once more it’s time to ask the eternal question huh can you help me please save
question huh can you help me please save
question huh can you help me please save them oh I’m gonna get fired for this
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counting down our picks for another top
counting down our picks for another top ten pieces of video game logic that
ten pieces of video game logic that
ten pieces of video game logic that don’t make sense if you have information
don’t make sense if you have information
don’t make sense if you have information about a threat to national security you
about a threat to national security you
about a threat to national security you got to tell us but this list were
got to tell us but this list were
got to tell us but this list were examining more tropes and cliches of
examining more tropes and cliches of
examining more tropes and cliches of gaming that seemed to exist without
gaming that seemed to exist without
gaming that seemed to exist without reasonable explanation contradicting
reasonable explanation contradicting
reasonable explanation contradicting conventional logic and raising eyebrows
conventional logic and raising eyebrows
conventional logic and raising eyebrows in some fashion from simple matters of
in some fashion from simple matters of
in some fashion from simple matters of gravity to mechanics that never seem to
gravity to mechanics that never seem to
gravity to mechanics that never seem to go out of style these recurring trends
go out of style these recurring trends
go out of style these recurring trends have certainly gotten our attention if
have certainly gotten our attention if
have certainly gotten our attention if only because they puzzle and confound us
only because they puzzle and confound us
only because they puzzle and confound us okay it’s jump define course
okay it’s jump define course
okay it’s jump define course Marga that’d be number 10 didn’t I just
Marga that’d be number 10 didn’t I just
Marga that’d be number 10 didn’t I just kill you as far back as gaming’s
kill you as far back as gaming’s
kill you as far back as gaming’s earliest days the threats of enemies
earliest days the threats of enemies
earliest days the threats of enemies respawning the second you leave the room
respawning the second you leave the room
respawning the second you leave the room have been a constant sometimes players
have been a constant sometimes players
have been a constant sometimes players are really faced with a finite but
are really faced with a finite but
are really faced with a finite but overwhelming number of foes attacking in
overwhelming number of foes attacking in
overwhelming number of foes attacking in waves other times it’s an unending
waves other times it’s an unending
waves other times it’s an unending barrage that only ceases when the player
barrage that only ceases when the player
barrage that only ceases when the player dies everyone who’s played Castlevania
dies everyone who’s played Castlevania
dies everyone who’s played Castlevania will know that sometimes you get just
will know that sometimes you get just
will know that sometimes you get just too close to the edge and all of a
too close to the edge and all of a
too close to the edge and all of a sudden you’re in the other room and all
sudden you’re in the other room and all
sudden you’re in the other room and all those enemies you just spent all that
those enemies you just spent all that
those enemies you just spent all that time killing are back interesting
time killing are back interesting
time killing are back interesting no matter the exact form though it’s
no matter the exact form though it’s
no matter the exact form though it’s hard to justify why we’re doing battle
hard to justify why we’re doing battle
hard to justify why we’re doing battle with unyielding borderline supernatural
with unyielding borderline supernatural
with unyielding borderline supernatural adversaries in a great deal of games
don’t fret about finances the great
don’t fret about finances the great outdoors have got you covered
outdoors have got you covered
outdoors have got you covered known as the money spider trope this
known as the money spider trope this
known as the money spider trope this entails animals and monsters somehow
entails animals and monsters somehow
entails animals and monsters somehow carrying money or other treasure for
carrying money or other treasure for
carrying money or other treasure for players to claim in combat as far back
players to claim in combat as far back
players to claim in combat as far back as the earliest role-playing games gold
as the earliest role-playing games gold
as the earliest role-playing games gold and other riches could be looted from
and other riches could be looted from
and other riches could be looted from the corpses of deadly beasts perhaps the
the corpses of deadly beasts perhaps the
the corpses of deadly beasts perhaps the thinking is that some of these creatures
thinking is that some of these creatures
thinking is that some of these creatures consumed wealthy humans and thus are
consumed wealthy humans and thus are
consumed wealthy humans and thus are accidental inheritors of that wealth but
accidental inheritors of that wealth but
accidental inheritors of that wealth but that’s quite a stretch for a lot of
that’s quite a stretch for a lot of
that’s quite a stretch for a lot of reasons the bard having slain the random
reasons the bard having slain the random
reasons the bard having slain the random wolf found that it had adjusted not only
wolf found that it had adjusted not only
wolf found that it had adjusted not only the contents of a small Treasury but
the contents of a small Treasury but
the contents of a small Treasury but also various household goods number 8
also various household goods number 8
also various household goods number 8 what’s with all the lint or chah’s maybe
what’s with all the lint or chah’s maybe
what’s with all the lint or chah’s maybe ancient locales have regular cleaning
ancient locales have regular cleaning
ancient locales have regular cleaning staff thousands of years after the
staff thousands of years after the
staff thousands of years after the fallout their creators hey be careful
fallout their creators hey be careful
fallout their creators hey be careful this place is crawling with dark force
this place is crawling with dark force
this place is crawling with dark force users games such as Tomb Raider for all
users games such as Tomb Raider for all
users games such as Tomb Raider for all their merit tend to avoid answering the
their merit tend to avoid answering the
their merit tend to avoid answering the question of why long abandoned tombs are
question of why long abandoned tombs are
question of why long abandoned tombs are still lit with candles and torches in
still lit with candles and torches in
still lit with candles and torches in certain cases it can be chalked up to
certain cases it can be chalked up to
certain cases it can be chalked up to implying her inhabitants but more often
implying her inhabitants but more often
implying her inhabitants but more often than not this is an unexplained
than not this is an unexplained
than not this is an unexplained circumstance that wouldn’t be that hard
circumstance that wouldn’t be that hard
circumstance that wouldn’t be that hard to contextualise
to contextualise
to contextualise magically imbue fire a secret tribe a
magically imbue fire a secret tribe a
magically imbue fire a secret tribe a sign of other travelers passing through
sign of other travelers passing through
sign of other travelers passing through there are a lot of possibilities to
there are a lot of possibilities to
there are a lot of possibilities to consider but so little time
number seven the double jump and gravity
number seven the double jump and gravity thou art a fickle and malleable entity
thou art a fickle and malleable entity
thou art a fickle and malleable entity at least that’s the impression that
at least that’s the impression that
at least that’s the impression that gaming gives off when it grants players
gaming gives off when it grants players
gaming gives off when it grants players the power to make an additional jump
the power to make an additional jump
the power to make an additional jump while they’re airborne while certainly
while they’re airborne while certainly
while they’re airborne while certainly versatile and engaging it also has the
versatile and engaging it also has the
versatile and engaging it also has the consequence of calling into doubt any
consequence of calling into doubt any
consequence of calling into doubt any games supposed adherence to the laws of
games supposed adherence to the laws of
games supposed adherence to the laws of reality games featuring midair dashing
reality games featuring midair dashing
reality games featuring midair dashing or trajectory changing abilities such as
or trajectory changing abilities such as
or trajectory changing abilities such as Star Wars The Force Unleashed only
Star Wars The Force Unleashed only
Star Wars The Force Unleashed only exasperate the matter by implicitly
exasperate the matter by implicitly
exasperate the matter by implicitly relying on magic or vaguely defined
relying on magic or vaguely defined
relying on magic or vaguely defined energy sources science can’t help you
energy sources science can’t help you
energy sources science can’t help you here
when in doubt apply flames or smack with
when in doubt apply flames or smack with a heavy tool those tuned into
a heavy tool those tuned into
a heavy tool those tuned into multiplayer oriented games may have
multiplayer oriented games may have
multiplayer oriented games may have noticed that when vehicles are set
noticed that when vehicles are set
noticed that when vehicles are set ablaze they can be restored to normal
ablaze they can be restored to normal
ablaze they can be restored to normal with the use of a blowtorch or similar
with the use of a blowtorch or similar
with the use of a blowtorch or similar device then there’s the case where
device then there’s the case where
device then there’s the case where players can fix gravely damaged objects
players can fix gravely damaged objects
players can fix gravely damaged objects by hitting them enough with a wrench
by hitting them enough with a wrench
by hitting them enough with a wrench what’s even more bizarre though is that
what’s even more bizarre though is that
what’s even more bizarre though is that some of these tools can double his
some of these tools can double his
some of these tools can double his weapons with little if any change in the
weapons with little if any change in the
weapons with little if any change in the animation number 5 smoke inhalation
animation number 5 smoke inhalation
animation number 5 smoke inhalation what’s that video games can be
what’s that video games can be
what’s that video games can be fantastical and stretch reality to its
fantastical and stretch reality to its
fantastical and stretch reality to its limits there’s definitely no question of
limits there’s definitely no question of
limits there’s definitely no question of that yeah it’s always a bit unusual when
that yeah it’s always a bit unusual when
that yeah it’s always a bit unusual when in games certain characters must flee
in games certain characters must flee
in games certain characters must flee from burning structures they’re not
from burning structures they’re not
from burning structures they’re not impeded or even negatively effected by
impeded or even negatively effected by
impeded or even negatively effected by smoke dialogue in scripted sequences may
smoke dialogue in scripted sequences may
smoke dialogue in scripted sequences may make reference to their predicament
make reference to their predicament
make reference to their predicament throwing in a cough or a gasp but in
throwing in a cough or a gasp but in
throwing in a cough or a gasp but in regards to gameplay no effort is made to
regards to gameplay no effort is made to
regards to gameplay no effort is made to simulate the experience you’ll move
simulate the experience you’ll move
simulate the experience you’ll move Jacob my dear here’s a golden
Jacob my dear here’s a golden
Jacob my dear here’s a golden opportunity to grasp that mantle of
opportunity to grasp that mantle of
opportunity to grasp that mantle of realism but if you have tried their hand
realism but if you have tried their hand
realism but if you have tried their hand at it
we never guessed that the military
we never guessed that the military forces in gaming had a mastery of such
forces in gaming had a mastery of such
forces in gaming had a mastery of such wizardry and Wonder in all seriousness
wizardry and Wonder in all seriousness
wizardry and Wonder in all seriousness this wasteful habit of tossing aside
this wasteful habit of tossing aside
this wasteful habit of tossing aside partially used magazines while reloading
partially used magazines while reloading
partially used magazines while reloading is weird enough before one realizes that
is weird enough before one realizes that
is weird enough before one realizes that they don’t lose any bullets throughout
they don’t lose any bullets throughout
they don’t lose any bullets throughout this process and yet it’s accepted as
this process and yet it’s accepted as
this process and yet it’s accepted as the norm by virtually every single
the norm by virtually every single
the norm by virtually every single first-person shooter regardless of
first-person shooter regardless of
first-person shooter regardless of overall quality or attention to detail
whether a game aims for pseudo realism
whether a game aims for pseudo realism or more stylized action it’s almost
or more stylized action it’s almost
or more stylized action it’s almost guaranteed to feature waste-free gun
guaranteed to feature waste-free gun
guaranteed to feature waste-free gun reloading without raising a single
reloading without raising a single
reloading without raising a single eyebrow number three time heals all
eyebrow number three time heals all
eyebrow number three time heals all wounds popularized in the 2000s by
wounds popularized in the 2000s by
wounds popularized in the 2000s by series such as Halo and Call of Duty
series such as Halo and Call of Duty
series such as Halo and Call of Duty regenerating health has become an
regenerating health has become an
regenerating health has become an industry trend that has long since
industry trend that has long since
industry trend that has long since transcended specific franchises or even
transcended specific franchises or even
transcended specific franchises or even genres
from a design standpoint it makes a
from a design standpoint it makes a certain amount of sense developers want
certain amount of sense developers want
certain amount of sense developers want their games to be tightly paced and back
their games to be tightly paced and back
their games to be tightly paced and back tracking for healing items might impede
tracking for healing items might impede
tracking for healing items might impede progress but making game heroes and
progress but making game heroes and
progress but making game heroes and heroines regain health over time has the
heroines regain health over time has the
heroines regain health over time has the effect of threatening suspension of
effect of threatening suspension of
effect of threatening suspension of disbelief
how can one buy into a game purporting
how can one buy into a game purporting to be realistic or reality adjacent when
to be realistic or reality adjacent when
to be realistic or reality adjacent when characters magically recover from brutal
characters magically recover from brutal
characters magically recover from brutal injury by simply waiting five seconds
injury by simply waiting five seconds
injury by simply waiting five seconds come on come on we’re getting out number
come on come on we’re getting out number
come on come on we’re getting out number two
two
two bikini armor I think I’m missing a few
bikini armor I think I’m missing a few
bikini armor I think I’m missing a few pieces here now this one is strange you
pieces here now this one is strange you
pieces here now this one is strange you got to admit more than a few games
got to admit more than a few games
got to admit more than a few games feature character customization and
feature character customization and
feature character customization and player chosen armament with a strange
player chosen armament with a strange
player chosen armament with a strange correlation forming between the amount
correlation forming between the amount
correlation forming between the amount of skin covered and potential defense
of skin covered and potential defense
of skin covered and potential defense against attack city soon I used to be an
against attack city soon I used to be an
against attack city soon I used to be an adventurer like you however with regards
adventurer like you however with regards
adventurer like you however with regards to female characters there was a trend
to female characters there was a trend
to female characters there was a trend of skimpier costumes equaling greater
of skimpier costumes equaling greater
of skimpier costumes equaling greater resistance to damage or access to useful
resistance to damage or access to useful
resistance to damage or access to useful attributes setting aside that this
attributes setting aside that this
attributes setting aside that this defines the entire purpose of armor it
defines the entire purpose of armor it
defines the entire purpose of armor it also plays into a greater phenomenon a
also plays into a greater phenomenon a
also plays into a greater phenomenon a fanservice being the primary or only
fanservice being the primary or only
fanservice being the primary or only reason for a given character’s design
reason for a given character’s design
reason for a given character’s design it’s not to say that all these
it’s not to say that all these
it’s not to say that all these characters are bad or just there for
characters are bad or just there for
characters are bad or just there for boobs but you know this has caused some
boobs but you know this has caused some
boobs but you know this has caused some heated arguments I would be grateful but
heated arguments I would be grateful but
heated arguments I would be grateful but I have something that keeps swords from
I have something that keeps swords from
I have something that keeps swords from going through my vital organs before we
going through my vital organs before we
going through my vital organs before we unveil our topic here are a few
unveil our topic here are a few
unveil our topic here are a few honorable mentions
whoever said chivalry was dead it’s no
whoever said chivalry was dead it’s no secret that grand-scale games where
secret that grand-scale games where
secret that grand-scale games where massive armies clash can be taxing on
massive armies clash can be taxing on
massive armies clash can be taxing on whatever hardware their inhabit hence
whatever hardware their inhabit hence
whatever hardware their inhabit hence why somebody Huddle’s choose to keep
why somebody Huddle’s choose to keep
why somebody Huddle’s choose to keep battles kind of close and personal I
battles kind of close and personal I
battles kind of close and personal I said an intruder m1 one guy one guy has
said an intruder m1 one guy one guy has
said an intruder m1 one guy one guy has been killing you all by the hundreds
been killing you all by the hundreds
been killing you all by the hundreds however such restrictions can get
however such restrictions can get
however such restrictions can get ridiculous at times for example in
ridiculous at times for example in
ridiculous at times for example in Assassin’s Creed it’s fairly common for
Assassin’s Creed it’s fairly common for
Assassin’s Creed it’s fairly common for a crowd of guards to attack the player
a crowd of guards to attack the player
a crowd of guards to attack the player at one time conventional wisdom suggests
at one time conventional wisdom suggests
at one time conventional wisdom suggests that an army can and should overwhelm
that an army can and should overwhelm
that an army can and should overwhelm singular foes yet enemies and gaming
singular foes yet enemies and gaming
singular foes yet enemies and gaming choose to instead divide up and wait for
choose to instead divide up and wait for
choose to instead divide up and wait for their turn to fight will never quite
their turn to fight will never quite
their turn to fight will never quite understand this one
understand this one
understand this one I have heard reports that you useless
I have heard reports that you useless
I have heard reports that you useless morons have been attacking one at a time
morons have been attacking one at a time
morons have been attacking one at a time why just everybody get him at once do
why just everybody get him at once do
why just everybody get him at once do you agree with our list this is so not
you agree with our list this is so not
you agree with our list this is so not cool what logic in video games doesn’t
cool what logic in video games doesn’t
cool what logic in video games doesn’t make sense to you for more reflective
make sense to you for more reflective
make sense to you for more reflective top 10s published every day be sure to
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I like those types of areas fun easy and
I like those types of areas fun easy and a prize at the end
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