10 Games That Punish You For Ignoring The Story

10. Out Of Time - Shenmue

Shenmue is a 1999 action adventure game about a young martial artist named Ryo seeking revenge for the death of his father.

At least in theory. In reality, you spend 90% of the game doing anything but trying to find your father's killer.

Because Shenmue features so many different minigames and side activities, it's really easy to forget about Ryo's actual goal and get lost in the world of arcade games, collectible gachas, and side jobs, so you can spend even more money on useless but fun distractions.

However, as much fun as it can be to do anything but the main mission, you might want to get back to it at some point, because if you don't, the game will remind you of it by straight up killing you!

Yes, if you ignore the story for too long, the game will eventually trigger a special bad ending where the main villain returns to Ryo's hometown and kills him before he can step out of the house.

Was it because he was trying to tie loose ends? Or because he got jealous of your Gachas collection?

Maybe if you bothered to look for him, you'd actually find out.