Summary of "9 Sarcastic Achievements That Made Us Feel Like an Idiot"

Sarcastic and Brutally Honest Video Game Achievements

This video humorously explores nine of the most sarcastic and brutally honest achievements in video games—those little in-game awards that don’t celebrate your skill but instead mock your failures, making you feel like a total idiot. Unlike typical achievements that spark pride or relief, these sarcastic ones highlight your mistakes with biting humor.

Highlights from the Video

Payday 2 The video opens with the “F in Chemistry” achievement, earned by disastrously blowing up your meth-cooking lab mid-gunfight. This is a nod to how tricky meth production really is—despite Breaking Bad making it look easy.
Secret Service (2008) Here, you get an achievement for firing an entire magazine without hitting anyone, blowing yourself up with your own grenade, or worst of all—accidentally shooting the very president you’re supposed to protect.
Call of Duty: World at War This game dishes out sarcastic achievements such as:
- Dying repeatedly on the same checkpoint (“Purple Heart”)
- Reaching a high prestige level with the cheeky message “Go Get Some Sun,” poking fun at the player’s dedication or frustration. The video also jokes about camping in online shooters, defending it as “formulating a battle plan” rather than laziness.
Risen In this fantasy RPG, falling off ledges repeatedly earns you a tongue-in-cheek achievement.
Portal 2 The game mocks your politeness when you fall for GLaDOS’s trap just because she asked nicely, awarding an achievement that forever brands you as gullible.
F.E.A.R. The horror-themed game sarcastically rewards you for panic-throwing grenades and blowing yourself up multiple times with the “Suicide King” achievement.
Superman Returns This game sarcastically shames players for using cheat codes, with the game’s version of Superman looking disappointed rather than angry.
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy The game mocks your terrible shooting accuracy with an achievement titled “Need Glasses,” a sarcastic jab at your inability to hit enemies despite being a super soldier.

Tone and Style

Throughout, the video blends witty commentary and relatable gamer frustrations, making it an entertaining look at how some games use humor to turn player failures into memorable moments.

Personalities Featured

The narrator (main commentator)
References to characters like Wheatley and GLaDOS from Portal 2
Mentions of fictional and real personalities such as Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Bourne (via game references)