Ever been trolled by a single player game/campaign ?

[Laurie Barnes]

Devil May Cry. Any of them.

-Fight boss.
-Lose due to not having any upgrades early in the game or simply not knowing the exact mechanic by which you need to beat the boss. (You need to use Cerberus on Agni and Rudra in DMC3, because if you don't you will lose! You are fucked if you are a gunslinger and have only used firearms up until this point in the interest of intelligent self preservation)
-Repeat
-Unlock Easy Mode....
-Fuck you Game!

ON That note actually, I have one of the original copies of DMC3 fresh out of Japan. Not many people know this but a screw up in the translation of the game resulted in the "Normal" difficulty being harder than the "Dante Must Die" difficulty, and the enemies know it. So lets get this straight, Not only would playing in the next difficulty be easier, you have to complete the game to get it, before you have any essential upgrades, or you can/will just die a bunch and get offered the easy/"Pussy" mode. Troll Factor Five Achieved!

 

[Jfswift]

Ghosts and Goblins for the NES. In that you had to complete the whole thing twice just to beat the game and even then you had to be wearing specific items and not die once.

I'd also like to nominate Battletoads as well.

Now that you mention it, I think Super Ghosts and Goblins on the Snes was the same, where you had to complete it twice and with the proper armor at the end.

 

[Pirakahunter788]

Siding with the President and using the FEV, you mean? Because the whole point of that is that it would kill every single person who has mutated at all, which is basically everyone non-Enclave. Yeah, that's a little bit evil.

You've just purified the whole area. Clean humans can now begin to repopulate. Ghouls, mutants, all the threats to humanity are all wiped out.

But really, that wasn't what got me. It was just that bullshit fucking speech at the end. "Unfortunately..." No, fuck you game, you don't give me an option then give me shit when I choose to do it. Don't give me that crap, what sort of fucking morality system is this?

Exactly. The game nudges you on the shoulder saying "Hey, do this. It'll be fun", then it scolds you for choosing the wrong option. Reverse freaking psychology I tell you.
What I do find interesting, is that after you put in the FEV, and come back in Broken Steel (BS), if you drink any of the water that everyone has crates full of, you die. The reason why?

Spoiler

You were never actually born in the Vault. You were born in Rivet City, so therefore, your not as "pure" as Eden thought you were. Oops.

 

[KEM10]

(After someone declares war on me) "The AI dislikes you because you're a warmongering menace to the world"

Haha, ya.

Killer 7. If you don't know what I'm talking about, play it.

Which part trolled you, the part where two armored smiles appear right next to you, from opposite directions and insta-kill any member that isn't the mask.

That part, also all of the cut scenes. Especially the Russian Roulette and the ending.

 

[Juventus]

the shotgun in alpha protocol.

i had shoot the guy point blank range 5 times before he dies. wtf. most useless weapon in the game even when powered up. why can i one shot kill a guy with a pistol 20 meters away, but have to empty half my shells to kill oine guy in close range?


indigo prophecy. 1st half of game, create tension filled interesting story. second half of game, trolling of epic proportions begin.

 

[FollowUp]

Chapter 25 of the Gameboy Fire Emblem
Goddamnit.

Seriously, every time I play this chapter someone important dies. One of the main enemy's hit's you FOUR TIMES

The one with Lyn, Hector and Eliwood? If you say yes, I love you.

yes, that one. Very fun, just now getting into it. But so, freakin' frustrating.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Fallout 3.

The purifier is full of radiation? Oh well I'll just send in Fawkes, or Charon, or Sergeant RL-3, they're all immune to radiation, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Wait what? I can't send them in? Why?
My destiny? WTF is this, they're immune to radiation why should I or someone else die for no good reason?

Also Harold's death in Fallout 3 was like a troll punching you in the face over and over again considering there is no possible way to save harold no matter what you do.

well the Broken Steel add on did come along later on there is that... And define 'death' because I didn't have to kill Harold when I stumbled across Oasis..I mean sure he wanted to die but i convinced him to spread his gift across the wasteland

 

[Savagezion]

I'd also like to nominate Battletoads as well.

I second Battletoads for the racing part.

I will also add the last part of a stage in Contra where you are looking down a hall shooting at baddies down at the other end. I was freakin spectacular at the side scrolling part of the game but those end stage parts I sucked hardcore at.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Fallout 3.

The purifier is full of radiation? Oh well I'll just send in Fawkes, or Charon, or Sergeant RL-3, they're all immune to radiation, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Wait what? I can't send them in? Why?
My destiny? WTF is this, they're immune to radiation why should I or someone else die for no good reason?

Also Harold's death in Fallout 3 was like a troll punching you in the face over and over again considering there is no possible way to save harold no matter what you do.

well the Broken Steel add on did come along later on there is that... And define 'death' because I didn't have to kill Harold when I stumbled across Oasis..I mean sure he wanted to die but i convinced him to spread his gift across the wasteland

The fact that Bethesda planted Harold in that very spot and no matter what you do he will never be free, which basically makes him dead and useless. The only way we're ever going to see him again is if we come back to the Capital Wasteland.

Also spreading his "gift" across the wasteland is stupid considering that's what the fricken GECKs were invented for. Yet in Fallout 3 for some reason activating the GECK kills you. How the hell does a Kit mostly full of seeds and soil blow up and kill you?

 

[ReservoirAngel]

I swear the cougars in Red Dead Redemption (and the bears too. oh, and the wolves) are just put in to utterly troll me.

EVERY time I think I'm going to arrive at an important destination without issue BAM! COUGAR TO THE FACE!

So I have to waste time and ammo putting the damn thing down...and WHY does it take TWO RIFLE SLUGS TO THE FACE TO KILL ONE FUCKING COUGAR?

Then there's the time when a cougar, a pack of wolves, or a bear will appear from the ether just off-camera and kill your horse, requiring you to slog to your destination on foot.

oh, AND there's the game's decision to include the feature whereby your horse can sometimes fall over dead mid-run FOR NO GOOD FUCKING REASON! seriously, WHO at Rockstar thought that feature was a good thing to include?

ASSHOLE GAME!

 

[WolfEdge]

Pretty much the entire story of Fable III.

It's been months since I put that game away, and I'm STILL pissed it never let me fight Reaver... and that the final boss was just a fat guy...

Fuckin' cocktease, the whole damn game...

 

[Omegatronacles]

Fallout 3's ending:

Spoiler

My character: *Enters the control room after popping Rad-X and putting on the best radiation suit in the game, enters purifier activation code, then keels over dead for no apparent reason*

Me: "... WHUT."

I've seen a lot of people mentioning the ending to Fallout 3, and the whole Rad-X, radiation suit and whatnot. The part I didn't get when I played it was I finished the game with Fawkes as my companion. He's a fucking Super mutant. Immune to radiation. Super intelligent. Why the hell can't I tell him the code and get him to enter it in?

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Saint's Row (talking about 2 but this applies to the 1st as well)

*Driving in Stillwater is hell: Nobody can drive and people tend to merge into you at the worst possible time

*Snatch: The ho's are slow, stupid and they still ***** you out if you so much as hit a curb

I guess for Saint's Row 2, the game can be forgiven since you can break it by beating certain mini-games and unlocking unlimited ammo and a healing factor Logan would...probably consider something of a ripoff.

Left 4 Dead (1 and 2)

*The idea behind Boomer Bile. Not only does an enemy throw up on you as a means of attacking you, but that vomit attracts a hoard of zombies to nibble on your newly marinated player-character. It isn't spamy or overpowered, it's just the idea behind it that I see as being trollish.

On a final note: Guitar Hero 3. The difficulty from the second-to-last tier and the final tier is just sick. Playing against Lou is like Activision isn't just calling us noobs but is also trying to prove it (which they did for me when I was playing on expert...)

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Fallout 3.

The purifier is full of radiation? Oh well I'll just send in Fawkes, or Charon, or Sergeant RL-3, they're all immune to radiation, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Wait what? I can't send them in? Why?
My destiny? WTF is this, they're immune to radiation why should I or someone else die for no good reason?

Also Harold's death in Fallout 3 was like a troll punching you in the face over and over again considering there is no possible way to save harold no matter what you do.

well the Broken Steel add on did come along later on there is that... And define 'death' because I didn't have to kill Harold when I stumbled across Oasis..I mean sure he wanted to die but i convinced him to spread his gift across the wasteland

The fact that Bethesda planted Harold in that very spot and no matter what you do he will never be free, which basically makes him dead and useless. The only way we're ever going to see him again is if we come back to the Capital Wasteland.

Also spreading his "gift" across the wasteland is stupid considering that's what the fricken GECKs were invented for. Yet in Fallout 3 for some reason activating the GECK kills you. How the hell does a Kit mostly full of seeds and soil blow up and kill you?

well the way you were talking it sounded like you were griping cause every time or the one time all that the game would let you do is kill him, him being rooted to one spot (and you know a living tree) is a different matter entirely. As for the Geck I'd always send Fawkes in after it and supposing I got my mits on it personally I never tried using so that thing killing you is utter WTF Bullshit

 

[tzimize]

Ghosts and Goblins for the NES. In that you had to complete the whole thing twice just to beat the game and even then you had to be wearing specific items and not die once.

I'd also like to nominate Battletoads as well.

God...Damnit...games were so much harder in the 8-bit era...Battletoads....blaaaaaaaarg!

I remember playing My Hero on Sega. When you solved it, all that happened were that you started at the beginning again but everything went faster...I got to the 7th playthrough before I died and never touched the game again

And action fighter.........AAAAAAAAAAAAAARG. Thank god for easy difficulty and story based games

Even though I enjoy myself some nice Super Meat Boy retro hell now and then

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

In Oblivion, I was once chased through the woods by nothing less then 2 minotaurs, a troll, 3 bandits, and a wolf. At the same time.

What do you think?

 

[ChupathingyX]

well the way you were talking it sounded like you were griping cause every time or the one time all that the game would let you do is kill him, him being rooted to one spot (and you know a living tree) is a different matter entirely. As for the Geck I'd always send Fawkes in after it and supposing I got my mits on it personally I never tried using so that thing killing you is utter WTF Bullshit[/quote]

The fact that he is rooted in the ground and therefore unable to move and therefore has become a useless character makes him practically dead to the series.

 

[blankedboy]

In Oblivion, I was once chased through the woods by nothing less then 2 minotaurs, a troll, 3 bandits, and a wolf. At the same time.

What do you think?

i think your story sucks

Can you stop trolling our forums?
You're not even subtle about it. Not only are you a troll, you're a bad troll.

 

[ninetails593]

The insta-kills in Halo Reach. You're an armored space marine, pumped up for the assault, charging into battle flying around in a moment of badassery, and you die because of a plasma coil 5 feet to your right.

 

[That_one_guy]

If there has ever been one game that I thought was deliberately trying to irritate me, it would have to be Legend of Zelda: OoT.

Grass Temple: The Wall Masters. A monster deliberately designed to piss you off by dragging you to the entrance of the dungeon. For a gamer grinding through the dungeon in the middle of the night, sleep deprived with poor reflexes (i.e. me) it took a nightmarish 4 hours. The sun was up and the coffee was cold by the time I had cleared it.

Not that it mattered. I had to restart the game when I found out that I used the wrong keys in the wrong doors in the Water Temple.