10 Video Game Enemies That Made You Turn The Console Off

10. Flying Drone - Returnal

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Talk about the exact moment you nope'd out and walked away from a game. Returnal is one of those titles that walked the very thin line of asking so much of the player; literally pushing you to the brink of pure, utter frustration, while giving you enough gameplay possibilities to potentially make it through.

It's demanding and excruciatingly difficult; this 3D take on the bullet hell genre sometimes wiping you out through the environment because some enemy attacks can catch you anywhere, the screen often a snowstorm of laser death waiting to ruin your current run.

The suicide drones in third area, Derelict Citadel, though? They're something else entirely.

Barely giving you enough time to comprehend what's up ahead, these things charge right at you, dealing a ton of damage or one-shotting you, with the only solution being a perfectly timed dodge - something you'll likely miss the first handful of times.

At time of writing only 31% of people have overcome the Derelict Citadel, with forum posts across the board citing this exact encounter on the stairs as when they put Returnal down for good.

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