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Use this thread to say weird things you've wondered about in videogames.

Why does Cecil sleep in bed with his armour on?

THings like that, but for all games

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Dead Winter. A nice comic.

Why does no one object when you rob them of everything, but their dinner table

Why can you hit enemies repeatedly with swords, yet they sustain no wounds?

Why can enemies bite, hit, and scratch you, and you never utter an "ow"?

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eh?

Quote (Kimahri @ 27th October 2005 16:25)

Why can enemies bite, hit, and scratch you, and you never utter an "ow"?

Actually, if I recall correctly, I do remember hearing Samus utter an "uh!" sound when getting hit in the Metroid Prime games.

On the other hand, y'all're probably looking for stuff that's quite easily found in any list of RPG or general videogame cliches. A quick Google search'll get you a ton of those.

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In response to Silverlance's post below, on 31 Oct. 2005, at 00:46:

[insert plot hole here]

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 31st October 2005 05:49

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My favorite wtf moment in my entire video game career:

I'm near the end of the first disk of Legend of Dragoon, and I'm fighting the second battle against Kongol, in the castle-place. Kongol has this huge gauntlet with two spikes on either side as his weapon. In typical LoD ridiculously-long-spell-animation-fashion, he summons a wall of earth behind Dart, uses his gauntlet thing to pin him against the wall, pounds on his face three or four times, then punches him through the wall, and the wall shatters in polygonal fashion. *MISS*

Yeah, any enemy attack in the game can miss, including hilariously long spell animations that don't make sense if they miss. He punches Dart through a wall and it misses. THROUGH A WALL. Classic.

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Why does an inn and a few shops constitute as a town?

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Dead Winter. A nice comic.

how come eveery shop in town has a monopoly on it's business



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"Have you ever seen a baby do that before?"

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I'm near the end of the first disk of Legend of Dragoon, and I'm fighting the second battle against Kongol, in the castle-place. Kongol has this huge gauntlet with two spikes on either side as his weapon. In typical LoD ridiculously-long-spell-animation-fashion, he summons a wall of earth behind Dart, uses his gauntlet thing to pin him against the wall, pounds on his face three or four times, then punches him through the wall, and the wall shatters in polygonal fashion. *MISS*

Yeah, I remember he does something like that in Hoax, too. He takes Lavitz and Dart, bashes their heads together a few times, throw's 'em up, hits them with the back of his fists on the way down and they fly into a background wall. Miss! Always through the histrionics were kind of funny in that respect. So grand, yet useless!

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It's gonna be a glorious day
I feel my luck can change

How come gamers can't live with the fact that games don't have to be perfect? (No, not flaming this thread at all, I meant the general "rawr rawr plot hole here wtf!" kind of rants people go on.)

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"Judge not a man by his thoughts and words, but by
the quality and quantity of liquor in his possession
and the likelyhood of him sharing."

Why aren't there plucked Phoenixes running around in all the Final Fantasies?

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kame, tortue, tortuga, schildkröte, tartaruga, turtle

"Arthur Dent?"
"Yes."
"Arthur Philip Dent?"
"Yes."
"You're a total knee biter."

how can cutting someone with a sword be more effective than a slug to the head?

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moé in the streets, senpai in the sheets

Quote (Malevolence @ 31st October 2005 08:06)

how can cutting someone with a sword be more effective than a slug to the head?

Well, ye can stab a person through the head, stab him through the heart, chop his head off, etc. etc. etc. Of course, given that same logic, one could also inquire about how, when a character is shot, stabbed, slashed, bombed, etc. etc. etc., little white numbers pop out instead of blood and guts.

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Console RPG Cliches

Why is it that shopkeepers that whine about being poor can have some of the most expensive stuff in the game. It would be expensive to get that rare stuff right? RIGHT?

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Dead Winter. A nice comic.

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Why is it that shopkeepers that whine about being poor can have some of the most expensive stuff in the game. It would be expensive to get that rare stuff right? RIGHT?

But all of their money is tied up in overhead. In order to keep the shop going, they have to have those items, and, furthermore, they have to sell them. Since they cost so much in the first place, there might be an extremely small profit margin even after the sale. They probably owe tons of money just to maintain their inventory.

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Veni, vidi, dormivi.

Why is it that 99% of the time there is only one person/faction striving to rule the universe/destroy universe/obtain ridiculous amounts of power from an obvious source? Usually there are other alliances or vying forces.

(Currently in my memory, I can only think of FFT as the only game with two warring factions that you're in between. Well, actually, I think Ogre Battle 64 had a bit of that too, if I recall...)

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Games on the Go
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light
Baldur's Gate

Too much to play, so little time!

Greg

Why does Bowser have such a fixation with Peach? I mean, other than the Interspecies Love Child That Wasn'tâ„¢ in Super Mario Sunshine, what exactly is Bowser's motive? Is it just to lure Mario into a trap, and if so, why are they even enemies to begin with? What was the point behind the initial abduction of Princess Toadstool's royal keister? If it's all just 'bout defeating Mario, why doesn't the Koopa King take advantage of all those times they're in close yet seemingly harmless proximity when playing golf, tennis, baseball, etc. against one another and preemptively stomp him then?

A bonus I wonder...: Whatever happened to Pauline? Did she give up on Jumpman/Mario and run off with Donkey Kong instead? Even Daisy makes recurring appearances in the series courtesy of her one-shot gig, but poor Pauline hasn't been seen for nearly twenty years. Is she hiding out in a cave somewhere with Duke Nukem and Pac-Man Junior or something?

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Words of Wisdom:

If something can go wrong, it will.

If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. - Murphy’s Law

Boing! Zoom! - Mr. Saturn

Quote (SilverFork @ 1st November 2005 07:49)

Why does Bowser have such a fixation with Peach? I mean, other than the Interspecies Love Child That Wasn'tâ„¢ in Super Mario Sunshine, what exactly is Bowser's motive? Is it just to lure Mario into a trap, and if so, why are they even enemies to begin with? What was the point behind the initial abduction of Princess Toadstool's royal keister? If it's all just 'bout defeating Mario, why doesn't the Koopa King take advantage of all those times they're in close yet seemingly harmless proximity when playing golf, tennis, baseball, etc. against one another and preemptively stomp him then?

Well according to Bowser's diary and Twink, (both seen in Paper Mario) Bowser made many "selfish" wishes to the stars, including a wish that Princess Peach would like him. When these wishes weren't granted, he stole the Star Rod. I guess tha helps answer that question

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Dead Winter. A nice comic.

I've got a few common ones:

Why don't they have a change of clothes, even in FLASHBACKS?
How long do they hold it in?
Do they bathe? (more than once?)
Why is it that the children in most of the games almost never grow up over LONG periods of time?

How the hell does a 3 headed dog get the advantage over Cloud? Why in the heck did I beat him? (kingdom hearts reference)

This post has been edited by strikerbolt on 2nd November 2005 02:08

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Neneko is Neneko because Neneko couldn't be Neneko if Neneko wasn't Neneko!
--as quoted from Neneko, Mahoraba {Heartful Days}

I can stab a man with a thick paperback book thru the ribcage.

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Why don't they have a change of clothes, even in FLASHBACKS

I've objected to laziness on the part of sprite designers for scenes like the coin scene in FFVI. Good thing is that whoever it was at least partially redeemed himself/herself/themselves by giving young Cloud a slightly menu portrait in the flashback.

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3 headed dog

I assume in this thread that we will NOT discuss how Dracula's castle works. It kinda...just does. I won't even mention possible explanations of candles and hearts.

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Why does Cecil sleep in bed with his armour on?

You obviously haven't seen me sleep on the covers of my bed after a long day at school. Without changing, therefore in dirty clothing. But yeah, it's probably due to sprite laziness as well. Plus, Cecil has a better sense of decency than Arthur of Ghosts 'n' Goblins / Ghouls 'n' Ghosts.

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Why does no one object when you rob them of everything, but their dinner table

Well, who would use a potion except some adventurer out to save the world, and what NPC does that? Of course, this doesn't really apply too much to apples in baskets in Breath of Fire, but come to think of it, there's at least one house in BoF1 in which the people will accuse you of robbing from them.

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Why does Bowser have such a fixation with Peach?

Unlike whoever put Mario - Peach - Bowser on the "Love triangle" article on Wikipedia, I don't believe that Bowser is truly attracted to Peach's beauty--possibly her position of power, and for using her as a bargaining tool, if anything. My explanation may or may not agree with Mario series canon, but whatever.

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Why does an inn and a few shops constitute as a town?

I feel like mentioning those rural exits on some American interstate highways, where all they really lead to is a gas station, a hotel, maybe a fast food joint, and road that leads who-knows-where on either side.

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Why aren't there plucked Phoenixes running around in all the Final Fantasies?

I don't think phoenixes can be harvested such. I think they've dropped enough magical feathers over the years that they could be collected and sold economically.

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Of course, given that same logic, one could also inquire about how, when a character is shot, stabbed, slashed, bombed, etc. etc. etc., little white numbers pop out instead of blood and guts.

Hey, I'm a fan of NOT seeing blood and sick gore all over the place. I LIKE the little white numbers.

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How long do they hold it in?

I believe FFVI was the first FF to feature toilets (I remember coming by one with Celes as my team lead, and watching her jump onto a toilet in Vector and hearing the interesting sounds afterwards). FFVII was the first FF to feature toilets in regular buildings, though.

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 2nd November 2005 03:01

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Why can Solid Snake crouch behing a chair next to a soldier and have really loud and long arguments and not be spotte, yet sneeze and have everyone go "WTF!?".

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The Arcana are the means by which ALL is revealed.

In Sons of Liberty, wasn't the Codec connected right to his inner ear--or, rather, inside his ear--so no one could hear the speech except him? Doesn't really cover his part in the conversation, though...I guess he just uses his inside voice.

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It's gonna be a glorious day
I feel my luck can change

The codec is, but he has to speak... and Ryden is even worse. he spends the whole mission arguing with his damed girlfriend -.-

"Oh, I bet he's sneaking around armed killer guards right now, better give him a call about what I should wear on Tuesday!"

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The Arcana are the means by which ALL is revealed.

why, in some games, is there no night time when the game actually seems like it takes days?

on a more general note, why is it called a running back if he runs forward?

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"The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone compelled to choose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved."
- Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

How come every evil force gets sealed up for exactly 1000 years??? And how come that bunch of random legendary warriors only seal the said evil off instead of destroying it in the first place???

How come when you sell something to a shopkeeper, the item disappears and is never heard fo again? Come on, the guy could at least sell the thing and make some cash!

How come shopkeepers never GIVE you items free of cost despite the fact that if you dont save the world from the final boss the world will end? (a la Rin from FFX , the part before you storm Bevelle )

This post has been edited by eternalsphere on 3rd November 2005 05:33

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Music is a mysterious thing... Sometimes, it makes people remember things that they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember them or not...

- Shitan, Xenogears

How is it that, after waging war against humankind in CT, Magus can just waltz into Guardia Castle as if he did nothing? Hell, if he's leading the party while asking for the king's help in getting the Rainbow Shell, the queen'll be like "Oh, please do it for Magus's sake," or somesuch nonsense. What's up with that?

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Console RPG Cliches

I suppose, Galsic, that yours can be answered by the same wizard who created the Baddie Becomes 300% Weaker After Joining Your Party rule.

Speaking of Chrono Trigger, why is it that a few of the bosses like to shout "Yes indeed!" every now and then (in the translation)? Yes indeed... what? What's that supposed to mean? I mean, sure they let loose stronger attacks then, but why that phrase? Why not "Die!" or something equally sensible? "Yes indeed!" sounds much too polite and welcoming, like they're 'bout to whistle while they work throw punches.

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And for some reason I was under the impression they left out the comma there...

This post has been edited by SilverFork on 20th November 2005 11:08

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Words of Wisdom:

If something can go wrong, it will.

If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. - Murphy’s Law

Boing! Zoom! - Mr. Saturn

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Speaking of Chrono Trigger, why is it that a few of the bosses like to shout "Yes indeed!" every now and then (in the translation)? Yes indeed... what? What's that supposed to mean? I mean, sure they let loose stronger attacks then, but why that phrase? Why not "Die!" or something equally sensible? "Yes indeed!" sounds much too polite and welcoming, like they're 'bout to whistle while they work throw punches.

I always thought "Yes, indeed!" was the name of the attack, and was some kind of joke. To me, at least, it was immediately ruled to be a nonsense joke, and therefore funny.

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how come no matter how small the town, they can always pay you for itmes that you sell to them?

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moé in the streets, senpai in the sheets

Why dose'nt Megaman reinforce the bottoms of his shoes? There have been spike-traps in Megaman since the first one.

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How come when you sell something to a shopkeeper, the item disappears and is never heard fo again? Come on, the guy could at least sell the thing and make some cash!

That's one reason why I like Morrowind. Even if you sell somthing at the begginning of the game, you can buy it back.

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What if he shot you first instead of your secretary?

I suppose I'd have to catch the bullet, wouldn't I