[JohnLacke]

I actually really liked Sephiran's VA. :/

He probably did have the best VA out of all of them.
Tibarn was just awful, not a fit for him at all. Zelgius was pretty bad, too.
Skrimir and Ranulf were... passable.

[Aexact]

Ar tonelico 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE07qknCmEs I was streaming when I got to this part and my friend over skype couldn't believe what he was seeing/hearing. I highlighted the part, titling it "This game should never have been made"

lol what a series evolution.

I can't remember why I stuck through Ar Tonelico. There's no looking past the awkward fanservice.

He probably did have the best VA out of all of them. Tibarn was just awful, not a fit for him at all. Zelgius was pretty bad, too. Skrimir and Ranulf were... passable.

It wasn't very good yeah. I think the one that actually made me cringe was near the end where the kid in the flashback had the same voice as when he was a full-grown adult.

[TheFightingFish]

Well it's doesn't end up as bad as many JRPGs or the utter tripe of Metal Gear Solid. But Men of War's voice acting led to some really unintentionally funny moments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3VoHE3nP8E

Love the accents.

[JohnLacke]

It wasn't very good yeah. I think the one that actually made me cringe was near the end where the kid in the flashback had the same voice as when he was a full-grown adult.

Haha, wow. Was it Ike? I don't remember what he even sounded like in that scene, but that's pretty bad. I guess Ike is so badass that he hit puberty at 6.

[Mael]

Hey they changed the name of Metroid Other M's OT?

[Myriadis]

Fire Emblem : Radiant Dawn.

Ike's Flashback. The Voice Actors are not that good, but Ike as a child takes the crown. Just listen.
Edit: Already mentioned. But I have the video.

[Despera]

Silent Hill 2: Introducing Pyramid Head
What's the point of hiding in the wardrobe with the flashlight turned on?

And how did every single shot miss the wardrobe's door with James' flimsy shooting?

[Ultimadrago]

Anytime Fi tried "singing" in Skyward Sword.

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Also Mass Effect "sex" scenes.

[Myriadis]

Anytime Fi tried "singing" in Skyward Sword.

Tbh, I loved that one. It was intentional, given that the animation of every other character was great. Gives you that "uncanny valley" vibe. Kinda like Ghost in the Shell, only not as subtle.

[Angelus Errare]

Hey they changed the name of Metroid Other M's OT?

daaaaaaamn.gif

[Alabamaman]

The infamous Castlevania SOTN. It's so bad it's good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z65s0fqDw4

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

[TUROK]

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

As cheesy as it was, I still contend that this was fucking awesome.

[Despera]

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

Awkward? More like awesome.

[snaffles]

1. Haruka/Saejima - Yakuza 4 Haruka (age 12 in Yakuza 4) is going to tell Kiryu that Saejima is awake after washing ashore, he grabs her to stop her as Kiryu was going to ask the police for help. He lands ontop of her with his leg between her legs just looking down at her with the clear look of wanting to rape the girl. The scene just stays on FAAAAAAR too long and becomes awkward for both her and you the player. When the scene is over you might be sitting there thinking....did that just happen?!

This one is very different to the rest of what has been posted in this thread, the intent of this scene is to make you uncomfortable, it fits with the story of the game. I don't think that really fits along side final fantasy XIII "Mom's are tough". Or some shower scene from Mass Effect.

[gunbo13]

Devil May Cry I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with LIIIIIGHT! >.<'

I always felt there needed to be an HD version of this. And then I realized that I had one saved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j31XbMwq6nY&hd=1

[Conciliator]

The God of War sex scenes, and a good deal of the gratuitous violence, and Kratos as a character in general(and his incredible/terrible VA) makes me embarrassed for the industry. The fact that the games are generally so good otherwise is the worst part, because it suggests that our biggest talents have the mindsets of 14-year-olds. Which, hell, might be true. Similarly, the way that games like The Witcher and The Witcher 2 treat sex and their female characters is so embarrassing specifically because those are supposed to be the good ones. This is seriously the best we can do?

Bayonetta is something to be proud of, it's one of the world's best examples of flamboyant Japanese surrealism, gaming or otherwise.

[Watanabe Kazuma]

This one is very different to the rest of what has been posted in this thread, the intent of this scene is to make you uncomfortable, it fits with the story of the game. I don't think that really fits along side final fantasy XIII "Mom's are tough". Or some shower scene from Mass Effect.

Agreed, it was intentionally staged that way, whereas the rest of this thread seems geared towards examples of bad execution.

It was a slightly unnerving scene though.

[Gsak]

The infamous Castlevania SOTN. It's so bad it's good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z65s0fqDw4

BLASPHEMER!!!!

[Watanabe Kazuma]

This thread! I now want to play SO4, even as a morbid curiosity, I hate myself for even entertaining the idea.

[richisawesome]

sharla's bouncing tits are pretty OTT in Xenoblade, but Vanea's bounced enough for my girlfriend to take the piss out of me every time I played it since she first noticed

goddamnit

[IJoel]

Ctrl+F "Enslaved"

Wow, no one has mentioned one of the most cringe-worthy endings of all time!

[90sRobots]

The God of War sex scenes, and a good deal of the gratuitous violence, and Kratos as a character in general(and his incredible/terrible VA) makes me embarrassed for the industry. The fact that the games are generally so good otherwise is the worst part, because it suggests that our biggest talents have the mindsets of 14-year-olds. Which, hell, might be true. Similarly, the way that games like The Witcher and The Witcher 2 treat sex and their female characters is so embarrassing specifically because those are supposed to be the good ones. This is seriously the best we can do? Bayonetta is something to be proud of, it's one of the world's best examples of flamboyant Japanese surrealism, gaming or otherwise.

Exploitation can be fun too, ya puritian! So many of my female friends LOVE Mortal Kombat 9 including its wildly-sexualized female characters (including my uber-feminist friend; she thinks it's fucking hilarious). You can be a mature adult and enjoy blood soaked titties and Kung Lao rippin up coozes with his hat, it's okay.

but yes yes videogames are serious business

[Jezan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfTdkWSoTo Bayonetta dance scene that felt like it went on for an hour. I was praying nobody would walk into my room.

After finishing Bayonetta what did you expect? I mean it's Bayonetta! :P

[DoctorWho]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlHZrBUimuY

The kids in this game are positively frightening.

[Like2Drive]

The one in GOW3 where you first meet the goddess of love or something.

What I liked about the older GOW games, was that the sex mini games were completely optional. In this installment however, it was not.

[Red Blaster]

Since I've been replaying it; a lot of the cutscenes in StarCraft 2. There's just something off about them.

[SatelliteOfLove]

Ar Tornelico games, Other M, and GoW post-1. Point yourself in different bad directions, hit the lever, and break off the handle.

Most recently, any scene in Tales of Graces F involving the POWER OF FRIENDSHIP (so 2/3 of all scenes) sub-Barney and Friends grade morality without exaggeration

Less awkward, more frustrating.

"WTF WHY THE FUCK AINT YOU TALKING ABOUT RICHARD TURNING INTO SOME KIND OF DARK GOD OR WHY SOPHIE RESURRECTED OR ANYTHING ELSE A NORMAL PERSON WOULD SAY HERE JESUS H. CHRIST.

[WiiredShawn]

Heh I noticed something like this while going through RE4 again. Ashley grunts and groans like some japanese girl doing porn and it's incredibly awkward to listen to. I have to constantly mute the TV so no one gets the wrong idea. Also staying on RE4 here. There's a few times in the game when someone dies and Leon does the super cliche scream the person's name really loud and dramatic thing. Actually pretty much all of the dialogue in that game is terribly done. "Writhe in my cage of torment my friend"....*cringe*

But don't you see, that's what makes the game so damn wonderful. It's hilariously campy! (as long as you find campiness funny, I guess.)

Bayonetta was awkward to play, especially with my fiancee (and she plays 'hardcore' games as much, if not more than I do), but I've learned to accept its absurdity as (mostly) self-aware theatricality.

[RyanardoDaVinci]

The one in GOW3 where you first meet the goddess of love or something. What I liked about the older GOW games, was that the sex mini games were completely optional. In this installment however, it was not.

You're not forced to sex her up.

[Comet]

Any cut-scenes from Xenoblade running on my HDTV. Not because they're badly made, but because it looks like a Dreamcast game.

[ZenaxPure]

Just going to say half the scenes in this thread aren't that cringe worthy, what really is cringe worthy though? How about almost every scene in a movie/television show about video games. Some of that stuff has made me feel ashamed to game.

[richisawesome]

Any cut-scenes from Xenoblade running on my HDTV. Not because they're badly made, but because it looks like a Dreamcast game.

Really? They're rendered in real-time, so they look just like the rest of the game.

They look unbelievable in 1080p emulated through Dolphin.

[Ultimadrago]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlHZrBUimuY&t=1m55s

Fuck, that looks terrible.

DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER


Laughed my ass off though.

[Rabbit Lord]

Bioware sex scenes.

[MisterLuffy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfTdkWSoTo Bayonetta dance scene that felt like it went on for an hour. I was praying nobody would walk into my room.

I know, it was awkward when my brother was in my room lol. He was like wtf when he saw that.

[evil solrac v3.0]

snow: WE'RE GONNA SAVE WHATEVER WE GOTTA SAVE RIGHT GUYS?? SSSAAAAAVE hope: oh god i can't do this OH GOD... yet somehow i'm like the most powerful character. vanille: lalalalalalaalaaa hey look a ten-foot bloodthirsty monster oh that's nice lalalaaa fang: i'm a respectable character, but i'll take a back seat because honestly i'm just trying to score with vanille black dude whose name i forget: yeah i'm pretty cool but i'm a joke character. welp, maybe next token lightning: i hate everything. i hate life. i hate the game i'm in. irritated one-liner. *lightning walks away, which is how 50% of the cutscenes end*

that was awful... ugh.

[OMG Aero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlHZrBUimuY

Oh my god.
At first I thought it was just a boring bad cutscene but then they started dancing and I fucking lost it.

[Watanabe Kazuma]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfTdkWSoTo Bayonetta dance scene that felt like it went on for an hour. I was praying nobody would walk into my room.

Where you see awkwardness, I just see a whole heap of awesome! It was completely in line with the rest of the game, and especially when you consider the finale, that dance sequence looks downright pedestrian in comparison.

Maybe this has been mentioned, but playing through Peace Walker again has reminded me of this scene:

Kojima is God

It's just so indulgent, and it highlights the character of Cecil who is equally as superfluous. Her inclusion essentially boils down to a reference to a real life acquaintance of Kojima, and its one of the rare occasions when I can't fully get on board with Kojima's self-referential nature.

[jimi_dini]

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

Those MGS4 complains, yes I agree.
But this? Get the fuck out!

[Comet]

Really? They're rendered in real-time, so they look just like the rest of the game. They look unbelievable in 1080p emulated through Dolphin.

Currently configuring the emulator so that it works as well as possible. I can't deal with Xenoblade on my HDTV. But that's for another thread. Dolphin is amazing.

[CoffeeJanitor]

I MINT BESYZ VAJINUHS MMMMAAAAAADUR

And I thought I was the only one!

[toastyToast]

Bioware's sex talk faces

Also smarmy face from Dragon Age 2

[Watanabe Kazuma]

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

...but it's the Konami code!

[Watch Da Birdie]

F-Zero GX had a creepy mix of odd animation and voice acting

HEY YOU WADDA YOU WANT WAIT A MINUTE WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS

[DanielJr82]

Now it's a mating call http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi96ucB7ZdI

I seriously can't stop laughing, oh my God! XD

[Phonomezer]

Star Ocean 4

[Kientin]

The romance scene in FFX, about halfway through that scene I left to make a sandwich as an excuse to escape. Awkward faces and the music did me in. Also anything involving Team Nora in FFXIII makes me cringe so bad.

[Cannon Goose]

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

Nope, this is awesome.

[SafeinSound]

The kids in this game are positively frightening.

I mentioned this earlier.



I can't believe i actually enjoyed this game enough to beat it.

[Esura]

MGS2 Snake & Otacon Handshake hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq5m75tsC8

I remember that scene. That was badass. I got hyped off that scene.