10 Video Game Moments Nobody Asked For
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00:00 The toughest parts of a game always have a purpose.
00:03 Losing against a cheap boss repeatedly can be annoying, but it makes it all the more
00:07 satisfying when you triumph.
00:09 It's tough to say goodbye when a character dies, but we usually don't get too down about
00:13 it if they had a decent send-off.
00:15 But then there are some moments in video games that not one single soul wanted to see.
00:19 Have you ever wanted to relax by watching a cow empty its bowels?
00:23 I thought not.
00:24 So why would any company think it was a wise idea to put it in a game?
00:27 Why do games throw in last-minute twists that don't make sense?
00:30 What deranged developer thought it was a good move to turn the mascot of a respected franchise
00:35 into a pervert?
00:37 I'm Jess from WhatCulture and here are 10 video game moments nobody asked for.
00:42 10.
00:43 Your Wife is Your Arm - Bionic Commando In 2009, Capcom decided to revitalize the
00:50 dwindling Bionic Commando franchise with a reboot, uncreatively called Bionic Commando.
00:56 Even though the gritty retelling received mixed reviews, the latest installment in the
01:00 franchise was not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination.
01:04 I mean, it definitely wasn't a masterpiece, but Bionic Commando 2009 was a refreshing
01:08 take on a tired franchise.
01:10 Also, the arm mechanics were cool as hell.
01:13 Unfortunately, these positive qualities were overshadowed by, let's be honest, one of the
01:18 dumbest plot twists in video game history.
01:20 About two-thirds through the main campaign, our hero discovers the Bionic arm contains
01:25 the soul of his dead wife.
01:28 What makes this revelation more ridiculous is how pointless it is.
01:31 If you removed this element from the game entirely, it wouldn't impair the narrative
01:35 in any way.
01:36 All the developers had to do to make this game better was not try to expand the lore
01:40 with a convoluted, nonsensical plot twist.
01:43 Bionic Commando may not be as bad as the critics said, but this part definitely deserved all
01:48 the hate it received.
01:50 9.
01:51 Raising Sarah Dye - The Walking Dead Season 2
01:55 Throughout The Walking Dead Season 2, one of the only characters that shows Clementine
01:58 some kindness is a teenager called Sarah.
02:02 Because Sarah suffers an anxiety disorder and is pretty oblivious to the zombie apocalypse,
02:06 a lot of players find her naive and annoying.
02:09 However, her behavior isn't her fault, since her father forced her to live a sheltered
02:12 life to protect her from the horrors of the world.
02:15 Sadly, raising Sarah this way became her undoing.
02:19 After her dad is killed, Sarah begins to mentally shut down.
02:22 Not only is she unable to function socially, she's in utter denial that her father is gone.
02:27 Even though The Walking Dead has never had any qualms with killing off characters, no
02:31 matter how innocent they are, you really don't want to see Sarah go.
02:35 So when a horde of walkers surround her, you hope Sarah will snap out of her current state
02:40 and take better control of her life.
02:42 Instead, she lies paralyzed, screaming out for her dad to save her while zombies tear
02:46 her apart.
02:47 Whether she yelled "Daddy!" out of instinct or because she genuinely thought her father
02:51 would protect her despite being dead, it's a truly heart-wrenching scene.
02:56 8.
02:57 A Cow Takes a Dump - Conker's Bad Fur Day
03:00 Changing tracks entirely, when the trailer for 12 Tales Conker 64 was unveiled, it was
03:06 criticized for being another cutesy platformer from Rare, in the same vein as Banjo-Kazooie
03:12 and Donkey Kong 64.
03:14 Rare took this critique to heart, encouraging them to revise this adorable game into a mature-rated
03:19 platformer called Conker's Bad Fur Day, which included swearing beetles, Nazi teddy bears,
03:25 and bees humping busty flowers.
03:27 Although the crass humor could've massively backfired, it became the game's greatest selling
03:32 point.
03:33 Even if you took all the crude jokes out, Conker was still a great game in its own right
03:36 due to its catchy music, creative puzzles, and impressive voice acting.
03:40 But that doesn't mean everything in the game worked.
03:43 At one point, you have to watch a cow taking a gargantuan-sized crap.
03:47 Now, we don't want to criticize toilet humor.
03:50 Fighting the Great Mighty Poo is the funniest part of the game.
03:52 Also, we knew what we were getting ourselves into when we bought Conker's Bad Fur Day.
03:57 We wanted to see cute characters swearing, and we enjoyed bashing the boiler in its brass
04:01 balls.
04:02 But nobody on the planet wants to watch a farm animal take a diarrhea-induced dump.
04:07 7.
04:09 Everyone Had Amnesia - Final Fantasy VIII
04:13 Since its release, Final Fantasy VIII has received a lot of unfair hate.
04:17 Yes, the Junction System is unnecessarily confusing — we still didn't understand
04:21 it — but that still shouldn't take away from the epic storyline, intricate relationships,
04:25 and wonderful graphics that, despite being from the PS1 era, still hold up today.
04:30 But one element of Final Fantasy VIII that absolutely deserves criticism is the orphanage
04:35 scene.
04:36 Before your group was formed, each member believed they were only recently acquainted.
04:40 But later, Squall, Rinoa, Cipher, and the rest learned that they all grew up together
04:45 in the same orphanage, but forgot about it after coming into contact with… magic.
04:50 As an added twist, you also learn the supposed antagonist of the story was your carer during
04:55 this time.
04:56 This scene was obviously meant to signify how all the characters share an almost predestined
05:01 connection to one another.
05:03 Instead, this plot development came across as laughably lazy.
05:07 Even though Final Fantasy is superb at interweaving multiple complex story arcs and pulling off
05:12 mind-bending curveballs, this particular twist is almost as unoriginal as "It Was All A
05:18 Dream."
05:19 6.
05:20 That Damn Damn!
05:22 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
05:23 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has had its fair share of great games — Tournament Fighters,
05:28 the Hyperstone heist, and who could forget about Turtles in Time?
05:32 But since TMNT on the NES was the first video game adaptation of the beloved cartoon and
05:37 comic, it has a very important place in many gamers' hearts.
05:40 Millions of people have very fond memories of this gem, and one very particularly bad
05:46 memory.
05:47 In the underwater level, the turtles must swim through the Hudson River to disarm a
05:50 series of bombs.
05:51 Throughout this area, you need to navigate through electrical seaweed, which cuts your
05:55 health to almost nothing if you're not pixel-perfect with your movements.
06:00 Just to make this section more maddening, you have an unreasonable time limit.
06:04 If the timer hits zero, it's game over.
06:06 This compels the player to panic while paddling around the seaweed, making it more likely
06:10 you'll get yourself killed.
06:12 This level is so infuriating, it overshadows every other aspect, to the point where most
06:17 people can't remember anything else about the game.
06:19 Seriously, can you recall anything else about this NES title?
06:23 Even if you fail to remember the other levels, enemies, bosses, or the game's layout, there's
06:27 no question this underwater section is burned into your mind forever.
06:32 5.
06:33 Fuzzy Pickles - EarthBound
06:35 Throughout EarthBound, our hero, Ness, encounters some peculiar characters.
06:39 On your travels, you'll also regularly bump into a quirky chap called "The Cameraman."
06:44 Every now and then, this eccentric photographer will drop from the sky and ask if he can snap
06:49 a picture of Ness.
06:50 As he takes the photo, he asks Ness to say "Fuzzy Pickles" instead of "Cheese."
06:55 With that done, he launches himself into the heavens, allowing you to continue on your
06:59 journey.
07:00 This moment is so random, you can't help but laugh the first time it happens.
07:04 But then, The Cameraman pops up later and he does this silly bit again.
07:09 And again.
07:10 And again.
07:11 Throughout the game, The Cameraman does this little routine 32 times.
07:14 And guess what?
07:15 You can't skip it.
07:17 Believe us, we tried.
07:18 What's annoying is this moment would've been fine if it happened once or twice.
07:22 But because it happens over and over, usually when you're rushing to an important destination,
07:27 it ends up hampering the gaming experience.
07:29 4.
07:30 Fi keeps interrupting The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
07:35 Link's helper in The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, Fi, accomplished something that many
07:39 thought was inconceivable.
07:41 She's more annoying than Link's partner in Ocarina of Time, Navi.
07:44 That's right, Fi managed to out-Navi Navi.
07:47 Every time you go anywhere, use an item, or move, Fi pops out like Clippy on steroids
07:52 to give you unhelpful advice.
07:54 If you reach the locked door, Fi will tell you you can't open it.
07:57 You already knew this, because that's how locked doors work.
08:00 She regularly says something like, "I calculate a 90% chance of success," or, "This has a
08:06 70% chance of working."
08:08 But because these statistics are completely inaccurate, there's no reason why she keeps
08:11 mentioning them.
08:12 What's worse is that every other aspect of Fi is amazing.
08:16 Her backstory is fascinating, her theme song is beautiful, her design is unique, the way
08:21 she dances with the grace of an ice skater during cutscenes is enchanting.
08:25 But since Fi is only remembered for her relentless interruptions, you forget everything else
08:30 about her.
08:31 If her chronic nagging was removed, Fi would probably be viewed as among the best characters
08:35 in the entire series.
08:37 3.
08:38 Mega Man the Pervert - Mega Man Legends 2
08:42 Even though Mega Man Legends 2 improved on its successor in every way, there was one
08:46 bit that was very, very unneeded.
08:49 At one point, Mega Man's partner Roll takes a bath.
08:52 During this period, the player can choose to walk in and check Roll out.
08:57 After the blue bomber enters, Roll will scream in anger, coaxing him to dash out.
09:02 Now the whole walk into a room while someone is changing bit has been done to death.
09:06 Even though the idea can be creepy, the character usually doesn't come across as a peeping Tom
09:11 if it was a genuine mistake.
09:13 But since Mega Man voluntarily walks into the room when Roll told him she was in the
09:17 tub, you can't help but see our hero as a perv.
09:20 Mega also raises his fist in the air while a triumphant jingle plays in the background
09:24 as he emerges from the bathroom, as if his actions are something to be oh so proud of.
09:30 What makes this sequence more disturbing is how Mega Man and Roll are usually perceived
09:34 as siblings in the franchise.
09:36 That may not be the case here, but it doesn't make Mega's behavior any less unnerving.
09:41 2.
09:42 Princess Peach Gettin' Naked - Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
09:46 Nintendo have a reputation for being exceptionally protective of how their properties are depicted.
09:51 However, that wasn't the case with Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door.
09:55 While Princess Peach is imprisoned in the X-Nord Fortress, she teams up with the AI
10:00 computer, Tech X-X, to escape.
10:03 During her escapades, the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom has to get naked.
10:07 If you think that's weird, Peach gets her kit off on four separate occasions.
10:12 Now the first time she takes off her clothes is to have a shower.
10:15 That seems innocent enough, apart from the fact Tech X-X watches her bathe, because reasons.
10:21 Bizarrely, that's not the most inappropriate part.
10:24 At one point, Peach consumes an invisibility potion to help her get around the facility
10:29 without being spotted.
10:30 As a concept, that's fine.
10:32 However, the developers decided to add in an extra complication.
10:36 Because the formula only works on organic matter, Peach's clothing will remain visible.
10:41 As a result, Peach has to run around the fortress completely starkers.
10:45 Now it goes without saying that you never see Peach in the nip at any point in this
10:49 game.
10:50 Still, though, it's pretty bewildering how the developers thought making Peach naked
10:53 was pivotal to the plot.
10:55 Number 1.
10:57 The End - The Last of Us Part 2 Warning, huge spoilers ahead for The Last
11:02 of Us Part 2, as you can probably tell from the fact that I said "The End" and then
11:05 the game name, okay?
11:06 So you can run off if you need to, but here we go.
11:09 The bonding between Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us felt so utterly real and fervent
11:14 thanks to the talents of the performers and the scriptwriters.
11:17 Because we fell in love with these characters, gamers couldn't wait to get their hands
11:21 on The Last of Us Part 2 and watch the pair rekindle their friendship.
11:24 However, many players were shocked to learn Joel is barely in the sequel.
11:28 In fact, you don't play as him at all, save for the prologue.
11:31 Sadly, what is to come is far more jaw-dropping.
11:34 After Joel is confronted by Abby, he's brutally beaten to death with a golf club.
11:39 After watching this beloved character having his head caved in like a melon, there's only
11:44 one thing on the player's mind - revenge.
11:46 Killing Abby won't bring Joel back, but it will give you closure, knowing his killer
11:51 got her comeuppance.
11:52 But when Ellie confronts Abby in the climax, expectations are subverted once again.
11:57 Just as it looks like the pair are about to kill each other, the two ladies go their separate
12:01 ways.
12:02 While a lot of fans did enjoy the ambiguity of this scene and the suggestion that Ellie
12:07 realized that violence wasn't going to solve the pain she was feeling, many others were
12:11 outraged, believing they'd lost their chance to avenge Joel forever.
12:16 That is the end of our list, but do let me know down in the comments if you can think
12:19 of any other video game moments you reckon absolutely nobody asked for, but we got anyway.
12:25 As always, I'm Jess from WhatCulture, thanks for hanging out with me.
12:29 If you like it, you can come say hi to me on my Twitter account, where I'm @JessMcDonald,
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