15 Video Games That Mock You For Playing On Easy Mode

11. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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If you die once too many times in the latest instalment of Konami's Metal Gear Solid series, you'll be asked whether or not you'd like to make the game a little easier for yourself.

If you agree, the game increases the amount of time's you can be spotted by enemies before an alert is triggered, but there's a catch. Not only will your highscore suffer drastically, but you'll be forced to wear the infamous chicken hat for the rest of the level, even during cutscenes.

You might argue that wearing a silly hat is a small price to pay for getting past a difficult section, but you'll be surprised at just how often it spoils some of the more dramatic, cinematic moments in the game. There's nothing quite like the sight of a man in a chicken hat to kill the mood, or turn an otherwise tragic moment into a moment of surreal hilarity.

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Formerly an assistant editor, Richard's interests include detective fiction and Japanese horror movies.