10 Times Video Games LIED TO YOUR FACE

Some video game sidequests are filled with diversions and outright trickery. Here are a few of our favorite examples in gaming.
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Number 10
1:22 Number 9
2:36 Number 8
3:59 Number 7
4:57 Number 6
6:17 Number 5
7:49 Number 4
8:56 Number 3
9:59 Number 2
10:54 Number 1

[@Steel-101]

Right now I can think of one quest that lied to me. The tenpenny tower ghoul quest in Fallout 3. I didn’t expect Roy Phillips to murder every single person in Tenpenny Tower. I was really bummed out when Dashwood got killed. I didn’t like the conclusion but it does give a valuable lesson. You can’t trust everyone, certain things are beyond your control, and the capital wasteland is very cruel.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@VongolaXZax]

Ah yes, that one side quest most lone wanderers, have chosen to avoid. To be honest, I just do it for the caps from the tower, regardless of the rebuke you get from three dog, for taking out Roy and his cronies. If only there was a option to go to three dog and tell him your side of the story.

[@VotingChipmunk]

Yeah, I much prefer to just kill them all, because you do the "Good" option for a coexistence, only for all the Non-Ghouls to be killed after a time of not being there, so no, fuck Roy and his fucking cronies. I'll gladly take the Negative Karma, even on a Good Karma character. Not exactly hard to get it back anyway.

[@Steel-101]

@@VongolaXZax yeah that one is my least favorite side quest in the game. At least the other ones are awesome. The best one in my opinion is the tree quest with Harold. You gotta shoot them in the head is a good one too. You can just get all the keys and go straight for the T-51 power armor.

[@John-996]

Such a great quest Fallout 3 had great quests they really fell off with Fallout 4.

[@erfanbahrami573]

The way you described num 2 cracked me up 😂😂 "You own a house now , congrats , Enjoy paying taxes , I guess, child "😂😂

[@matejmartinu6314]

When they told me in hellblade that the game resets after couple of deaths. I was so stressed the whole game and then I learned, that it was just a lie made by Senua's psychosis voice. I felt so played. It was fucked up and awesome at the same time.

[@TheZacek]

Bro same. I Guess we czechs Have that in Common lol

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

I was gonna say the same but he started with " side quests". ... Even though the game is as long as some side quests in the Witcher 3. Lol

[@lerenard5110]

The game plays on your assumptions. It tells you that "each time you die, the rot on her arm will spread" and "when it reaches her head she will die". You need to see it as 2 separate statements. It never actually says that dying in game will make the rot spread to her head, that's just what most people assume. Adds to the paranoia of the game I guess. Plus they didn't lie about her dying when it reaches her head, but it only happens in a scripted scene at the end of the game.

[@MigeMaur]

True. I dragged that final fight out much longer than needed, because I simply didn't want to let go, and I wanted to believe that it was possible to beat it. Most interesting "boss fight" ever imo. And the music just amplified everything so much. The best part about it is probably that I wasn't really left with the typical "You lied to me"-feeling that I've gotten from some other games. Can't wait until Senua's Saga comes out.

[@burgerbran]

wait, you're telling me i was stressed outta my mind the whole game for no reason???

[@Malcontentmatt]

I love how angry Falcon makes himself in this video from beginning to end.

[@dmonsterlove]

2:10 I actually love this strangers and freaks encounter, because he was most definitely a time traveler and the funny way that he talked could mean that he was a city boy from like the 1920s

[@diexor7967]

Regarding the FarCry3 Quest with Buck I think the reason why you can't kill him from the start is because you don't know where he has the friend captive. The "magical" powers of the knife can be explained as hallucinations caused by the drugs the Rakyat give to Jason, the gases he breathes in the ruins, the strong heat in the island etc. And regarding the ruins, there is a running theme of the island drawing "powerful" warriors and challenging them, first with the Rakyat, then the Chinese, the soldiers during WW2, the Pirates, Denis and finally Jason Brody.

[@malhavoc431]

That dude from Fable was a great source of Evil points. He can't die when you complete the quest so you can beat on him endlessly to max your Evilness stat.

[@torgranael]

Spiffing Brit also did a video on this guy. Got a combat multiplier in the thousands from wailing on this guy, then chugged a potion that grants xp based on your current multiplier.

[@MoonJung82]

The Peralez one from Cyberpunk 2077 was seriously cruel, but I suppose it doesn't exactly qualify, because the cruelty was not from the person that lied. That person was just trying to protect the family.

[@dbadaddy7386]

Third time through I finally realized that there was someone above the corps who knew and tolerated what I was doing. I wasn't quite a puppet but definitely had a leash and now I know some of the missions were working for whoever is in charge. Bastards owe me money! I really liked them and hate knowing that not only is there nothing I can do for them but anything I try will screw them more.

[@LadiesMan-kp9sq]

Man this just reminds me the quality of side quests in cyberpunk. They all were so good and many were thoughtprovoking . The Sinnerman was such an amazing quest.

[@dbadaddy7386]

@@LadiesMan-kp9sq I wanted to execute the tech that wiped Brandon, but it wasn't the tech's fault. That was just the perfect kind of little side quest that brings depth and character to the game.

[@sellera]

From CP77 the real lie is on “Sweet Dreams”.

[@thesituation5315]

Oh fuck, you've brought up a traumatic video game memory. That was my favorite sidequest probably. Very evocative, even if it's quite dark. Remember the farm one, with kidnapped teens? Now that was real fuckin dark.

[@Ja-mbi]

Surprised they didn't mention the bunker run in far cry 5. The game makes you run through this bunker and memorize it while you hallucinate. You think you're clearing out enemies every time, but you finally come across it in real time and you're actually killing all of your friends and Allies. Great twist.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@jerseyjoyride1316]

Agreed, and even while you're doing it you have suspicion that you're killing friends because you can hear them. But there's no avoiding it right?

[@sanekibeko]

I laughed so hard at that Dying Light quest. The singing drunks was worth it.

[@Krexel]

The first time I did this sidequest I thought the woman that screamed was actually being attacked after the first couple bottles of booze I gave the guy. I busted in there with my shotgun out ready to start blasting! The wave of relief when I saw it was just a bunch of people just trying to make the best of a horrible situation was immense lol

[@HugoStiglitz88]

It totally was lol

[@donaldfrederick501]

RDR2 reward at end of Sinclair quest is an old brass compass which is needed for a Talisman that reduces weapon degrading by 20%. Up to you if that's a small or large reward.

[@KainYusanagi]

3:56 "Good job hero, you're a mass murderer now!" Uhhh, Falcon? We were mass murderers LOOOOOONG before that side quest, hahahaha.

[@ericb3157]

reminds me of the "murder hobo" cliche in RPGs.

[@Matt-md5yt]

@@ericb3157 yeah the D&D trope

[@damiandamian9987]

Bruh I miss Fable. I used to pull all nighters with my brothers on weekends playing that game. Good times, good times.

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@lotmuch2481]

Too bad there isn't a verison on ps4

[@cbrycem]

One that came to mind for me was borderlands 2 when Handsome Jack asks you to save his grandma from bandits. Wasn't a super big mission and tbh not too mean either but pretty funny

[@magicmanscott40k]

That one was funny

[@ErrormanGL]

The cake is a lie -Portal

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@jiteshsadhwani9315]

Also in Prey (2017) there was a mission to save one of the transtar employee named "Luthur" but was actually a trap made by commander Dahl

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@AKoboldonStilts]

I dunno if I’d call Geology for Beginners a cruel quest, because you do get a nice reward at the end of it. Sure it’s not a heap of cash like you’re promised but still a good item.

[@juliansandler4569]

Yeah the raven pocket watch or whatever can be used to craft a talisman at the fence

[@ModestPavement]

The cutscene made it worth it (kind of) for me. It was a mind fuck for sure.

[@michaelhaney3559]

I knew “A baby is born” from dying light was a lie as soon as the guy told me he needs more the first time For revenge I let a runner in the house and watched them get smacked one by one

[@Pak_Flesot]

I bought the for sale sign in earthbound in the very early game. As soon as I entered twoson. I bought the fresh eggs from the vendor. One at a time. And waited til they became chickens and sold them for $98 profit... each one. I saved the money up to buy that house. Needless to say, I wasn't happy. Especially since I did it before getting to happy happy village. I do believe I reset and got my money back. But I still remember doing that as a kid.

[@AlexTheScribe]

Old man falcon definitely came out for this video. Hilarious. You can legitimately tell how much the quest bothered him and i felt the same way.

[@EndGiverTTV]

The "banker" in Hollow Knight is a good one too!

[@M00NBULLET]

2:26 Falcon took me out with this 😭🤣.

[@Non-Negotiable]

Omg how could've forgot about #1! That one is epic.

[@Michael.Custance]

Something to consider for people who are somewhat confused by the existence of some of the bizarre missions you sometimes get in the Far Cry series: They answer to all your questions is in the title - it's literally half of an old adage that your parents or grandparents may have used "Far cry from reality" as in "That horror film was a far cry from reality." -- hope this helps those who were confused. Good video - love your content - keep up the good work.

[@pistol0grip0pump]

3:59 - Now? Mass murderer now?! If that's the first instance of massacring an entire town/village in someone's playthrough I'll be shocked lmao 😂

[@justondement4458]

I love Gameranx. Every time I see one of their videos I just can’t help myself. Great binge

[@peenurmobile]

falcon your genuine expressions towards these situations are great

[@gameranxTV]

🦅

[@tylerspencer2485]

In Elden Ring if you wait long enough, Patches will give you permission to open the chest. I think you have to talk to him about it twice, then rest and talk again. Not sure exactly how to trigger. The blackout cutscenes has different dialogue too.

[@Sludgeberries]

Basically the entire plot of Nier Replicant lmfao

[@EvelynnWinters2000]

Love your Oblivion character Absolutely beautiful

[@TheLeetCasualGamer]

I laughed so hard when I did the Who's the Guard quest. So bad it's hilarious.

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Patches!! - His bald head shines like a line of gem's leading us to even more treasures! 😆

[@Crowolff]

Gameranx always on the level 🤘👍

[@gameranxTV]

🤝

[@Belmont1714]

When quest like these come to mind I can mostly think about the Witcher 3. Almost everyone is tryna deceive or Rob you. You get sent to kill a spirit and in the end those that sent you kills children, ya know almost like this.

[@Stillhovering]

The Witcher 3 side quest are more realistic seeing as you can choose dialogue to change the situation option or ignore them altogether

[@VongolaXZax]

I think one side quest that should be mentioned, is The Legend Of The Star from fallout new vegas, in a sense, you were lied to, because after getting 100 sunset sarsaparilla bottle caps, all you get was a story about how it came to be. And pew pew too

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼Part 2

[@VongolaXZax]

@@gameranxTV yay

[@VAustin89]

That is why Anders always gets the shank in the end from me..haha

[@mabeljackson]

Me in Dragon Age 3: Look what have you done, Anders, where the hell are you?

[@dubblejumpchump]

There are definitely people who do not see these things coming either which is hilarious

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@curlyquote4942]

I wouldnt say Francis Sinclair was really lying just keeping a secret because he would seem like an absolute lunatic if he told Arthur he was from the future

[@SethieSeth]

Beautiful Oblivion character

[@tankfantry8613]

I could listen to Falcons voice while I sleep. It's so silky smooth.

[@gameranxTV]

🦅

[@Kageravager]

Hearing Falcon get his feathers ruffled is awesome lmao. Thx for the daily quality content!

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for watching

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

Hey gameranx huge fan of your videos. Huge Love from India I love Jake's voice a lot.

[@rosurobosu8546]

the gravity rush 2 quest was the most wholesome and amazing one I've ever seen

[@danielscots]

The Buck quest isn't a side quest though. That's a mandatory part of the story.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@colinwatt9387]

The lie in Hellblade Senau's Sacrafice that you'll fail the entire thing if you take too much damage caused me to drop it entirely; I suck at beat-em-up games and didn't fancy playing halfway through only to have to restart.

[@sephiroth8377]

I love Patches... when he kicked me off that cliff I laughed so hard and when I summoned him and he bailed on Radahn I laughed even more then cursed him

[@xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538]

Buck was an awesome antagonist 😂 so charming and smug, you just want to punch him right in the face 😂

[@raiderz10mb]

One of my favorite of your videos in a while

[@CanadioIsCool]

i'm surprised that the project zomboid tutorial isn't on here. Basically, Spiff (The Mascot Guy) tells you if you ever get bitten by a zombie, press Q to take the antidote. Then it turns out that when press Q, it actually makes your character yell "HEY, I'M OVER HERE!" then all the zombies on the map run after you.

[@ArcaneSorceror]

I loved that Fighter's Guild storyline in Oblivion

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@jojozahau]

My actual IRL Side Quest is ' i watch GAMERANX everytime they upload'.. And i complete it 100%. I hope they patch it soon so i can do my side quest again tomorrow.

[@queefqueefington]

My dads quest to go buy milk, all lies

[@osricen]

I still can't believe the Gravity Rush games aren't on PC yet.

[@lyndonmarquis414]

I love how often the Fable games show up in these lists. Not as often as (for instance) Souls but it’s good to know that someone else loves them as much as I do.

[@danakarimi3211]

I think that mission of the heist dlc in spider-man ps4 where Walter hardy completely led us to find his stolen arts by being literally disguised as an investigator on his “own case” could be also a fitting example for this video.

[@TheZoenGaming]

Gravity Rush Remastered and Gravity Rush 2 are games I bought a PS4 to play. Awesome games.

[@gameranxTV]

👌👍🏼

[@SkillJoy.]

"I often like to know if I'm involved in a bombing plot" - Falcon 2022

[@DavidCowie2022]

"Often." So, not always?

[@stanettiels7367]

Number 5 (Sonic) is borderline rage inducing.

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

"I'm just a Lieutenant" Uh, he appears to just outright tell you, unless Falcon constantly mispoke in this video and meant "Commander"??

[@gameranxTV]

Hi Stanetti

[@Th3BlackLotus]

To be fair, Sinclair basically gives away the secret that he's a time traveler by the way he talks. He's using slang that wouldn't be around for another 100ish years.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@LlorDrei]

It would be interesting if Francis Sinclair was a time traveler in Red Dead Redemption 2, enabling him to try to save the protagonists in the games in a new game.

[@0Winkleson0]

The Baldy one got me as a kid... I was so angry lol

[@nickllama5296]

The Witcher 3 had so many of them, and every single one of them, when you realize you've been lied to (again) and because of that innocent people have died (again), you sit there and go "Oh... crap. Did I save before I started this?"

[@ladycarmillasanguina]

Love you guys, thanks for the content!

[@gameranxTV]

❤️

[@MigeMaur]

The alcohol quest in Dying Light reminded me of the quest in Dead Island when Stanley wanted you to bring bottles of booze to him while he's hiding. At least Stanley was honest about what he was doing with the stuff. 🍸🥴

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@cloud2018]

Buck's questline was my favorite. Broke the 4th wall a tad there with a "I'm not playing the game you are" line and it was super meta and I adored it.

[@disturbedrebirth]

I tried the harvestella demo, but couldn’t tolerate so many loading screens.

[@predator9659]

“Enjoy paying taxes i guess *CHILD*” I dunno why this sentence hurts and makes me laugh at the same time 😅😅

[@EyeHeytEwe]

Think I completed some of these just because I accidentally accepted it and didn't want to/couldn't abandon. I knew the guy in number 1 was lying from the start 😂

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@Darkman9000]

A somewhat meta example, in the original Gravity Rush, there's a side mission in the game's DLC where one of the game's villains, the thief king Alias, returns and is wreaking havoc.Thing is, by this point in the game, Alias is presumed dead after a battle with Kat in the main story. So when "Alias" shows up and begins causing trouble, his methods are entirely different, now using bombs instead of summoning Nevi, the enemies of the series. At the end of this quest string, it's revealed that "Alias" is just a kid with a crush on Kat who wanted to get her attention, and the bombs were just fireworks. So the game not only tricks the player into thinking they would get to see more interactions with the mysterious thief, who only appeared briefly in the main campaign, it also tricks the player into thinking they can drop the kid into the void below the game world. It actively prompts you to just drop the kid as he rambles on about his love for Kat, which to be fair, isn't an entirely unreasonable thing to do since he was literally acting like a terrorist just to impress her. But alas, the moment you drop him, the game resets things and acts like you didn't do it.

[@WinoaKaronhiatens]

I really enjoyed gravity rush 1 on the vita. really fun game. Shame not much came out of the vita. The Beardy Baldy quest at least gets you some free items that actually work for you if you change it with other things at that stage in the game making you actually more attractive or otherwise.

[@Forsoothious]

Wasn't Gravity Rush 1 and 2 on ps4

[@jedwalker4543]

I never thought about Francis being a time traveler. Makes much more sense and explains his dress, vernacular, and everything else about him. He’s straight out of the late 1920s/ early 30s

[@seanhoddy3129]

look at Strange Man's channel hes all things RDR2 and he does such a good job. He discusses this theory and it makes so much sense

[@Frost4Real]

I played that dying light one just the other week, it was so annoying cos u could tell instantly what was happening, idk why Crane takes so long to realise, plus it robs u of like 9-12 alcohol which is super valuable for medkits!

[@nostalgigamer]

The moustaches 😂you can't even fight him for messing with you!

[@50calBeowulf]

How about the entire game of AC Valhalla? Pick M or F Ivor? M Ivor is used in basically all the art: the first teaser; the main story trailer; the primary posters; the box art; the game thumbnails; the auto wallpaper; etc. But, from the get go, the story is specifically written featuring F Ivor, even the given name Ivor is a F name, which you won't know unless you were born and raised in the culture or bother to look it up. Ubi did it to a lesser degree in Odyssey, Kassandra wasn't forced into player character position until DLC and novelization story content. I would've bought and played the games happily regardless of M or F main, but now I've been lied to, and that good will is gone for good.

[@ModestPavement]

There were multiple collectible quests in GTA 5 that completely screwed you over. It was kind of ridiculous and drove me crazy lol.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@joshuapatrick682]

All of these are pretty much some of the best quests in their respective games. The Oblivion one rocked my world as to the possibilities of storytelling in games going forward

[@evannassar1263]

“This guy blocking your way is ACTUALLY the lieutenant.” Shows image of interacting with Someone labeled “lieutenant”* Gameranx: “how COULD they do that????” Funni lol

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

I am so curious as to what the end result of getting those statues is going to be.....being a time traveler would mean there was a reason he wanted to get those statues to himself prior to him reaching adulthood. 🤔 they have to be significant in the future.

[@KainYusanagi]

Sell them for a lot of money to a museum?

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

@@KainYusanagi possibly.....but that means they would have to reach a large value in just a few years.....and that there wasn't something more profitable that he could have had gotten instead. 🤔 but could be......would definitely be one of the more mundane outcomes within the red dead series..... there are some interesting side quests out there.

[@sellera]

“Sweet Dreams”, from cyberpunk 77. Beyond the lie, if you don’t watch out for yourself you’d end up without all your items and 20000 Eddies.

[@BritishTom]

Disagree with the red dead rock carvings since that's how you get the brass compass to make a trinket, granted you do have to go back inside the house after cutscene to pick it up

[@Dubya3030]

My favorite thing to do is sit in my yard with my doggy and let him run around while I plow through Gameranx videos It’s my favorite past time activity.

[@BisexualTeleriGirl]

Falcon makes the best gameranx videos

[@romatic]

The guy in rdr2 was a time traveler, you can find all the info that proves it.

[@systemerroar9465]

Someone in a game once promised me a cake. But that was a lie...

[@herpmcderp5707]

I love how mad you get when you talk about Sonic 06. Understandably so

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Mr. Falcon 🦅 strikes again with a banger video

[@gameranxTV]

🦅

[@louiemarks8501]

The Far Cry 3 one... That's a main quest. I wouldn't say that totally counts. My choice, and I actually just remembered this quest while I was watching this video so ya know, thanks for that, would be the "pinned to earth" side quest. It's been awhile since I played fc3, but iirc, you meet this old lady in a shack who tells you she heard a plane fly past overhead and crash, could you go check and see if anyone's injured or dead or in need of help or w/e? Okay, this promises anything from loot to a payday depending, so why not. You check out the crash site, and yup, there's a plane right where the old lady said. Except it's a rusted-out hulk. Windows are filthy, nothing's in fire like you'd expect of a recent crash and what there is of the fuselage has been modified into living quarters by a guy who says he's been there for like ten years. And oh yeah, he knows the little shack where you met the old lady, but he's never met anyone living there. End of mission. No explanation, nothing. Oh, the guy pays you, just for showing concern for your fellow human, you get some experience, the usual quest stuff, but you never see the old lady against and the game never tells you what her deal was. Was she the ghost of someone who died the day of the crash? Was she just a confused or crazy old lady who gave you a job and just wandered off for the horizon? No idea.

[@M32Mirach]

That Ovlivion entry brought up an old memeory of a game I havent been able to remember the name while searching for it. It was on PC during the 90s and involved a plot where youre a future soldier in an infantry unit which uses battle armor suits called TOPHAT or HATS or some acronym like that. It was mainly point and click first person with meagerly animated cutscenes and dialogue scenes. You go through base life talking to your fellow soldiers and COs, going out on combat missions where youre killing some alien looking enemy, getting put on kitchen duty and having a prolinged debate over what KP duty stood for, "Keep peeling!" Its revealed eventually the armor suits have been projecting video feed tonthe soldiers which has been tampered with and you have actually been murdering civilians of some planet or community or something. It was at thos point i would recieve a Fliating Point Error on my crap pc and could never finish the game. Please if anyone can decipher what game ive been searching for out of my details it would help ease my mind and would be much appreciated

[@aBadWizard]

Just remembered a sidequest you can find in the bazaar in Dying Light 2. SPOILERS: There's a ginger kid (teenager most likely) you can talk to who says he's looking for people who are new in town, and he's got a job for new people. It all winds up being a ploy to lure victims who won't be missed around town, specifically because they're new and not well know to the community. The quest ends with the kid acknowledging what he'd done, and ending his own life because he felt such extreme guilt. It's not what you thought you were getting yourself into when you chose to talk to the kid, and changes how likely you are to put your trust in every Tom, Dick And Harry you might run into during your playthrough.

[@ekofever827]

Trueeee and if you decide to not help at all he just straight up fights you Lmao

[@SpartanHighKing14]

*Video game lies to me* Me: _"Am i joke to you?"_

[@harshitlanger6872]

2:14 The term Jazzed was particulary used more in 1920s according to chatgpt. this clearly shows he is from the future for the arthur living somewhere in bw 1899-1903.

[@norfairaffair]

Wasn’t that Gravity Rush footage and not Gravity Rush 2? Love you Falcon!

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

" bro, I can't even afford diapers"

[@aeternosolus52]

The Fable guy on completion at least gives you the pretty sweet Fire Monkey tattoo that that once inked on increases your good alinement and attractiveness stats by 50ish points. Not to shabby right at the start of the game if you are playing as a good character 😎

[@nuno09]

Number 1 Reminds me of the lunatic in The Witcher 2, Where he asks you to collect a bunch of Harpy Feathers for research, in the end of the sidequest he was actually trying to make a Ridiculous looking chicken-bird suit.

[@utzuckz]

yeah, i was half-expecting to see "A Sackful of Fluff" come up

[@Matt-md5yt]

Great list today

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks

[@TheShamus425]

Gameranx deserves 10 million subs.

[@jeffanderson3962]

These games are realistic simulations of how life lies to me every day about why I should bother getting out of bed in the morning.

[@matthewdrown9122]

Dark brotherhood quest line in Oblivion, when you were told to purge the sanctuary but it ended up being the wrong orders.

[@alexsamaniego9061]

Yeah... Earthboung house got me good LOL