Weirdest VG currency?

[Joe Deadman]

I'm going to say Gil but not just because of the reasons stated above, but also the fact that it is the standard currency for several different worlds that don't appear to be directly connected. That would be like going to a different planet and finding out they used £'s or $'s.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Most of the games I play have relatively normal currency. Rupees in LoZ make sense, and most of the rest I spend time on have either coin or paper currency. But God of War has souls as currency, so it gets my vote.

 

[Joe Matsuda]

Don't they also collect bottle caps do to govt. provisions of what do do in the event of nuclear war?

I mean, when vault-tec came up with what skills would be important to mantain, they clearly saw bottle caps as being used

i.e. the bobblehead for barter features a bottle cap

 

[Alkestes]

The currency in Anachronox, a game that takes place in a far-flung sci-fi future, is the Canadian dollar. In-game information says that this is due to "a freak of intergalactic commerce."

yesssssssssssssss, someone else played Anachronox!

Haha, exactly my thought. You know something went wrong at some point if the Canadian dollar is the only surviving currency. 8D

And I swear, this is the only place I ever see people that have actually played my favourite game. I love you guys.

 

[AWAR]

The currency in Anachronox, a game that takes place in a far-flung sci-fi future, is the Canadian dollar. In-game information says that this is due to "a freak of intergalactic commerce."

yesssssssssssssss, someone else played Anachronox!

You can count me too!

 

[Tartarga]

Tales of Symphonia. Gald, a spelling error it is not.

 

[soapyshooter]

Microsoft Points

See what i did there?

Spoiler

OT: Meat is probably the weirdest one ive encountered.

 

[e2density]

Uhhh...well...

"Bells" in Animal Crossing.
"Space Credits" in Dead Space...not too weird, just different.

 

[Ganthrinor]

Secret of Evermore used several currencies depending which area of the game you were in, from Talons to Coins to Gems to... I think Credits was the last one? The game also had a couple of Markets where you could do some bartering with items like Bags of Rice and Stone Tablets.


Final Fantasy's Gil has bothered me too, and from some of the game's "Gil Toss" or "Coin Toss" abilities, I think it's a coin-based currency. In Final Fantasy...7, I think, the Gil in Coin Toss were round coins with holes in the middle of them.

 

[arcstone]

I'd say rupies never made a whole lot of sense to me.

Gems that can be found absolutely everywhere in infinite supply.
Admits tall grass, in bushes, on riverbeds, in trees.

It's just like if we did our shopping with rocks.

 

[mannsporte]

Apart from the logic behind it, one of the the main reasona was that many of the objects and themes in Fallout are based on nostalgic Americana. Since collecting bottlecaps is a part of that, it made sense as a currency.

Both reasons are also why the switch to gold coins in F2 was so stupid.

There were many things in F2 that were really really stupid.

Ooo...kay....I'm guessing you mentioned the intentional elements otherwise I cannot recall any part of Fallout 2 that was unintentionally stupid but whatever...

The old adventure series Space Quest had a currency called Buckazoid which has to be included in the top ten of made up words that don't have any benefactory qualities for mankind...

 

[Fat Hippo]

also G... just.. g
what the hell is it!

I always assumed gold. But now that you mention it, it could be anything. Goats. Grinders. Even globules...of something.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Ratchet and Clank's Bolt currency system was weird but it made sense with the setting. The weirdest i can remember is from Deadly Towers on the NES and the currency was called Luder.

 

[Fizzlewinks]

While not really a currency, omni-gel from Mass Effect is used in everything. Seriously. You can repair vehicles, heal wounds and hack into security systems all with the same substance. You can even melt weapons into the stuff, yet it's never shown anywhere in the game except for a small diagram of a ball in the equipment screen.

And then in Mass Effect 2 Bioware said unto thy people, "Fuck omni-gel" and it was so.

They also said "Fuck the Mako" which made me a little sad. =/ It got annoying at times but, hell, how many vehicles let you drive up inclines of nearly 90 degrees?

As for the topic, I have to go with Gil from FF. As everyone else said, I just want to know what the fuck it is. I can't really think of anything that hasn't been mentioned.

 

[Fizzlewinks]

Secret of Evermore used several currencies depending which area of the game you were in, from Talons to Coins to Gems to... I think Credits was the last one? The game also had a couple of Markets where you could do some bartering with items like Bags of Rice and Stone Tablets.


Final Fantasy's Gil has bothered me too, and from some of the game's "Gil Toss" or "Coin Toss" abilities, I think it's a coin-based currency. In Final Fantasy...7, I think, the Gil in Coin Toss were round coins with holes in the middle of them.

Wasn't that 9? I could be wrong though, been ages.

 

[RanD00M]

I´m giving a vote to the munny in the Kingdom Hearts games.
It's just some glowing balls that heartless drop.How can something so common be a form of currency?

 

[Sensei Le Roof]

The Atelier Iris games use a unit called Cole. I think Tales of Destiny used some weird bits of glass...

 

[Aptspire]

kill angels and steal thier Halos

Bayonetta

That, but then again Sonic collected rings...
or Gils in FF :O

 

[Beastialman]

You mentioned my favorite already: Meat.

Gotta love the Kingdom of Loathing.

Yeah! Seal Clubber for life!

 

[Sapphire_Blue]

In Aaaaa! - A reckless disregard for gravity, you use the teeth of players not as skilled/lucky as you as currency.