Whatever else may be uttered about 2015, let no one say that its games didn't give players plenty of options when it came to donning ridiculous costumes. Even the bleakest RPGs and action titles had some goofball duds for gamers to make their protagonists trounce around in. Let's talk about the 10 goofiest ones.
Metal Gear Solid V:
The Phantom Pain - Chicken Hat
In Metal Gear Solid V, the chicken hat is offered to players who have died too many times during a mission, making the wearer invisible to foes for a bit. It's both a generous offer to help players who are struggling through certain sections of the game and a slap in the face, a mark of shame for the player to wear. Still, it's pretty amusing to think the last thing an enemy soldier seeing before a tranq dart puts them to sleep is a grown man sneaking about in a chicken hat.
Assassin's Creed
Syndicate - SteampunkCostumes
Yeah, look, we all knew that Syndicate was going to have some sort of steampunk component the moment it was revealed the game took place in Victorian London. But not like this. Please.
Fallout 4 - Mascot
Helmet
There are many, many forms of protection scattered throughout the Wasteland that will go a long way toward keeping you safe in the post-apocalypse. A broken teddy bear helmet is not one of them and will likely just make people want to shoot you and eat your corpse more even more than usual.
Mortal Kombat X - Blue
Steel Sub-Zero
Even forgetting that this costume is probably reference toZoolander, it looks goofy as heck. Is he a robot? How does Sub-Zero even move around in that? The only thing that really works about this is the Mask of the Phantasm-looking headgear. But whatever fear factor might be there is immediately undone by the fact that his biceps turn into blue popsicles when he's mad.
The Witcher 3: The
Wild Hunt - Basic Armor
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There is a lot of cool armor in The Witcher 3 and most of it is extremely rare. The more common stuff is fine and it gets the job done but more often than not they uh, they look like holiday sweaters. The benefit of this is that it reinforces Geralt's persona as Your Slightly Murderous Grumpy Grandfather Who Pouts At Family Gatherings.
For more odd 2015 alternate costumes head to page two.