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Realizing You Just Left The Game Tutorial When You Thought You Were Almost Done

This animated meme features a bald, bespectacled older man in a business suit sitting in a car's passenger seat. He initially has a wide-eyed, stunned expression, and slowly turns his head to the side in growing shock as the realization sinks in: what he believed was the nearing end of a video game was actually just the conclusion of the tutorial section, meaning the vast majority of the game remains unplayed. The caption explaining the gaming scenario repeats to emphasize the relatable, overwhelming feeling of this discovery.
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When you think you're near the end of the game, but you realize you just left the tutorial area

Overview

This animated meme features a bald, bespectacled older man in a business suit sitting in a car's passenger seat. He initially has a wide-eyed, stunned expression, and slowly turns his head to the side in growing shock as the realization sinks in: what he believed was the nearing end of a video game was actually just the conclusion of the tutorial section, meaning the vast majority of the game remains unplayed. The caption explaining the gaming scenario repeats to emphasize the relatable, overwhelming feeling of this discovery.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit as indicated by the provided source information. It repurposes a well-known reaction clip of the character Kuzen Yoshimura from the anime series Tokyo Ghoul, adding text about a common frustrating gaming experience to make a relatable humorous meme that circulates widely on gaming and meme forums online.

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