things in games that make no sense.

This thread is for things that make absolutely no sense in a game.

For instance, Halo 3 ODST starts about halfway through Halo 2. As you drop into New Mombassa, Prophet's ship is leaving the planet. Why is it called Halo 3 ODST then? Why not just call it Halo ODST?

Also, firing one bullet from one pistol in Left 4 Dead while dual-wielding the things, then reloading, will cause you to reload both pistols. WHA?

I could make a really long list about things that don't make sense in a lot of games, particularly FPS games, but I'll limit myself to ten pet hates:

- indestructable doors and windows. You have a rocket launcher, grenades, and lots of other weapons, but a glass window and a wooden door defeat you every time.

- lightweight objects that cannot be moved or destroyed, eg, chairs, lamps, bottles, etc., that seem to be glued in place and are impervious to rocket attack.

- exploding barrels (usually red in colour), ordinary barrels and wooden crates. Who manufactures these, and why do they seem to appear in almost every shooter?

- being able to carry every weapon in the game (rocket launchers, multiple machine guns, shotguns, pistols, knives, grenades, BFGs, etc.) and still run around like a maniac.

- not seeing any of these weapons or other equipment on your character in 3rd person (magic pocket syndrome).

- regenerating health

- not being able to jump in certain games, so you can't get past a one foot high obstacle.

- not being able to save a game when you want, but having to rely on checkpoint systems or no saves at all. And if you die, checkpoints that insist on showing you a long unskippable cut scene before you can continue playing. Some of us don't have that much free time!

- respawning enemies - particularly from rooms you've already cleared that have no possible other entry points.

- omniscient enemies that can track you through walls and floors and shoot you as soon as you turn a corner.

Game makes no sense, we all know that since the day we born. gaming is only about love or hate.Leo-Magic

especially partial against respawning, unless as zombies, and then only once!

nothing worse than clearing out a level and having to start over again.

Oh yeah, what's up with disappearing corpses? where do they go?

This thread is for things that make absolutely no sense in a game.

For instance, Halo 3 ODST starts about halfway through Halo 2. As you drop into New Mombassa, Prophet's ship is leaving the planet. Why is it called Halo 3 ODST then? Why not just call it Halo ODST?

Also, firing one bullet from one pistol in Left 4 Dead while dual-wielding the things, then reloading, will cause you to reload both pistols. WHA?

poordude1089

its called halo 3 ODST because it is an add-on to halo 3, its a map pack.Duh.

how do u enjoy any game when you are concentrating on such trivial ****chaoscougar1

actually: games with respawning enemies, I do not enjoy that much!

This thread is for things that make absolutely no sense in a game.

For instance, Halo 3 ODST starts about halfway through Halo 2. As you drop into New Mombassa, Prophet's ship is leaving the planet. Why is it called Halo 3 ODST then? Why not just call it Halo ODST?

really bad hair and ground graphics. systems were 400- 600 bucks this gen. cant we even get real looking hair and dirt roads???

really bad hair and ground graphics. systems were 400- 600 bucks this gen. cant we even get real looking hair and dirt roads???

monson21502

good call on the hair thing!

Zelda is the biggest offender. Welcome to the vast and prosperous kingdom of Hyrule! Hey buddy, you know your "kingdom" is a town, a horse ranch, a lake, a couple of trees, and a sandbox right? There's maybe 50 people living here. 50 people does not a kingdom make. Where are the farms, where do you get your food, what do you trade and barter with, and why are there no roads leading out of this sh**ho** despite the fact you specifically mention the fact there are other population centers around.

volume_three

I lol'd. you musta' missed Majora's Mask. the way out of Hyrule is that left turn in the Lost Woods you never took.

my most recent pet-peeve in a game was how useless (in my opinion) the shotguns in CoD4 were. was your character in a coma for 4 years before the start of the game? who takes that long to pump a shotgun after it's fired?

Zelda is the biggest offender. Welcome to the vast and prosperous kingdom of Hyrule! Hey buddy, you know your "kingdom" is a town, a horse ranch, a lake, a couple of trees, and a sandbox right? There's maybe 50 people living here. 50 people does not a kingdom make. Where are the farms, where do you get your food, what do you trade and barter with, and why are there no roads leading out of this sh**ho** despite the fact you specifically mention the fact there are other population centers around.

volume_three

Where are the female enemies? What are terrorist groups sexist?

- regenerating health

RobertBowen

haha do you really waste ur time spotting these things in games.

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- regenerating health

mikel222222

Not Being able to kill important Plot characters(or any characters for that matter) such as: Buck in ODST, and Sam in Red Faction: Guerrilla

Evil Plot Protection!

[QUOTE="mikel222222"][QUOTE="RobertBowen"]

- regenerating health

k2theswiss

+ healing from a punch in the face is very different from regenarating without any problem in a few seconds from a few shots in the heart, head and stomach

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Zelda is the biggest offender. Welcome to the vast and prosperous kingdom of Hyrule! Hey buddy, you know your "kingdom" is a town, a horse ranch, a lake, a couple of trees, and a sandbox right? There's maybe 50 people living here. 50 people does not a kingdom make. Where are the farms, where do you get your food, what do you trade and barter with, and why are there no roads leading out of this sh**ho** despite the fact you specifically mention the fact there are other population centers around.

I lol'd. you musta' missed Majora's Mask. the way out of Hyrule is that left turn in the Lost Woods you never took.

my most recent pet-peeve in a game was how useless (in my opinion) the shotguns in CoD4 were. was your character in a coma for 4 years before the start of the game? who takes that long to pump a shotgun after it's fired?

Having to shoot things in the head more then once...That and lag. YoungSinatra25

Here's one. How come when you play Counterstrike as a CT you still don't have sleeves show?Koinuboy

I find it funny that some people are saying "LOL you waste your time paying attention to that, who cares?!" I think the point he's trying to get across is mistakes within a story or the gameplay that wouldn't make sense, like his Halo 3:ODST point. Not just random things that make a game unrealistic from the moment you put it in the disc tray, such as; Health regeneration and defying the laws of physics.

I have to agree with the rest of you saying that some of the stuff in games is ridiculous. Far Cry 2 ending, that didn't make any sense. Those of you who talk about characters in games defying physics and having other abilities that make seem outrageous is necessary for games. Who wants to play a game where the character has no special talents that would benefit him in his current predicament. Say it was based on an average person. I would be less than happy to be able to play as a guy who can run for about 200 feet before getting extremely winded and who can't aim a gun for s***. Games are to break away from reality at least to some degree, that is usually why people play them.

Why didn't I get to fight a single Elite in Halo ODST?

For instance, Halo 3 ODST starts about halfway through Halo 2. As you drop into New Mombassa, Prophet's ship is leaving the planet. Why is it called Halo 3 ODST then? Why not just call it Halo ODST?

poordude1089

Because it uses the Halo 3 engine.

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Because it uses the Halo 3 engine.

capthavic

I find it funny that some people are saying "LOL you waste your time paying attention to that, who cares?!" I think the point he's trying to get across is mistakes within a story or the gameplay that wouldn't make sense, like his Halo 3:ODST point. Not just random things that make a game unrealistic from the moment you put it in the disc tray, such as; Health regeneration and defying the laws of physics.

NevecLP

Not Being able to kill important Plot characters(or any characters for that matter) such as: Buck in ODST, and Sam in Red Faction: Guerrilla

Evil Plot Protection!

Venomkringe

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