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    I Wanna Be The Guy

    Game » consists of 0 releases. Released Oct 13, 2007

    I Wanna Be The Guy is an indie game known for its incredible difficulty and many references to popular games, such as Metroid, Mega Man, and Castlevania.

    Has anybody here completed this?

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    #1  Edited By NekuSakuraba

    Okay guys, so I downloaded the game today and it was extremely hard. 
     
    I was wondering if anyone here on GiantBomb managed to finish game before punching your computer screen.

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    #2  Edited By eroticfishcake

    Haven't played it yet. Probably don't plan to...  
     
    I'm getting frustrated enough with Spelunky.

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    #3  Edited By PK_Koopa

    I beat Mike Tyson and then I just gave up.
    I think the creator of it beat it without dying once though.

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    #4  Edited By shaun832

    No because I don't hate myself that much! XD

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    #5  Edited By CornontheCobbe

    I couldn't even beat the first level when the crushers come from the sides. I gave up.

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    #6  Edited By Nime

    I gave up about a quarter of the way through. 
     
    A buddy of mine actually beat the entire game. 
    I don't even know..

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    #7  Edited By Jikla

    I have completed it. I broke 1 keyboard in the progress. And I'm never playing it again.

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    #8  Edited By Shinri

    Yes.
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    #9  Edited By Fallen189

    This page has been deleted and remade so many times.

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    #10  Edited By Akeldama

    I finished it. It was easily the hardest thing I have ever done involving gaming.

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    #11  Edited By ShadowKing7

    I beat it.  Easily the most intense and exhilarating game I've ever played, I love it.  I will also admit that I am insane :P
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    #12  Edited By nikotinexero

    I beat it on Normal around a year or two ago, it is brutal and only gets harder as it goes along.  Beating The Guy probably took me 5 hours of trying over and over

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    #13  Edited By Xtrememuffinman

    Yes

     

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    #14  Edited By Ghostiet
    @eroticfishcake said:
    " Haven't played it yet. Probably don't plan to...  
     
    I'm getting frustrated enough with Spelunky. "
    Spelunky is a much, much bigger bitch, since it's all random.
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    #15  Edited By ViciousReiven
    @Ghostiet said:
    " @eroticfishcake said:
    " Haven't played it yet. Probably don't plan to...  
     
    I'm getting frustrated enough with Spelunky. "
    Spelunky is a much, much bigger bitch, since it's all random. "
    Someone should get on making a procedrually generated I Wanna Be The game.
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    #16  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    goddamn retarded retro games

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    #17  Edited By WickedCestus

    After Super Meat Boy, I can't go back to IWTBTG. I just get frustrated with the stupid animation that comes up and makes you press r to respawn whenever you die. Just make it instantaneous God damn it! I made it to the fourth screen once, and that was enough of an accomplishment for me.

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    #18  Edited By Evilsbane

    No, I watched someone play it on Justin TV and just watching him play it made me wanna slit my own wrist.

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    #19  Edited By obiwan

    Nope, it's too hard by playing with my not-so-responsive keyboard. 

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    #20  Edited By killroycantkill
    @Xtrememuffinman said:
    " Yes

     
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    Medium.... that doesn't count! You have a bow on and there's save points everywhere.
     
    I'm working on it, just beat Giant Mike Tyson. On hard (Which is the default setting).
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    #21  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    I only made it through 2 screens through before I decided that game wasn't for me.

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    #22  Edited By Entus

    I beat it on the default difficulty.  
     
    Most of it went fairly smoothly with the exception of Dracula. His lack of attack patterns is disgusting... He was the hardest boss in the entire game for me.

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    #23  Edited By churrific

    Lol I'm really glad there's even a page on GB for this game. So random. I just beat it. Let's just say I punched the shit out of my pillow next to me on my way to being the guy. Contemplating if I wanna be the Boshy next (probably not, as I already hate myself so much for being the guy).

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    #24  Edited By Karl_Boss

    Its just a lot of trial and error

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    #25  Edited By Hailinel
    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?
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    #26  Edited By Karl_Boss

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

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    #27  Edited By Hailinel
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    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

    You make it sound as thigh that trivializes the game's difficulty.
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    #28  Edited By Video_Game_King

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

    You make it sound as thigh that trivializes the game's difficulty.

    It does. It can't really be a fair challenge if you have no real way of reacting to these challenges without failing them first.

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    #29  Edited By MikeGosot
    @Video_Game_King said:

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

    You make it sound as thigh that trivializes the game's difficulty.

    It does. It can't really be a fair challenge if you have no real way of reacting to these challenges without failing them first.

    That's the point.
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    #30  Edited By Video_Game_King

    @MikeGosot:

    That doesn't make it good or enjoyable.

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    #31  Edited By MikeGosot
    @Video_Game_King said:

    @MikeGosot:

    That doesn't make it good or enjoyable.

    That's not the point.
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    #32  Edited By Hailinel

    @Video_Game_King said:

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

    You make it sound as thigh that trivializes the game's difficulty.

    It does. It can't really be a fair challenge if you have no real way of reacting to these challenges without failing them first.

    Except that's exactly the way that many well regarded, classic games work. To succeed, the player must engage in trial and error while learning patterns and mastering the actions required.

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    #33  Edited By churrific

    @Video_Game_King said:

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

    You make it sound as thigh that trivializes the game's difficulty.

    It does. It can't really be a fair challenge if you have no real way of reacting to these challenges without failing them first.

    For me, the challenge comes in being able to get through the level even after you know exactly what to do. There's alot of timing and spacing in terms of how you have to platform in order to finish a level. I felt like the trial and error part was the game designer just straight up trolling me in some pretty funny ways (in hindsight).

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    #34  Edited By Video_Game_King

    @Hailinel:

    Then the question becomes twofold:

    • Do these games deserve the praise piled upon them?
    • If so, what about them works that is not present in I Wanna Be the Guy?
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    #35  Edited By Hailinel

    @Video_Game_King said:

    @Hailinel:

    Then the question becomes twofold:

    • Do these games deserve the praise piled upon them?
    • If so, what about them works that is not present in I Wanna Be the Guy?

    The ones that are good do. Ikaruga doesn't get its praise by accident.

    IWBTG is a special case. It is designed specifically to baffle the player through intentionally ludicrous design. It's an example of the masocore movement; games designed with the intent to be severely punishing in their difficulty, largely through new takes on old game design.

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    #36  Edited By Karl_Boss

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures

    Its just a lot of trial and error

    Your point?

    That the game consists of a lot of trial and error......like I said in my previous post.

    You make it sound as thigh that trivializes the game's difficulty.

    I think it does......I believe that the average gamer could beat IWBTG if he put the time into it because the game consists of several save points located fairly close together......so while some parts are difficult, the game doesn't really punish you by pushing you back that far so you can simply try the same part over again in quick succession until you finally get it, usually taking more luck than skill.....for this reason it is my opinion that the difficulty of IWBTG is overrated, its not an easy game even with the save points close together, but I think its manageable for most people......same goes with Super Meat Boy, the difficulty may be high for a single level, but dying yields very little punishment and its just trial and error till you beat the level.....I earned 100% in Super Meat Boy, but I don't think I have the skill to beat a game like Ninja Gaiden Black on Master Ninja difficulty because something like that takes a lot more skill rather than simple trial and error......Furthermore, I don't believe the average gamer could beat a game like Ghosts 'N Goblins because your mistakes cost you more progress and you have limited lives to beat the game.

    I'm not saying that I'm right that's just how I look at things, its my opinion.

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    #37  Edited By Hailinel

    @Unknown_Pleasures: Have you ever played it with the save points turned off?

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    #38  Edited By Karl_Boss

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures: Have you ever played it with the save points turned off?

    Nope, but the game was not designed to be played without save points......I'm saying that the default intended difficulty is overrated.

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    #39  Edited By Hailinel

    @Unknown_Pleasures said:

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures: Have you ever played it with the save points turned off?

    Nope, but the game was not designed to be played without save points......I'm saying that the default intended difficulty is overrated.

    I'd beg to differ.

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    #40  Edited By Jeust

    No, I don't want to be the guy.

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    #41  Edited By Karl_Boss

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures said:

    @Hailinel said:

    @Unknown_Pleasures: Have you ever played it with the save points turned off?

    Nope, but the game was not designed to be played without save points......I'm saying that the default intended difficulty is overrated.

    I'd beg to differ.

    Then we agree to disagree.

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