things in games that make no sense

[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.

 

[mjc0961]

The existence of inFamous 2. How does such a bad game get a sequel? From most publishers, putting out a game as bad as inFamous would get your studio shut down, not them saying "Nice work making such a shitty game, here's even more money so you can make a sequel!" ...Okay, so that's not really IN the game, but just the game's existence itself.

Okay, how's this then? I was just playing some Tumble, and there was a level with the platform at an angle that I had to stack my blocks on. One of the block is a sticky block, and you have to put that down first and find a way to stick and position 20 or more other blocks onto this sticky block so none of them fall off. But come on, really, a bunch of really heavy stone and metal blocks aren't going to drag this sticky block off the platform? Really? I know why they did it as a mechanic as it makes for some really good puzzles, but it also looks silly when you're finished that the sticky block hasn't even moved at all.

 

[York_Beckett]

Final Fantasy X:

- Well... Just Final Fantasy X.

 

[Professor James]

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.

What game are you talking about? I know no game where there's a cutscene and characters call you trespassers.

 

[Professor James]

Also I think someone already said this but not being able to move and shoot at the same time in RE5

 

[DarthFennec]

Why do the iron boots not affect you when you take them off? I presume link puts them in his pocket or something (also How does he hold so many items? But I'll let that one slide), so in that case wouldn't he just sink to the bottom of the lake/pool/whatever by his pocket instead of by his feet?

Also, when you're going through Penumbra and you get your leg bitten off by a dog, how does taking pain pills or standing around and waiting make you fine again? `I'm losing blood, but I'll be alright.' Yeah except it was a fucking dog bite, not a paper cut.

 

[Mike_Fox]

The most annoying one that I still remember is in Two Worlds 2 when you try to open a chest in a house after you have cracked it you simply can't if there is someone watching you,I mean I get them calling the guards or attacking you but simply staring annoyingly at you prevents you from opening a chest?

Oh and "How would a solid gold desert eagle work? Gold is really soft!"
Really, the most precious metal in the whole world is "really soft"?
And as far as I know the McLaren F1's engine compartment was lined with gold because it acted as an excellent heat shield thus a weapon made of gold would heat up much harder.

 

[Kargathia]

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.

Spoiler: Seems like some Russians disagreed

[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrlzBj2lIJg[/link]

But still, you can still go back to outlands, and kill Kael'thas in TK. Not only has he been declared dead and farmed, he respawned, and got farmed again. And still you can find him in his original place.

Really, the most precious metal in the whole world is "really soft"?

Fact nazi says hi: not only is gold not the most precious metal in the world, but it also is really soft in comparison with about any metal you'd ever use to actually encounter some force.

Additionally: yes, gold-plated Desert Eagles exist. However, I do not know of anyone actually using the damn thing on a regular basis, and not just hanging it on his wall for kicks.

 

[Nr.47]

Funny thread, I just joined to post on it, any way I too was very annoyed by that stupid staring thing in TW2 and if you tried to kill that stupid villager you couldn't because they were immortal and they didn't even run out of the room.

And I think an solid Golden Desert Eagle would be very cool because gold dissipates heat very well but highly impractical cuz' it would cost a gazillion dollars, we'll just have to stick to gold plated tiger ones for now:

 

[farq1414]

Red Dead DLC: how the fuck am i riding a hourse on fire and how come i am not getting hurt
just cause 2: to quote Yahtzee "the only way of surviving a fall to the ground is by falling to the ground faster"
dead rising: how do you make some of this stuff like a drill bucket you need a drill and a bucket but it has 3 drills in it same with the chainsaw and the paddle you make it with one but then there is two how
any shotter: how can you come back from being dead
mario galaxy: how can mario breath in space
God of War: how many times can you go to hell
dead rising (again): how many times can you get bitten without turning
mario: he eat mushrooms and it looks like a drug usage
pokemon: how come the pokemon world doesn't have a pokemon PETA
minecraft: every thing is a cube