10 Truly Terrible Video Game Quests We're All Sick Of
9. Kill This Dude For… Reasons
A cursory glance at top-line video games tells us one thing: We like killing things. Soldiers, aliens, vampires, zombies – whatever it is, some games need a high body-count to be considered entertaining.
Makes sense, then, that certain NPCs will order you to assassinate folks for the flimsiest of reasons. And by ‘reasons’ I mean ‘no reason whatsoever’. It’s just another example of a game attempting to create context to murder – as if we needed context after all those awesome headshots we’ve been popping earlier.
Oh, and make sure you use that magical dagger you never use, and don’t get spotted by anyone while you do it.
What’s worse with this type of quest is when it completely goes against the character you’ve spent hours crafting in your mind. You know, the pacifist mage or whatever. Then suddenly, you’re forced into slaughtering a guy who you can’t even be sure deserves the death penalty. There’s no other way to complete the quest.
That’s justice in videogamesland.