10 Times Video Games Totally Broke Your Trust - Commenter Edition

by Jess McDonell

1. A Totally Real Jedi Holocron - Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2

star wars knights of the old republic 2 fake holocron
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In any RPG you’re going to want to buy all the important things that any random NPC has to sell you. Especially when you’re on the outskirts of a ruined Jedi enclave that you already know salvagers picked clean and one such salvager offers you a Jedi holocron. Not only that but one of your companions has told you to try and track down holocrons and he’ll help you in deciphering them.

Of course, said salvager won’t part with it for nothing which stands to reason so he tells you to fork over 1,000 credits and it’s yours.

You do so and upon further inspection find out the holocron is fake. What is there to do from this point? Absolutely nothing. The guy tells you it’s your bad for buying it, no take-backsies, and he won’t give you your money back. So you stand there with your lightsaber in your hand and 1,000 credits out of pocket feeling like a dummy. Thanks a lot, video game. We trusted you. Kriea almost definitely laughed at you over it too.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.