9 Terrible Things Recent Video Games Made Us Do

2. Dismembering Cutie - It Takes Two (2021)

A Plague Tale
Electronic Arts

When feuding couple Cody and May are magically turned into their child’s toys, they must work together to overcome a variety of imaginative obstacles to find a way to return to their own bodies whilst mending their fractured relationship in the process.

Despite presenting us with the sombre reality of divorce right at the start, the collection of environments you and your co-op partner will be traversing are full of vibrant colour and a playful sense of humour.

Coming from the developers behind Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons and A Way Out, however, there was bound to be some emotionally devastating moments. Here, players were expected to make the couple’s child cry by killing their favourite toy: an adorable stuffed elephant named Cutie.

Since it was their daughter’s tears that got them into this situation, they believe that making her cry again will solve their problem. What ensues is a relentless pursuit of the fleeing stuffed toy who pleads with you that they don’t want to die.

When the murderous couple finally trap Cutie, players will take absolutely no pleasure in dismembering the innocent animal’s leg and ear before throwing them from a ledge.

We'll never forgive ourselves for this one.

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