Videogame Illogic

[Gohron]

FPS:

-Enemies have no internal organs thus shooting them in the chest will detract from their total life but otherwise leave them fully capable of continual fighting.

-Max Payne has collision resistant clothes, this is why he doesn't get injured from diving onto hard concrete several times a minute

-Counter-Terror teams don't get provided with equipment, it must be bought on the spot by killing terrorists

[K3V]

I also get a kick out of characters' innate abilities to carry literally tons of items while suffering no ill effects. With how insane inventories can get, makes you wonder where they're hiding the U-Haul.

One of my favorite memories of the Leisure Suit Larry series was when he made mention of how much stuff he could carry as he proceeded to slip a massive soft drink into his inside coat pocket.

[MechDeus]

WHY IS DRACULAS CASTLE INSIDE AN ECLIPSE?? AUUUUUGHHHHHH

You're getting into magic, which isn't "logical" to begin with. Doesn't count.

[Mzo]

One of my favorite memories of the Leisure Suit Larry series was when he made mention of how much stuff he could carry as he proceeded to slip a massive soft drink into his inside coat pocket.

How about when Guybrush stuck a whole dog in his coat?

[Jx2]

When stuck in a life threatening situation involving muta-genetic viruses and zombies, remember the following -

- You can hold up to 8 high powered, heavy weapons, including Shotguns, Bazookas, Flamethrowers and Rocket Launchers but you do not have the space or physical strenth to hold more than 8 keys.

- When faced with the choice of taking the life-saving large spikey club or the obscure looking wolf pendant.... always take the pendant... you just never know when it might come in useful.

- There is no need to worry about precision when using your earlier mentioned shotgun, just aim up and in the general direction and the decapitation of 8+ zombies shouldnt be a problem.

- No need for first aid, just roll up those herbs and smoke away baby... the pain will go away soon.....

- Rickety wooden doors do not react to explosive weaponry... you'll have to find another way around...

- Stuck in a mansion and can't get out? Try playing a piano or inserting a jewel into a statue, that should sort you out... don't worry about how the Umbrella employees get to work, im sure they find a way.

- And last, but most importantly, remember that no matter how life threatening the situation is, you always have time for a corny pun and some shitty voice acting.

- "Jill Sandwich"

Mmmm....

[lithium]

I also get a kick out of characters' innate abilities to carry literally tons of items while suffering no ill effects. With how insane inventories can get, makes you wonder where they're hiding the U-Haul.

I think it was Leisure Suit Larry 2, or maybe 3, where they had an amusing skit where Larry explained how game characters can do that


I never understood why just touching enemies hurts you.

[Jeremy]

For Shenmue:
No one in town seems to know anything about your father's death until you ask the same question to them a dozen times.
You can drink unlimited amounts of soft drinks without having to go to the bathroom.

For True Crime:
Shooting someone a few times won't get them to stop, but flashing a badge or using your siren will.
Demons In L.A. = Doom meets the EOD.
It is natural for a dozen clones to walk the streets of L.A.

Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home
100 lb. women can throw huge chairs and couches with marksman-like accuracy from across a room.
Being hit in the head with a basketball will cause immense bleeding from the head.
The whole game, in general.

[gameoverDude]

In 2D fighting games, a fighter can suffer utterly brutal 'super' attacks (anything from superhuman wrestling grapples that soar from the sky to the ground, to a series of eviscerating gores and slashes, or even thermonuclear laser blasts), yet is able to get his bearings together and continue fighting without breaking a sweat.

Yet when a fighter's energy is low, a tap on the face from a Weak jab sends the character flying into the air, squealing in pain all the way to the ground. A tad inconsistent.

(paraphrased from a thread simiar to this, over at Shoryuken.com)

It's nice how Street Fighter III handles a weak jab finish- the loser actually keels over.

And now some illogic- not necessarily to the point of ruining the game, however:

* House of the Dead III- Lisa & G can't blow open a locked door. Come on, they are carrying shotguns. (BAD- Sega could've added another route here)

* Dig Dug- Dig Dug can defy gravity while walking and digging upward. Pooka & Fygar do the same, but the rocks will fall if tunnels are dug under them. Same goes for Mr. Do!.

* Some racing games- The computer drivers can mysteriously spring out from behind and get way ahead if you make one micro-mistake. Midway is guilty as charged of this offense. (This really sucks.)

* Most fighting games- Fighters scream in pain when KOed. They're supposed to be unconscious.

* King of Fighters (except 2003)- Spitting sake on someone injures them.

* Grand Theft Auto- When you go into a respray shop, you are no longer wanted by the police.

* Commando- Contact with any soldier immediately costs a life (perhaps the game assumes you get captured?). It's a shame the knife isn't in the arcade version.

* Elevator Action- How easy it is to get on top of the elevator, and that you can shoot bad guys in another one just across the screen.

* Soul Calibur II- You can come back for the next round after you get knocked out of the ring and fall a story or two. If you're knocked into a lake, you are not dripping wet when you come back for the next round.

* Fatal Fury- In Tung Fu Rue's stage, the fighters' movement is not affected when it rains.

* Fatal Fury Special- How Mai Shiranui can survive the cold weather of Kim Kaphwan's stage (round 3).

* Most sidescroll beatemups- Throwing someone into a phone booth or a metal drum will total it immediately.

* Rush 'N Attack/Thunder Fox- Grab a weapon and you must drop the one you previously had. In Rush 'N Attack, the old weapon is gone forever. In TF, you can "juggle" 2 weapons by alternately hitting right-down-right-down quickly.

* Police 911- When you mistakenly shoot another cop or a bystander, the whole world freezes yet the time keeps ticking. After this penalty period, you find that person still standing. (Extremely aggravating.)

[Melf]

GTA:

You can survive multiple gunshot wounds, falls from high places, explosions, multiple car pile ups....



...but you can't swim.

[Jeremy]

You also sustain damage for leaping off of a whopping five stair-high staircase.