10 Gaming Moments That Left Us Devastated - Part 9
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10 Gaming Moments That Left Us Devastated

These days it seems that most people have a pretty complex relationship with modern video games. With massive titles getting more expansive and entertaining than ever, outsiders may be forgiven for expecting that gaming is a simple, carefree pursuit.
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2) Conceding Late Goals – FIFA

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Admittedly, this point could be applied to near enough any sports game, but the aggressive nature of the average football fan is such that the feeling is undoubtedly multiplied for any FIFA player.

Considering EA’s FIFA series likes to present itself as a staggeringly realistic representation of the raw competitiveness of football in real life, it’s certainly also appropriate that the game can stir such aggressive emotion in its fans. The sheer dread that fills any FIFA player who holds a slender lead as a game reaches its conclusion maximizes the devastation that they will go on to feel if they cannot see it through.

As such, YouTube is riddled with amateur footage of consoles being smashed in these situations, proving just how upsetting a sensation this can be for a gamer.


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Gareth Cartwright
Gareth is 25 years old and lives in Cardiff. Interests include film, TV and an unhealthy amount of Spider-Man comics and Killers songs. Expect constant references to the latter two at all times.