Top Ten Game Clichés

*hal* · 5th Aug 2005, 04:27 PM

1Up has a short and sweet article on the Top Ten Game Clichés that must die!. Among them, one of my personal favorites:

Exploding barrels

Again, a little warehouse management can go a long way. You work in a field that's prone to random assaults and frequent gunfire, yet you spot your adversaries some free bombs in strategic locations. Some of you even tell your henchmen to hide behind them for cover. And if you survive Johnny Rambo's attempt to take you down, good luck getting hazard pay.

Angel_Mapper · 5th Aug 2005, 04:50 PM

They forgot waking up with no memory, but you know kung-fu.

Mxtrmntr · 5th Aug 2005, 04:57 PM

And spiders. They are everywhere.

Twrecks · 5th Aug 2005, 05:03 PM

The most obvious:
You are on a one-man mission to save the univrse/world/cute chick.

Most Over-used:
Your nemisis will leave items lying around (ammo/weapons/information) that you can use to defeat them.

Manticore · 5th Aug 2005, 05:17 PM

They forgot their light saber and a misplaced force grip target hurting them in ways and places they'd forgotten they had..........

Turret 49 · 5th Aug 2005, 06:07 PM

They shouldn't of said "moving crates" they should of just said "CRATES!". Crates should be number 1. They're in almost every videogame you can find.

Starry Might · 5th Aug 2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Ten Game Clichés

Ridiculous portrayals of females

Women have breasts. Get over it.

What about the often ridiculous portrayals of MALES?

Men have muscles. Get over it.

(BTW, I'm a heterosexual female.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turret 49

They shouldn't of said "moving crates" they should of just said "CRATES!". Crates should be number 1. They're in almost every videogame you can find.

How about "SMASHING crates"!

EggBoy · 5th Aug 2005, 06:44 PM

Up and comming game cliche?: physics puzzles?

RaptoR · 5th Aug 2005, 06:46 PM

LOSING ALL YOUR WEAPONS OMG

Angel_Mapper · 5th Aug 2005, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by EggBoy

Up and comming game cliche?: physics puzzles?

Indeed.

T2A` · 5th Aug 2005, 07:13 PM

Thanks for that supremely anticlimactic ending by saying your favorite is number one. Good job, guys. Really.

SquirrelZero · 5th Aug 2005, 07:22 PM

Old Man Murray already covered crates

http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/39.html

MrMaddog · 5th Aug 2005, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Starry Might

What about the often ridiculous portrayals of MALES?

Men have muscles. Get over it.

(BTW, I'm a heterosexual female.)

Yah, makes you wonder if they put 'roids in the health packs....

(Though that must explain the Quad Damage putting you in a rage....)

Majik · 5th Aug 2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by EggBoy

Up and comming game cliche?: physics puzzles?

Yea definitely. I already began to tire of it after a few hours of playing HL2, Valve went total overkill with it IMO. That and the exploding barrels...

MrMaddog · 5th Aug 2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Majik-

Yea definitely. I already began to tire of it after a few hours of playing HL2, Valve went total overkill with it IMO. That and the exploding barrels...

Tell me about it, they even had a room full of exploding barrels. :P

Bullet10k · 5th Aug 2005, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RaptoR

LOSING ALL YOUR WEAPONS OMG

???

I don't get it...

Do you mean like losing all your weapons when you get killed in UT?

zeh · 5th Aug 2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullet10k

I don't get it...

Do you mean like losing all your weapons when you get killed in UT?

No, he means losing all your weapons in singleplayer: usually because someone captured you and you just managed to scape, so now you know have to survive with your fists/knife until you find a new weapon/your previous belongings. As in GTA:SA, MGS1, MGS2, DOOM 3, HL2, Chronicles of Riddick:Scape from Butcher's Bay, and countless others.

I think exploding barrels is one of the best. It's funny how nowadays if you find a barrel in a game, it's there to explode, no question: Riddick is a pretty recent example.

*hal* · 5th Aug 2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Turns2Ashes

Thanks for that supremely anticlimactic ending by saying your favorite is number one. Good job, guys. Really.

Gothik · 5th Aug 2005, 11:32 PM

They forgot obligatory sewer levels, crawling through air ducts and toilets (with or without enemy in midst of using them).

Taleweaver · 6th Aug 2005, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Gothik

They forgot obligatory sewer levels, crawling through air ducts and toilets (with or without enemy in midst of using them).

and partially related: no matter how fortrified an area is, they always leave the keys lying around outside their massive doors.

Hmm...I'd think that the "one-man mission to save the univrse/world/cute chick" would be nr. 1. That, or the fact that over 99.9% of the women are 18-25 and have perfect measures.

5th Aug 2005, 04:27 PM	#1
hal Dictator Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1998 Location: -------> Posts: 21,340	Top Ten Game Clichés 1Up has a short and sweet article on the Top Ten Game Clichés that must die!. Among them, one of my personal favorites: Exploding barrels Again, a little warehouse management can go a long way. You work in a field that's prone to random assaults and frequent gunfire, yet you spot your adversaries some free bombs in strategic locations. Some of you even tell your henchmen to hide behind them for cover. And if you survive Johnny Rambo's attempt to take you down, good luck getting hazard pay. __________________

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Twrecks Spectacularly Lucky Join Date: Mar. 6th, 2000 Location: In Luxury Posts: 2,601	The most obvious: You are on a one-man mission to save the univrse/world/cute chick. Most Over-used: Your nemisis will leave items lying around (ammo/weapons/information) that you can use to defeat them. __________________ If you're not having fun, you shouldn't be doing it.

5th Aug 2005, 05:17 PM	#5
Manticore Official BUF Birthday Spammer Join Date: Nov. 5th, 2003 Location: Optimum Trajectory-Circus of Values Posts: 3,828	? They forgot their light saber and a misplaced force grip target hurting them in ways and places they'd forgotten they had..........

5th Aug 2005, 06:46 PM	#9
RaptoR been here far too long Join Date: May. 7th, 2000 Location: UK Posts: 3,524	LOSING ALL YOUR WEAPONS OMG __________________

5th Aug 2005, 04:57 PM	#3
Mxtrmntr (Formerly known as Mxtrmntr) Join Date: Nov. 3rd, 2001 Location: The Island of the Day Before Posts: 1,731	And spiders. They are everywhere.

5th Aug 2005, 06:07 PM	#6
Turret 49 Doomer at heart Join Date: Jun. 26th, 2004 Posts: 1,278	They shouldn't of said "moving crates" they should of just said "CRATES!". Crates should be number 1. They're in almost every videogame you can find.

5th Aug 2005, 06:44 PM	#8
EggBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr. 26th, 2005 Posts: 178	Up and comming game cliche?: physics puzzles?

5th Aug 2005, 07:13 PM	#11
T2A` I'm dead. Join Date: Jan. 10th, 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 8,769	Thanks for that supremely anticlimactic ending by saying your favorite is number one. Good job, guys. Really.

5th Aug 2005, 07:22 PM	#12
SquirrelZero Registered User Join Date: Apr. 5th, 2003 Posts: 144	Old Man Murray already covered crates http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/39.html __________________ Matt F. / pandora studios producer, programmer

5th Aug 2005, 11:32 PM	#19
Gothik Day Tripper Join Date: Jun. 8th, 2000 Location: UK Posts: 266	They forgot obligatory sewer levels, crawling through air ducts and toilets (with or without enemy in midst of using them).

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