Aspects of gaming that no one seems to question.

[badgersprite]

What the hell are levelling/ability systems actually connected to? What actually makes them work? Ones like TES kind of make sense - do something enough and you get stronger in it - but things like The Sphere Grid in FFX? Where and what is the Sphere Grid? Is it something your party carries around with you? Why does it affect how strong you are? Is there just this amorphous place in space where the abilities you can learn manifest?

 

[PatrickXD]

In shooters, ow do you reload half or part of an expended mag and keep the rest of the bullets?

This really bugs me, actually. I love it when I'm not allowed to abuse the reloads, and as a serious aside, this killed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

OT: I've probably been ninja'd but... Why does every red barrel explode?
How the fuck do red boxes heal me? And for that matter, why does getting shot make me see red for a few seconds, then steadily become okay again? (My idea for this is that you don't die in games, you just turn into the fucking hulk)

 

[Au Naturel.]

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I just beat up Terumi about twenty minutes ago!

Which leads me to this ; how do characters in fighting games block everything with their bare hands?

Let me on in your secret! I won't tell a soul!