22 Problems Only Gamers Will Understand

2. Maxing Out Your Inventory At The Worst Possible Time

20th Century Fox20th Century FoxYes! That monster you've just spent an eternity fighting has dropped some sweet, sweet loot for you to snatch. Unfortunately, after picking it up, you're either instantly carrying too much or told you can't carry any more as you're carrying too much stuff already. Thus begins about half an hour's worth of sifting through all of your stuff, trying to decide what's more important to part with. You have spent most of the game collecting spoons and cabbages, after all. Surely they're much more important in the grand scheme of things than a useful sword?

1. That Feeling When A Game Locks Up And You Can't Remember Where You Saved

Mr FreezeWarner Bros.Throwing caution to the wind like a true rebel, you've literally spent the last four hours of a game not saving once. Almost as if karma was serving up an extra-special dollop of humble pie, your game will, almost without a doubt, decide to completely freeze on you and force you to hit reset and lose all of your progress. You will then not play on said game for weeks in retaliation. What other problems do us gamers experience on a daily basis? Add your own problematic problems down in the comments section!
 
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Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.