History PlayingWith / HarderThanHard

--> '''Claidheamh''': Funny that ya say that, Bob. I've been goin' on me own [[AnotherSideAnotherStory adventures too]]; Seems like ya've been through hell. So was I, ya know? I honestly believe that [[VillainRespect yer finally deservin' of some respect]], even after all the shite we put each other through. Then again, yer takin' that from me; Someone who's pretty reviled himself. Although, I'm definitely sure I've been through worse than ya; Evulz, Enhditall? Bloody fuckin' amateurs in comparison tae the gods I've picked a fight with, an' ''felled''. Wanna hear their names? [[JustForFun/TvTropesWillRuinYourLife T'Veah]] [[EldritchAbomination Tir'opius]], and [[JustForFun/TropeTan Troperia]] herself. Enhditall and Evulz are outright nothin' tae me. But don't let this fight be one of malice, or hatred; This fight will be of respect, and love. Ya've gone through too much shite tae be belittled by the man ya hate most, Bob; We shall fight each other, ''AS WARRIORS!'' Come, take up arms, Bob! '''''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner LET'S FINISH THIS, ONCE AN' FOR ALL!!!]]'''''

* '''Straight''': Heroes of Troperia has a 'Very Hard' difficulty, which is harder than the 'Hard' difficulty

** Heroes of Troperia has several difficulty levels above Hard including '[[HarderThanHard Very Hard]]', '[[FakeDifficulty Expert]]','[[LowLevelRun Insane]]', '[[AllDeathsFinal Extreme]]', '[[OneHitPointWonder Impossible]]', '[[{{Permadeath}} Ultimate Impossible]]', [[DeletionAsPunishment Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)]]' and '[[UnwinnableByDesign Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)Apocalypse Ω+]]'.

* '''Downplayed''': ''Heroes of Troperia'' has a 'Very Hard' setting, but it's actually not much more difficult than the already challenging Hard mode.

** The harder difficulty options allow ''Heroes of Troperia'' to retain its challenge on NewGamePlus, and each of them require you to complete the game on the previous difficulty to unlock them to extend the total gameplay hours.

** The TrueFinalBoss can only be fought on Very Hard and above, and has 4 forms on Very Hard. Each difficulty above Very Hard adds an additional form, clocking in at ''11 forms'' if you fight them on Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)Apocalypse Ω+. A truly dedicated player will play on each difficulty just to see and fight each form for themselves, greatly increasing the game's replay value and the promise of an OldSaveBonus once they start up an New Game on Heroes of Troperia II.

* '''Subverted''': Heroes of Troperia has Normal, Hard, and Very Hard, but Hard is considered the main difficulty, as Normal contains EasyModeMockery.

* '''Parodied''': Heroes of Troperia has a secret 'Impossible' difficulty that [[PressStartToGameOver kills you right at the beginning]].

** Heroes of Troperia ended up getting an UpdatedRerelease which adds several new difficulty modes in order to increase the replay value of the game.

** Remakes of ''Heroes of Troperia'' simply rebalance the difficulties instead of adding new ones. As a result, the game's difficulties are now EasierThanEasy, Normal and HarderThanHard respectively.

--> '''Claidheamh''': Funny that ya say that, Bob. I've been goin' on me own [[AnotherSideAnotherStory adventures too]]; Seems like ya've been through hell. So was I, ya know? I honestly believe that [[VillainRespect yer finally deservin' of some respect]], even after all the shite we put each other through. Then again, yer takin' that from me; Someone who's pretty reviled himself. Although, I'm definitely sure I've been through worse than ya; Evulz, Enhditall? Bloody fuckin' amateurs in comparison tae the gods I've picked a fight with, an' ''felled''. Wanna hear their names? [[JustForFun/TvTropesWillRuinYourLife T'Veah]] [[EldritchAbomination Tir'opius]], and [[JustForFun/TropeTan Troperia]] herself. Enhditall and Evulz are outright nothin' tae me. But don't let this fight be one of malice, or hatred; This fight will be of respect, and love. Ya've gone through too much shite tae be belittled by the man ya hate most, Bob; We shall fight each other, ''AS WARRIORS!'' Come, take up arms, Bob! '''''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner lET'S FINISH THIS, ONCE AN' FOR ALL!!!]]'''''

--> '''Claidheamh''': Funny that ya say that, Bob. I've been goin' on me own [[AnotherSideAnotherStory adventures too]]; Seems like ya've been through hell. So was I, ya know? I honestly believe that [[VillainRespect yer finally deservin' of some respect]], even after all the shite we put each other through. Then again, yer takin' that from me; Someone who's pretty reviled himself. Although, I'm definitely sure I've been through worse than ya; Evulz, Enhditall? Bloody fuckin' amateurs in comparison tae the gods I've picked a fight with, an' ''felled''. Wanna hear their names? [[JustForFun/TvTropes T'Veah]] [[EldritchAbomination Tir'opius]], and [[JustForFun/TropeTan Troperia]] herself. Enhditall and Evulz are outright nothin' tae me. But don't let this fight be one of malice, or hatred; This fight will be of respect, and love. Ya've gone through too much shite tae be belittled by the man ya hate most, Bob; We shall fight each other, ''AS WARRIORS!'' Come, take up arms, Bob! '''''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner lET'S FINISH THIS, ONCE AN' FOR ALL!!!]]'''''

--> '''Claidheamh''': Funny that ya say that, Bob. I've been goin' on me own [[AnotherSideAnotherStory adventures too]]; Seems like ya've been through hell. So was I, ya know? I honestly believe that [[VillainRespect yer finally deservin' of some respect]], even after all the shite we put each other through. Then again, yer takin' that from me; Someone who's pretty reviled himself. Although, I'm definitely sure I've been through worse than ya; Evulz, Enhditall? Bloody fuckin' amateurs in comparison tae the gods I've picked a fight with, an' ''felled''. But don't let this fight be one of malice, or hatred; This fight will be of respect, and love. Ya've gone through too much shite tae be belittled by the man ya hate most, Bob; We shall fight each other, ''AS WARRIORS!'' Come, take up arms, Bob! '''''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner lET'S FINISH THIS, ONCE AN' FOR ALL!!!]]'''''

--> '''(Ultimate Impossible EX(treme Apocalypse Ω+))'''
--> '''Bob''': I've come this far! Emperor Evulz has fallen, as will you. Nothing can stop me now!
-->'''Enhdithall''': Pathetic. Worthless. Futile. All for naught. Everything you have done and will ever do is nothing more than fleeting, and will soon be forgotten by everyone, if they aren't already destroyed by me. You stand at the end of a long bitter road, one of which worth none of the blood, sweat and tears you shed to get here. No matter what, you can never be satisfied what what you have in your sad, pathetic attempts to imitate the embodiment of perfection that I am. The moment you slayed that emperor yet again, you already sealed your fate. The moment his lifeless body fell to the floor, you had already lost. It is time again, and you will eventually see the futility as you repeat this cycle, ONE. LAST. TIME. NOW DIE, MADDENED SON OF MAN, FOR YOUR TIME SHALL FINALLY COME TO AN END!

** "

--> (Very Hard)

--> (Expert)

--> (Insane)

--> (Extreme)

--> (Impossible)

--> (Ultimate Impossible EX(treme))

--> (Ultimate Impossible EX(treme Apocalypse Ω+))

** "[[VideoGame/{{Gungrave}} How do we convince players to endure the hardest difficulty? Allow them to unlock everything after beating it]] or at least let them [[VideoGame/Franchise/KingdomHearts watch the secret ending.]]

* '''Double Subverted''': However, beating Very Hard unlocks Expert, which '''is''' harder. [[SerialEsclation Completing the current hardest difficultly unlocks a harder one]] until you unlock the TRUE final difficulty Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)Apocalypse Ω+.

* '''Double Subverted''': However, beating Very Hard unlocks Insane, which '''is''' harder.

* '''Zig Zagged''': 'Very Hard' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Until you come across HardModePerks like extra money, experience, etc. Until you reach ThatOneLevel, which is [[NintendoHard frustrating on any difficulty]]. The boss of that level opens the way to a GameBreaker that makes the rest of the game easy. Until the FinalBoss. Then NewGamePlus is available, which starts out easier than before...but you're roped into Insane mode early into this playthrough.

* '''Discussed''': "Hard is tough." "This is harder. Good Luck, troper!"

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** Heroes of Troperia has several difficulty levels above Hard including 'Very Hard', 'Expert','Insane', 'Extreme', 'Apocalypse', 'Impossible', 'Ultimate Impossible', Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)' and 'Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)Apocalypse Ω+'. The last two deletes your save data upon death and bricks your game copy upon death respectively.

** Heroes of Troperia has several difficulty levels above Hard including 'Very Hard', 'Expert'
,'Insane', 'Extreme', 'Apocalypse', 'Impossible', 'Ultimate Impossible', Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)' and 'Ultimate Impossible EX(treme)Apocalypse Ω+'. The last two deletes your save data upon death and bricks your game copy upon death respectively.

* '''Straight''': Heroes of Troperia has a 'Very hard' difficulty, which is harder than the 'Hard' difficulty

** Heroes of Troperia has several difficulty levels above Hard including 'Very hard', 'Insane', and 'Extreme'.

* '''Downplayed''': Heroes of Troperia has a 'Very Hard' setting, but it's actually not much more difficult than the already challenging Hard mode.
* '''Justified''': The game is [[ItsEasySoItSucks very easy]] on the easier difficulty ratings

* '''Invoked''': "[[Videogame/CrystalStory This game needs a harder difficulty!]]"

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** "Insane is just pummelling us left and right! WhatTheHellPlayer [[BreakingTheFourthWall Why didn't you just pick Hard!?]]

* '''Lampshaded''': "Insane is just pummelling us left and right! WhatTheHellPlayer [[BreakingTheFourthWall Why didn' you just pick Hard!?]]

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** DarkerAndEdgier

** LighterAndSofter

* '''Exploited''': The [[HardModePerks extra gold]] allows you to buy DeflectorShields sooner, allowing you to defeat ThatOneBoss ''more easily'' on Very Hard and above by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard defeating it with its own attacks]], thanks to the enemies' increased damage output.

* '''Discussed''': ???

** LighteAndSofter

* '''Inverted''': EasierThanEasy

* '''Lampshaded''': "Insane is just pummelling us left and right! WhatTheHellPlayer [[BreakiingTheFourthWall Why didn' you just pick Hard!?]]

* '''Downplayed''': Heroes of Troperia has a 'Very Hard' setting, but it's actually not much more difficult that the already challenging Hard mode.

* '''Exploited''': The [[HardModePerks extra gold]] allows you to buy DeflectorShields sooner, allowing you to defeat ThatOneBoss ''more easily'' on Very Hard and above by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard damaging it with its own attacks]], thanks to the enemies' increased damage output.

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Discussed''':

* '''Exaggerated''': Heroes of Troperia has several difficulty levels above Hard including 'Very hard', 'Insane', and 'Extreme'.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Heroes of Troperia has several difficulty levels above Hard including 'Very hard' and 'Insane'.
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???