the worst game i played last year (indiana jones and the last crusade for the sega genesis) has an absolutely baffling end sequence, where you need to re-enact the ending to the titular film by picking the holy grail from a lineup of various chalices. correctly identifying the holy grail leads to the "ending" where indy and his dad ride off on silhouettes of horses that look like chickens. choosing any of the seven wrong options, regardless if you have any extra lives or continues, leads to an
INSTANT GAME OVER
if you haven't seen the movie, you're kinda screwed! at the last possible second! unless you're able to not only figure out what the fuck the game is asking you do since the final level smash cuts to this screen, but also truly embody indiana jones and divine that the cup of a carpenter like jesus christ would not be large or gaudy, and only one cup fits that bill. y'know, a normal ask for your player.
a video game that requires outside knowledge of a real-world thing that isn't like... mahjong soul? or chess? especially from a platforming action game? wild! absurd! ludicruous!