things in games that make no sense

[loc978]

In Fallout 3/Vegas, I can only carry so many packs of cigarettes. But an infinite amount of single cigs. Why can't I just get rid of the packs and carry all of them as single ones? Oh wells.

Not to mention bottlecaps.
"And your total comes to 22,581 caps."
"Alright, let me just reach into my pocket here..."

...this is one reason those games need mods. Thanks to the weight rebalancing & weighted bottlecaps mods... in my New Vegas each bottlecap weighs 0.01, each cigarette weighs 0.01, packs of cigarettes weigh 0.2 each, empty soda bottles weigh 0.3, and full soda bottles weigh 0.8 (among other weight changes).

 

[Durotai]

Why the hell is the evoker in Persona 3 shaped like a gun? I know it's all symbolic and whatnot, by why a gun of all designs?

Also how do KO's work in soul calibur? Bluntiest blades ever!

Soul Calibur got it right with Kilik and Maxi at least xD

 

[pyrosaw]

How come in sandbox games, if I brush past an old woman, the cops break out the pistols? And then they chase after me with the determination of a psycho. They do more damage to their city than I even tried to.

 

[GiantRaven]

Not to mention bottlecaps.
"And your total comes to 22,581 caps."
"Alright, let me just reach into my pocket here..."

...this is one reason those games need mods. Thanks to the weight rebalancing & weighted bottlecaps mods... in my New Vegas each bottlecap weighs 0.01, each cigarette weighs 0.01, packs of cigarettes weigh 0.2 each, empty soda bottles weigh 0.3, and full soda bottles weigh 0.8 (among other weight changes).

Has there ever been a game with weighted money in it? It's a very interesting idea.

 

[Jack Macaque]

In Mario 64 (and a lot of others too but this is the first time i noticed it) while underwater he can get air through his hat or feet.

And coins, figure that one out.

Bad voice overs! I never got how you could have them so bad, don't people listen to them before they go out the door?

 

[Phoenix09215]

In pokemon... where to they get their meat produce from??

 

[GiantRaven]

In pokemon... where to they get their meat produce from??

Well obviously from cows and the like.

Oh [http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/tauros.gif], wait [http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/ani241.gif]...

:-|

 

[jawakiller]

Old ones: GTA and weapons (where the fuck do they put it all?). Spartans can't swim (he can fall from space but dies in five feet of water). Most games and driving (why do you all of a sudden have a filming crew flying behind you?) RPGS, why can't you attack random villagers (or shop keepers for that matter). The tomahawk in BO makes about zero sense... "We're fighting a war and all they gave me was a goddamn hatchet, whoopi."

 

[lord.jeff]

In Final Fantasy 7 your supposed to be Eco terrorists, helping the planet and all that, but you spend most the game slaughtering woodland creatures.

 

[F-I-D-O]

Huh...I got shot in the face fifteen times! Ooh, a bandage! *puts bandage on finger, instantly healing multiple head wounds
RE5: He's holding his armor in his armor. Need I say more?
Double Jumping
How can Ryu stand a chance against Wolverine, Deadpool, or a sentinel? HE CAN'T
Samus. Morph Ball.
Why don't I speak in Dragon's Age? Why does no one call me by name in (most) Bioware RPGs?
How does one carry so many weapons?
Why do my little units never seem to care that their leader is a God who only tell them where to move?
Why do so many world-saving protagonists die/dissolve in water? Swimming should be a requirement for heroes (at least Cole from inFamous and Spencer from Bionic Commando had excuses)

 

[TheKruzdawg]

Why does every guard in the land instantly know the exact moment I have committed a crime, as well as develop the ability to teleport to my location?

How is it that I was shot through a bulldozer? (I was hiding behind a tire and someone on the OTHER side shot and killed me.) Don't remember what game it was though.

Why do the people I have to escort to a location always have to move at super-snail speed, stopping periodically to allow us to be attacked?

 

[Professor James]

Auto health recovering

Well in games like halo and crysis, it makes sense since they're wearing a futuristic robot suit. But in Call of duty it is laughably unrealistic.

How come, in a sandbox game (I'm thinking specifically of GTA, but most other ones will work) when you have even a minor infraction of the law, lets say, I accidentally rear-ended a police car at slow speed, the cops first response is to dive out the car and start shooting?

Well in GTA 4, if you only get one star, the cops won't fire.

I also want to add one from COD:blops. It is not totally unrealistic but in multiplayer, The stocks on Assault rifles and LMGs are nonexistent even though they show them in create-a class. Does an AK47 without a stock even exist.

 

[Light 086]

In ME 2 your allies when in space or in harmful environments, only wear face-masks. You would think their skin and eyes (especially in space) be damaged or destroyed. Take Samara/Morinth for example, always wearing that revealing suit. Don't get me wrong it's quite a beautiful suit, just a bit impractical.

 

[Twilight.falls]

The entierty of the Pokemon franchise.
Yes, they are tons of fun.
Yes, they are very creative.
Yes, they are targeted at children.
BUT NOTHING IN THE SERIES MAKES ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER.

 

[jawakiller]

Oh and I forgot, reloading a duel wield... While sprinting and dodging bullets... in less than 2 seconds. Or the ballistic knife!? "Dude, I got a motherfucking knife-slingshot." No, the fact that a professional soldier would be armed with one knowing there will be an ass-load of battles ahead involving MGs and assault rifles is proof that this is a government job. And while we're at it, what about those missions involving randomly appearing weapons. "Mason, use that revolver you randomly obtained cuz your last handgun isn't as cool."

 

[migo]

How Samus can roll up into a ball. My guess is that it's some form of alien yoga...

She's the runt of the transformers, instead of being able to change into a vehicle she changes into a soccer ball and gets kicked around by Optimus Prime and Megatron.

 

[norwegian-guy]

How come people never react when you go straight into their homes in RPGs exept when questrelated? JRPGs are 'special on this when you can go into a house, rob it, break their pots, talk to the people in the house, then start a cutscene 5 minutes later where they call you a trespasser.

 

[Kopikatsu]

How you can sponge up bullets in shooter games.

I know, this is the whole realism vs. fun argument, but still, Yahtzee touched on it in one of his shooter reviews where he said you should be injured and go home as a hero of war.

I dont know, it doesnt really bother me that much (though I think it creates a bad image on impressionable minds that are on the lower spectrum of intelligence) but it pisses off my uncle and grandfather (both war vets, the former a Marine in his 40s, the latter an Army Ranger in his 80s) cause they constantly tell me that I could never do that on the battlefield.

Maybe you should try playing some realistic shooters like Operation flashpoint or rainbow six

Do you get dropped after one bullet? Lie up somewhere bleeding and having to visit the doctor to remove and sticth you up?

Yes, actually.

Also, most guns fire bullets faster than the speed of sound in real life, and they do in Operation Flashpoint. What does that mean? Well, it's entirely possible to just be walking along...then suddenly drop dead. THEN you hear the gunshot from the sniper lying 50 feet away wearing full camo.