Things that make no sense to you in video games

[run_forrest_run]

For me it's in an RPG when somebody who has died in battle many times before and has simply been revived dies in a cutscene and suddenly my potions are useless. My favourite example is

Spoiler: Massive Persona 3 spoiler

When Shinjiro gets shot dead. Sure that would hurt but he didn't seem like he was that bothered when shadows were sending several million volts through his body.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Fallout 3 and New Vegas has a system where you eat and drink through your glorified wrist watch. I find that amazing and rather lazy, I kind of wish I had a Pip Boy.

 

[Noswad]

what is GLADOS testing for in the portal games?

 

[Jakub324]

Fallout 3 ending, assuming you have Broken Steel expansion. If you get RL3, Charon or Fawkes to do it, you get criticised. WTF?

 

[trouble_gum]

Why, in GTA IV, despite my having completely ignored Kate McCreary and never having phoned or dated her, she is still being invited to the wedding/referred to as Niko's love interest and someone he actually gives a flying fuck about?

I feel the same about Michelle/Karen...i went on the one obligatory date with her and then never spoke to her again..yet she kept popping up..i was like "*****, we went on one date and i never called you after, take the hint"

At least Michelle/Karen has some sort of plot reason for continually phoning you up, bagdering you to come talk to her and asking you if you hang around with the Russian Mafia. Kate never even directly asks you for anything, she just gets dropped in randomly by a phonecall from Packie, that you're not even obliged to follow up on and somehow manages to become an integral plot character despite you paying no attention to her.

For some reason at this point, I imagined a conversation taking place between Niko and Kate:

Kate: "Niko, would you like to come on a date with me, despite the fact that I will be rude about your car, your clothes, your choice of venue and your friends? Oh, and by the way there will absolutely, positively not be sex for you afterwards. Also, if you do this, I will badger you at annoying intervals when you are on the other side of two major road bridges from me, insisting you arrive within the hour and complain when you don't."

Niko: "What with your guarantee that there will absolutely not be any sex for me after this date, how could I possibly refuse?"

Fallout 3 and New Vegas has a system where you eat and drink through your glorified wrist watch. I find that amazing and rather lazy, I kind of wish I had a Pip Boy.

Eat food, reload weapon, repair weapon, apply bandages, get high, remove radiation poisoning, and monitor your moral compass! All through the PipBoy 3000? From VaultTec!

Clealrly, the PipBoy actually is the thing you get the man who has everything.

 

[swankyfella]

"Ok. You've turned on the computer that controls the escape pods to this alien-infested derelict ship. Now, to reset the system, you need to go to the other end of the ship and pull a switch that's just sitting out and could easily, and more practically be installed right next to you. We'll wait this out in the safe-room even though we have guns and more training than you."

Go screw yourselves.

 

[swankyfella]

what is GLADOS testing for in the portal games?

For SCIENCE!!!!!!

 

[Mr Pantomime]

Ive been playing Mass Effect 2, and every time I get into an encounter Shepard says "theyve spotted us!" even if ive been talking to said person for 5 minutes.

 

[ChupathingyX]

*Little Lamplight in Fallout 3. How do they get new members?
*Why does the GECK explode in Fallout 3? I thought GECKs were full of seeds, fertilizer and water. Unless my science is that bad and I didn't know that mixing those things together creates insta-killing, blue, explosions.
*How are the Enclave so powerful in Fallout 3? Didn't they get blown up?
*Why can't Charon, RL-3 or Fawkes turn off the purifier? I don't care if Broken Steel fixed this, it was an un-forgivible choice.
*How does the MIRV fire 8 nukes, whene there is clearly only one in the launcher?
*How can all those objects fit inside the Rock-It Launcher?
*Why can't I join the Enclave in Fallout 3?
*How do the Enclave members go to the bathroom at Raven Rock in Fallout 3?

You know what, screw it, Fallout 3 just didn't make sense.

 

[SinisterGehe]

IF there is some 12 yo Kid who is told that He's the one and the destiny of this world lies on hes shoulders. You would think a normal kid would crush under them mental pressure and stress, but no - they usually act more adult than the adults in the game.

And also the common mystery in every Game/cartoon/anime etc. How can 12-14yo kid beat fully armed army of goons without even trying and then beating the ultimate baddy himself? Wtf? If a army of swordsmen would run to me and I have a knife ofc I would fucking cover in fear.

Also why would a female character fight in a metal bikinis and not get a single scratch and why the hell wont their makeup wear off. And why everyone single one of them if skinny and owns pair of Double-D's

 

[Wuggy]

what is GLADOS testing for in the portal games?

As mentioned above, her love for science.

Also (don't read if you don't want P2 spoiled) she explains that whenever the main AI tests, they get a surge of euphoric satisfaction.

 

[windlenot]

Games where you can hit with a blade and only takes out HP. I wish real life involved hitpoints...

 

[jowo96]

Why does the enemy open doors only after I've killed everyone outside? Wouldn't it make more sense to keep the door locked so that the mass murdering psychopath can't get into the base?

Also why are snipers using lasers?

 

[TheKruzdawg]

if you count the other games: Kabal's back story in the new mortal kombat.

This has nothing to do with your post, but I thought you should know that the techno song I'm listening to and the hip-thrusting in your avatar are completely in synch right now. It's actually kind of cool. Like he's dancing and playing sax to my song.

 

[Theo Rob]

Games where you can hit with a blade and only takes out HP. I wish real life involved hitpoints...

stab people and not get arrested for murder! lol

 

[TheKruzdawg]

Ive been playing Mass Effect 2, and every time I get into an encounter Shepard says "theyve spotted us!" even if ive been talking to said person for 5 minutes.

I've had someone in my party (usually Miranda) yell that BEFORE they turned to us and it ruined a sniper shot I had lined up because they turned to look at us. I wished I could have shot her instead.

 

[jowo96]

*Little Lamplight in Fallout 3. How do they get new members?
*Why does the GECK explode in Fallout 3? I thought GECKs were full of seeds, fertilizer and water. Unless my science is that bad and I didn't know that mixing those things together creates insta-killing, blue, explosions.
*How are the Enclave so powerful in Fallout 3? Didn't they get blown up?
*Why can't Charon, RL-3 or Fawkes turn off the purifier? I don't care if Broken Steel fixed this, it was an un-forgivible choice.
*How does the MIRV fire 8 nukes, whene there is clearly only one in the launcher?
*How can all those objects fit inside the Rock-It Launcher?
*Why can't I join the Enclave in Fallout 3?
*How do the Enclave members go to the bathroom at Raven Rock in Fallout 3?

You know what, screw it, Fallout 3 just didn't make sense.

*Lamplight gets recruits from wandering children and slaves.

*The GECK is a teraforming device, it changes the atmosphere with a huge chemical reaction, not with seeds.

*The Enclave were the shadow government behind the nuclear fall out, they were prepared, the enclave built bases underground to survive the bombs, it also owns vault tec

*Fair enough that is stupid of fall out

*It's a big launcher

*Fair enough

* Because you have nothing they want and are not part of the master race they are building (odds are that you are a mutant by the time you find them anyway)

*Fair point

But on the subject of Fallout 3, how come all children and some select people are immune to getting a mini nuke to the face?