10 Video Game Confessions We’re Not Proud Of

5. The Overpowered Option

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Of course we all play games to win but there is a certain honour in not choosing the best character, weapon, piece of equipment or car which will give us the greatest chance of victory. To show our skill we should ideally choose the option which provides a reasonable challenge, where we can fully display our skills - choosing Bowser in Mario Kart for example.

However, sometimes when we are feeling outclassed in a video game we're embarrassed to admit that we take the easy route. We choose the Torque Bow in Gears of War, Jon Jones in EA Sports UFC and King in Tekken. It may devalue the victory somewhat but a win is a win after all. When accused of making the overpowered decision, we will always dismiss it by quoting the feeble excuse that "the devs wouldn't have put it in the game if it's overpowered!"

In our hearts though, we know this is garbage.

 
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Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.