5 Games That Are Famous For Rage Quitting

Rage. We've all felt it at some point or another. We've also felt the sheer annoyance from having to stitch ourselves back together for yet another swing at the gloating hurdle. But that's a major part of gaming; we win battles and we lose them. We cherish adventures, but we also despise them just when the going gets tough. That's video games for you, I guess.

Of all the games we've raged quit in the past, some have just plainly refused to take flight from our angriest memories. Like sticky black tar smothered over a perfectly healthy brain — they hold their place and remind us of all the times we lost our cool and threw in the towel in blood-curdling rage. Looking back, these five probably had us losing it the most.

5. For Honor

If it wasn't for the incredibly harsh learning curve and unforgiving combat system, sure, For Honor might've been slightly more accepting of all kinds of players. But alas, thanks to its hostile nature, players are forced to either thrash it out and hope to see the other side where, let's face it — the game becomes a lot more enjoyable. Or, failing that, then quit in a heartbeat, bidding your time with the violent title a sour farewell.

For Honor pits you against some of the toughest foes on the battlefield, with little to no reward for failure. Before choosing your faction, having four to choose from, you're expected to go through one heck of a training montage before being able to employ the mechanics in your favour. Until that moment of acceptance falls upon you, however, you're pretty much expected to die, die — and die again. So, a rage quit here or there isn't all that uncommon with Ubisoft's devious little fighter.

4. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Coming from the makers of some of the toughest games to ever release in the last decade (Souls, Bloodborne), it was only natural for developer FromSoftware to follow up with something just as challenging — just to maintain that incredibly feared calibre. Lo and behold, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice emerged from the churned oily waters of their shallow grave plot, resurrecting yet another death-bringer to its petrified audience.

While Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a great game on the surface, it does like to push a few of our buttons with its harsh combat and overpowering foes. But like its sibling franchises, it requires perseverance in order to beat — let alone master. And that's where we find ourselves slaving over a pad for days, just in the hopes that, with enough patience, we'll finally be able to progress just a smidgen en route to the grand finale. Getting to that climax, however, is a whole lot of trial and error. And quitting, of course. There's plenty of that, and then some.

3. Minecraft

Coming off the back end of FromSoftware's rugged action chapter, it almost feels as if putting Minecraft in the next spot is a step in the complete wrong direction. And yet, here we are, about to pin the lovely little sandbox flick on our list of most rage-inducing video games ever developed. But then, weirdly, it sort of makes sense when you think about it.

Picture this: you've just spend hours neglecting your outside world, desperate to finish construction on your most ambitious design to date. You apply the finishing touches and settle in for the first night in your newly-erected kingdom, and then, out of the blue — a creeper knocks you off your high horse, rendering you both speechless and without so much as a crate to call your own. You're forced to start over, with absolutely squat to your name. Congratulations, you've officially been shafted. Welcome to Minecraft, people. We hate it here.

2. FIFA

There's honestly no other sports game on the market that has developed anywhere near as much of an angry player base as EA's notorious FIFA. But given its number of cutthroat communities and professional eSports teams — rage quitting just sort of comes naturally to most who decide to brave its toxic waters. And to think — sports are supposed to bring us, as people, closer together as a species. Only, try telling that to the millions of casual gamers all scraping together the remains of their shattered controllers. They'll likely tell you otherwise.

Whether it's a 90-minute winning goal or an immediate hat-trick right off the bat, FIFA matches rarely ever consist of two joyous teams with a happy-go-lucky approach to winning and losing. They just sort of, well, hate each other. But that's just FIFA for you, I guess. Everyone loves the game, enough to buy it every year, though they basically despise anyone else who dares touch it. It's a weird community, I can't explain it.

1. Call of Duty

Take any Call of Duty entry you want. Chances are, nine out of ten online lobbies you encounter will result in players rage quitting and slating everyone else in the room. But that isn't to say a quality game can't be enjoyed every once in a while. It's just that, well, people take Call of Duty quite seriously, and if things happen to go rogue then, as an onlooker — you'll be the first to know the consequences.

Of all the multiplayer games in the world, Call of Duty has the highest number of daily rage quits, with games forever having to swap rosters over hot-headed players losing their cool and abandoning the objective part way through. And it's usually because of things like being victimised to a good old fashioned camping, being bludgeoned from the darkness — or being sniped from the other end of the map…through a solid wall. It all adds up, and it's essentially why players prefer to rage quit than enrol for another round. That's Call of Duty for you. Still, it doesn't stop fans from picking up the latest copy whenever they come knocking.

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