{"id":806,"date":"2014-06-30T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T09:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=806"},"modified":"2015-01-06T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T11:04:46","slug":"have-you-conquered-gamings-hardest-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/30\/have-you-conquered-gamings-hardest-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you conquered gaming’s hardest achievements?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It used be that the biggest achievement in a video game was completing it.<\/p>\n

Since the introduction of achievements and trophies, however, a game is never truly finished \u00a0until you\u2019ve managed to strike off all its achievements. And while this is easy enough with some games, others require a near life-consuming level of dedication to conquer.<\/p>\n

In this post, you\u2019ll find some of the hardest gaming challenges known to man (and woman). How many have you managed to complete?<\/p>\n

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Hard to the Core \u201d\u201c Dead Space 2<\/h4>\n

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Dead Space 2<\/em> was an easy enough game to complete, but this achievement takes things to a whole other level.<\/p>\n

To get \u201d\u02dcHard to the Core\u2019, you have to complete the game on Hardcore mode. What’s so hard about that?<\/p>\n

A better question might have been what\u00a0isn’t<\/em> hard about it. It takes away all of the weapons you earned on previous playthroughs. It limits you to 3 saves throughout the entire game. And, to put the iron cherry on a very tough cake, it’s ridiculously hard.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, \u201d\u02dcHard to the Core\u2019 is a test of endurance and skill that only the finest of gamers will pass. But it\u2019s not quite as hard as…<\/p>\n

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The Shadows Rushed Me \u201d\u201c Max Payne 3<\/h4>\n

Your reward for completing Max Payne 3<\/em> on the ultra-hard New York Minute difficulty is Hardcore New York Minute, and that\u2019s the difficulty you have to complete the game on again to get this achievement.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s have a quick review of HCNYM, shall we?<\/p>\n

1. It\u2019s tough as nails and you\u2019ll probably die a lot.<\/p>\n

2. You get taken back to the start of the game if you die. Wait, what?<\/p>\n

Just read that again: if you die, you get taken all the way to start of the game, and that includes dying on the last level. \u00a0There are no saves, checkpoints or continues; \u00a0just a proper slice of old school hardcore gaming.<\/p>\n

It sounds impossible, but it’s not. Here’s actual video evidence of the achievement being earned (and spoilers for the end of the game, obviously…):<\/p>\n