It’s Valentine’s Day, and gamers all over the country will be putting down their controllers in favour of red roses, soft music and candlelit dinners for two. But there’s no reason why video games can’t feature on this day of love for some of the most emotional stories ever known have been told through the digital medium.

Some of the most clichéd and cringeworthy have been too though, and that’s what we’re focusing on today. For every video game couple that are destined to be together, there’s another that seems totally unlikely and we have to ask ourselves ‘Why?’ This may not be the most romantic subject for a post on Valentine’s Day but look at the bright side: the following dysfunctional relationships will remind us just how lucky we are in or on our own.

If you haven’t yet played any of the following games and intend to…