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[Tiigon]

I've not played FFII on NES but I have played FFI. It was quite difficult both because it has no clear linear progression of plot, and no MP system.It's also really hard to keep your higher level spells filled up.

Who needs spells, when you have Swords? I completed the game with a solo Fighter/Knight, Chaos was much easier than the Marsh Cave I hate paralyze

[manafreak666]

I think The Bard's Tale on NES is pretty hard.It was the only first person I got into.It takes a long time to level up,but at least there is a pretty good money trick right from the begining,which is similar to another money trick in Dragon Warrior 3.I've never beat it.Lufia 2 got pretty hard towards the end,still never beat it.But in my opinion the hardest RPG ever would have to be Phantasy Star 2. Although the first one was also extremely difficult,2 is just insane.I've beat 1,3,4,but the second haunts me to this day.

[manafreak666]

Another hard RPG is Sword of Vermillion for Sega Genesis.This game also haunts me still.I've got pretty close to the end,but still have never finished this game.

[julzdedede]

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[Purugstrahl]

Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne for the PS2, Battle Toads (the entire series), and the next-gen Ninja Gaidens.SMT Nocturne was easily the hardest RPG I've ever played, as some bosses will seem frustratingly impossible if their weaknesses aren't exploited and it's the only RPG I've ever played where it's entirely possible to die with the first random encounter! To this day, I have never defeated the final boss.Battle Toads is impossibly challenging as far as the whole series goes! What starts as an innocent TMNT ripoff of a beat'em up quickly turns into fast obstacle course gameplay that tests 100% of your hand-eye coordination in some of the most grueling challenges I've ever seen. If it weren't for the game's resident sex symbol, the Dark Queen, I'm pretty sure no player would torture themselves to reach the very end.Lastly, the Ninja Gaiden series. I haven't played the original NES versions, but the Xbox ones were harder than holy hell when it came to impeccable timing and fast, furious attacks to take down legions of incredibly smart badguys. This was one of those "Pat Yourselves on the Back" if you beat it, because "It doesn't get much harder than this". (Not to sound boisterous, but that was quoted from my own detailed review on another site, and hey, it works)