7 Video Games That Broke Their Own Rules

Many games have disconnects between story cutscenes and actual gameplay, and the Borderlands series features an absolute whopper.

These games contain devices called New-U Stations scattered throughout Pandora, which are essentially fixed respawn points the player can use after death.

Considering that "guns blazing" is by far the best, most fun approach in Borderlands, these stations are a critical part of the experience - you're probably going to die a lot, and it's nice to know that respawning is a quick and easy process.

Despite all this though, the games' stories completely ignore that New-U Stations are a thing. It doesn't make sense that our heroes are concerned about dying when they can just respawn at any time, and what's more, nobody thinks to use a New-U Station when Roland is killed in Borderlands 2.

In other words, the New-U rule isn't consistent in the slightest, an issue that resulted in Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch declaring these stations non-canon.

New-U stations didn't really need to exist in the first place - just do it like every other game, and have the player respawn with no explanation. But as it stands, Burch's non-canon explanation is the only way to get around this one.