mikeysteena
Neo Member
I see a couple of mentions of Groose, but I'm gonna go with the cole train "rap song" over the credits of GOW.
Just embarrassing man!
Just embarrassing man!
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Awkward Scenes in Videogames That Made You Cringe
- Thread starter Angelus Errare
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toastyToast
Member
Although I'm sure there are hundreds of examples swimming in my head, this one is what came to mind first. They look ridiculous and they all talk like 5 year olds.
My god, I hate them all.
Except Lebraux <3
I don't know why everyone ridicules this scene. It's done fairly well.
Bornstellar
Member
Agreed.
Mr. Bubble
Member
I was randomly watching my brother play Rogue Galaxy. We watched a cutscene where some male character voiced by Steve Blum was spying on some under-age girl at a waterfall. I don't know what the character said, but he made it clear that he thought she was sexy.
I asked my brother, "Uh, is he a pedophile?"
He stopped playing it soon after and never bothered to finish it.
I asked my brother, "Uh, is he a pedophile?"
He stopped playing it soon after and never bothered to finish it.
Every time Virginia Maxwell raises her guns in Wild Arms 3. It's supposed look badass, but it clearly isn't. And the scene after chapter 3 where some random guy dances.
And who could forget:
I AM IMPACT!
And who could forget:
I AM IMPACT!
I like his voice and most of the voice actors, but something was off about most of the character models/faces and animations. Hopefully in the sequel they will improve this alot.
Riposte
Member
Loved that scene. Was so "oh shit!".
EDIT: I guess I don't get uncomfortable that easily. Something has to really break the logic/mood of a game before it even registers. So Bayonetta dancing is whatever, but Johnny/Meryl totally bugged me in MGS4 (a few parts with Otacon too).
At first I thought his mouth was a moustache
Ninja Moomin
Banned
"Don't ever let her go"
At the end of Halo 3.... to this day the thought of that makes me want to vom.
At the end of Halo 3.... to this day the thought of that makes me want to vom.
InfiniDragon
Member
Ummm....okay. I officially call bullshit on anyone saying anything in SO4 is worse than this. There's no way possible.
Heard about this so much and now thanks to this link I've finally watched it... WTF and L O L is all I can think from seeing this, lmao.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
This could be a "didn't read lol" gif
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
I think the main issue here is the tone of the series up till that point was pretty much 100% "LETS GO SHOOT AND STAB SOME ENEMIES, BRO", and then all of a sudden there is this sombre, emotional moment. The actual execution of the scene was OK.
It was done a lot better in Gears 3: for example, the Cole Flashback had the same overblown, partially tongue-in-cheek tone that Gears is known for, but it also was much more effective as an "emotional" moment.
Knuckles' face just says "I'm not getting paid enough for this shit."
This really made me hate Otacon. He was pretty cool in MGS1 but just became more loathsome and pathetic in the next two games. If there is a new MGS and he's in it, I'd almost wish he'd die, except he'd be crying like a bitch while he did.
Interfectum
Member
someone has already posted the nappy time video i take it... right?
I liked how there was a choice to reply "wat" when they started asking questions about their relationships. Dunno about male shep voice, but femshep had a good reaction.
STOP LYING TO YOURSELF
Star Ocean 4 still remains the only game that was so awkward and I was so embarrassed to play that about 10 hours in I literally just went "NOPE!", ejected the game out of the system, put it in its case, and drove directly to Gamestop to sell back.
The first game I sold back since the PS1 era. Haven't sold a game since.
The first game I sold back since the PS1 era. Haven't sold a game since.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
We were suppose to feel awkward for the characters, instead we felt that for the writers and voice actors.
It was a terribly done scene.
Indigo Prophecy becomes more fun the less seriously you take it. I didn't cringe so much as I laughed.
Yeah, I don't know either, I really didn't think it was bad at all.
Perhaps it's the sudden attempt at emotional content in the middle of a hard edged sci-fi shooter? We're not talking high cinema here, but I really don't understand what it is about this scene that people find so terrible.
How would you have directed a scene where one character is awkwardly forcing himself to laugh and the most of rest of the party sits there in silence wondering what to say/do?
These are my picks.
H_Prestige
Banned
A hard scene to watch is a hard scene to watch.
Also, the voice acting in that game is utter shit, especially tidus, and that scene highlights it. Was that also the intent of the game?
Meccanical
Member
I give FFX a pass because it was their first time doing voice in an FF.
After XII, XIII had no excuse ending up the way it did.
GunslingerRalph
Neo Member
Mr. B Natural
Member
FFXII's rabbit women
FFXIII-2's demo made me cringe from beginning to end. I can't imagine FFXIII, which I never played, being stupider than that.
Bu just about every game that have cut scenes and a serious story these days make me cringe, so.
FFXIII-2's demo made me cringe from beginning to end. I can't imagine FFXIII, which I never played, being stupider than that.
Bu just about every game that have cut scenes and a serious story these days make me cringe, so.
Basically every cutscene in MGS4. I can't pick just one.
I don't really care if it's supposed to be awkward or not; the end result is that it IS awkward and quite unpleasant to watch. I mean, if I say I don't want to go see a horror movie because it's scary you wouldn't try to convince me by saying "but it's SUPPOSED to be scary!"
I don't really care if it's supposed to be awkward or not; the end result is that it IS awkward and quite unpleasant to watch. I mean, if I say I don't want to go see a horror movie because it's scary you wouldn't try to convince me by saying "but it's SUPPOSED to be scary!"
Considering just about every scene in this thread is awkward because it's bad, it's pretty clear this is about scenes that are awkward unintentionally.
Man, oh, man does the first post nail it this time.
That was unspeakably ridiculous. What in the fucking hell?
H_Prestige
Banned
What's your definition of a "bad" scene?
You're doing it wrong!
AHAHAH so true in fact i was sure it was 10 minute long when it's only 3 minutes long... also i really wanted to be shorter because at the time i had diarrhea and was about to shit my pants
kingkaiser
Member
Every goddamn japanese game that isn't a nintendo family friendly one. Playing them alone is kind of ok, but i could never let somebody watch me playing one of those...i would feel like a pervert or something...
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*