10 Video Games That Insult You For Winning

Feathers are a pain, aren't they? Unless they're attached to birds, they're just a nuisance. Poking out of your pillow, getting in your mouth, generally just being an inconvenience.

Yet in the spirit of honour and revenge, Assassins Creed II has you honour the memory of a dead family member by collecting one hundred of the floaty things. So besides the duty of avenging fallen family, why should you bother?

Well, snag half of them and you'll be treated to a nifty hammer for your efforts. Granted, hammers aren't exactly delicate and stealthy weapons for assassins, but it's a reward nonetheless. So, if that's half, what greatness awaits at getting the full whack?

A cape.

A swishy, pointless adornment that Ezio already has a wardrobe full of. To really rankle you, what magical power does this cape imbue on you? Invulnerability, invisibility, the power of the gods?

*checks notes*

Nope, it raises your notoriety to the maximum, meaning every guard and his distant cousin will descend on you like a starving man on a buffet table.

Next time, just build a memorial statue or something.