Favorite way to kill (or be killed) in a video game.
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Death by Cucco gets my vote but there's always something satisfying about the special weapons in the non-3d worms games. Holy Hand Grenades, Banana Bombs, Sheep Launchers and Old Grannies do it for me 
The best way to kill someone though? For that you've got to go back to the C64 version of Barbarian. Back and fire unleashed a vicious spinning decapitation move - classic!
The best way to kill someone though? For that you've got to go back to the C64 version of Barbarian. Back and fire unleashed a vicious spinning decapitation move - classic!
Ooh! If we're including RTS's in this, then the RA2: Yuri's Revenge Magnatron needs to be mentioned here.
You could levitate enemy tanks and then drop them onto buildings, destroying the tank and damaging the structure, or you could drop tanks into the ocean, or onto impassable terrain and watch as the game engine killed off the tank in order to prevent issues with movement, or you could drop it onto another tank. Or, conversely, you could take a boat and drop it on any of the above as well.
You could levitate enemy tanks and then drop them onto buildings, destroying the tank and damaging the structure, or you could drop tanks into the ocean, or onto impassable terrain and watch as the game engine killed off the tank in order to prevent issues with movement, or you could drop it onto another tank. Or, conversely, you could take a boat and drop it on any of the above as well.
Oh, anyone remember Fallout Tactics? The game everyone was angry at for not being Fallout 3, or even really a genuine RPG, but which was good in its own right? I was doing a multiplayer match vs. my brother, and my obscenely accurate ghoul sniper had killed most of his squad with a few well placed shot. This particular custom character was god-like in sniping ability and could kill most any foe in one or two turns. My brother, however, managed to get in a lucky shot with a rocket launcher before the guy wielding it could be finished off, and as it streaked towards my sniper, you could hear him scream "SHIIIIIT!" before the game used the messiest death animation available. Damn hilarious.
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Another kill I like is bolting the water in Bioshock. Nothing like seeing some Splicers stare at you and get ready to attack, before blasting the water with a nice powerful BZZZT!
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Another kill I like is bolting the water in Bioshock. Nothing like seeing some Splicers stare at you and get ready to attack, before blasting the water with a nice powerful BZZZT!
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Sticking a guy in Halo 3. Especially from when they're jumping up a grav lift >:3
Sticking a guy in Halo 3. Especially from when they're jumping up a grav lift >:3
I have to say that in most shooters I resort to placing a grenade on the head of a camping sniper and slowly creeping away to enjoy a nice picnic whilst watching bits of noob flesh fly about the place.
Favourite way to die is most definetely a nice, tasty portion of jeep to the face.
Favourite way to die is most definetely a nice, tasty portion of jeep to the face.
favourite way to kill has to be in UT2003 with low grav and quad jump on. Go to antalus, get a lightning gun, and quad jump to one of the top ledges on the central tower. and snipe the lot of em. can jump between the three top platforms too. This frustrates the hell outta folk on LANS that are in the room.
Dont have a fave way to be killed but the funniest time i was killed was when someone fired a redeemer at me and i tried to out run it backwards when i realised it was 3 foot from my face.
Dont have a fave way to be killed but the funniest time i was killed was when someone fired a redeemer at me and i tried to out run it backwards when i realised it was 3 foot from my face.
Favourite way to kill:
Satchel charging a group of snipers on BF2142/BF2
The old Mastermind/Mothership combo on C&C3 before it was nerfed
Running into a camp of lowbies and tab-dotting on WoW
Crysis stregnth throwing people over walls is also worth a mention
And the dreadnaught from DoW also had some oooh pwned killing animations
Favourite ways to die:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8abee_EBY is an awesome way to go
Taking on a huge group of opponents and fighting till the absoloute death on any game really (WoW and Battlefeild generally my favourite for that)
And ofc running headlong into a rediculously large explosion (being crushed by a plane I just shot down comes to mind here)
Satchel charging a group of snipers on BF2142/BF2
The old Mastermind/Mothership combo on C&C3 before it was nerfed
Running into a camp of lowbies and tab-dotting on WoW
Crysis stregnth throwing people over walls is also worth a mention
And the dreadnaught from DoW also had some oooh pwned killing animations
Favourite ways to die:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8abee_EBY is an awesome way to go
Taking on a huge group of opponents and fighting till the absoloute death on any game really (WoW and Battlefeild generally my favourite for that)
And ofc running headlong into a rediculously large explosion (being crushed by a plane I just shot down comes to mind here)
I greatly enjoy the use of sniper rifles in any game, so that gets a vote for doing the dirty.
Also, the chainsaw bayonet in Gears of War always satisfies.
Eating people and destroying boats in the Jaws videogame was more fun than it should have been.
As far as being killed...
Big Daddies in BioShock
Goomba #1 in Super Mario Bros.
The Preacher guy's special in Twisted Metal Black (he launched suicidal people with bombs strapped to them at your car)
Realizing that Altair cannot swim when running from the guards in Assassins Creed
Also, the chainsaw bayonet in Gears of War always satisfies.
Eating people and destroying boats in the Jaws videogame was more fun than it should have been.
As far as being killed...
Big Daddies in BioShock
Goomba #1 in Super Mario Bros.
The Preacher guy's special in Twisted Metal Black (he launched suicidal people with bombs strapped to them at your car)
Realizing that Altair cannot swim when running from the guards in Assassins Creed
Getting 1-shotted by a Reverse Bulldog in Matrix Online always granted the killer with a bit of respect.
Killing
- Any game. Any shotgun. What can I say?
- Bioshock, with a freezing wrench, and getting to shatter people!!
- HL2, when you use your gravity gun to suck in a blade, and carefully chopping the head off of then zombies. ^^
Killed
- In katamari Damacy, when your father is scolding you and guilt-tripping you. xD
- Jumping off from a high height, and splatting on the ground (any game, really)
- Accidently hitting yourself when you shoot something at someone.
- Any game. Any shotgun. What can I say?
- Bioshock, with a freezing wrench, and getting to shatter people!!
- HL2, when you use your gravity gun to suck in a blade, and carefully chopping the head off of then zombies. ^^
Killed
- In katamari Damacy, when your father is scolding you and guilt-tripping you. xD
- Jumping off from a high height, and splatting on the ground (any game, really)
- Accidently hitting yourself when you shoot something at someone.
Without a shred of doubt... taking the extra second to hit the button that makes your alien softly hiss, in Aliens Vs Predator 2 multiplayer, when sitting above an unsuspecting marine who thinks he's found a great camping spot. Nine times out of ten, they freeze a half second and look up, then it's brain eating time. This is usually accompanied by messages such as. "Sweet mother of ****, you made my jump out of my chair..."
Oh, how I love wall crawling.
And brains.
Brraaainnnsss..
Oh, how I love wall crawling.
And brains.
Brraaainnnsss..
Getting Old Marta to cut your intestines up in Planescape: Torment.
"Scroll of Icarian Flight" + mountain = funnest thing to do in Morrowind.
Waiting 10 minutes underwater in the Secret of Monkey Island.
Fighting the Megadragon in Might & Magic 5. My parties were cheesed up enough to beat him (except for my very first one, but give me a break on that) in a few rounds. Except once, his breath weapon (which hits the entire party), which also has a chance of instant-killing... Well, 6 eradicated party members and still a cast of teleport away from engaging. Yummy.
One of my favourite kills is from that game too; the jump / mass distortion combo to break Barkman.
Old NES game, Crystalis. One of the bosses could turn you into an absolutely harmless ooze. Hope you have a Fruit of Repun.
Back in the glory days of EQ, gathering an entire newbie zone (The Warrens was a particular favourite) and dropping the PBAoE's. Four minute computer locks ftw.
Not really a 'kill' per se, but way back on the PS1, the good old Jet Moto games. Grapple pole, need to do a 180 right on the spot. Best feeling ever is when you're fighting for first place, you come to this section, and you introduce the bottom of your bike to the back of their head. On the Hotshot map in JM2, that happened all the time, and it was so awesome.
Fully unlocked, fully charged, 'O' in Heavenly Sword. A well timed triangle was awesome, too. Or that part where walking into an enemy kills it, and just running in circles.
"Scroll of Icarian Flight" + mountain = funnest thing to do in Morrowind.
Waiting 10 minutes underwater in the Secret of Monkey Island.
Fighting the Megadragon in Might & Magic 5. My parties were cheesed up enough to beat him (except for my very first one, but give me a break on that) in a few rounds. Except once, his breath weapon (which hits the entire party), which also has a chance of instant-killing... Well, 6 eradicated party members and still a cast of teleport away from engaging. Yummy.
One of my favourite kills is from that game too; the jump / mass distortion combo to break Barkman.
Old NES game, Crystalis. One of the bosses could turn you into an absolutely harmless ooze. Hope you have a Fruit of Repun.
Back in the glory days of EQ, gathering an entire newbie zone (The Warrens was a particular favourite) and dropping the PBAoE's. Four minute computer locks ftw.
Not really a 'kill' per se, but way back on the PS1, the good old Jet Moto games. Grapple pole, need to do a 180 right on the spot. Best feeling ever is when you're fighting for first place, you come to this section, and you introduce the bottom of your bike to the back of their head. On the Hotshot map in JM2, that happened all the time, and it was so awesome.
Fully unlocked, fully charged, 'O' in Heavenly Sword. A well timed triangle was awesome, too. Or that part where walking into an enemy kills it, and just running in circles.
Hitman: Blood Money.
Agent 47 dresses up as a member of staff of a nightclub, saunters backstage, and rigs the lighting to explode.
His victim goes onstage, which is suspended over a HUGE aquarium, and when the lighting explodes she catches on fire. She rolls around screaming, and drops into the aquarium below.
The flames go out, but she is bitten in half by a passing Great White Shark.
All the people in the nightclub then applaud what they think was a great performance.
Now THAT's beautifully executed.
J
Agent 47 dresses up as a member of staff of a nightclub, saunters backstage, and rigs the lighting to explode.
His victim goes onstage, which is suspended over a HUGE aquarium, and when the lighting explodes she catches on fire. She rolls around screaming, and drops into the aquarium below.
The flames go out, but she is bitten in half by a passing Great White Shark.
All the people in the nightclub then applaud what they think was a great performance.
Now THAT's beautifully executed.
J
Come to think about it, I actually do have a favourite way of getting killed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y8lyUcvSw4
Also, dropping the companion cube on top of yourself in Portal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y8lyUcvSw4
Also, dropping the companion cube on top of yourself in Portal.