10 More Pointless Video Game Mechanics Nobody Used

While we're pretty sure that everybody tried out Vanquish's admittedly hilarious smoking mechanic once, that was probably about it.

PlatinumGames' cult classic third-person shooter literally has a button dedicated to lighting up a damn cig while in cover during combat.

Technically speaking, the cigarette will draw enemy fire for a fleeting moment when you throw it away, and you can even unlock an achievement for using cigs to distract and kill 10 enemies, but it's fundamentally a joke feature that offers a marginal-at-best combat advantage.

Again, who among us could resist trying this feature out once? But beyond that, the minimal gain it offers really isn't worth it in the vast majority of combat scenarios.

It's amusing all the same, though, so few will actively begrudge the fact that PlatinumGames included something so silly.