why is the security in the Mushroom kingdom so bad?
seriously the princes has been kidnapped a million times!
seriously the princes has been kidnapped a million times!
Aspects of gaming that no one seems to question.
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That always bothered me. It makes no sense at all.Mr36 said:
In WWII shooters why is it that every machine gun nest has an infinite supply of men hidden behind it?
That one is simply magic.SushiJaguar said:
What exactly does the "Talk" command do? Your character never says anything to start the conversation, or make any sort of hand motion with the same effecct. Do people just assume if you stand in front of them for long enough, iits because they need to hear your voice? Really, it should be the "listen" command
There's so many, but most of them can be explained away by standard fiction tropes. However, my biggest question is "Why can't we just talk it out"? And that's not the hippie bull that it sounds like.
Extra Credits briefly touched on this, I believe. To put it simply, why is a system of diplomacy so impossible in games? Games like Modern Warefare and the like are obviously exempt from this, but what about RPGs like Dragon Age and the like? It seems to me that there should be a non-combat method for winning, one that allows you to tactfully manipulate the people to do what you want instead of just making sure that you start combat in the best position.
Honestly, if a game like Echo Bazaar, a browser-based flash game I might remind you, can support this, then why not mainstream stuff?
I guess I'm just one of those weirdos that likes that kind of stuff. Hell, one of my favorite things about the Civilization series is the Diplomacy system, I have yet to win a war victory because I don't really care for them. There's nothing more satisfying than turning your enemies against each other in order to weaken them both, then buying up the City-States surrounding them to wipe out their borders.
Extra Credits briefly touched on this, I believe. To put it simply, why is a system of diplomacy so impossible in games? Games like Modern Warefare and the like are obviously exempt from this, but what about RPGs like Dragon Age and the like? It seems to me that there should be a non-combat method for winning, one that allows you to tactfully manipulate the people to do what you want instead of just making sure that you start combat in the best position.
Honestly, if a game like Echo Bazaar, a browser-based flash game I might remind you, can support this, then why not mainstream stuff?
I guess I'm just one of those weirdos that likes that kind of stuff. Hell, one of my favorite things about the Civilization series is the Diplomacy system, I have yet to win a war victory because I don't really care for them. There's nothing more satisfying than turning your enemies against each other in order to weaken them both, then buying up the City-States surrounding them to wipe out their borders.
Because the developers want to fuck you in the face. With bullets.Macabre9037 said:
Why in the flying fuck do the necromancers in Oblivion not actually raise the dead in combat but instead use the same summon undead spell as you (which is apparently legal as no one ever tells you off for using it)?!
That always bothered me so much!
Actually Dante injects his guns with his demonic energy to produce bullets and that also explains why he can charge up his shots when he learns the ability.Leemaster777 said:
My biggest wonder is my goal in Seiken Densetsu 3. The land is dying from the "evil" gods and you must save it sounds good right? Until you realize that every race in the game (humans/elves/dwarves) are completely racist they all hate each other and don't hesitate to invade and kill whoever they dislike at the drop of a hat. Why am I saving a world solely populated by violent racists that will only continue to cause each other to suffer again? Oh that's right the fairy in my head told me too...
I never figured that one out. The summon undead spell is legal, it's just not practiced in the Magician's Guild.Booze Zombie said:
Why is Necromancy illegal in Oblivion(Or did I just not get that far)?
The Arch-Mage or whatever he was, had a chip on his shoulder about necromancy and basically caused all of the fighting between the necromancers and the guild of mages by outlawing their school of magic. I thought he was a massive idiot.vxicepickxv said:
You know what's more satisfying? Spending hours massing your forces until you are ready for the select-all-cluster-fuck across the map. Leaving death and destruction in your wake.Catalyst6 said:
Real life soldiers do not go around looting different guns from fallen enemies and comrades. A soldier generally has one type of weapon in which he or she specializes, and they stick to that.Sgt. Sykes said:
On to the topic. I'm in a horror game. Why the fuck do I have assault rifles and power armor? Aren't I supposed to be scared by the enemies, not seeking them out to show them my new toys?
Since we figured out metallurgy and the scientific principles of momentum and motion. The right amount of force distributed over a small, thin area with a tool that can take the force itself can do that.SushiJaguar said:
In other words, if I took the blunted, replica katana sitting next to me to a piece of plywood and I was strong enough, I could certainly cut it in half.
Not a clue how it's accomplished with a keyblade, though, so I'm gonna say magic.
I imagine the people who tried the latter warned others against doing it, possibly emphasizing their words by gesticulating wildly with their stumps.gligarman207 said:
why are the coins the the mushroom kingdom their actual currency? no really,think about it! ITS EVERYWHERE,its floating in the sky popping out of bricks and stone walls! also where are these mysterious question mark blocks coming from? and who refills them?
how come no one questions that defeating someone in the FUTURE somehow defeats them IN THE PAST!?
why does shouting out the name of your attack,before you attack,make it stronger?
why does the legion of darkness always send their WEAKEST armies first? if you just sent the giants while i was level 1 instead of the rats and goblins i wouldnt have even LIVED much less defeated you...
why does food have magical healing properties? if i eat a loaf of bread it shouldnt really knit my wounds together like that...its not even magical,i know cause i baked the damn thing!
why is gold more effective as arms and armor them iron and steel? gold is one of,if not THE,weakest metal there is!
why can you never kill the children? you can kills their entire family even their dog, yet the little girl is impervious to all your attacks? do you really have a sense of mercy to children after that? i killed everyone she loved and held dear! if i cant kill her now she will just grow up and hunt me down like most children that go threw this do! >.>
that was fun! xD
how come no one questions that defeating someone in the FUTURE somehow defeats them IN THE PAST!?
why does shouting out the name of your attack,before you attack,make it stronger?
why does the legion of darkness always send their WEAKEST armies first? if you just sent the giants while i was level 1 instead of the rats and goblins i wouldnt have even LIVED much less defeated you...
why does food have magical healing properties? if i eat a loaf of bread it shouldnt really knit my wounds together like that...its not even magical,i know cause i baked the damn thing!
why is gold more effective as arms and armor them iron and steel? gold is one of,if not THE,weakest metal there is!
why can you never kill the children? you can kills their entire family even their dog, yet the little girl is impervious to all your attacks? do you really have a sense of mercy to children after that? i killed everyone she loved and held dear! if i cant kill her now she will just grow up and hunt me down like most children that go threw this do! >.>
that was fun! xD
Timelord tech I'm guessing.The Unworthy Gentleman said:
Seriously tho, as an experiment I put ALL of my gear into a mailbox and it held it all neatly (and I'm talking about at least half a dozen outfits, 3 handguns, 2 sniper rifles, 3 assault rifles, 1 shotgun, 2 super sledges, 2 fatmans (fatmen??), 3 rocket launchers, 1 flamer, 1 shiskebab and all of my ammo for all of them.)
OT: I've always wondered, "How did the military get the Wolverine Gene into every single soldier in "Insert-game-here" and why did they program the gene to cut out only during cutscenes?"
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Why are the deaf and blind Helghast the ones that are picked for patrol duty? I ask this because I was just playing a part of Killzone 3 where we had to sneak our way past all of these Hig patrols, and there's one part where we duck into this small tunnel to "stay in the shadows" so we aren't seen. Except for the fact that the ISA uniforms have at least two bright blue lights on them (one on back and one on front, possibly more depending on the character as I think the guy you do this part of the game with had 3 on him). And here I am, looking at my fellow soldier in this dark tunnel with his bright blue lights clearly visible and asking myself "How the hell are we supposed to be hidden with these stupid blue 'HERE I AM!!!' signs on our uniforms?" And then one of the passing Helghast looked right into the end of the tunnel we were hiding in as he walked past and just ignored us. Dude has to be blind. And don't say it's because of his own bright orange goggles filtering out the color or something because...
So it just leaves me thinking, why do the ISA have these stupid blue lights on their uniforms in the first place? Are they supposed to be doing something helpful? You would think they would be unhelpful as they should give away your position, but apparently not. I suppose you could say they were added to counter the bright orange Helghast eyes in mutliplayer (ISA players can see the eyes, Helghast players can see the blue lights). But for the story, they could have at least taken the opportunity to have Sev and the other dude turn them off for that part rather than just leave them on and have the whole stealth thing look silly.
As for the deaf part, later on I bumped into this thing that looked like a spool of wire and it made an extremely loud noise for 3-4 seconds before it stopped moving, and two Helghast that were only a few feet away apparently didn't hear it at all because they didn't bother to look for what made that sound. So now I'm wondering why that object is even movable and why it makes such a loud noise if the Helghast aren't programmed to react to it in a section that's pretty much all about stealth.
So yeah. Just two things that I questioned today, and I figure the game hasn't been out long enough for it to be mass questioned yet, so I think it qualifies for this thread.
There's a part later in the game where you are wearing a Helghast mask, complete with the bright orange goggles on full blast, and you can still see bright lights and colors just fine. So it's not the mask/goggles doing it.
As for the deaf part, later on I bumped into this thing that looked like a spool of wire and it made an extremely loud noise for 3-4 seconds before it stopped moving, and two Helghast that were only a few feet away apparently didn't hear it at all because they didn't bother to look for what made that sound. So now I'm wondering why that object is even movable and why it makes such a loud noise if the Helghast aren't programmed to react to it in a section that's pretty much all about stealth.
So yeah. Just two things that I questioned today, and I figure the game hasn't been out long enough for it to be mass questioned yet, so I think it qualifies for this thread.