100 Things learnt from video games

[Sven und EIN HUND]

Guards can only see a few metres in front of them, and if they suspect you're there, will only look for you for about 5 seconds before going off to patrol aimlessly.

If you happen to have a flamethrower, you should ignite your friends in short blasts; they're all spies until proven otherwise.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

1. Running directly towards an enemy bunker over open ground is an effective tactic.
2. Shotguns have an effective range of three feet.
3. For women, a string bikini has the same protection as plate body armor.
4. Wearing a helmet is instantly fatal
5. Jumping is an effective way to avoid being shot.
6. RPG's are readily available in major cities
7. Aliens are always hostile towards humans
8. Said aliens can take over the world with little difficulty, but one person with an underpowered pistol and a crowbar can defeat them. Also, a single untrained engineer can clear a ship of aliens, even though they just wiped out a crew of battle hardened, heavily armed marines.
9. Highly trained enemies have difficulty shooting straight and understanding the concept of cover.
10. There is no difficulty using unknown alien technology against them.
11. Sleeping, waiting, or hiding can cure any ailment including but not limited to, gunshots (especially to the head), burns, impact from large falls, grenade blasts, vehiccle collisions, etc.

 

[RanD00M]

Enemies without a head are still EXTREMELY dangerous (Dead Space)

And Serious Sam.The common enemies there had no heads.

 

[Jenova65]

Idon't know if someone has already said this (apologies if so)
That no matter how well the army trains you, a small knee height bush will out fox you every time!

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

1. Sleeping in a bed instantly restores all your health no matter how many concussions or bone fractures you have. (Fallout 3)

2. You don't need medical assistance, ever, because your health miraculously regenerates. (Halo and many many others)

3. Viruses don't work the way science says they work. (Prototype)

4. You will never die of an STD nor even suffer any ill effects from it. (Fable 2)

5. You can be the evillest bastard to ever walk the earth, but you can't burn down a single village or even cause property damage. (Fable 2)

6. Children are invincible... (Fallout 3)

7. ...unless they're Little Sisters, in which case you can rip as much ADAM out of them as you want and you'll never be penalized by anyone. (Bioshock)

8. Boiled water can form allegiances, especially if it's powering a turret. (Bioshock)

9. Mental programming actually works and certain phrases, when spoken, can cause a subject's heart to stop beating. (Bioshock)

10. Tinkering with your own genetic code is not only pretty much harmless, but if you do it right you can rewrite your genetic code and grant yourself (albeit eventually corrupting) superpowers. (Bioshock)

11. You cannot kill your allies or even hurt them. There is no such thing as friendly fire. (Mass Effect)

 

[oppp7]

If you kill a certain number of enemies 1. A "ding" noise will sound 2. Light will momentarally surround you, and 3. you will get slightly stronger. Note: Does not occur if the enemies are much weaker than you.

 

[zahr]

The "Good" alignments are a myth. There are neutral people, and evil people. (Thief series.)

 

[Shycte]

Fat people are always evil, if not from the begining. They will betray you eventully.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Apparently, the core classes in the MIT Physics Department include Non-Verbal Communication, Small-Arms Training, and Stunt Driving. (HalfLife 2)

 

[titanium turtle]

who cares who dies- I can create more- command and conquer
fuck tactics I have a load of big ass tanks- command and conquer
blowing shit up is cool- RFG
futuristic guns do - not much more than normal guns- timesplitters, tiberium wars
do not stand next to explosives in a shootout
my legs do not exist- most fps's

 

[initialdelay]

#1 Bullets aren't that bad

 

[badgersprite]

~ Kill any random animal and they will drop 100g and a magical resist-fire ring.

~ If you're not strong enough, you don't have to work out; you just need more experience.

~ There's no such thing as a poisonous plant - they all cure status ailments.

~ If we go into space, the Zergrush will destroy us (unless we use 'power overwhelming').

~ "Our species is mono-gendered. Male and female have no real meaning to us."

~ The fine for necrophilia is 500 gold.

~ Ammunition doesn't weigh anything. Not even mini-nukes.

~ You fail it. Your skill is not enough.

~ A winner is you!

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Crouching while jumping makes you jump higher(half-life)

Actually that is kinda true, by raising your legs you can land on higher surfaces rather than tripping over them.

 

[SteakHeart]

You can snap bones into place and rip shrapnel out of your body without feeling any pain whatsoever, and you don't need to bandage up the shrapnel holes afterwards. (Far Cry 2)

 

[badgersprite]

~ Everybody from every country and every period in time ever had an American accent...Except for the Nazis.

~ On that note, if they have accents, they're probably evil.

~ England was the only country that existed in the Middle Ages.

~ Always win. You have to place first in a race if you want to unlock the best stuff.

~ Australia would have won The Ashes if they'd just created a custom character with perfect stats.

~ "Fatigue" and "Stamina" mean the same thing.

~ Medicine would be greatly improved if we returned to medieval herbs and potions.

~ Phoenix Downs don't always work.

~ Nobody cares if you walk into their house and rummage through their drawers and take their stuff, as long as you're on a quest to save the Princess.

~ Princesses are useless dimwits who get captured every time they draw breath, and the first person they should hire is a hostage negotiator.

~ "Stay away from the summoner!"

~ No matter what direction you walk in, you will eventually run into an invisible wall.

~ Jumping is an optional skill in the Armed Forces.

 

[General Recluse]

if you kill someone do it in the most grusome way possible. people around you will give you more money

 

[Baldry]

Don't worry, no matter how bad it gets some group of super human morons will evventully save the world, as long as some of them fall in love and others get kidnapped(Pretty much every FF)

 

[Video Gone]

Snip.

A good few of those were from the Gamesradar equivalent of this disussion. Stealing makes Baby Jesus cry.

 

[Chrono180]

I'm fond of the Zelda axiom myself. If there are multiple magical Mcguffins that can "save the world" it invariably is required that you must collect EACH and EVERY BLOODY ONE OF THEM!

Oh, and guitars only have five frets and a strum bar.

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

Putting extremely valuable items in people's pockets for free is generally frowned upon - Fallout 3