20 Video Games That Mock You For Failing The Tutorial

8. Marines Attack - Halo: Combat Evolved

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Halo: Combat Evolved is one of the most beloved entries in the franchise, in no small part due to the many details and fun, innovative ideas spread throughout the game.

In fact, one such detail is a secret encounter that can be triggered if you fail to control your base impulses during the tutorial section of the game.

After you complete the introduction to the game on the Pillar of Autumn, Master Chief is given access to his first weapon, the classic Halo pistol.

You're given the gun to fend off the alien invaders that are about to flood the ship, but some players being players will obviously have the much better idea of going back to the bridge and shooting at Captain Keyes and the rest of the crew.

This act of treachery is an obvious game over, but instead of ending on a fade-to-black screen, the game actually punishes your itchy trigger finger by immediately sending an endless horde of invincible marines after you.

The marines are purposefully impossible to kill so that you never have the bright idea of going rogue again.

 
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