing enemies? If not, you’ll die from the cursed sword which is slowly draining your health. Died from the insane platforming challenges? Have fun restarting the entire level because there are no checkpoints in between. The bosses are similarly torturous. You can unlock Joe Musashi from the original Shinobi, who doesn’t suffer from constantly health loss and has unlimited shurikens that deal more damage, but only after making significant progress.

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