In general, video game performance exist to provide players with fun additional challenges and reward them along the way. Video game achievements are a great way to add “extra credit” to the original campaign and can add new challenge layers to change the normal gameplay or let players try out different weapons, armor, enhancements or strategies.
While unlocking these achievements is usually a cause for celebration, some of these achievements are more of an underhanded compliment to the player than anything else. Here are some of the most embarrassing achievements in video games that mock the player for earning them.
8 Yakuza 0- “…I did it for the trophy”
At the Gandhara Kamurocho in Yakuza 0, the player has the choice to watch a few “entertainment videos” in his spare time. After paying the 800 yen entrance fee, the player can choose the video of any model they want to watch from an unlockable list of beautiful ladies.
While the player can watch any video out there, the achievement “…I Did It For The Trophy” is unlocked on the first view. While some players actually watched a video to earn the trophy, it must have been a bit of a slap in the face to see the little notification go off for players who watched a video out of sheer “curiosity”!
7 Dead or alive 4- “20 straight losses in DOA online”
This one Dead or alive 4 achievement is the perfect example of kicking someone when they are already down. The Dead or alive 4 “20 straight losses in DOA Online” is exactly what it sounds like and is achieved after losing to several online opponents without a single win in between.
Imagine the shame, anger and/or disappointment that would arise after a long day online DOA gameplay, experiencing loss after loss, just to hear a little notification go off, celebrating 20th consecutive failure in a row. This is said to be an achievement that most players would be far better off not earning; because of their common sense.
In ‘s HD Collection Metal Gear Solid, a few fun achievements were added for each episode to give players some new interesting goals to work towards. However, a particular achievement isn’t really based on skill or stamina. The “Snake Beater” feat can be earned on the Deck-A, Crew’s Quarters.
A special poster of a model in a bathing suit hangs in one of the lockers. The player can then switch to first-person view to take a closer look (out of sheer curiosity, of course), but is rudely interrupted by a codec call. Otacon should be more understanding; Snake’s long hours at work must be tough, and after all, he’s a man too.
5 Guitar Hero II- “Long Road Ahead”
There are a lot of great songs on the Guitar Hero II setlist, so it’s only natural that there are a few songs that aren’t that easy to clear on the first try or so. To make it easier for players, especially beginners, there are quite a few different levels of difficulty.
There are a total of four difficulty levels in Guitar Hero II: Easy, Intermediate, Hard and Expert for all Guitar Hero diehards. However, the “Long Road Ahead” achievement is earned if the player somehow manages to fail a song on the Easy difficulty; after all, it’s as simple as the game could be. Beginners get at least an achievement before trying the game again!
4 Nier: Automata- “What are you doing?”
The “What are you doing?” achievement is there to mock players who are a bit at in 2B and her character design. In Kidney: vending machinesis there a feat that is given passive-aggressively to players who consistently try to tilt the camera in a way that keeps the bad 2B under wraps.
2B will even turn to break through the fourth wall and grimace at the player when the camera then changes and jumps to a different (less compromising) angle. It can be a real mistake the first few times, but after ten times it is clear that the player has a very specific motive. After trying to look into 2B’s skirt ten times, the “What are you doing?” achievement is unlocked, putting players to shame for trying to take advantage of bad 2B and the free camera.
3 Duke Nukem Forever – “I Need A Date”
In the Shrunken machine level in Duke Nukem Forever, there is a small office area that the player can explore if he wants to. In that small office-like area, a special calendar hangs on the wall that the player can interact with. The calendar isn’t just another calendar of beautiful scenery or cute dogs, instead the pages are full of sexy supermodels in little to no clothes.
After flipping through enough pages of the calendar, the “I Need A Date” achievement is unlocked, mocking not only the player’s “curiosity” but their insistence on seeing every single page of the calendar without one. to miss.
2 Superman Returns – “Not That Super”
One of the best aspects of completing a video game is the sense of accomplishment that comes with knowing that the player has fairly and honestly defeated every enemy that crossed their path. However, for those who want to speed through a game, perhaps prefer the story over the gameplay, cheat codes are sometimes an option.
In the Superman is coming back video game, the player is given the option to enter a few cheat codes to unlock things like infinite health, infinite stamina, and all available combat moves.
However, the game didn’t pass up the opportunity to make fun of the player for being a little lazy by rewarding them with the underhanded “Not That Super” feat. After all, would the real Superman cut corners like that?
1 Lollipop Chainsaw- “I swear! I did it by accident!”
Like poor 2B, Juliet is also subject to upskirt by “curious” players. Anytime in Lollipop Chainsaw, the player can sneakily maneuver the camera at the right angle to find poor Julia’s skirt. However, Juliet seems very aware of what the player is doing and will cover herself or pull her skirt down, blocking the player’s view. Juliet will even look over her shoulder to acknowledge the player and what they are trying to do; good for her!
The camera doesn’t actually move beyond the angle she starts to cover, so on top of the embarrassing reward “I Swear I Did It By Mistake!” achievement, the player doesn’t even get a glimpse of what they wanted to see in the first place.
Bonus: The Stanley Parable- “Go Outside”
This in particular The Parable of Stanley feat doesn’t actually mock the player after getting the feat, instead, the mere existence of the feat itself is the way the game makes fun of the player. It’s a popular internet meme about gamers having to go outside or “touch grass” to finally take a break from staring at a screen for hours on end, and this is exactly the kind of joke the “Go Outside” feat tries to make about its players. .
This achievement can only be achieved after the player has not opened the game for five consecutive years. But for hardcore gamers who are a little impatient and want their performance right away, they can also just set the clock on their computer forward five years instead.
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