10 Impossible Video Game Side-Quests That Cost You 100%

10. Flying Rats - Grand Theft Auto IV

In every Grand Theft Auto game there’s always “that one side quest” that you don’t want to do. In GTA IV, it’s bound to be shooting the 200 pigeons located all over Liberty City, which is the number of hidden packages in Vice City and graffiti tags in San Andreas combined.

Even spotting them at all with a guide can be tricky as GTA IV is not the most colourful or eye-catching game so it’s easy to miss a grey pigeon in the very grey Liberty City. And with a list of 200, you’re bound to make a mistake when working your way through it.

There’s nothing quite like spending hours tracking down collectibles and not knowing which single one you missed, prompting you to do the entire list again - or throw your controller at the screen, whatever happens first.

To make this side mission even more time consuming is the fact that firing weapons on city streets will, naturally often incur the wrath of the local PD.

Shooting all 200 pigeons gets you the game’s best helicopter on the MeTV skyscraper, but it rarely spawns if you use the window washing platform to reach the top. Meaning in order to use your helicopter, you may need a helicopter to get there which… puts the hours you spent to get the reward into a humbling perspective.