10 Times Video Game Realism Went Too Far

10. Watching An Entire Movie (The Darkness)

The Darkness is an underrated title that puts you in the shoes of a man - Jackie Estacado - who is possessed by a powerful demonic force, allowing him to wreck fools in a variety of brutal ways. But aside from all this mindless destruction, there are plenty of quiet moments throughout the game's surprisingly strong story.

At one point early in the game, you can sit down on the couch with your girlfriend, Jenny Romano, for a bit of Netflix and chill. She'll put on a movie - 1962's To Kill A Mockingbird - and you'll both just sit there, watching.

At this point, most games would fade to black, or find some other way of cutting the movie short. But not here. The Darkness actually plays the whole damn thing from start to end, allowing you to sit there and watch it, should you choose to do so.

While this is a really neat touch that does give the game that added dash of realism, the vast majority of players obviously aren't going to sit there and watch this two-hour black-and-white movie on a tiny TV screen, and even if you do, there are no bonus interactions between Jackie and Jenny, and the story doesn't play out any differently - so it's basically a waste of time.

Great movie, though.