10 Video Games That Totally Crushed Our Dreams

1. Not Playing As Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty

The Dream: The wait is over. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is finally here, and we get to play as our favourite bada**, Solid Snake, once again. Gee, that Tanker section was really awesome...I can't wait to see what else Hideo Kojima has in store for Snake. It's going to rule. The Reality: After playing through the thrilling Tanker section of Sons of Liberty as Solid Snake, it seemed like MGS2 might truly be an action extravaganza capable of topping the brilliant original game, that is, until we realised we were going to spend the rest of the game playing as the white-haired, effeminate punk Raiden. Over a decade on, it still baffles gamers why Kojima would make such a counter-intuitive creative decision: players want to be Solid Snake, so let them be Solid Snake! That's why people bought the game, and pulling such a fast one on gamers by keeping the Raiden reveal so secret totally left us feeling deflated. Had Kojima at least done the honest thing and advertised Raiden's appearance, we wouldn't have felt quite so crushed, but of course, it's all about marketing and money, so why not just patently lie to your customers, right? Snake does admittedly appear throughout the game in not-so-subtle disguise as Raiden's buddy Iroquois Pliskin, but considering he's an unplayable character, it did little to soothe our wounds. Which video games totally crushed your dreams without mercy or compassion? Let us know in the comments!