That doesn't make any sense, why is it there?

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Also in RPGs when you find random bits of meat and fruit lying around in caves, often next to dead bodies, and it gives you health. Eww!

More importantly, why eat food you found in the carcass of a monster? And I'm not talking about killing a rabbit and getting rabbit meat, I mean killing a giant behemoth and getting beef (Tales of Symphonia).

The both of you surely haven't watched any Man Vs. Wild.

 

[AuntyEthel]

The both of you surely haven't watched any Man Vs. Wild.

I have! That show is great. I was talking about finding bits of meat next to human skeletons though. For some reason they're usually carved out like steaks, as if a butcher has done a good proper job of filleting them.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

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Also in RPGs when you find random bits of meat and fruit lying around in caves, often next to dead bodies, and it gives you health. Eww!

More importantly, why eat food you found in the carcass of a monster? And I'm not talking about killing a rabbit and getting rabbit meat, I mean killing a giant behemoth and getting beef (Tales of Symphonia).

The both of you surely haven't watched any Man Vs. Wild.

Has Bear Grills (I think that's how you spell his name) ever kill lion to eat gazelle out of it's stomach? I think not.

 

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I have! That show is great. I was talking about finding bits of meat next to human skeletons though. For some reason they're usually carved out like steaks, as if a butcher has done a good proper job of filleting them.

Ok, point taken.

Has Bear Grills (I think that's how you spell his name) ever kill lion to eat gazelle out of it's stomach? I think not.

I think it's Bear Grylls. He did slice open a dead camel and drunk the water from its hump and some of the stuff in it's stomach. If you were to classify a Behemoth, however, what animal would it be? I'm sure as heck not even the most aggressive bull in the world can't hold a candle to how intimidating a Behemoth looks like (especially when they Thundaga you when you're not prepared).

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I have! That show is great. I was talking about finding bits of meat next to human skeletons though. For some reason they're usually carved out like steaks, as if a butcher has done a good proper job of filleting them.

Ok, point taken.

Has Bear Grills (I think that's how you spell his name) ever kill lion to eat gazelle out of it's stomach? I think not.

I think it's Bear Grylls. He did slice open a dead camel and drunk the water from its hump and some of the stuff in it's stomach. If you were to classify a Behemoth, however, what animal would it be? I'm sure as heck not even the most aggressive bull in the world can't hold a candle to how intimidating a Behemoth looks like (especially when they Thundaga you when you're not prepared).

Thundaga? Meteor For The Fail!

EDIT: Behemoths are %$&^%$.

 

[Earthbound]

Alright, why is it that the seasoned veteran in your party in RPG's always starts out at level 5, but somehow, in the period of a few in-game months, becomes exponentially more powerful. Does the protagonist radiate some kind of aura of awesomeness that makes everyone around him stronger, or does it just not make sense?

Also, games that have 12 rifles, 5 shotguns, 6 pistols, and 9 sniper rifles always annoy me. Why not just make one "generic" gun per category instead of having 10 slightly different ones(I'm looking at you CoD4)?

 

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I chose to say Thundaga because, let's face it: You're more likely to be hit by lightning than a wayward rock from space.

 

[imperialwar]

my biggest thing is treasure chests in RPG, you break them open to find a few coins, maybe some food and maybe an item if extremely lucky. Take D+D for example, neverwinter nights, you break open a chest and has maybe one or two gold in it. When you check the source books for D+D it suggests a average chest costs about 50-100 gold... to keep 1-2 gold in it ???

 

[xitel]

If we're talking about any games, then the statues in Heretic always wierded me out. They always face you, no matter what side you look at them from.

Games in which you have no sense of urgency to save the world from impending doom. You can rest for an entire year, and that giant Meteor/ approaching army/ erupting volcano will politely wait for you to wipe the crusties from your eyes and change out of your pajamas before trying to destroy the world.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Why does water always kill me?

Except for Pyschonauts, which actually humorously explained this gameplay mechanic.

 

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While suspension of disbelief is the biggest selling point of any videogame, it's just hard to do it if the game was supposed to be "realistic" or has some basis in reality.

 

[Trace2010]

If the player can withstand all injuries in his power-suit, why doesn't everyone else wear one?

Because they are built like Cyber of the X-Men and they can survive multiple wounds that would kill a normal human being. Don't believe me...?....just TRY shooting one!!!

 

[Unholykrumpet]

I've always found it kind of strange when developers integrate the saving/loading system in their games into a more "realistic" fashion. You can't respawn in real life, so why bother trying to make it look more realistic?

Take for example RE4. A typewriter, seriously? Apparently I pour my eternal soul into the brief sentence "I am here at this time", then when I get chainsawed by an enemy, the typewriter glows blue and I pop out of it unharmed. Also, why are all my saves on every typewriter in the game? I type out my progress in one room, then I go to the next typewriter in a different room, and my progress is on that one as well. Do I have an assistant constantly running around to all the typewriters in the game zone copying what I wrote? If so, then if he can run from room to room freely, why can't he save the damn girl? He's obviously better at the game than I am.

 

[Tartarga]

ive seen in some games you can survive being shot in the chest by an rpg but they cant survive a good 9-10 foot drop and that pisses me off

 

[PureChaos]

seeing as the evil lords want to kill the protagonist, why don't they put their strongest minions in the level where the brave protagonist goes first before they manage to become stronger and are able to beat them?

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

Why is there ammo everywhere?!

*picks teeth with bullet*

What, that's not normal?

 

[Caliostro]

Why is it that in all of these mad worlds people seem to throw out an anomalous amount of mint condition weapons and ammo? They're everywhere... Even in places where there are no people...

Why is it that "epic super hero"s somehow never learn to swim? Is it a prerequisite to be a hero?

Why don't villains ever kill the protagonist, and their biggest rival and only possible threat, when they have the chance, and instead put them in some sort of "ultra-clever-death-trap" or contraption of sorts from where the main character always seems to get out of?

Why don't people seem to care when you walk into their house, possibly armed, and loot their stuff?

Why is it that fuel barrels or gas canisters explode in FPSes when shot or even bludgeoned, despite the fact that that's not possible?

 

[Unknower]

*Looks at the size of a container.* *Looks at the size of a door.* "How the hell...?"

Why do bosses always highlight their weaknesses bright, bright red? I imagine there must be some kind of suicide pact that all bosses must sign before they begin their nefarious plans...

Adviser: "It's only weakness is the optical cluster."

Scorch: "In other words, shoot the big red spot!"

Republic Commando also joked about how there could be a Spider droid in a room where the doors were smaller than the droid.

 

[Fraught]

Invisible barriers. I mean, build a freakin' huge mountain there or something, not just an invisible wall. Sheesh.

 

[K_Dub]

One thing that bothers me is that in some games, when you simply walk over some ammo you automatically pick it up. It's a nice game mechanic that's saved my ass several times before, but when I saw it, I was really confused.