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Developers are ready to punish you for breaking the rules. See what happens if you shoot Captain Keys in Halo, peep on a character in Dishonored, or attack strippers in Duke Nukem 3D. Learn how America's Army sends you to jail, and why you should never reset your game in Animal Crossing. These hidden punishments are brutal!
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00:00Video games are highly interactive, and most of the time developers know if you're going to do
00:04something unexpected. You might think you're clever for disobeying some orders, but if you
00:08push a developer's buttons a little too hard, they're going to retaliate. If you're the type
00:12of player who likes to test boundaries, beware of the following. I'm Scott from WhatCulture.com,
00:16and these are 10 hidden ways video games punish you for breaking the rules.
00:20Children are non-combatants. Call of Duty Modern Warfare. Call of Duty doesn't shy away from
00:25showing the horrors of real war alongside its typical action-packed first-person shooter fair,
00:29but there is one line that even Activision isn't willing to cross. Child murder. The Mission
00:34Clean House is a unique operation in the game where you participate in a raid on a house suspected of
00:38secretly hosting Alcatala members. The residence is indeed a safe house for the terrorist group,
00:43but as you explore, it turns out there are also some innocent civilians living inside,
00:47including a mother with a baby. When you stumble upon the woman, the game expects you to let her
00:51run out with the child, but you can choose to be evil and try to shoot the kid instead. At
00:55first,
00:56the game will let you off with a game over screen and a message reminding you that
00:59children are non-combatants. However, if you still keep shooting them afterwards,
01:03the message will turn into a series of disappointed comments until the game finally gives up and quits
01:07the mission itself. Alien Bodyguards. Duke Nukem 3D. Duke Nukem is a pretty simple character. He
01:13hates them alien bastards, loves guns, and enjoys the company of hot babes. These three character
01:19traits, if you can call them that, remain consistent throughout his career. But that said,
01:23since you're actually in charge of his actions at all times, you can make the Duke do something that
01:27violates his code. During the iconic level at the strip club, aliens aren't the only type of NPCs
01:32you can encounter. At every corner of the level, there are also strippers dancing away like they
01:36just don't care. It seems even an interstellar invasion can't keep them from earning their paycheck,
01:41so you might choose to interfere and shoot them instead. As soon as you do, though, the game will
01:46spawn an army of mutated pigs that will swarm you to punish you for defying Duke's love of women.
01:51The punishment is actually a larger hidden mechanic where the game keeps count of all the female
01:55NPCs, and if one of them goes missing, it replaces them with a beefed-up enemy instead.
02:00Either way, they're just trying to get paid. Don't shoot them. A gentleman never looks.
02:04Dishonored. Dishonored is a game set in a world based on Victorian England,
02:08aka the period when forgetting basic etiquette was equal to social suicide. This may seem like
02:13an unrelated note, seeing as the game is about a supernatural steampunk assassin,
02:16but in reality, there is one instance where the game will punish you for indecency.
02:20In between your missions to assassinate the city's corrupt leaders,
02:23you get to unwind at the Loyalists' hideout in the Hound Pits pub.
02:26The location has many explorable areas, but don't look around too much or you might walk in on
02:31someone who really wasn't expecting it. Yes, by peeking through one of the keyholes,
02:35you can rudely interrupt Callista's private bath time and then immediately get caught in the act.
02:40The woman will angrily tell you to stop, at which point you'll be given the option to turn away
02:44or disobey her command and just keep looking anyway. If you go with the latter choice,
02:48the game will actually refuse to let you act like a creep. The screen will fade to black and then
02:52you'll get a game over screen describing how the rebellion ended because no one was willing
02:56to work with you anymore. Captain Keyes is off limits.
02:59Halo Combat Evolved
03:00Master Chief from Halo is the savior of humanity and their main line of defense against the alien
03:05covenant. However, this doesn't mean that his fellow humans will let him get away with anything.
03:09In fact, in Halo Combat Evolved, they'll actively hunt you down if you decide to turn Master Chief
03:13into a menace. The scene where you receive your first weapon in the game takes place aboard a ship
03:17where Captain Keyes personally hands it to you as he briefs you on your objectives. As soon as the
03:22interaction ends, you're supposed to walk out of the bridge and begin your mission. But as is usually
03:26the case with gamers receiving firearms while in front of a helpless NPC, it's possible you might
03:31have a different idea. Just shooting your commanding officer right in the face. Using your freshly
03:35acquired pistol, you can kill Keyes, but this treachery doesn't go by unpunished. As soon as his body
03:41hits the floor, the ship will raise an alarm and an army of invincible marines will descend upon you
03:45to make you suffer the same fate as their beloved captain. And while many have tried to take them
03:50on, rest assured each soldier is impossible to kill. No firing in the shop. Enter the Gungeon.
03:55Enter the Gungeon is a gun-crazy roguelike. Every weapon is a gun, every dungeon is gun-themed,
04:00and each and every enemy is either a gun or a bullet. And yet there's one place in the game
04:05that
04:05strictly forbids the use of any firearms. Should you disobey this rule, the owner will make sure to
04:10give you a taste of your own medicine times 100. The shop is the only place of respite in between
04:15all
04:15the dungeon crawling. Although it sells weapons, it doesn't allow using them inside. So if you try
04:19out any of the merchandise right after purchasing, the shopkeeper will warn you not to shoot your
04:23weapon again. This text can be easily disregarded as maybe flavor to justify why there isn't a
04:29horde of gun-slinging bullet people swarming the shop at all times. However, if you do choose to
04:33ignore the shopkeeper's warning, you'll quickly learn his message was not an empty threat. As soon as you
04:38fire a second time, the shopkeeper will pull out his own piece and flood you with a barrage of
04:42instant death bullets. The surprise attack is guaranteed to end you, so if you don't want
04:46to lose a good run, be sure to follow the rules. Adios Leon, Resident Evil 4. In RE4, you have
04:52to
04:52take on an entire village of mutated monsters to rescue the president's daughter, so you really
04:57can't afford to make any more enemies. In fact, the game will harshly remind you to keep your allies
05:02close if you decide to mess with one of them. One of the iconic moments in Resident Evil 4 though
05:06is the defense section where you have to fend off an army of mutants breaking into the decrepit
05:10house you're hiding in. The fight is tough, but luckily you meet the mysterious Luis there who
05:14aids you during the defense, provided you don't pee him off. Although Luis might act cool like any
05:19other human, he's quick to lose his cool when someone is actively shooting at him. If instead
05:23of aiming at your enemies, you just keep firing at Luis, the man will eventually break and trigger
05:27a cutscene where he bids you farewell and proceeds to shoot back, killing you on the spot.
05:32Off to jail with you.
05:33America's Army 3. A series of first-person shooters made in association with the US Army in an attempt to
05:39get people to sign up, such an official source should take its rules pretty seriously, which is
05:43why the devs put an interesting punishment in for those who break them. In the intro of the game,
05:47the player needs to complete a training course at a boot camp, consisting of obstacle courses,
05:51shooting ranges, and all the other army stuff you'd expect out of a Call of Duty clone. The section
05:55is incredibly linear, until the player gains access to their first gun. That's when the opportunity for
06:00shenanigans kicks in. Although you're instructed to shoot marked targets, you can turn around and fire a
06:05few rounds at your drill instructor instead. In the original Call of Duty, a similar act of
06:09mischief would simply prompt a game over, but America's Army 3 puts you in an interactive jail
06:14that can only be left by quitting the game. The jail scene was even used in multiplayer when it was
06:19still around, forcing people behind bars whenever they were caught shooting teammates. In peace with
06:24nature, or not at all?
06:25Assassin's Creed 3. AC3's protagonist, Connor, is the son of a British Templar and an Iroquois woman.
06:31Growing up in his mother's village, it's obvious that the young assassin would be raised following the
06:34traditions and rules of his people, one of which is to not waste the body of a hunted animal.
06:39Now, it may come off as a shock to some people, but the game actually makes this a point with
06:43a
06:43very coolier mechanic that punishes people for rampantly killing America's critters.
06:47In most Assassin's Creed games, you get desynchronized when your character dies,
06:50fails to complete an objective, or kills too many innocent people.
06:53In Assassin's Creed 3, though, there is a secret fourth game over option that you can trigger while
06:57hunting. If you kill too many animals without skinning them for materials, the game will
07:02desynchronize, chastising you for breaking one of the core beliefs of Connor's culture.
07:06The game over is an interesting punishment that shows the devs' attention to detail,
07:09and the fact that they didn't want to treat Connor's upbringing as simple flavor.
07:13Mr. Resetti's Wrath.
07:14Animal Crossing.
07:15Animal Crossing is the OG of cozy games, a simulation of a peaceful life with cute animals.
07:21And yet, should you somehow manage to anger the game, it will punish you with something that
07:24has traumatized many a player to this day.
07:27Animal Crossing is a day-to-day experience. You boot up the game, do your chores, play with the animals,
07:31and then check in on your town the next time. To make your progress feel immersive and consistent,
07:36the game forces you to save every time you quit it, but you might feel dissatisfied with how certain
07:40things played out one day and want to redo. In this case, you can technically reset the game
07:45by turning off the console mid-session, but this will wake up Mr. Resetti.
07:49Mr. Resetti is a grumpy mole that visits the player every time the game detects it's been reset.
07:54As soon as you boot back up, he'll show up at your doorstep and lash out at you for cheating.
07:58Unlike other characters in the game, Mr. Resetti is incredibly harsh. His tone is so threatening
08:03that it led to rumors claiming the angry mole could delete your save file entirely if you
08:07reset too many times. Thankfully, that wasn't true.
08:10Here's a goat. You Don't Know Jack.
08:12You Don't Know Jack is one of the most recognizable games from the Jackbox party packs.
08:16It's a trivia show with some of Jackbox's classic brand of cheeky comedy that can get
08:20surprisingly personal should you mess around with the host. Like every other Jackbox game,
08:24you Don't Know Jack requires you to put in your name at the beginning of a new round. Now,
08:28most normal people would simply put in their names, but if you're feeling rebellious,
08:32you can try writing down, fuck you. If you do this though, the narrator will acknowledge your
08:37mean words and immediately retaliate by telling you to do the same thing. Now, you might think this
08:41is where the interaction ends, but if you continue to input the same middle finger phrase on consecutive
08:45rounds, the host has a ton of different responses. First, he'll get angrier, but after a couple
08:50more hurtful naming schemes, he'll begin penalizing you for it by taking away your cash
08:54until he finally replaces the game with a blank screen and telling you that you don't deserve
08:59to play. Despite you, he even puts up a screaming goat on the screen, presumably because it's
09:03a fitting match for someone with your potty mouth.
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