10 Video Game Objectives That Totally Trolled Players

At the very beginning of The Evil Within, protagonist Sebastian Castellanos ends up plunged into a nightmarish world where he's strung upside down, requiring players to swing themselves around, grab a knife, and cut themselves down.

Upon getting to their feet, players will have to deal with their first combat engagement, as the towering recurring enemy known as the Sadist lurks nearby.

Between your recent acquisition of a knife and the game teaching you to sneak, it isn't immediately clear to all players whether they're supposed to take the Sadist on directly or go the stealth route.

But those who try to take the Sadist on with their knife will soon enough get their answer. Attempting to stab him will only result in the pissed off Sadist knocking Sebastian to the floor and swiftly decapitating him with one blow of his giant meat cleaver.

If nothing else, this made it abundantly clear to players that stealth would be a vital gameplay component without which they would be utterly screwed.