10 Most Gratuitously OTT Torture Scenes In Video Games

2. Quake 4's Transformation Scene

One of the first things you do in Quake 4 is watch as your character's body is completely torn apart. Captured after the opening mission, you're slapped onto a conveyor belt that's about to completely mess up your day and transform you into one of the game's villainous Stroggs.

Confined to a bed and stripped of most of his clothes, the player sees the main character go through the multiple stages of the process, losing limbs and having them be replaced by cybernetic and alien prosthetics, all the while watching as other unlucky soldiers go through the same process ahead of them.

Quake 4 was a rather forgettable sequel, but there's no denying that it managed to leave a lasting impression after throwing players straight to the wolves and giving their character the most brutal gaming makeover ever.

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