10 Video Game Enemies We Hate More Than The Final Boss

5. Invading Players - Dark Souls

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When it comes to picking the most infuriating enemy in Dark Souls, one truly has their pick of the litter. Through the game's intentionally wonky combat, combined with difficult mechanics and clever enemy placement, Dark Souls' enemies are a cut above the rest, even over a decade later. 

But, to be perfectly frank, all of them pale in comparison to getting jumped by a guy who is way better at the game than you. 

One of the many reasons Dark Souls is constantly online is because if you connect to the internet while playing, you open yourself up to invasions. This is when another player can come in and just wreck your business front to back. It doesn't happen nearly as often anymore as it did back in the game's heyday, but honestly, that's even worse. 

At the game's most popular it happened all the time, which meant you had a good chance of getting some overconfident newbie you could handily beat and move on. But if someone is still invading other players' worlds in 2024, they're probably one of those hyper-obsessed weirdos who long since min-maxed their character to oblivion, and memorized every pore of this game. 

In short, you're dead.

 
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