10 Most Frustrating Moments in Gaming

5. Fighting Seth, Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, 3DS)

When playing this immensely popular fighting game, sometimes it feels like the option to change the difficulty was included as a sort of vindictive joke at a noob€™s expense. Even on Easiest, this game will eat new players alive before quickly digesting them and shitting them back out, bemused, onto their own couch. Seth, Street Fighter IV€™s main bad guy, is so frustrating to fight on any difficulty setting, that I€™ve actually had to forcibly resist the urge to powerbomb my Xbox while combating him on multiple occasions. Not only does he seem to predict every move you throw at him, he often spams that devastating attack in which he sucks you into his stomach-dimension. And if you cause him enough trouble, he€™ll start dishing out Supers and Ultras like they€™re going out of style. And let€™s face it, if you're not dead already those are probably going to finish you off. Don€™t get me wrong, I imagine Street Fighter IV is extremely satisfying should you have the skills, but if I was going to spend that much time learning to do something, it€™d be actual martial arts. Seth is an extremely frustrating end to a largely frustrating experience and I€™m willing to bet money that he€™s responsible for as many rage quits as he is victorious fist-pumps.
 
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Stuart believes that the pen is mightier than the sword, but still he insists on using a keyboard.