Video Games think they're being slick by putting lots of ammo and health outside the ominous-looking door as if every gamer in the world doesn't know exactly what's about to happen 😭 - ThreadSky

kerron.bsky.social • 107 days ago

Video Games think they're being slick by putting lots of ammo and health outside the ominous-looking door

as if every gamer in the world doesn't know exactly what's about to happen 😭

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shykinxiv.bsky.social•107 days ago

Me: There certainly is a lot of stuff here. Guess I’ll fill up my inventory…

Game devs:

reneegade17.bsky.social•107 days ago

Every. Freaking. Time.

boshekhorseman.bsky.social•107 days ago

"Oh hay, the maguffin I need is right there in the open, no tricks or obstacles to get it......something is about to go down"

fish4hosdotcom.bsky.social•107 days ago

Nothing, nothing is going to happen. Perfectly safe. Nothing to see here!

dcrow.com•107 days ago

It’s like when you get the Tums ready before eating Thanksgiving dinner

coccoside.bsky.social•107 days ago

Starts raining… ah f*{^{>}>

gravitycore96.bsky.social•107 days ago

I've played a few games that it was a rug pull. But can't seem to name the games off the top of my head

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

If i made a game I would 100% do this for the shits and giggles

gravitycore96.bsky.social•107 days ago

Followed by a boss fight once you're low on ammo lmao

gamenewsdiscuss.bsky.social•107 days ago

Definitely a new safe area with no threat whatsoever right?

seamusheaney.bsky.social•107 days ago

Me watching Alien Romulus and spotting the save point phone from Isolation before every huge setpiece

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Fun fact, The Director said any scene that has a save station means something bad happens in the next scene 👀

seamusheaney.bsky.social•107 days ago

You can absolutely tell Fede was playing Isolation whilst writing it

imadogchasingcarz.bsky.social•107 days ago

"Hey we should leave a bunch of resources at this checkpoint"

"Why does everyone keep thinking there's a hidden boss there???"

cosmoskai.bsky.social•107 days ago

Everyone of us every time this stunt is pulled😂

taishiea.bsky.social•107 days ago

all that ammo is there because the troops never made it there to fight the boss. the less ammo you find means the NPC were able to fight the good fight. More ammo means you probably should consider fighting for the bad guy if your guys can't get this far without you.

kielbasasausage.bsky.social•107 days ago

We know what happens next, we refuse to use consumables and good ammo weapons you know.... Just in case.

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Shotout to all the games that have Rocket Launchers, I'll never use them JUST IN CASE

owengard.bsky.social•107 days ago

The game could do the biggest troll move and give us a giant chamber with nothing in it. 😂

eriwei.xipha.social•107 days ago

"oh!!! Resources!!! Um... Why is there a giant open space in front of me....?"

bumblesagain.bsky.social•107 days ago

It’s that moment where you don’t grab the health and ammo…”it was at that moment he knew! He f@&$ed up!”

fythdymynsyn.bsky.social•107 days ago

Ikr, as soon as I see a large room with areas to hide behind, I know a fight is about to happen

amancera76.bsky.social•107 days ago

It’s just a fog door 🌫️ what could go wrong? 🤗

eyebleedmedia.bsky.social•107 days ago

.... What's gonna happen??!?!

zephonator.bsky.social•107 days ago

“Here’s all this stuff, and a save point, nothing to worry about. Honest’

amusedpenguin.bsky.social•107 days ago

I don't think they're trying to be slick anymore. I think it is just both practical - you're gonna need it, and to put the fear of God into them.

noahhaddock.bsky.social•107 days ago

They’re not tryna be slick, they’re warning us 😭

willmomoji.bsky.social•107 days ago

The way I stock up, retrace the level, and save every time

appalachiangothgrl.bsky.social•107 days ago

And auto save. Can’t forget auto save.

mrch1valry.bsky.social•107 days ago

Saw a crashed ship with multiple health pickups by it in Outlaws recently and was kicking myself for being surprised when I got ambushed there shortly after "oh god damnit I shoulda known!"

soft-rain.bsky.social•107 days ago

AC6 Attack the Watchpoint gives you a full repair and reload right before you blow up the (ostensible) mission target. After doing so, your handler sayz, "Good job, head back." NO HUMAN ALIVE wouldn't guess that an epic boss fight is about to ensue.

brandongroppi.bsky.social•107 days ago

Boss fountain!

portugepunk.bsky.social•107 days ago

The internal mental gymnastics I do when I encounter this! 😂

justmike2001.bsky.social•107 days ago

Whenever the autosave icon appears in the corner .

Or you suddenly start walking slowly...

stonedferret.bsky.social•106 days ago

When the camera starts panning on its own

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

I'm either waiting for the cutscene or the jumpscare 🤣

amusedpenguin.bsky.social•107 days ago

Or you start coughing...😢

psquare75.bsky.social•107 days ago

Might as well put a save point too

valyriann.bsky.social•107 days ago

Everytime a lot of ammo is coming my way I just know.. boss fight or waves of mobs 🤣

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

For once I'd just like it if the game was being generous for no good reason

scragar.bsky.social•107 days ago

A few older games used to do this, especially Japanese horror/thriller games that'd deliberately set you up with the ammo loadout, scary doorway, a long cut scene, save, then a giant open area; then not throw a boss at you because they know it really messes with your head.

orionvor.bsky.social•107 days ago

A party with cake?

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Portal taught us a long time ago that the cake is a lie

katieee120.bsky.social•107 days ago

Also the very conveniently placed boxes and barricades

alyssianotalyssa.bsky.social•107 days ago

Me when I play BioShock 🤣 oh how convenient you left EVE, health kits, and ammo in this suspiciously clear room....

m1garandalf.bsky.social•107 days ago

Would.....you rather they didn't?

onionpete.bsky.social•107 days ago

Walks into gigantic open room with nothing in it at all. Huh, I wonder what's gonna happen here

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Its either dropping in from above or coming up over the sides

ivyinmyheart.bsky.social•107 days ago

+2 slick points when I've just spent an hour crawling through every last corner of the dungeon to get the five keys needed to open said door. Yes, I'm sure I'll just open it, get the treasure, and everything will be fine and there will be cake. 🫠

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

At least the old Zelda games would straight up be like "You found the Boss Key" 😭

killercyborg.bsky.social•107 days ago

It means there’s even more treasure inside, right?
🤔

beergoblin.bsky.social•107 days ago

Game stutters ::autosave::

Ahhhh shit…here we go…

landonewts.bsky.social•107 days ago

Yeah, like “oh shit, there’s a LOT of healing items strewn around…”

jbshaftoe.bsky.social•107 days ago

*walks into room, sees multiple ammo boxes and an rpg* ah shit

carly.posts.games•107 days ago

when a new song suddenly starts playing too

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

You know you're fucked if its a full orchestral piece

carly.posts.games•107 days ago

omg yes, the worst ones are where there is no door but you run into a suspiciously open circular space...which i definitely don't fall for every time 🧍🏻‍♀️

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Isn't it crazy how we just KNOW by the look of it 😭

rayl-exe.bsky.social•107 days ago

You enter and the lyrics begin.

Said lyrics are in Latin.

carly.posts.games•107 days ago

rayl-exe.bsky.social•107 days ago

blacklegsanjii.bsky.social•107 days ago

evolust.bsky.social•107 days ago

That's the dev saying: hey we're aware you kinda suck, you'll need this 😭

armand-79th.bsky.social•107 days ago

Unlike Helldivers 2, which places ammo EVERYWHERE, because you're gonna need it constantly. 😂

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

The fight never ends soldier

armand-79th.bsky.social•107 days ago

FOR DEMOCRAZY!!

stimpacquiao.bsky.social•107 days ago

Video game noobie: oh awesome pick ups!
Veteran: ….sigh….. *reloads*

archaictorment.bsky.social•107 days ago

Imagine a twist to this where you suddenly come across a massive cache of loot but your forced to leave most of it behind because you simply cant take it all at once. More frustrating than a sudden boss fight for many.

locolizardman.bsky.social•107 days ago

I was playing a game last night and it's like "take out the enemy problem" and gives me a gun and some extra ammo. I figured ok, it'll be like 3 or 4 enemies. Nope, ammo for different guns scattered around, waves of enemies and me in VR yelling and flailing to change guns and reload.

I love games.

strawberrysommer.bsky.social•107 days ago

I audibly sigh and go, "Oh lord, here we go."

rostech.dev•107 days ago

that fucking health pack...

highlightnolife.bsky.social•107 days ago

What I don't understand is why the default reaction is "aha I've figured something out I'm too clever for these game designers" and not "ahh clearly the game designers are trying to tell me something"

shandy.posts.games•107 days ago

There needs to be a game that does the exact opposite of this

"Oh you wanted health and ammo? AFTER YOU BEAT THE BOSS, FUCKER!"

garbagedog.bsky.social•107 days ago

This is why I play rougelikes lol

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

This would be so cruel but so funny 😭

sailunderyourcaptn.bsky.social•107 days ago

It's the automatic save right as you enter for me 🤣👏

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

For real they should start doing invisible autosaves 😭

ozbotlordoverall.bsky.social•107 days ago

I think the reason they don't is because if the power gets turned off it could corrupt your data so they want the player to know

madhattergaming.bsky.social•107 days ago

It’s the JRPG equivalent of putting a save point right before the dungeon boss.

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Yup 😭😭😭

tmshannonauthor.com•107 days ago

Oh, the lights went off! Shit's about to get real, isn't it? *Sigh*

cito-alexis.bsky.social•107 days ago

i love it when they load you up or start playing insane music for nothing to happen, always gets me on edge

cynetrunner.bsky.social•107 days ago

...

"Guys, why is boss music playing?"

😭😭😭

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Full Orchestra = Fear

cynetrunner.bsky.social•107 days ago

You Are [Not] Alone

peterpan-fat32.bsky.social•107 days ago

*latin chanting start*

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

At that point you just have to accept death

bigdaddygames.bsky.social•107 days ago

I will not. Here is an image of Mel Gibson in Braveheart for some reason. It felt right.

peterpan-fat32.bsky.social•107 days ago

Yes

peterpan-fat32.bsky.social•107 days ago

Or you must accept Glory! And the our weapons stained with the blood of our enemies!

dhr54.bsky.social•107 days ago

#bossfountain

dhr54.bsky.social•107 days ago

As per the old channel "two best friends play" or "super best friends play" back in the day. Miss those guys

dhr54.bsky.social•107 days ago

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Boss%20Fountain

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

I had no idea this is what it was called! Thank you!

dhr54.bsky.social•107 days ago

There are many names, I just like this one. Been noticing them in Silent Hill 2 remake so it's been on my mind haha

proscitor.bsky.social•107 days ago

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity

villainguy.bsky.social•107 days ago

They do this at my job right outside... 🤔 my boss's office..?

nickinthefield.bsky.social•107 days ago

**automatic quick-save**

mihoplaysgames.bsky.social•107 days ago

Ah, the totally unsuspicious large round room
Wonder why they built it this way? 🤔

radgirlroxx.bsky.social•107 days ago

That’s when I go out the door, in the door, out the door, in the door….ten million times before I’m brave enough to commit to what’s coming….

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Testing the waters! You ever accidentally go in too far and trigger the cutscene before you're ready? 😭

radgirlroxx.bsky.social•107 days ago

I haaaaaaaate that…..

seanlynott86.bsky.social•107 days ago

This was me playing Alan Wake last night 😂

niallcrabtree.bsky.social•107 days ago

Resi 5 is the biggest culprit of this!

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Fucking Wesker 😤

ditzdoes.bsky.social•107 days ago

Foolish game, I have been insanely stingy with my items up til now, your boss fountain is merely a pittance compared to my horde.

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

"You can not carry anymore health potions"

ditzdoes.bsky.social•107 days ago

If you hear/see that you're playing the game correctly.

chu.ruzzz.dev•107 days ago

It’s all fun and games until that door doesn’t have ammo outside of it.

rygarde.bsky.social•107 days ago

Whatever do you mean? Lots of ammo and health outside the big door is completely innocent. In fact, sometimes it’s a sign of hugs and warmth to come on the other side.

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Yes of course, the game just decided to be nice to me for no reason, pay no mind to the literal gates of hell at the end of the room

mightymog.bsky.social•107 days ago

Wait. What's about to happen?😲

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

We kiss, that's what 😳

mightymog.bsky.social•107 days ago

cynetrunner.bsky.social•107 days ago

mightymog.bsky.social•107 days ago

Get in here, buddy🥰

trgactual.bsky.social•107 days ago

Maybe do a head fake and have a completely lootable cheese shop right before. “Huh, 45 wheels of cheese?” (Ominous music starts)

dericlee.bsky.social•107 days ago

Loved Uncharted series, but their level design left a lot to be desired in regards to obvious cover pieces for an upcoming fight. The give away kind of lessened the impact.

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

That's another one I find so funny 😭

Its like "hmm look at all of these conveniently placed boxes"

alistairq.bsky.social•107 days ago

katvara.bsky.social•107 days ago

When I find two chests in a row with revival items in them.

callmeritz.bsky.social•107 days ago

We all know!

rav3style.bsky.social•107 days ago

I avoided like 90% of the fights in doom 3 by refusing to pick clusters of ammo under a spotlight

thunderkitten.bsky.social•107 days ago

About to get rickity-rickity WRECKED

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

Fr tho it's so underwhelming when the boss is defeated in less than 5 minutes

Like you'll were hyping THAT up??

thunderkitten.bsky.social•107 days ago

Psychological warfare man...

crazyrah.bsky.social•107 days ago

After having used my rifle as a baseball bat for half an hour nothing makes me more suspicious than the game being nice.. never good.. never a good sign!

kerron.bsky.social•107 days ago

That's one sturdy rifle damn