8 Video Games Ruined By ONE Specific Character

If there's one thing that the Fallout games do exceptionally well, whether, from the minds of Bethesda, Black Isle Studios or Obsidian, it's the sheer sense of immersion that each title creates.

No matter which Wasteland you end up wandering through, each is jam-packed with content, story beats, and world-building that it's easy to project yourself into this horrifying hellscape.

There's nothing quite like taking on a fierce gang of Super Mutants, or negotiating a tricky trade deal, or even dooming an entire portion of the game world with a single choice, but equally, there's nothing quite like having that immersion broken by Mr "Don't Forget You're Playing A Video Game" aka Preston Bloody Garvey.

Now to be clear, if Preston was a person I knew in real life, I'd be down the pub with this chap all the time, as he's got a good head on his shoulders, a strong sense of justice, and seems like the type of guy who'd help you move at the weekend and even let you have the last slice of "movers pizza".

However, in-game, he's a bloody nightmare, popping up routinely to tell you that settlements need your help, basically tying an anchor to the experience you're having. Shockingly, I don't fancy trekking back twenty minutes to shoot two raiders in the face while I'm exploring a mysterious new area, but yet Preston's sense of duty will hit you again and again like an early alarm on Monday morning.

No Preston, stop. The weekend is still on until I get up. Let me sleep.