10 Video Games That Knew What You Were Doing

4. The Postal Dude Mocks You For Save-Scumming - Postal 2

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While not technically cheating, save scumming is another way for players to exploit a gameplay feature in a manner that the developer never intended.

Save scumming involves players abusing the ability to manually save in a game to ensure the most beneficial result possible, such as excessively saving during a difficult level or re-loading a save until the RNG works in your favour, for instance.

The wildly politically incorrect FPS Postal 2 had a unique "treat" in store for those who constantly saved while trying to make it through a tricky section - the protagonist, best known as the Postal Dude, will start insulting them for their save-scummery.

He'll say things like, "Didn't you just save?," "My grandmother could beat the game if she saved as much as you do," and "Are you saving again?". And you don't even want to know about the choice language he uses if you start using cheats...

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