Henry Hatsworth and some other stuff

[mikemariano]

Man down!

After a frantic session of Henry Hatsworth (level 5-1) on the train this evening, I put down my DS and extended my left arm, only to find it cramped up. I am still in pain as I type this.

The worst part about the insane difficulty of Henry Hatsworth is that the levels are way too long. My train ride was 50 minutes, but this still wasn't enough time to beat the level. I did die twice, losing about 10 minutes of playing time the first time and less than 5 the second. So, assuming I become awesome enough to never die in Henry Hatsworth, the game still requires over a half hour per level. That's longer than the speedruns of Super Mario Bros

, 2, and

combined.

Tonight I played through the physical pain and beat 5-1 at home. But this game doesn't love me for it---it will find a new way to abuse me.

[ThunderPeel2001]

Man down!

After a frantic session of Henry Hatsworth (level 5-1) on the train this evening, I put down my DS and extended my left arm, only to find it cramped up. I am still in pain as I type this.

The worst part about the insane difficulty of Henry Hatsworth is that the levels are way too long. My train ride was 50 minutes, but this still wasn't enough time to beat the level. I did die twice, losing about 10 minutes of playing time the first time and less than 5 the second. So, assuming I become awesome enough to never die in Henry Hatsworth, the game still requires over a half hour per level. That's longer than the speedruns of Super Mario Bros

, 2, and

combined.

Tonight I played through the physical pain and beat 5-1 at home. But this game doesn't love me for it---it will find a new way to abuse me.

Ouch. Sounds like a bit of carpel tunnel :-/ Not good to keep aggravating it. I'm not a fan of games that are THAT hard.

[miffy495]

You're 4 levels away from where I finally gave up. Final Goddamned boss. I spent 2+ hours on nothing but boss fight retries and finally decided to put the game away while I could still say that, overall, I enjoyed it. Let me know if you finish. Godspeed, sir.

[Irishjohn]

You're 4 levels away from where I finally gave up. Final Goddamned boss. I spent 2+ hours on nothing but boss fight retries and finally decided to put the game away while I could still say that, overall, I enjoyed it. Let me know if you finish. Godspeed, sir.

I really want to get this game at some point but I am completely turned off by the difficulty. I've played a few difficult games on consoles but I don't fancy it on a portable system. Maybe I'm concerned I'll throw my DS out the window of a moving bus.

[mikemariano]

Irishjohn: I bought Henry Hatsworth for $5 on sale. Even if I give up now I can say I've gotten my money's worth. Uh, unless I break my DS in half.

It really is a fun game, though. Zombies Ate My Neighbors is another example of a game that was insanely hard, but still loads of fun.

miffy495: Now that I've encouraged Irishjohn, I'll pull an about-face. I really don't seem myself getting past this next level. It's just too long of a time commitment. Henry Hatsworth may have to join Moon, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, and, uh, every Final Fantasy game on the list of "I've gotten all the way to the end and given up."