Nov 26, 2007

Extreme Mode

I like games with a good challenge. Although Awesome Adventure is challenging already, I decided to take things to the next step. You can set the difficulty to EXTREME when you start a new game. Extreme mode absolutely destroys casual gamers and noobs alike. It's also hilarious.

Start the party by going in to the Options menu. XSTREEM!

In extreme mode, all of the dialog has been rewritten. The characters are all very fourth wall breaking ("As long as we survive to make it to the save point.") and are paranoid of a horrible evil ("No, on a day like today, death is around every corner. Death will try to sneak up on you..."). Even the terrain itself is malevolent.

You'll have to master the system and rethink battle strategies in order to get through this vicious difficulty. Extreme mode deviates heavily from the plot. It's pretty nonsensical, but hilarious. There are several aspects of the game that are unique to this difficulty (e.g. Teh Jamesy encounters, Merewen as a playable character, an eviler version of Kyamu, etc). Try playing through the game on normal before attempting this.