8 Embarrassing Ways You Insta-Failed That You’ll Never Live Down

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
  • There are plenty of ways to fail with dignity in games -- but these are NOT THEM. Here are the eight most teeth-grinding, humiliating and frustrating ways games choose to insta-fail you, dammit games.
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  • @outsidextra
    @outsidextra  7 років тому +583

    There are ways to fail a game with dignity... and then there are these. Here are the lamest ways games choose to insta-fail you, come on games give us a break, yeah? Enjoy!

    • @jacobvt2317
      @jacobvt2317 7 років тому +1

      Outside Xtra hi

    • @jacobvt2317
      @jacobvt2317 7 років тому

      I are in notificationsquad

    • @wierdduck3655
      @wierdduck3655 7 років тому +1

      Good video

    • @botboi3919
      @botboi3919 7 років тому

      Outside Xtra oh I've had a lot of these especially in thief

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 7 років тому +1

      The Dragon Ball games are some of the ones which have an excellent excuse for offering ring-outs, considering how important they are to at least half of the tournament arcs.

  • @tr-2303
    @tr-2303 7 років тому +820

    I was shocked when I got desynched after killing a guard in Assassin's Creed 3, since they are not considered civilians. Turns out that the guard was actually George Washington.

  • @frodobaggins7710
    @frodobaggins7710 7 років тому +1020

    "Accidentally killing civilians." Yes, "accidentally."

    • @dvdrss6
      @dvdrss6 7 років тому +49

      Frodo Baggins you mean acceptable casualties

    • @hendrikc.5984
      @hendrikc.5984 7 років тому +13

      Honestly, otherwise they're doomed to live in a warzone or be traumatized for the rest of their lives! I think we can all agree when I say that this is nothing less than saving them. One carefully aimed bullet at a time.

    • @mybutthasteeth1347
      @mybutthasteeth1347 7 років тому +12

      It was just ONE stray missile that had to fuck it up for everyone

    • @frederickfocht741
      @frederickfocht741 7 років тому +10

      This is why dishonored. "Civilian kill count: yes"

    • @matrixphijr
      @matrixphijr 7 років тому +12

      You may not be able to kill the minstrels, but you can definitely punch the shit out of them.

  • @joelthefrog1
    @joelthefrog1 6 років тому +112

    What's the logic in following a train? It's A TRAIN. It's not like it's going to make a sudden turn and fuck off to the Bahamas.

    • @NutmegBGB
      @NutmegBGB 3 роки тому +11

      "All you had to do is go to the damn train station, CJ!"

    • @Cheetahgirl_Studios
      @Cheetahgirl_Studios 3 роки тому +3

      “Quick! Follow that-“
      “...”
      “Flying... train...?”

  • @mikeshogunlee
    @mikeshogunlee 5 років тому +327

    9:17
    "As a wise old man once said;"
    "It's dangerous to go alone, take this!"
    *Mike Gives You An Ellen*

    • @shingshongshamalama
      @shingshongshamalama 4 роки тому +13

      How many takes.

    • @RiversEagle_
      @RiversEagle_ 4 роки тому +35

      I would happily take an Ellen

    • @hariodinio
      @hariodinio 4 роки тому +20

      I'd take an ellen. Might be useful

    • @ikijiigoku
      @ikijiigoku 4 роки тому +18

      Can I please, please, please have an Ellen? Just for a bit...

    • @ellbent
      @ellbent 4 роки тому +10

      She’s in my pokeball now (UwU )

  • @elchanchito1262
    @elchanchito1262 7 років тому +260

    Don't forget about that iconic Assassin's Creed moment where you failed because a guy you just rammed your blade into 'detected' you.

    • @connorburden9183
      @connorburden9183 6 років тому +9

      ElChanChito yeah and the guys u killed didn't even see u coming TF is that crap.

    • @BasedYeeter42
      @BasedYeeter42 6 років тому +31

      Yeah that didn't make sense at all. The guy doesn't even sound the alarm but it's already game over for you. AC logic at work there.

    • @deathtoisa
      @deathtoisa 6 років тому +10

      Dont you know? Everybody had telepathy back then. They even brought it back in MGS through science lol X3

  • @HOUSEofROLLS
    @HOUSEofROLLS 7 років тому +300

    It's worth failing in QTEs sometimes, to see the protagonist die a hilarious horrible death (Tomb Raider is case in point), right?

    • @lobster961
      @lobster961 7 років тому +30

      What about that one Spider-Man QTE where he lands face first on the floor and is exploded?

    • @HOUSEofROLLS
      @HOUSEofROLLS 7 років тому +2

      I remember that vaguely, and now I have to find it!

    • @SirRoderickThunderbottom
      @SirRoderickThunderbottom 7 років тому +21

      best I've seen is in telltales: Jurassic park. gets impaled by a triceratops then flung into a T-rex's mouth with an awkwardly long NOOOOOOooooooooooooo! that doesn't fit the daughters mouth movement remotely and takes long enough before it cuts to the 'failure' screen that you begin to think that you were meant to fail it...

    • @HOUSEofROLLS
      @HOUSEofROLLS 7 років тому +1

      ok, looking for that too!

    • @HOUSEofROLLS
      @HOUSEofROLLS 7 років тому +1

      oh, I just realized there are compilations and lists and top 10 videos of QTE fails, that's gonna keep me busy.

  • @epicwinnoobtheoveranalyst3028
    @epicwinnoobtheoveranalyst3028 6 років тому +368

    The worst one definitely had to be GTA: SA's train mission.
    "you lost the train"
    .... It's a fucking train, It's on rails, it can only go in 2 directions, forwards and backwards. Literally just catch back up to it.

    • @elii3016
      @elii3016 6 років тому +45

      EpicWinNoob The Overanalyst or tell big smoke "all you had to was shoot the dame people big smoke"

    • @_Tomon
      @_Tomon 5 років тому +29

      Mortos DerSoulStealer I did not cheat myself but Big Smoke aim was so bad that you could fail even if you managed to stay right next to them pretty much the whole way. Honestly you needed to actually give him some distance so he could shoot them with at least some degree of success.
      But I was so annoyed with him, that what I learned to do for that mission, was to use the stairs and jump ON THE TRAIN with the bike so I could shoot them myself :-D

    • @glasstuna
      @glasstuna 5 років тому +10

      All you had to do was follow the damn train

    • @yourex-wife4259
      @yourex-wife4259 5 років тому +12

      other way for me. The train mission took me maybe 3 tries. The RC mission took, maybe 20? and a whole lot of misery. That whole campaign was horrible, Im not sure why I played it, I could have done something productive with that time, instead of hating myself for playing haha

    • @kelroy2121
      @kelroy2121 5 років тому +10

      If it was that easy then
      All you had to do was follow the damn train cj!

  • @falensaranogaming9601
    @falensaranogaming9601 6 років тому +85

    Building on the 'following someone too closely' fail, what really grinds my gears is games like GTA. When you have to follow someone in a car, you have to keep distance but this makes no sense when your target stops at a red light or in traffic. You have to drive erratically by not staying in traffic or driving up to the light and stop 5 car lengths away from them leaving masses of room for no reason. Surely that's more suspicious?!

    • @principsagustus2318
      @principsagustus2318 4 роки тому

      Falensarano's Channel mafia is really bad at this with how narrow the streets are

    • @justarandomalt255
      @justarandomalt255 4 роки тому +1

      Gta4's three leaf clover has to be the worst first you have to follow the crew or they will leave you to deal with that 5 star wanted level and if you manage to follow you have to deal with escaping 3 stars but with wonky driving controls

    • @lordkameguru7851
      @lordkameguru7851 3 роки тому +1

      TONY LEZUTO!!!!

  • @JackKnifeJedi3419
    @JackKnifeJedi3419 7 років тому +253

    One time in AC2, I was chasing a story target on foot, and I saw the assassinate prompt pop up. But instead of plunging a blade into my target, Ezio thought it would be best to pull off a leaping double assassination on 2 civilians over to my right, instead of my target directly in front of me. This gave me an insta-fail, and restarted the mission for a very salty me.

    • @joenesvick7043
      @joenesvick7043 7 років тому +10

      I hate it when that happens

    • @lefthandrule638
      @lefthandrule638 7 років тому +44

      "Ezio, assassinate him."
      "But these two civilians look suspicious."
      "Just kill hi-"
      *stabs*

    • @Snailybob
      @Snailybob 6 років тому +12

      JackKnifeJedi3419 This comment speaks to me on a spiritual level

    • @redgeoblaze3752
      @redgeoblaze3752 6 років тому

      JackKnifeJedi3419 was it chasing the two targets? Because that happens to be all the time.

    • @smiegto
      @smiegto 6 років тому +4

      or you do notice that its aiming wrong and you are like no not them. then it constantly switches back and forth between your target and some unlucky civilian till your target leaves. desynchronyzed.... might as well jump those civies then.

  • @timothymclean
    @timothymclean 7 років тому +273

    "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"
    Well, an Ellen escort mission should be better than most. I can just ask her to stand behind me, so the enemies can't see her. Simple!

    • @TheFlyingDemocrab
      @TheFlyingDemocrab 7 років тому +10

      That's the thing with escort missions, you can't control them and it becomes RE4 for a few minutes.

    • @midas_x2921
      @midas_x2921 7 років тому +10

      Timothy McLean hehe escorts...

    • @dropdead234
      @dropdead234 7 років тому +13

      Until her enemies unleash the dreaded *SPIDER GRENADES*! Aaaand then she shredds your spine. Nice try, though.

    • @moditrajan3845
      @moditrajan3845 7 років тому +10

      Or tell her a joke. So when she starts laughing its contagiousness will overcome your enemies.

    • @apcsox
      @apcsox 7 років тому +19

      Timothy McLean nah, Ellen would just start making puns and cracking herself up, effectively giving away your position

  • @nines3048
    @nines3048 6 років тому +517

    It looks like big smoke really hurt Ellen's feelings, someone should give her a hug

    • @Bishlawy
      @Bishlawy 6 років тому +17

      BoomToll can I?

    • @billy_naing
      @billy_naing 6 років тому +63

      She just needed to follow the damm train.

    • @shawnsdank3624
      @shawnsdank3624 6 років тому +14

      Same things make us laugh, make us cry

    • @kayodagamer
      @kayodagamer 6 років тому +4

      Shawn Estrada or both

    • @shawnsdank3624
      @shawnsdank3624 6 років тому +2

      Kayo Dagamer this is what something big smoke says in the game

  • @Rainbowdragon2
    @Rainbowdragon2 5 років тому +20

    "Remember invisible walls? They were so annoying! I ran into one this morning!"
    "That was a glass door!"
    Lol I know the feeling.

  • @thekingofvithen1893
    @thekingofvithen1893 7 років тому +410

    Can you publish the "official" fanfiction made by Ellen? Please?

    • @jamesjuld
      @jamesjuld 7 років тому +5

      The King of Vithen i mean they could do it at least the not weird ones.

    • @thekingofvithen1893
      @thekingofvithen1893 7 років тому +46

      No. All the weird ones.

    • @jamesjuld
      @jamesjuld 7 років тому +10

      The King of Vithen or they don't publish but instead do them. I mean they have the perfect cast for that.

    • @thurkelofwarwick926
      @thurkelofwarwick926 7 років тому +43

      Is it not just going to be everyone playing Kingdoms of Amalur and agreeing that it's the best game ever?

    • @grooorglaserdeth8823
      @grooorglaserdeth8823 7 років тому +23

      No, apparently it´s about Jane and Mike breaking into Gringotts while Ellen is also there. But yes, please do publish these fanfictions! You played mousetrap and KoA for us viewers, so please read some fanfictions!!!

  • @CaitlinRC
    @CaitlinRC 7 років тому +834

    Instant Fails? How about me in social situations - Them: "whats your name?" Me: "Car. I mean Cat. I mean Caitlin." *wasted*

    • @Lynch2507
      @Lynch2507 7 років тому +22

      NICE COAT

    • @CodeNameNES1
      @CodeNameNES1 7 років тому +25

      or this:
      me: good morning !
      him: you mean good evening
      me internally: god damnit! >_

    • @CodeNameNES1
      @CodeNameNES1 7 років тому +6

      or this:
      me: good morning !
      him: you mean good evening
      me internally: god damnit! >_

    • @catluvr2
      @catluvr2 7 років тому +17

      I'm sorry, did you call me?

    • @KnightCommanderK
      @KnightCommanderK 7 років тому +3

      Same. x_x

  • @ceruleanvoice3538
    @ceruleanvoice3538 6 років тому +117

    10:37 Ellen demonstrates how to properly catch a Pokémon. We've been doing it wrong this whole time!

    • @lordkameguru7851
      @lordkameguru7851 3 роки тому +1

      I love how the timestamp is super early so you just see Lara snap her fucking neck before even getting near the clip you mean. Lmfao

  • @YoungSilverShadow
    @YoungSilverShadow 5 років тому +15

    My most rage inducing moments come when the game gives you an AI partner and they decided that the best place to be is right in my line of fire.

  • @SirRoderickThunderbottom
    @SirRoderickThunderbottom 7 років тому +177

    how about the arbitrary timers that run out even when you are seconds away from reaching the next checkpoint or final goal for the game to blow you a giant raspberry and boot you all the way back to the start to do it all again.
    there's also the ever dreaded 'Network connection failure' that always appears when your about to win...

    • @darkhero-3097
      @darkhero-3097 7 років тому +1

      Sir Roderick Quincy von thunderbottom, the Magnificent high king of Australia Oh God, I'm getting inFAMOUS flashbacks...

    • @OvSpP
      @OvSpP 7 років тому +1

      Sir Roderick Quincy von thunderbottom, the Magnificent high king of Australia damn your name is long.

    • @mikeshogunlee
      @mikeshogunlee 7 років тому +2

      Let's see Luke say that name.....

    • @TheKueiJin
      @TheKueiJin 6 років тому

      or let's say the times when you are fighting a timed boss then the timer runs out and you instafail... because the boss decided to skip the scene right in the middle of shooting a bullet.

  • @reececowell6642
    @reececowell6642 7 років тому +23

    I tell you what is an annoying auto fail. When you try to lasso a dead man's horse and the game decides that that's just not in character or something. It's what the horse would have wanted

  • @guitarman0365
    @guitarman0365 6 років тому +116

    i bet the reason killing big smoke at the end was so satisfying for people was soley for that train mission and not for actual story reasons of him betraying you lmao

  • @netherworldguardian1873
    @netherworldguardian1873 6 років тому +29

    Friend: Why do you play this if it ticks you off so much
    Gamer: BECAUSE IT'S FUN

    • @Funkopedia
      @Funkopedia 5 років тому

      I was having this discussion just the other day!: Isn't it weird that some games are so frustrating that you don't want to play, while other games are so frustrating and that's WHY you love playing then.

    • @myth1ck4yd3n6
      @myth1ck4yd3n6 4 роки тому

      True

  • @fridarendert4152
    @fridarendert4152 7 років тому +169

    The "accidentally killing civilians" made me think of my first playthrough of Oblivion. I went full story-mode, only did things in line with my super-optimistic wood elf archer characters' moral standing. So one day I have to save this farm from.. I think is was goblins? The place was being overrun by goblins.
    Now I'm a pretty decent archer, so I took position while the goblins were busy fighting the farmers' two sons. One, two, three, four goblins down.. And as I let go of the fifth, perfectly aligned arrow - one of the brothers JUMPS INTO THE WAY, takes an arrow through the head and is flung across half the field. His brother was so caught up in the fighting he didn't notice I just shot his brother. I'm really good at stealth, so yeah.. No bounty or anything.
    My character kills the rest of the goblins, offers her condolences for the loss of a son and brother, and is on her way.
    In time, I forget completely about this having happened. My character is of good moral standing, doing swell stuff all across Cyrodiil. One night, I decide to let her sleep at an inn.
    I got SO SCARED when my character wakes up in the middle of the night by that guy from the Dark Brotherhood.Figuring it's play along or get assassinated, my character joins the Dark Brotherhood and one thing led to another and whoops she now runs it. I imagine she still just sort of hates that she's in it.

    • @greenliongirl07
      @greenliongirl07 7 років тому +6

      Frida Rendert what about Shayogorath (yes I know I can't spell)? Attack him and he sends you thousands of feet in the air to fall to your death?

    • @fridarendert4152
      @fridarendert4152 7 років тому +7

      Not to mention the Skyrim giants..

    • @christopherrahoche1759
      @christopherrahoche1759 7 років тому +6

      Frida Rendert I did something somewhat similar. My character was a tad less noble because he was a theif. Not a murderer but a theif. So i finished the theves guild ang got the Grey Fox mask. So i was using it for something... (i think it was an investigation mission) and when i took it off my noteriaty glitched never reset so everyone hated me and I had a bounty. So, I didnt have enough money to pay the fine (it was INSAIN) and I didn't feel like loosing my skill points. So i broke out of jail. Jail breaks are violent but i managed to get my mask back without being noticed so i kiiled guards with the mask on took it off when i got outside and surendered so evry one forgot. Ofcorse i was like "now hes a murderer... what should i do." Wake up and theres Freaky McWeirdo waiting for me. So that was my charcters descent into debauchery

    • @Marc-lf4du
      @Marc-lf4du 7 років тому +4

      i remember that mission
      it seems impossible to get both brothers out alive
      at lower levels your iron longsword won't cut it
      at later levels the goblins are all shamans and skirmishers or other high end types

    • @fridarendert4152
      @fridarendert4152 7 років тому +3

      On my next playthrough I DID manage to save both brothers. I took extra care not to shoot anywhere near those suicidal men >_>

  • @jtgarrett89
    @jtgarrett89 7 років тому +966

    I'd gladly take an Ellen! She seems like an excellent adventuring partner.

    • @mathias5256
      @mathias5256 7 років тому +33

      jtgarrett89 I know right!

    • @TheStrangeAlchemist
      @TheStrangeAlchemist 7 років тому +65

      If it wasn't for the arachnophobia she would be an excellent rogue

    • @ashra8281
      @ashra8281 7 років тому +12

      jtgarrett89 probably and up sacrificed for some ancient power.

    • @janehrlich5061
      @janehrlich5061 7 років тому +17

      Just make sure you don't encounter anything arachnomorph, or you will never see her again.

    • @hendrikc.5984
      @hendrikc.5984 7 років тому +55

      What other misgivings Ellen may have, she SURELY will not refuse entering a chamber filled to the brim with deadly radiation to save all of mankind AND your life. Right, Ellen?
      ....Ellen?

  • @lightningcat815
    @lightningcat815 6 років тому +44

    My favorite was in Assassin's creed getting a game over for accidentally killing George Washington.

    • @Fabrysiheder
      @Fabrysiheder 4 роки тому +2

      Achivement unlocked: Now you fucked up!

  • @SuperMagicUnderwear
    @SuperMagicUnderwear 6 років тому +62

    I have a few:
    1) Failed mini games/missions/objectives during a fight (DANCE WATER DANCE)
    2) not having the one item you need for that particular moment (worse if you need to go out of your way to get it)
    3) enrage timers (not clearing a fight fast enough causing an auto fail [heavily used in FFXIV])

    • @-roxas-6930
      @-roxas-6930 6 років тому +7

      Inhaled Corn Fuck Demyx

    • @scottrauch1261
      @scottrauch1261 6 років тому

      I was thinking of 2&3

    • @AAhmou
      @AAhmou 5 років тому +2

      Bonus points for (1) when the minigame is way too hard and repeat it at least 10 times before squeezing through it.

    • @nickspencerfishingrodd2383
      @nickspencerfishingrodd2383 5 років тому +2

      The third One is jak and daxter in a nutshell. The problem is a lot of missions have a time limit to be completed. Defenitely not annoying

  • @twilistrategist1272
    @twilistrategist1272 7 років тому +112

    7 animal companions that we would love to have as a pet. You could include Wolf Link, horses, Mike...

    • @RandomGuy-sb5ig
      @RandomGuy-sb5ig 7 років тому +4

      Hylian Phone Guy BULBASAUR!! i want a Bulbasaur as a pet.

    • @Kaze_Lsk
      @Kaze_Lsk 7 років тому +2

      ellen too

    • @Darraya55
      @Darraya55 7 років тому +2

      D-Dog would be the perfect pet

    • @epik465
      @epik465 7 років тому

      Rex from Fallout New Vegas would be my top choice

    • @azraelle6232
      @azraelle6232 7 років тому +8

      Nobody's mentioned Dogmeat? I am disappoint.

  • @FreqyBiker
    @FreqyBiker 7 років тому +93

    Ellen on her hands and knees, mike grabbing her by the hair... Was this video written by her OXBox fanfix book?

  • @1003JustinLaw
    @1003JustinLaw 6 років тому +16

    "All YOU had to do, Big Smoke, was shoot a few people STANDING on top of a train, and how many clips did you go through?"

  • @AgentDev542
    @AgentDev542 6 років тому +85

    I'll have 2 #9's, a #9 large, a 6# with extra dip, a #7, 2 #45's, 1 with cheese, and a large soda.

    • @KickyFut
      @KickyFut 5 років тому +6

      A diet soda, because I'm trying to watch my figure... 😬

    • @sirius7070
      @sirius7070 5 років тому

      Your total will be $30.62 at the second window

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 5 років тому +5

      "We serve food here, sir."

    • @sirius7070
      @sirius7070 5 років тому

      But the ice cream machine is broken

    • @REALSTEELE5
      @REALSTEELE5 5 років тому

      I'll take a triple bolty deluxe on a raft... 4 by 4 animal style... Light grease make it cry... Burn it and let it swim...

  • @maxlittlewood
    @maxlittlewood 7 років тому +69

    I wonder where the inspiration for this comes from...
    *flashes back to Oxbox insta-failing Red Dead Redemption for lassoing a horse*

  • @Dohc16V197whp
    @Dohc16V197whp 7 років тому +35

    Thanks for making me relive my memories of GTA San Andreas. If I hear Big Smoke say one more word I swear to god.

    • @Dohc16V197whp
      @Dohc16V197whp 7 років тому

      WWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!?!?!!!!

    • @bigsmoke5176
      @bigsmoke5176 7 років тому

      Anson D. Grimes ssshhhh he doesn't know that

    • @Jane-pq7od
      @Jane-pq7od 6 років тому +1

      U562 I used to play it differently. I remember I used to drive ahead of the train in the tunnel. Get to the end and go up a slope and shoot them myself since he was so poor a shot.

    • @Edith_PC
      @Edith_PC 6 років тому +1

      ILL HAVE TWO NUMBER NINES

    • @katharsis3283
      @katharsis3283 6 років тому

      U562 Thats so true,I feel that problem past away in these years

  • @sneeznoodle
    @sneeznoodle 6 років тому +7

    I love how Hollow knight just has really strong (visible) wind pushing you back, rather than an invisible wall or an insta-fail.

  • @donmetoyer3921
    @donmetoyer3921 5 років тому +3

    "All we had to do was follow the damn train CJ" is burned into my head from failing that mission 173 times

  • @HumbleWolves
    @HumbleWolves 6 років тому +121

    Where's this old man that gives me an Ellen? He should not be giving away such QTE's.

    • @soapbaker1968
      @soapbaker1968 5 років тому +3

      Tom oh I see what you did there

    • @lollolington455
      @lollolington455 5 років тому +2

      smooth

    • @tomgeytenbeek2207
      @tomgeytenbeek2207 4 роки тому +2

      Okay but when you say "QTE" I have a violent involuntary seizure remembering any and all quick-time events, be more considerate in future please- not all of us made it out of the dark times unscathed. I don't want to be reminded, it'll trigger the flashbacks again.

    • @JoshuaEisenbart
      @JoshuaEisenbart 4 роки тому +6

      QTE: Quirky Tiny Englishwoman

    • @michellewilt4479
      @michellewilt4479 3 роки тому +1

      Quality Trained Executioner?

  • @uglyguy2519
    @uglyguy2519 6 років тому +24

    9:18 That was one of the cutest things I've ever seen.

  • @HootingLance
    @HootingLance 5 років тому +6

    First time I played breath of the wild (aka 'go anywhere: the video game) I walked to the edge of a cliff, climbed down until I could see the bottom was maybe 2 metres away, and then jumped off. Link insta-died and I was instantly discouraged.

  • @twanbijpost9050
    @twanbijpost9050 7 років тому +253

    Can we buy copies of that fanfiction?

    • @ashra8281
      @ashra8281 7 років тому +18

      Spartan S-284 how many cahpters? Are there serveral books? We need to know

    • @jakesteelman4575
      @jakesteelman4575 6 років тому +11

      Ill buy 69 of them.

    • @comettamer
      @comettamer 6 років тому +2

      I know i would!

    • @philiphunn194
      @philiphunn194 6 років тому +4

      Depends on whether or not it turns into slash later on. Ellen might ship Andy with Mike, or Luke with Andy, or herself with Jane.
      Fan fiction is weird, you guys.

  • @Edith_PC
    @Edith_PC 7 років тому +328

    I'm a simple man, I see Big Smoke, I click on it.

  • @hollyhartwick3832
    @hollyhartwick3832 6 років тому +2

    The "Ring Out" has a plus side too. In some particularly tough fights in Weapon Master mode in SoulCalibur II, you can use a Ring Out to get an easy win. The ferryman mission is a good example. You have to hit them 20x before they kill you, but a Ring Out, oddly, counts too. It's also a good method for surviving missions where you're outnumbered.

  • @ReformedSooner24
    @ReformedSooner24 6 років тому +53

    7:35
    For #5 i kept having Skyrim flashbacks

    • @oboll6064
      @oboll6064 5 років тому +1

      The civilians in Payday 2 that don't know they're not supposed to go through crossfire.

    • @kuzrahfan2004
      @kuzrahfan2004 5 років тому +2

      @@oboll6064 -*$12000 in cleanup costs*

    • @Robbie32
      @Robbie32 4 роки тому

      Not mention that damn bar fight in Whiterun's inn. 'Look, I'm totally down for duking it out with you, but lets take it outside yea?' You hit one civilian by mistake and the whole inn goes apeshit.

  • @SmugyMcSmugFace
    @SmugyMcSmugFace 7 років тому +6

    The most painful QTE that happened to me didn't result in an insta-fail; it was much much worse than that, in assassins creed when Da Vinci wanted to hug Ezio. BUT I WAS TOO SLOW. The look of disappointment on Leo's face haunts me to this day.

  • @abbyc1939
    @abbyc1939 6 років тому +36

    If I'm doing a long game session, I'll use cutscenes to use the bathroom. I leave the controller behind, crack the door open and watch the cutscene from the comfort of my toilet. And then a QTE happens and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to run from the bathroom with my pants around my ankles to see if I can press the button in time.

    • @tsumoon3597
      @tsumoon3597 5 років тому

      xD

    • @oscarn-
      @oscarn- 5 років тому +3

      This was the first reason why cordless controllers were invented.

    • @oscarn-
      @oscarn- 5 років тому

      Evangelos Killer mike You are definitely right! That was actually the second reason, the REAL first reason was because there is a global copper conspiracy, which is run by shady Vatican organization called Cuprum Maleficium Dei, and it controls ALL use of copper worldwide. The problem with controllers is that the cords contain a lot of copper, in order to transmit the commands to the console very fast and that the CMD order sees gaming as a cardinal sin and consoles as gateway to Hell, so they decided to ban all copper from console manufacturers.
      To overcome this problem, the console manufacturers quickly developed the cordless controllers, using the technology they use in the Pioneer deep space probe program, by the way.

    • @gilbert8162
      @gilbert8162 3 роки тому +1

      @@oscarn- I am watching this video a couple years late but reading your reply I really wish I could've seen the comment it was replying to.

    • @oscarn-
      @oscarn- 3 роки тому

      @@gilbert8162 To be honest, me too. I have no recollection whatsoever of any of this. 😂

  • @brazengo6763
    @brazengo6763 6 років тому +42

    The best thing ever.
    It's dangerous to go alone take this
    Gives you a person

    • @ellbent
      @ellbent 4 роки тому

      I’ll take her (UwU )

    • @tomgeytenbeek2207
      @tomgeytenbeek2207 4 роки тому

      "Argh, an enemy! Protect me, human shield, your sacrifice will be remembered!"
      *throws Ellen at monster with considerable force and intent to kill*

  • @GhengisJohn
    @GhengisJohn 7 років тому +34

    I'll always remember my DRIV3R insta-fail. It occurred when I bought the game.

    • @scotcheggable
      @scotcheggable 5 років тому

      GhengisJohn speaking of driver games, how about failing the tutorial

  • @chriskropp8259
    @chriskropp8259 7 років тому +18

    The worst way to fail a game that I can think of is to get in trouble for stealing Nastas' horse after he dies in Red Dead Redemption.

    • @ethanwms
      @ethanwms 7 років тому

      chris kropp lol I get it

  • @PillowTalk420
    @PillowTalk420 6 років тому +4

    I like how 6, failing to keep up, uses an example of a mission where you really have to try if you expect to fail by letting the target get away. Freddy will stop at certain points to allow you to catch up to him. He also has god mode until he reaches the park and leaves his bike behind, which still annoys me to this day.

  • @spooktouqe3260
    @spooktouqe3260 4 роки тому +2

    your channel feels so down to earth with the jokes and how chill everyone is

  • @thurkelofwarwick926
    @thurkelofwarwick926 7 років тому +23

    OMG, the instafails in darkness realms from Zelda Skyward Sword were the nerve shredding bane of my existence!

    • @ashra8281
      @ashra8281 7 років тому +1

      Hang on what instafails? Twilight princess? There where some annoying parts in skyward sword but no instafails in either

    • @thurkelofwarwick926
      @thurkelofwarwick926 7 років тому +1

      Yea I mean skyward sword, I had suppressed the memories that much! Op updated.

    • @Marc-lf4du
      @Marc-lf4du 7 років тому +1

      Thurkel of Warwick THOSE FLYING ONES STILL SCARE THE HELL OUT OF ME
      why do they exist

    • @captainpiefox9133
      @captainpiefox9133 6 років тому

      Thurkel of Warwick oh my God yes.

  • @kellenmoore960
    @kellenmoore960 7 років тому +51

    Those DBZ Ring Outs were the most infuriating! These characters fly for Kami's sake!
    I'm not mad, you're mad bleh

    • @TheDark4light
      @TheDark4light 7 років тому +5

      At least it made some sense though. The equivalent of being sent flying into and through a mountain. It's why it looks like glass breaking, up until that point your character can keep their wits about them to keep flying into the ring. Get hit to hard? You go loopy for a moment and then you hit the ground.

    • @joeofdoom
      @joeofdoom 7 років тому +5

      The real issue always was that the ring is always so damn small on that level. It didnt gel with the normal game mechanics either which just makes it all the more frustrating.

    • @luisko4839
      @luisko4839 7 років тому +1

      Kellen Moore can anyone tell me what dbz game was in the video? I can't remember

    • @kellenmoore960
      @kellenmoore960 7 років тому +3

      Pretty sure Budokai 3 HD Remaster. Could be wrong though

    • @leatherhead333
      @leatherhead333 7 років тому

      They would probably be sent through the crowd, not just fall to the ground lol.

  • @Shadohime
    @Shadohime 4 роки тому +3

    I remember there being a specific part of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years where, if you didn't have the right party for a fight, you'd lose automatically.

  • @electroworm2488
    @electroworm2488 6 років тому +42

    all we had to do is follow the damn train CJ!
    AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

    • @StirrCrazy90
      @StirrCrazy90 4 роки тому

      I've never played San Andreas, but after having watched this video all I can say is "jddjebfhgkdjahrhfjc."
      And you can quote me.

    • @qazxsw21000
      @qazxsw21000 3 роки тому

      “And all you had to do was shoot the people on top of it, but NnNoOoO.”

    • @thunderstudent
      @thunderstudent 3 роки тому

      I swear to god that line is an anthem for a generation! I could not get past that mission to save my life!

  • @Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet
    @Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet 6 років тому +4

    The thing that always bugged me was time limits in boss fights.

  • @daughterofluthien
    @daughterofluthien 7 років тому +130

    Honestly, the most confusing thing about Ellen's OXBOX fanfic is that she had Jane take Mike along for the stealthy bank heist mission. And what, Andy just stayed at the studio? Seems preeetty OOC to me...

    • @lorenzoabrick5188
      @lorenzoabrick5188 7 років тому +22

      Well, it _was_ chapter 5... maybe something happened to Andy earlier in the story, maybe incapacitating him? Or maybe he was _in charge_ of that bank, and Mike had been secretly trying to learn stealth from him for years, figuring out how he and Jane could infiltrate it?

    • @daughterofluthien
      @daughterofluthien 7 років тому +8

      Homestuck Obsessor ooh, maybe Mike was actually a stealth master the entire time, and only pretending to be bad at it so that Andy would keep his guard down. Now there's a plot twist

    • @lorenzoabrick5188
      @lorenzoabrick5188 7 років тому +12

      It just occurred to me that this is a fan theory... about a fanfiction ._.
      fanception?
      Now I just _really_ want Ellen to present her fanfiction somewhere, that would make my day.

    • @daughterofluthien
      @daughterofluthien 7 років тому +6

      Homestuck Obsessor it's a fan theory about in universe rpf fanfic, so yeah I'd say this is just about as meta as it gets XD Also remember that this is a universe where Jane has a giant orbiting death (and/or Pokémon gym, I think) and there have been multiple clones and robots of Mike. Discounting the whole Gringotts thing (unless Harry Potter exists in this universe too??) Ellen's "fanfics" sound like they could be more like journals. WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO SILENCE HER??

    • @jonathandavies1716
      @jonathandavies1716 7 років тому +9

      Andy was there. It's just he's so stealthy Ellen didn't know he was there in her own fan fiction that she was actually writing.

  • @Ben_of_Milam_Music
    @Ben_of_Milam_Music 6 років тому +828

    Ellen is such a cutie patootie.

    • @austinberry5696
      @austinberry5696 6 років тому +147

      Benjamin Collins "It's dangerous to go alone, take this-" Still one of the cutest moments of this channel lmao

    • @comettamer
      @comettamer 6 років тому +38

      Yep! And this "its dangerous to go alone" piece was the best proof.

    • @tlshortyshorty5810
      @tlshortyshorty5810 6 років тому +32

      Every viseo I see of her, she becomes more of a wonder.

    • @kayodagamer
      @kayodagamer 6 років тому +16

      Chris Suhoza Ellen is a she and I am pretty sure that they are guys bit idk

    • @tomlaw8821
      @tomlaw8821 6 років тому +5

      Something about her creeps me out and she isn't funny. I want Jane back.

  • @jays9869
    @jays9869 6 років тому +253

    ELLEN. WHY ARE YOU SO CUTE. WHY.

    • @CaptainWheatie
      @CaptainWheatie 5 років тому +11

      You like her you like her you really really like her!

    • @TheBlackAntagonist
      @TheBlackAntagonist 5 років тому +13

      @@CaptainWheatie As do I. She has to be an alien. there's no way a human can be so adorable.

    • @davidmaschino3359
      @davidmaschino3359 4 роки тому +6

      @@TheBlackAntagonist maybe she will see your comment and she will be so flattered she'll have to go on a date with you guys and then marry you and have kids. I mean it's not like teenagers on UA-cam have never said this to her before.

    • @jakesouthern4050
      @jakesouthern4050 4 роки тому

      Tactical Doge where is dont offend dogs 2

    • @StupidNSimplesns
      @StupidNSimplesns 4 роки тому +6

      simp city
      population: this thread

  • @dominateeye
    @dominateeye 7 років тому +10

    That moment when you realize that the player killing civilians in a video game leads to more severe consequences than a police officer killing civilians in real life.

    • @marhawkman303
      @marhawkman303 5 років тому +1

      To be fail, games don't have the same reasoning. With games it's "this is your mission, succeed or fail". And as noted in the video the failure conditions might be very arbitrary. the Rainbow Six games had hostage rescue scenarios where it was possible to fail because an ENEMY accidentally shot a hostage.

  • @Arkhavist_S
    @Arkhavist_S 7 років тому +168

    I want an Ellen Rose plushie.

    • @Zane13pyro
      @Zane13pyro 7 років тому +14

      Stylphede I want 5

    • @Kaze_Lsk
      @Kaze_Lsk 7 років тому +9

      we all do XD

    • @oscarmike1131
      @oscarmike1131 7 років тому +6

      Stylphede such cuteness cannot be handled by the human heart.

    • @Astfgl
      @Astfgl 7 років тому +2

      It could be life-size and you wouldn't even think twice about it.

    • @nickg.4050
      @nickg.4050 7 років тому +1

      And a body pillow...

  • @caelephaisking3842
    @caelephaisking3842 6 років тому +5

    New game:
    "Oh, a drop! I wonder if there are invisible walls to prevent falling..."
    You know what happens next, don't you?

  • @tommyawsm7132
    @tommyawsm7132 6 років тому +10

    Another episode that emphasizes Ellen's cuteness.

  • @krx50
    @krx50 7 років тому +14

    Y'know, the ring out fail is justified in DBZ games because that's an actual in-series tournament rule

    • @marhawkman303
      @marhawkman303 5 років тому +2

      The one in Soul Caliber too. I mean you're on the roof of a castle..... what do you expect to happen if you fall off? Also it's not as simple as accidentally back stepping one too many times.

    • @zeroattentiongaming820
      @zeroattentiongaming820 5 років тому

      Especially since it usually only applies when playing on the World Tournament stage in most of them. Just a neat little nod.

  • @thesilentexo7539
    @thesilentexo7539 7 років тому +70

    If Luke was surprised by what was in a secret book of fan fiction, clearly he doesn't understand how fan fiction works.

    • @lorenzoabrick5188
      @lorenzoabrick5188 7 років тому +13

      Especially _secret_ fanfiction, which almost always involves romance in some form... although it would be a little strange to learn that Ellen ships her co-workers / bosses ._.

    • @thesilentexo7539
      @thesilentexo7539 7 років тому +9

      Homestuck Obsessor well she wasn't always working with Outside Xbox, and we don't know how old that journal is, so…

    • @lorenzoabrick5188
      @lorenzoabrick5188 7 років тому +2

      this is true

  • @reinforcedthr3ads602
    @reinforcedthr3ads602 6 років тому +41

    id take ellen on an adventure if she was given to me by a wise man😂

  • @SWProductions100
    @SWProductions100 6 років тому

    Fun topic, cool way to get people to tell personal stories of finding these irritating insta-fails. Keep it up, wishing you guys the best in your videomaking (also, maybe just...ignore some of the comments about Ellen in this video...yeah...)
    On a personal note, I've fallen victim to that 'chasing/following targets' insta-fail in Assassins Creed 4; one moment that sticks in my head was watching supposedly normal soldiers/civies (the mission target in this case) just suddenly jump in a surprisingly limber way. It was...unexpected.

  • @anguswarrender1752
    @anguswarrender1752 7 років тому +41

    You guys should do a video on Videogame collectible challenges that we never finished and never will (looking at literally every LEGO game)

    • @anguswarrender1752
      @anguswarrender1752 7 років тому

      Never played FF, but the two I had in my mind were Red Bricks in the LEGO games and the Fallout Bobbleheads. Never going to find them all. Like ever.

    • @midgyman2k9
      @midgyman2k9 7 років тому

      Collecting all the orbs in Crackdown

    • @thewerewolff7248
      @thewerewolff7248 6 років тому +1

      Angus Warrender oh come on the bobble heads arnt that hard. I was thinking Arkham riddler trophies

    • @yoshitotem
      @yoshitotem 6 років тому +2

      Really?
      LEGO games are among the EASIEST games to collect everything and get 100%.

    • @Bluesit32
      @Bluesit32 6 років тому +2

      Angus Warrender I always get all the Lego collectables. How else can I get the achievement?

  • @hotaru1231
    @hotaru1231 7 років тому +107

    ELLEN, KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING IS ON SALE 75% ON STEAM, WITH THE COLLECTORS BEING 80% ON SALE, I NOW HAVE THE COLLECTORS EDITION ON 360 AND PC.
    why you ask, becuz its an amazing game go get it its 8 euros for the collectors edition
    Disclaimer: this is not paid advertisement, i just really like kingdoms of amalur x)

    • @ethanwms
      @ethanwms 7 років тому +5

      Curse oh is this Ellen's second account

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn 7 років тому

      keep forgetting to add that to the ever growing wishlist

    • @cloeshmoroz4512
      @cloeshmoroz4512 7 років тому

      Was waiting for it. Saw it. Bought it.

    • @guidoguido2245
      @guidoguido2245 7 років тому +1

      Curse did Ellen pay you well?

    • @jake_leg
      @jake_leg 7 років тому

      Curse Thanks for the heads up. I was waiting for this to go on sale

  • @ClericalError87
    @ClericalError87 5 років тому

    When Ring Out happened and I saw Link, I thought I knew where the video was going.
    It didn't go that way. Kudos Outside Xtra. Kudos.

  • @bradleyruby1503
    @bradleyruby1503 6 років тому +1

    That Big Smoke part was exactly how I felt, this has to be one of the most annoying missions ever

  • @ironicdutchmoonshade1394
    @ironicdutchmoonshade1394 7 років тому +11

    When you're diving and you don't have any air left and your extremely long health bar empties faster than Ellen empties a cup of tea...

  • @tolboi9343
    @tolboi9343 6 років тому +23

    Where did Luke get the life is strange t-shirt??? I WANT ONE

    • @chloeb30
      @chloeb30 5 років тому

      TolBoi You might've found out by now, but it's from insert coin clothing

  • @kvfxlonewolf2684
    @kvfxlonewolf2684 6 років тому +2

    I wonder how many times Ellen failed the QTE to catch the pikachu

  • @samuelc6246
    @samuelc6246 5 років тому +3

    Link was actually incredibly good at "ring out"-ing opponents in Soul Calibur 2. I thought you were about to show that, when Link himself was thrown out...

    • @LadyOnikara
      @LadyOnikara 3 роки тому

      I had so much fun knocking fools out of the ring with Link.

  • @barrackobama9807
    @barrackobama9807 7 років тому +11

    No mention of fusing hostage for the motherland? For shame

  • @juliusreids2653
    @juliusreids2653 7 років тому +17

    So when do we get to read Ellen's outsidexbox/xtra fan fiction?

  • @masonbe10
    @masonbe10 6 років тому +34

    9:20 "take this" 😂

  • @explosiveexcitement5
    @explosiveexcitement5 6 років тому +18

    I wouldn't mind going on an adventure with Ellen. Sounds like fun

    • @sirius7070
      @sirius7070 5 років тому

      She can record all your stories with her amazing writing skills

    • @tomgeytenbeek2207
      @tomgeytenbeek2207 4 роки тому

      "Argh, an enemy! Protect me, human shield, your sacrifice will be remembered!"
      *throws Ellen at monster with considerable force and intent to kill*

  • @burnininhell
    @burnininhell 7 років тому +4

    9:20
    I'd be happy to take Ellen with me.
    C'mon lil' buddy, we're going on an adventure!

  • @hope5155
    @hope5155 6 років тому +93

    Leak Ellen's fanfiction

  • @undyingUmbrage
    @undyingUmbrage 6 років тому +8

    You entered the wrong house, fool! O O O O O H H H H H H H H ! ! !

  • @themadhacker9376
    @themadhacker9376 6 років тому

    "Its dangerous to go alone, take this!" (bloop) hilarious

  • @PrinceSilvermane
    @PrinceSilvermane 7 років тому +13

    Extra points if a game puts one of these in once, and it brings the rest of the game down.
    Case in point Metro 2033. You've had allies before but they could generally take care of themselves. Then comes a section near the end of the game where you have to travel through an area with infinitely spawning self destructing creatures. And your ally dies far too quick.
    Even more bonus points if an ally that's supposed to be helpful would be easier if you didn't have him along.

    • @memorandom7484
      @memorandom7484 7 років тому +3

      Yeah, gotta love games that ask you to protect NPCs with no sense of self-preservation who will run at enemies or into oncoming bullets.

  • @walkingonsunshine9542
    @walkingonsunshine9542 7 років тому +5

    I just love the insecere ways NPC's respond to Nate dying, that would be a good idea for a video. Worst NPC responces to death, nudge nudge, wink wink

  • @FoggyBadger
    @FoggyBadger 5 років тому +1

    OMG I LOVE ELLEN SO MUCH!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍
    That train mission in San Andreas gave me rage nightmares. When I finally beat that part (found a way to ramp the bike onto the train), and literally jumped up, threw the controller down, and started screaming at the TV in excitement.

  • @Sarriuz
    @Sarriuz 6 років тому +48

    9:20 I’ll take the legendary weapon that is known as a woman. Lmao

  • @CooperAATE
    @CooperAATE 6 років тому +129

    As hot as she is, I don't think Ellen has ever made a cuter face than at 9:22

  • @ethanworner864
    @ethanworner864 7 років тому +11

    Play more Kingdom of Amalur!!

  • @Kiss_My_Aspergers
    @Kiss_My_Aspergers 6 років тому +1

    My favourite insta-fail/hidden ending is in Fatal Frame 2, when Sae attacks Mio if you abandon her sister Mayu at the end of the game. (It's been several years, but I believe it's implied Mio ends up with the same fate as Yae originally did.)

  • @thewerewolfofwaggawagga8818
    @thewerewolfofwaggawagga8818 5 років тому +1

    You know what's worse than a game-over from a failed QTE? The look on Leonardo's face when you fail to hug him in ACII.

  • @dringvir8683
    @dringvir8683 7 років тому +48

    Ha I never fail at quick time events, thats because I have all my friends at school throw rocks at me... Oh wait never mind. :(

    • @pinocchio5887
      @pinocchio5887 6 років тому +7

      They aren't really good friends then. If I was you, I would bust their asses.

  • @PrawnOneFiveSix
    @PrawnOneFiveSix 7 років тому +3

    You missed killing a chicken on your way into Riverwood in Skyrim

  • @amandawalker1769
    @amandawalker1769 6 років тому +1

    "All you had to do was follow the damn train CJ!' - Both the Most Hated and Most Loved character in GTA: San Andreas

  • @pplukepp-1958
    @pplukepp-1958 5 років тому +2

    All we had to do, was follow the damn train, CJ! Unless if you want to pick a wrong house fool!

  • @jkerman5113
    @jkerman5113 6 років тому +3

    All you had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!

  • @666kkf
    @666kkf 6 років тому +28

    All we had to do

    • @Black_Hound_
      @Black_Hound_ 6 років тому +5

      big smoke was follow the damn train CJ

    • @mihajlojovanovic7314
      @mihajlojovanovic7314 6 років тому +4

      big smoke Say it

    • @666kkf
      @666kkf 6 років тому +5

      Mihajlo Jovanovic was to follow the damn train CJ

    • @themanmyth
      @themanmyth 6 років тому +4

      big smoke NO, SHUT UP SMOKE

    • @sirius7070
      @sirius7070 5 років тому +1

      was follow the yellow brick road

  • @derpderpderpPSN
    @derpderpderpPSN 6 років тому +1

    Bursting into the washroom while Callista is bathing in Dishonored.

  • @thomasbooks6323
    @thomasbooks6323 6 років тому

    I have litteraly suffered EVERY insta-kill you guys displayed on the 2nd point.

  • @cianfarrell9992
    @cianfarrell9992 7 років тому +4

    idea for Ellen's fan fiction :
    outside Xbox/xtra meet the power rangers

  • @apassionatepotato
    @apassionatepotato 5 років тому +3

    "Franklin my dear, I don't give a damn"
    I see what you did there

    • @miteshkumaresan3475
      @miteshkumaresan3475 4 роки тому

      No one recognized that line, it has just Gone with the Wind.

  • @LeeGinSing
    @LeeGinSing 6 років тому +1

    "All we had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!" was the reason I quit that game. :( Respawning 5 minutes away to just start that frustrating mission again over and over was just too much.

  • @jad43701
    @jad43701 5 років тому +1

    How about the "Keep Vinnie alive" mission in Max Payne ? That was both a pain in the ass and hilarious at the same time. I spent more time working that mess out than I did playing the whole game !

  • @mariafountain7640
    @mariafountain7640 7 років тому +4

    There should be an entire episode dedicated to Ellen's Secret Book of Outside Xtra Fan Fiction.
    (Come on, guys!) :D