10 Video Games That Judge You For Playing

4. Wolfenstein: The New Order

It's not exactly a new trick for video games to judge players for playing on a lower difficulty setting: they've been doing it for decades, with some titles even gating off the full game on easier difficulties to incentivise tougher ones.

The Wolfenstein franchise is perhaps the most infamous example of devs outwardly thumbing their nose at players for opting to play on less aggressive difficulties, with the very easiest difficulty being labelled "Can I Play, Daddy?".

With the release of 2014's The New Order, MachineGames decided to take things further by even including a picture of B.J. Blazkowicz dressed up as a baby, dummy and all, on the game's menu.

It might only seem like gentle ribbing to many, but the sentiment is present enough to feel like the devs really mean it, and some have even dubbed it a subtle form of peer pressure.

Granted, most games are indeed designed to be played on a medium or Normal difficulty setting, but given that most people playing on easier settings just want to relax or keep their anxiety levels low, it's probably a teensy bit mean to tease them for it, no?