Summary
Glitches can be rather irritating to experience in a video game, open world, or otherwise. Players expect their games to perform to a T so that they can get immersed in these titles without being reminded that, at the end of the day, they’re playing a video game.
Some glitches are so legendarily bad that fans still remember the debilitating effects they had on their respective games. However, other open-world games are endearing because of their harmless glitches, which add to the charm of these titles in the eyes of many.
Fans remember the sheer uproar that ensued whenAssassin’s Creed Unitywas released in its broken state. The game was such a mess that it permanently tanked the franchise’s goodwill and forced Ubisoft to take an annual hiatus and reimagine the formula.
One of the funniest bugs that plagued the game was when model textures wouldn’t load in, forcing players to stare at the floating eyes and lips of NPCs. It made for a horrifying sight and became the poster child of everything that was wrong with the game.
The Corrupted Blood incident is one of the most notorious glitches in video game history, where a debuff from a very powerful boss inWorld of Warcraftwas brought over to hub areas, where low-level players were killed by this plague in a flash.
It took no time at all for mischievous players to spread this debuff to beginners, causing characters to die by the hundreds before Blizzard patched it out. It’s one of the most interesting glitches in a video game that fans still analyze to this day.
Red Dead Redemptionhad a relatively smooth systemof spawning people and animals as Marston explored the open world. However, there were times when this mechanic would bug out, leading to one of the most legendary video game glitches of all time.
Sometimes, humans and animals would merge in unholy combinations, leading to animal heads superimposed on human bodies and vice versa. Being able to ride a donkey with a human’s body or seeing human birds fly in the air made for a surreal sight that intrigued fans to no end.
Skyrimis one of the greatest video games ever made, with Bethesda’s quirky glitches making an appearance in this title, too. Various bugs and exploits can be used for the player’s benefit, such as duplicating gold andputting a basket on a merchant’s headto steal everything in sight without getting caught.
There’s also the legendary Giant, which can send the Dragonborn flying with a mortal hit. This was a bug intentionally left in by the developers after seeing just how entertaining it could be to see the player character be yeeted into the sky for no rhyme or reason.
Grand Theft Auto 4is one of the greatest video games ever made, with its take on Liberty City being iconic. It also featuresone of the funniest glitches in video game historythat involves a swing set.
If players use a vehicle and back into a swing set at a particular angle, there’s a chance that the stored momentum of this swing set will cause a player’s car to catapult to a different corner of the map, making for a fun visual that fans have tried to replicate in this game over and over again.
There was a time when many people thought thatCyberpunk 2077was dead in the water upon release. The bugs were so frequent that players couldn’t get immersed in this title without being irritated by how broken everything was.
Eventually,Cyberpunk 2077salvaged its reputationand became one of the most popular video games ever made. The broken past of this game became a legend, with some of the more prominent bugs being textures not loading in and characters T-posing without a care in the world.
The ghost car ofSan Andreaswas an urban legend that turned out to be true in a way. In desolate locations like the Back O' Beyond Woods, players could find driverless cars just moving around in the area, making for an eerie sight.
The explanation for this glitch is interesting, with thegame programmed to spawn in carswhen it assumed that players are stranded in the middle of nowhere. In the case of the Back O' Beyond woods, the hilly terrain means that cars start moving of their own accord after spawning, making it seem like a spooky presence is driving said vehicle.
The Witcher 3only had minor bugs upon launch that were rectified in no time. This meant thatplayers could enjoy a polished RPGthat is CD Projekt Red’s greatest game, while the developer could poke fun at some of their bugs.
The video released by CDPR that hilariously points out the bugs affecting the game is a great watch, with Roach’s compromised movement being a major highlight. Reports say that a similar video was made forCyberpunk 2077, but the game was so broken upon release that the company decided not to make light of such a serious issue.
