There is a distinction to be made between a difficult game and one that utterly absorbs and frustrates its players, leaving them drained of mind, reflexes, patience, and pride. The greatest video game ...

Open-world games like Elden Ring and Horizon Zero Dawn are brutally hard.

Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

The Nintendo Entertainment System was the Big N’s first foray into the console market. At the time, the industry was just coming out of a major crash, so the Japanese company jumped in at the perfect ...