10 Video Game Moments You Couldn't Win

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  • Опубликовано: 26 янв 2025

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  • @jackyelland5510
    @jackyelland5510 2 месяца назад +37

    Halo reach "Mission objectives: Survive"
    Never forget

    • @erickc.6586
      @erickc.6586 Месяц назад

      Ran to the comments to mention this one. IMO the most epic one, easily top 3 at least

  • @CrystalTikal
    @CrystalTikal 2 месяца назад +23

    Don't forget that the "antidote" in Project Zomboid's tutorial is the keybind for yelling "OVER HERE!"

  • @fyreoblar
    @fyreoblar 2 месяца назад +34

    Unwinnable fights should lock your items so you don't waste everything trying to win.

    • @nickynegron3515
      @nickynegron3515 2 месяца назад +4

      I don't remember the game but I've played a few where this is exactly the case. Usually by some random attack given priority at the start

  • @Lrbearclaw
    @Lrbearclaw 2 месяца назад +37

    I would add the first battle in Final Fantasy 2. You literally get one hit killed one at a time by them the INSTANT you begin the game (and this game predates the entire list by decades).

    • @chisaten
      @chisaten 2 месяца назад +1

      I was going to say this as well.

    • @civilwildman
      @civilwildman 2 месяца назад

      Maybe for a sequel list?

    • @chrismassey7783
      @chrismassey7783 2 месяца назад

      Unfortunately it is not your list woop woop

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@chrismassey7783i hope you have a nice Thanksgiving weekend 😊

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@chrismassey7783also I believe the term you're looking for is "womp womp" maybe im wrong but thats how I've heard it.

  • @trentonalbers3981
    @trentonalbers3981 Месяц назад +4

    Honorable mention: The first time you fight Bowser in Paper Mario. So memorable even though you can’t win.

  • @nicholasharvey1232
    @nicholasharvey1232 2 месяца назад +6

    Final Fantasy IV has a scene where your main character is challenged to a duel by an ex-party member. Playing as the party leader solo, you normally die in three or so hits. The game developers gave your opponent 65,000 HP in an attempt to make it impossible for the player to win, but if you level grind the main character enough, it actually is possible to win, though it will be a long battle. If you do manage to beat your former ally, the game continues as if you had lost that battle, because you were simply not supposed to win.

  • @aajalapeno649
    @aajalapeno649 Месяц назад +4

    1:14 During one of my playthrough of Far Cry 5, I was attacked right outside one of the settlements, surrounded by allies, and still got “captured”. Very infuriating.

    • @bronsontolliver9027
      @bronsontolliver9027 Месяц назад +1

      I've been captured mid wing suit flight and while parachuting. It's BS.

  • @ewmhop
    @ewmhop 2 месяца назад +8

    The first encounter with Lavos in Chrono Trigger. Not only is it meant to be unwinnable, is usually a one-shot.

    • @shunakiyama6421
      @shunakiyama6421 2 месяца назад +3

      You can defeat him in the first encounter on NG+

    • @CatGamer-wc2ij
      @CatGamer-wc2ij 2 месяца назад +3

      @@shunakiyama6421 You can defeat him without NG+, absurd but doable.

  • @Ayyocamacho
    @Ayyocamacho 2 месяца назад +5

    Oh you hit the nail on the head for far cry 5. I got so annoyed when I was doing strafing runs with a plane bombarding a base, but then suddenly they say oh no you've been gassed and captured when I was no where near smoke

    • @stevensomers3187
      @stevensomers3187 Месяц назад

      When that first happened to me I got angry enough to spoiler myself on the game and after finding out how pointless my actions in the game would be I just stopped.

  • @HitchcockJohn
    @HitchcockJohn 2 месяца назад +3

    Peasant's Quest has a lot of fun with being unwinnable. Even if you manage to avoid the various bizarre ways the game has to kill you off, actually completing your quest to get revenge on Trogdor only ends with you discovering he's indestructible and then being very anti-climactically burninated.

  • @kayla_eevee
    @kayla_eevee Месяц назад

    The endless, unwinnable fight at the end of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is absolutely incredible. I had even heard about it before playing but forgot in the moment. The slow realization of what's going on as the enemies just keep coming is one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had.

  • @Itachi45481
    @Itachi45481 2 месяца назад +4

    Cutscene moments are always scary for favourite characters same with games moments where you have to lose even if you did it perfectly

  • @justins9886
    @justins9886 2 месяца назад +10

    It’s Jules, babbbyy! How about a list of video games based on books? A list of the best games based on books would lead a lot of gamers to read more about their favorite games.

    • @theREALfearsKLOWNs
      @theREALfearsKLOWNs 2 месяца назад

      Deep cut: Below the Root for the Commadore 64. Technically the 4th story after a book series of 3, despite featuring zero combat, it's considered one of the first Metroidvanias.

  • @daniellewis4154
    @daniellewis4154 Месяц назад +3

    Just to let you know in Baldur’s gate 3 if you pass all of the dice checks against the elder brain, especially the 99 ones with nat 20’s, the elder brain will get hit with a 10 percent damage penalty when you actually get to fight it

  • @undeadgentalmen
    @undeadgentalmen Месяц назад +1

    'South Park: Stick of Truth' The elves did warn you that you will not win this fight. I mean you can defeat them in a fight, however they will still knock your character out and drag them back the elven fortress. LOL

  • @mitchells2003
    @mitchells2003 Месяц назад

    The final level in the first episode of the original Doom has you go up against two Barons of Hell before teleporting into a sealed room that gradually saps your health as you're surrounded by a bunch of zombies and imps who are also attacking you. There's no way out other than dying, but the ending plays and makes it sound like you won.

  • @lonewolffang
    @lonewolffang 2 месяца назад +3

    FarCry 5 annoyed the living hell out of me. Every time I heard "Only You", I literally wanted to drop the controller and walk away.

  • @FuNati
    @FuNati 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for reminding me about that moment in the barn. I’m not crying! You’re crying!!! 😢

  • @MetalHeadReacts
    @MetalHeadReacts 2 месяца назад

    HELL YES!!! Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain FINALLY getting the recognition!!! There's SO many lists that game belonged on and always got overlooked

  • @Itsbeeve
    @Itsbeeve Месяц назад

    Reach is the first thing that sprang to mind. Absolute classic.

  • @HaroldYost-s2z
    @HaroldYost-s2z 2 месяца назад +1

    "Survive." The final mission from Halo Reach!!

  • @MemoryPallas
    @MemoryPallas 2 месяца назад

    The first encounter with Desann in Jedi Outcast. It's very brief, but if memory serves it takes place before you get your lightsaber, so Desann just force-pushes you around and deflects your blaster fire; you can't touch him, and eventually he just leaves.

  • @albl247
    @albl247 2 месяца назад +2

    Also missing: the intro to Overcooked!

  • @alexbarriga983
    @alexbarriga983 Месяц назад

    i always loved the ending of rdr. you may not be able to fight change, but the more things change, the more they stay the same.

  • @jackal874
    @jackal874 2 месяца назад +1

    Bit of a mixup with the god of war entry 😅 the third game starts with kratos heading for Olympus to kill zeus, but the second game starts with him as the active god of war, coming down to help his spartan army take over rhodes

  • @lajazziamacklin8418
    @lajazziamacklin8418 2 месяца назад +1

    Honorable mention to those darn Lightfoot Tests and the Test of Fear in Krazoa Palace from StarFox Adventures, including the electric floor puzzle in Ocean Force Point Temple! I didn't get that far in the game to the Test of Fear, but I've seen people complete those Krazoa Tests! Tug-o-War in Lightfoot Village was a MAJOR PAIN! I don't think I beat that once!

    • @shadowotter3116
      @shadowotter3116 Месяц назад

      If you mean that button mashing pushing contest against musclefoot, yeah i never beat him. I get him to the edge then he just pushes back not stopping. Wore out my controllers A button redoing it so much

    • @lajazziamacklin8418
      @lajazziamacklin8418 Месяц назад

      @@shadowotter3116 Yeah. I meant that button mashing contest against Musclefoot. You didn't make it either? And your controller's A button got wore out? Yikes! When I did it on my first try, I kept mashing the A button and my thumb started to hurt! I think I was stuck on that for days. Never did finish it, so I returned StarFox Adventures at GameStop.

  • @JPIbanez84
    @JPIbanez84 Месяц назад

    On this same note:
    Half-Life 1 Apprehension mission. It's just part of the game's storyline. No other option than to walk into the room heading to the exit and you're done.
    GTA San Andreas The Green Sabre. Complete the mission, Officer Tenpenny will send you straight to Mt. Chiliad in the middle of nowhere.
    Also the first battle with Charon in God of War: Chains of Olympus. Someone else mentioned it in the comments.

  • @DrIgnacious
    @DrIgnacious 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks to gamepass I've finally played inscryption. I won't forget the first time I watched you stream, Jules.

  • @arztje
    @arztje Месяц назад

    In GoW 2, Kratos was not headed to Mt. Olympus at all in the beginning. He went to join his Spartan troops at Rhodes to deliver the final blow in the war. He went after Olympus once he joined with the Titans on a new quest for revenge. Do your research guys.

  • @WhiteFangofWar
    @WhiteFangofWar 2 месяца назад

    1:25 Kind of a tradition by now to have the Lich King be unbeatable in the first go-round.
    The rarest of all Unwinnable battles must be the Puzzle genre- in Tetris Attack, Bowser shows up early on and quickly buries you, being much better at executing combos and chains than any other opponent. Even in the final battle (Hard Mode only, natch), he's nerfed so you can actually win, though it's still an uphill struggle.

    • @nicholasharvey1232
      @nicholasharvey1232 2 месяца назад +1

      I could've sworn I heard that really good players can win that mid-game Bowser match in Tetris Attack. In fact I always assumed that the real final battle was that same level of difficulty, and that the game was throwing this at me halfway through to remind me that there was still a lot to learn.
      Speaking of unbeatable Bowsers, the one at the beginning of Paper Mario well deserves a mention. Once Bowser uses the Star Rod on himself he becomes invincible, proceeds to roast Mario with fire breath and sends him crashing down to earth to land in Goomba Village. You spend the rest of the game gathering the seven Star Spirits to give Mario enough power to fight Bowser.

  • @KhronixTCC
    @KhronixTCC Месяц назад

    Baldurs gate 3 made me realize that no matter how hard you try to fight a boss... you just might not win at all. I tried over 15 times to fight the elder brain and i still havent beaten it

  • @nikkarsseboom5295
    @nikkarsseboom5295 2 месяца назад +9

    No halo reach?

    • @dyingstar24
      @dyingstar24 2 месяца назад

      Literally everyone knows about that one, and when Jules is on the mic, he may pick the low hanging fruit, but he won't pick the ones off the ground

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад

      I never played it. Only 1 2 3 and odst for me. 1 was my favorite and firefights with friends on odst was cool. Never got around to playing the other halo games

  • @niatsdoolb
    @niatsdoolb Месяц назад

    Balio and Sunder from Breath of Fire 3. I'll never forget that one. Guide book even lies and says it's winnable, it's very much not.

  • @Mockingbird7504
    @Mockingbird7504 Месяц назад

    The first boss is usually straightforward "flashbacks to the first encounter with lord genchiro in sekiroat tye end of the prologue"

  • @johnwilliams4365
    @johnwilliams4365 Месяц назад

    You can beat the bandit attack in blood omen, there's even a trophy for it, you then die in a house in order to continue story

  • @LordRazer3
    @LordRazer3 Месяц назад

    The funny thing about zomboid is that it was possible to survive the tutorial...but you turn into a zombie after everything it did. You ARE infected after all and that means it was over from the vary start.

  • @Denden55555
    @Denden55555 2 месяца назад

    The first battle in Dragon Seeds on the ps1 was unwinnable. No matter how hard you fought your poor little baby dragon would be killed.

  • @Nyperold018
    @Nyperold018 2 месяца назад

    At the beginning of Hero & Daughter, the hero, Ralph, is tricked into drinking a potion that drops his Level to 1 and caps it there. In his anger, he lashes out at the guard who gave it to him, starting a fight you can't even come close to winning.
    Forced to go after the Dark Lord anyway, he travels to the island where the Dark Lord's castle is found, only to find that he needs to gather the three elemental stones to dispel a barrier first. He enters the easiest area first in hopes of grinding, but finds he can't even defeat a Poison Slime and two regular Slimes. Two unwinnable fights for the price of one!
    This results in him being summoned to a pub where a summoner gets him his first party member and the means to gain more, but that's not what this list is about.

  • @ZendaAscaris
    @ZendaAscaris Месяц назад

    I agree with Inscryption - for those who like card games, seriously try it if you havent

  • @ecchikitty1395
    @ecchikitty1395 Месяц назад

    Super Metroid: Mother Brain. You can't win, but you certainly can lose.

  • @synyster13ful
    @synyster13ful 2 месяца назад

    The first fight with Jetstream Sam - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

  • @rajaryanpradhan
    @rajaryanpradhan 2 месяца назад

    There could have been an entry about Sekiro's 1st boss fight with Genichiro

  • @matthewstone5310
    @matthewstone5310 2 месяца назад

    Another un-winnable fight in a “God of War” game is the first battle with Charon in “God of War: Chains of Olympus.” One that wouldn’t technically qualify for this list is the first battle with Ridley at the very beginning of “Super Metroid.” Because it actually is winnable; just damn tough.

    • @nickynegron3515
      @nickynegron3515 2 месяца назад

      The Ridley fight IS won, Ridley chooses to run with his tail between his legs with the baby Metroid, and he doesn't defeat Samus, I've played Super Metroid way too many times to remember that much. It's not meant to be winnable by character death, you only have to survive the fight until you get to your plot-appointed physical amnesia or whatever the term is lol

  • @C.A.M584
    @C.A.M584 Месяц назад

    I wonder if John's son slew all the other agents before getting the guy we see him gun down at the end.

  • @XYZWAR
    @XYZWAR 2 месяца назад +1

    Developers themselves can modify the game to make it easier to win or no.

  • @GovPancakes
    @GovPancakes 2 месяца назад

    Zone of the Enders 1. Anubis. You cannot beat him. I'm very surprised this wasn't on the list.🥞

  • @RelakS__
    @RelakS__ 2 месяца назад

    Quake 4. If you want to win over the Strogg, you have to become one of them. Prepare for an unwinnable fight, and some slicy-dicy after that

  • @ROCKONplaceboforever
    @ROCKONplaceboforever 2 месяца назад

    Good list 😅🎮

  • @nMeDeeBoe
    @nMeDeeBoe 2 месяца назад

    How about games that made you backtrack/ load old saves to get items/quests/ faster routes you missed and found out later on. Could be great things worth it or a waste of time. I was just playing resident evil 2 remake, loading save game after another, to get (what i felt) perfect runs with puzzles and items. That was a different kind of one for me.

  • @SomewhatSlightlyBored
    @SomewhatSlightlyBored Месяц назад

    I actually rolled a natural 20 on my first try against the mother brain, but the game ended up glitching after and i had to reload the save before it. couldn't get it again.

  • @joker84
    @joker84 Месяц назад

    Another unwinnable fight would be Zack's last stand in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7. Even if you can one-shot the enemies you have to lose to advance the game.

  • @benabernathy9272
    @benabernathy9272 2 месяца назад

    What about Zack's last stand Crusis Core?

  • @civilwildman
    @civilwildman 2 месяца назад

    I’d would add Pankraz’s death from Dragon Quest V to this list.

  • @timothypitcher7996
    @timothypitcher7996 Месяц назад

    Fights where you can't win tend to make more sense when they're scripted fights.

  • @robotzombie9
    @robotzombie9 Месяц назад

    Hellblade is one of the coolest games ever made and I’ll die on that hill. Make sure you use headphones as they suggest

  • @badmonkeyking
    @badmonkeyking Месяц назад

    Red /dead need a Young Guns DLC with of course Bon Jovi Score, Mulitple Charater play choice.

  • @KarneXII
    @KarneXII 2 месяца назад

    Golden Sun
    The first Saturos and Menardi fight.

  • @mastermold10
    @mastermold10 2 месяца назад

    6:51 technicly you can 'win' this fight but the game wont progress till you die, if you are really good you can kill enough enemies that they will stop spawning till you leave the cell and come back again (you have to go back into the tavern and leave again) its hard, but if you are really luck yand good you can do it, but again its rather pointless as the game will not progress untill kain dies

  • @Mike__B
    @Mike__B 2 месяца назад +1

    Was not a fan of the ones in Far Cry 5, while I don't mind events that move the story along, it really felt like the story moved on while I was still trying to enjoy the game at the current place... and it happened way too frequently

  • @bryonyamada2620
    @bryonyamada2620 2 месяца назад

    HM Lunar Sliver Star Story. The first time you fight Ghaleon you are supposed to LOSE. Even if you CHEAT with Unlimited Health you will never beat him and the fight will go on FOREVER.

  • @nicholaskoob2894
    @nicholaskoob2894 2 месяца назад

    Breath of Fire 3, Balio and Sunder.

  • @BornDepressed
    @BornDepressed 2 месяца назад

    I managed the Natural 20 during the 99 skill check in BG3. I should have overtaken the Absolute by sheer force of, well, everything. I won all the rolls. And it still failed me. :( Oh well... Luck was on my side, but not the devs apparently.

    • @Drail2089
      @Drail2089 2 месяца назад +1

      The dc 99 check actually reduces the netherbrain's hp by about 100 hit points so it's worth it.

  • @Shadow11990
    @Shadow11990 2 месяца назад +1

    Mission Objective: Survive

    • @albl247
      @albl247 2 месяца назад +1

      I came here to say this! Reach!

  • @Spaceghost12
    @Spaceghost12 2 месяца назад

    I was so salty the first time I got kidnapped my buddy was at a point where he did everything so he didn't get kidnapped but I did and I'm like bro wtf is this bs

  • @tubensalat1453
    @tubensalat1453 2 месяца назад

    I knew of John's death beforehand, so the first time I played RDR I simply stopped when it was a beautiful day at the ranch with my family. Going through with it on my second run I really thought his end was stupid. Why step out of the barn like that? smh

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад

      Yeah its like going to a Michelin star restaurant and everything is great but for desert they bring you out a "lovely" plate of diarrhea with a "vintage" glass of vomit

  • @jacktaylor6253
    @jacktaylor6253 2 месяца назад

    I'll admit, I always hear about how fun Red dead is. But since nobody ever shuts up about it and it's sequel/prequel's ending.... I kinda don't wanna waste my money...

  • @sconnor-pt4vt
    @sconnor-pt4vt 2 месяца назад

    No DMC V?? 😲

  • @AleksiJoensuu
    @AleksiJoensuu 2 месяца назад

    I absolutely hate fights and/or encounters that are straight scripted to go a certain way but they give you an illusion of agency. I'm okay with something happening in a cutscene - I get it, sometimes you just have to move the plot along - but when they fake it that you have a chance, that just sucks. It sort of erodes trust between me and the game.

    • @nicholasharvey1232
      @nicholasharvey1232 2 месяца назад

      Yeah Final Fantasy V was bad about this. You never knew when you were supposed to fight and when you were supposed to lose, so you could waste valuable supplies in a battle you were not meant to win.

    • @ChristophBrinkmann
      @ChristophBrinkmann 2 месяца назад

      Best solution to that is to save often and lose on purpose, so that if it is a MTL fight, you don't waste stuff.

  • @rebelliontrash3228
    @rebelliontrash3228 2 месяца назад

    Darth Vader in Jedi: Survivor

  • @cidcarter3250
    @cidcarter3250 2 месяца назад

    Where is the final mission in Halo? Reach survive you can't

  • @TabariGames
    @TabariGames 2 месяца назад

    The final chapter of Halo Reach.

  • @YIONON1
    @YIONON1 2 месяца назад

    2018's Street Fighter 2 games in SF Collection, easy and normal difficulties don't work, getting to the 2nd match is impossible.💩

  • @civilwildman
    @civilwildman 2 месяца назад

    Top 5 Transformers Games

  • @laxlax510
    @laxlax510 2 месяца назад

    Crisis core.

  • @jessehayes8052
    @jessehayes8052 2 месяца назад

    I have a serious question for serious and hardcore gamers, im a dad, and play games for an hour or 2 on weeknights after the kids go to bed, and maybe a few hours more on weekends, its hobby to me like its supposed to be for the average person not a lifestyle. Yes I played more before kids but had other hobbies but thats all besides the point, why are turn based games making a comeback do people really enjoy them as much as streamlined combat? Im currently enthralled with Veilguard and think DA has improved the combat with every subsequent entry, believe the best thing FF did was embrace the real time tactical system, and enjoyed the Pillars Of Eternity games bc they could be real time instead of turn based, the only games I play with that system are either old school or have to be bc they derived from board games like Warhammer Mordheim, I hate Baulders Gate gameplay and prefer playing real D&D with my friends. So long story made longer why are they making a comeback? Does the new hardcore generation of gamers really prefer it? And shouldnt story driven games also have really visceral enjoyable combat like The Witcher series, Dragons Dogma, Dragon Age, Assassins Creed Valhalla ( a series I truly believe regressed with Mirage bc the only option being stealth sucked). I thought the whole point of turn based games were system limitations at the time that couldnt support showing full on battles am I wrong?

    • @drewtheunspoken3988
      @drewtheunspoken3988 2 месяца назад

      I'm not sure why that myth persists, but turn-based combat wasn't due to limitations. The developers designed it specifically to recreate the TTRPG experience in a video game.
      As to why it's making a comeback? There are still a large number of people who enjoy that style. Not everyone has the reflexes or dexterity for action combat. They also prefer a more deliberate approach to combat scenarios.
      Turn-based cam be repetitive and, for some, uninteresting while facing low level mobs, but it shines when you have encounters with enemies that need a more calculated approach.

  • @raulfox8467
    @raulfox8467 2 месяца назад

    Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core?

  • @giantnerd14
    @giantnerd14 2 месяца назад

    Kidnapped in the open nine times?!? So glad I skipped FC5, that sounds dumb as hell.

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад

      I thought FC3 was awesome. Then I played 4 and it turned me off so I haven't played any others.

  • @AdanRayner
    @AdanRayner 2 месяца назад

    Far cry 5, 9 times? It happens 3 times

  • @cppblank
    @cppblank 2 месяца назад +1

    The thumbnail saying 95% is strange because that isn't a guaranteed loss.

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад +1

      Yeah thats a weird one for sure, idk what they're on about with that.

  • @AljeanDesFroj
    @AljeanDesFroj 2 месяца назад

    The end of halo reach

  • @seanbordenkircher7854
    @seanbordenkircher7854 2 месяца назад

    Calling "Inscryption" a card game is a bit reductive, that's just what it is on the surface. I've seen so many youtubers who seem to think that the game against Leshy is all there is. How very wrong they are.

    • @ChristophBrinkmann
      @ChristophBrinkmann 2 месяца назад

      Well, the only way to learn everything about it is to play it, so no loss by calling it a card game

    • @seanbordenkircher7854
      @seanbordenkircher7854 2 месяца назад

      @ChristophBrinkmann it's no more a card game than Doki Doki Literature Club is a dating sim. It doesn't fit into categories like that.

  • @ilovedrums1000
    @ilovedrums1000 2 месяца назад +1

    Sometimes I fart in an empty water bottle and when my friends sleep over I hold it under their noses and I pretend to be asleep when they wake up gagging

    • @gamerdash153
      @gamerdash153 2 месяца назад

      Jfc, calm down Satan 😂

    • @alphonseblackwood2930
      @alphonseblackwood2930 Месяц назад

      Lul, thats funny, and no I don't want to sleep over. Your friends can keep your farts for themselves

  • @ryankelly9167
    @ryankelly9167 Месяц назад

    Y’all should take a day off from time to time.

  • @AriAzHandle
    @AriAzHandle 2 месяца назад

    Lol 🖖