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The Sidekick Hall of Shame (and Fame): Gaming's Most Gloriously Unhinged Companion Characters
Gaming

The Sidekick Hall of Shame (and Fame): Gaming's Most Gloriously Unhinged Companion Characters

Some sidekicks carry your gear. Others carry entire games on their chaotic little backs. We rounded up the most wonderfully unhinged companion characters in gaming history — the ones who made you forget you were even supposed to be the hero.
Broken, Bizarre, and Completely Unputdownable: The Weird Game Mechanics That Ate Our Lives
Gaming

Broken, Bizarre, and Completely Unputdownable: The Weird Game Mechanics That Ate Our Lives

Some game designers clearly stayed up too late eating questionable snacks when they cooked up these mechanics — and somehow, we can't stop playing. From controls that feel like wrestling a greased raccoon to puzzle logic that would make a philosophy professor weep, these are the gloriously strange design choices that built cult followings instead of refund requests.