OMG! This game is SO HARD!!!

[gsninja]

Demon's/Dark Souls might be a little overhyped just because the difficulty was marketed so much as THE reason to play them...Ninja Gaiden II, though? Acolyte and Warrior were easy, yeah, but Mentor and Master Ninja were legitimately difficult. If you thought those were "easy as heck" too, then I think it's less of an issue about the game's difficulty and more about you being really good at video games.

As far as NGIII goes, that game was a HUGE disappointment. Not 3/10 disappointing (lol ign), but it was very underwhelming for a game carrying the NG title.

Anyways, I typically don't mind the difficulty of games much as long as they aren't too easy. I expect to at least be able to think and earn my way through the game, unlike in Kingdom Hearts II for example, where you simply have to spam X and occasionally press Triangle to win, even on Proud. A game doesn't have to be hard, I just want to get that feeling of pride after beating it that makes you think "Fuck yeah".