For awhile now I've been noticing odd things that everyone just seems to take as a matter of course in games when really they make absolutely no sense. Mostly this is for rhetorical questions so no need for answers but if there's something any of you can think of please add it to the list.
How come in most RPG's non-sentient monsters have ready to spend money?
How come shooting out a surveillance camera helps with stealth when in reality if a camera went down people would come to investigate?
And as kind of a companion to the last question:
How come in Splinter Cell all the alarms in all the countries sound the same?
How do giant monsters hide inside of small chests? Some connection to the Pokemon universe??
Why does Luigi jump higher than Mario?
How come, in some RPGs, the main protagonist doesn't speak?
Why does random wildlife hate you?
My own Splinter Cell Qs:
Why are none of the guards able to see your brightly glowing backpack/night vision goggles?
Why is CIA headquarters so DARK?
Why do Foxhound agents insist on telling you their life story after you've pumped fifty pounds of lead into their bodies?
Why do they still call the spell "Life" when you're supposedly just KO'd?
How can Mario just so damn high when he's so damn fat?
Why is it that video game manufacturers are more than willing to distribute games featuring violence, gore, death, sexism, mutilation, torture, mass genocide and so on, yet are afraid of inputing two women or two men kissing because they fear the community would find it gross and unbearable to watch?
Why is it that in the movies, people become Jedi with years or training and discipline, yet in video games, people become Jedi masters about week after finding a lightsaber in their father's garage?
Why is it that in manhunt no gang ever has a flash light?
Metal Gear Solid 2
How come when you're in disguise no one thinks to ask you your name, rank and serial number?
How come none of the guards have the intelligence to know you're the intruder when they've just seen you run in normally then out then back in with a disguise on?
How come the alert goes down if you leave the room?
Halo
How come Master Chief can survive damn near Armageddon but dies if you tap him on the back of the head?
Morrowind
How come the ordinators attack you only if you talk to them with Indoril armor on but not if you're walking around with it on?
KOTOR
How come no citizen recognizes your famous ass from before?
How come most of the heads you can choose are so damn young?
How come your character can't have long hair?
Silent Protagonists
How can a silent protagonist give information/their life story to people when they're a silent protagonist?
Genesis Games:
How do gold rings temporarily protect Sonic while he walks on lava or spikes?
How can Mortal Kombat characters be turned into babies?
Why is Venom only vulnerable when he jumps?
How can the Ghostbusters buy weapons from somebody else?
Why are Iceman and Archangel in the game if I can't play as them?
How come the Megazord on the show never had to hit the monsters so many times?
*War of the Monsters for PS2*
Why can a moster made of out energy not get vaporized?
Why can't I play as the Cool 1st Sub Boss but you can play the 2 weak ass charaters like the Dragon and the Alien?
*Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for GC*
Why can the Wind Waker teleport you to only a few places and not all the places on the map?
How come the really cool and best weapons like the Arrow of Light you have to get in the end with like a hour or less time left in the game to really enjoy it?
*Various Zelda Games* (LTTP: Link to the Past; OOT: Ocarina of Time; WW: Wind Waker)
How does grass grow back so quickly after you chop it down? Magic Hyrulian Fertilizer??
Why does the world suddenly stop turning when you're in town?
Who the heck draws all those Dungeon Maps?
LTTP-Why do none of the guards swing their swords, instead they poke you to death?
LTTP-How does an Ice spell stop a thunderstorm?
LTTP-Who the HELL planted all those stupid bombs laying in the ground? (I'm a sucker for those.)
LTTP-Why, in Dark World Dungeon Four, does the light go out when you bring the girl into it?
OOT-Just HOW did that Goron get onto that suspended ledge?
OOT, WW-Why does Ganondorf insist on playing Pong with you?
OOT, WW-How does a Bottle eat up a Magic Ball of Much Pain? (And you don't get to keep it... :cry: )
WW-Why does Link emit an aura of dim light in dark places?
WW-How does Moe the Moblin get his letter at the Forsaken Fortress, when it's abandoned? Where's the postbox, too?!
WW-Why does Zunari avoid using the word "sail?"
WW-Why do people bid on a Treasure Chart at the auctions, when all of them say that they can't go hunting for it?
Holy crap people are actually responding to this?! Woohoo!!
GTA: 3/Vice City
How come ambulances can save everyone but you?
How come if I blindside a cop I don't get a wanted level but if he runs into me I'm suddenly very interesting?
Why the hell do they keep releasing me from prison?
Digimon World 1:
Why's it so hard to find Mamemon and MetelMamemon when they're in both the opening and ending movies?
DW2:
How can anyone fuck up DNA digivolution so badly?
Pokemon:
Why do all pokemon come from eggs?
Xenosaga:
Why can you find a real pack of cards some guy lost on Miltia 15 years ago in a holographic representation of it?
DOAXBV:
Why can you put food/flowers in the collection and they never spoil?
anyone want answers to these if not pay no attention to the following
Cyber Stryker:
How come in most RPG's non-sentient monsters have ready to spend money? easy way to get money in the game
How come ambulances can save everyone but you?
cause you did it
Why the hell do they keep releasing me from prison?
lawers
Pokemon:
Why do all pokemon come from eggs?
makes sense
DOAXBV:
Why can you put food/flowers in the collection and they never spoil?
they used all the programing on making the breasts bounce
Anus:
How can Mario just so damn high when he's so damn fat?
you trip on 'shrooms for that long and see what happens or it's mussle now
Why is it that video game manufacturers are more than willing to distribute games featuring violence, gore, death, sexism, mutilation, torture, mass genocide and so on, yet are afraid of inputing two women or two men kissing because they fear the community would find it gross and unbearable to watch? cause of who runs the country and the legions of annoying people that hate it
Why is it that in the movies, people become Jedi with years or training and discipline, yet in video games, people become Jedi masters about week after finding a lightsaber in their father's garage? faster that way
jukebox:
Why is it that in manhunt no gang ever has a flash light?
cause it's better/harder that way
RaZhar:
How come when you're in disguise no one thinks to ask you your name, rank and serial number?
How come none of the guards have the intelligence to know you're the intruder when they've just seen you run in normally then out then back in with a disguise on?
How come the alert goes down if you leave the room?
cause they and it is stupid
Halo
How come Master Chief can survive damn near Armageddon but dies if you tap him on the back of the head?
cause it bothers you
wise:
How do gold rings temporarily protect Sonic while he walks on lava or spikes? magic
How can Mortal Kombat characters be turned into babies? it's supposed to be funny
How can the Ghostbusters buy weapons from somebody else? how do you think they pay for their stuff
Why are Iceman and Archangel in the game if I can't play as them? to help you (I have this game)
How come the Megazord on the show never had to hit the monsters so many times? cause you already have the sword out (if it's the movie game I have that too)
tank:
*War of the Monsters for PS2*
Why can a moster made of out energy not get vaporized?
plot device
Why can't I play as the Cool 1st Sub Boss but you can play the 2 weak ass charaters like the Dragon and the Alien?
cause they suck and he dosen't
*Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for GC*
Why can the Wind Waker teleport you to only a few places and not all the places on the map?
did you find all the places?
How come the really cool and best weapons like the Arrow of Light you have to get in the end with like a hour or less time left in the game to really enjoy it? that's how it works you only need it then
daemon:
Why does Luigi jump higher than Mario?
cause he's taller and thiner (I think nintendo said that before)
Why does random wildlife hate you?
how else are going to level up?
My own Splinter Cell Qs:
Why are none of the guards able to see your brightly glowing backpack/night vision goggles? see RaZhar's answers
Why is CIA headquarters so DARK?
heh heh I'm not going to say it
How does grass grow back so quickly after you chop it down? Magic Hyrulian Fertilizer?? yes
Why does the world suddenly stop turning when you're in town?
cause you're link (the most important person in the game world)
Who the heck draws all those Dungeon Maps?
which game cause tingle dose some of them
LTTP-Who the HELL planted all those stupid bombs laying in the ground? (I'm a sucker for those.) gorons
OOT, WW-How does a Bottle eat up a Magic Ball of Much Pain? (And you don't get to keep it... ) magic
that's all I can't remember any for me