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[GraveRobberX]

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard

Talk!

"What do you mean the interrogation feature was cut?!? Here…just take the trophy."

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Doesn't Jax And Daxter do this? Or was it Ratchet And Clank

 

[oracrest]

Speaking of MGS 2, I thought this was funny...

 

[V_Ben]

Doesn't Jax And Daxter do this? Or was it Ratchet And Clank

Ratchet and Clank 1 had a moment where when you pick up a gold bolt, Clank does Daxter's J&D Precursor orb collection dance. Kinda amusing.

 

[NEO0MJ]

I don't think Rare is entirely aware that there's supposed to be a fourth wall.

Ha, great description of Rare.

 

[pargonta]

Majora's Mask is often overlooked for this, but in the beginning, deku scrub link turns to face the camera and shrugs about how stupid the fairy is being.

the acceptance of a "camera" in the world and deku scrub link's shrug to the player is the break point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFzguy4gbw#t=6m30s

 

[OmegaDragon]

Did Disgaea or Magicka break the 4th wall? It's been a really long time since I've last played to remember any specifics but either of those 2 games seem like they would.

Magicka does. In the first chapter, there's an peasant lady with a big yellow exclamation mark asking you to clear the rats in her basement. After you kill the goblins that emerge, she says: "I'd be happy to give you the coins, but there doesn't seem to be a proper inventory in this game. Touch luck" (also unlocks the achievement RPG much?)
Talk to her her again and she will say: "Now if only I could get rid of this exclamation mark that's been following me around lately"

 

[KevinCow]

Doesn't Jax And Daxter do this? Or was it Ratchet And Clank

Jak did it once. Someone makes an offhand remark about how "It's not like this is a video game, you know!" - or something along those lines - and Jak and Daxter both respond with a glance towards the camera.

That's the only blatant one. There's a bit more fourth wall bending, though.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

 

[Domstercool]

Would Eternal Darkness count? What with it "crashing your gamecube" and "corrupting your saves" and what not?

 

[Temujin]

Cursed Mountain (Wii). I can't remember the details, but at some point, the main character is being sort of taunted by a woman, and one the things she says is "you, who plays...you do not believe". The main character isn't 'playing' anything when she says that, so it's directed at you, the player.

And do some of the Eternal Darkness sanity effects count? It was the first thing I thought of when seeing the thread title. Volume that gets turned down, blue screen of death, tv (apparently) shutting down...

 

[Leeness]

I remember a game, which name's escape's me at the moment on which the characters in the game acted and talked as if you were a deity watching over them..was it Lost Winds on Wii?

Baten Kaitos? You were a diety/a fairy kind of thing in that and watched over the characters and they addressed you sometimes.

 

[BeEatNU]

The all-time champion:

TRUTH!

 

[Durante]

I just played this part two days ago. (Ar Tonelico Qoga)
The story integration they did for DLC payments was also pretty entertaining.

 

[staticneuron]

X-men for the genesis.

I wonder how many experienced this as well.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Panzer Dragoon Saga

Jarring, and very clever.

 

[KevinCow]

Ooh, just thought of a good one.

Mortal Kombat 2 - Liu Kang summons a Mortal Kombat arcade cabinet to fall on and kill his opponent as a fatality.

 

[The Culture Vulture]

Kind of a shit game but.....

 

[larvi]

I was just playing Backyard Sports Football that I gameflyed for achievement whoring and after a good play I hit the button to skip the instant replay after it started playing and the announcer said "Hey, I was watching that". Got a chuckle out of that.

 

[Tizoc]

Doesn't Super Mario RPG break the 4th wall as well? If so, I'm surprised it's not mentioned in the first page.

 

[TTP]

The all-time champion:

Correct. No other game has telekinesis power.

 

[Hydrogen Bluebird]

Snake, time to change the disc!

Oh that's right, we're on the PS3!

 

[disappeared]

You can call Konami's 1-800 help number in Silent Hill Shattered Memories via Harry's cell phone. The conversation is kind of amusing.

 

[abstract alien]

The puzzle where you

Spoiler

close the ds half way to make the screens reflect off of one another and reveal the answer

was stunning, and I have no clue what made me even think to actually do it.

Also, I found the ending to be pretty outstanding in this regard as well. Almost as if it created memories that never existed and had you recall on events you didn't really have much knowledge on in the first place. Really great stuff.

 

[White Man]

Panzer Dragoon Saga

Jarring, and very clever.

I was surprised it took this long to see this mentioned. For what it's worth, this is probably the most memorable instance for me.

 

[Tackhead #9]

Sonic makes a mention or two towards the camera in Sonic Colours... I've always liked the instance in FFVII where an NPC explains that if you press select(?), a hand appears over Cloud to help you locate him.

Cloud's response is priceless. "Finger? What the hell!"

 

[Vitet]

Eternal Darkness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9wSR6uInZ0

 

[thebeeks]

Dinosaurs for Hire had a pretty alright fake-out beginning boss fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7wvBtQvGXE&feature=player_detailpage#t=25s

 

[neojubei]

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I just love that part.

 

[Sofo]

http://i.imgur.com/qFiaY.jpg

The puzzle where you

Spoiler

close the ds half way to make the screens reflect off of one another and reveal the answer

was stunning, and I have no clue what made me even think to actually do it.

Also, I found the ending to be pretty outstanding in this regard as well. Almost as if it created memories that never existed and had you recall on events you didn't really have much knowledge on in the first place. Really great stuff.

I guess this is similar to Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Spoiler

where you have to close the DS so you get it in the map. I was struggling for it in a while. Excuse my vagueness!

 

[Dunan]

People who've visited the Antiqua bazaar in Secret of Evermore will know that we're all just puppets controlled by the button-pressing overlord!

Also, didn't one of the dancing-girl bits in Final Fantasy 5 have the dancer ask you, the player in front of the TV, to join in? I can't remember if it was a dance or a piano-practice part.

 

[JoeBoy101]

Don't some of the Ultima games revolve around the Avatar which is recognized as you the player controlling them through the game?

 

[ColonialRaptor]

The all-time champion:

HOW DOES HE KNOWWWWWWW!?!?!!?!!!

 

[Myriadis]

In Wind Waker,there's a note which says that you shouldn't stay up all night playing.

Balthier from Final Fantasy XII says that he's the leading man and because of that,he won't die.He makes a Cameo in the PSP Final Fantasy Tactics and says there that his apperance "has more the feel of a cameo role".

And Nethack.Use the stethoscope on the bottom of the screen gives you the message:"You hear a faint typing noise".

 

[Shin Kojima]

HOW DOES HE KNOWWWWWWW!?!?!!?!!!

In case you're serious, he reads your memory cards.

 

[ColonialRaptor]

In case you're serious, he reads your memory cards.

Yeah , I know now but at the time when I was a kid I didn't know and my brother and I were freaking saying shit like HOW DOES HE KNOW like that lol

 

[Triple Da G.O.D!]

Final Fight One with Alpha Cody and Guy. They realize that they've been sent back to 1989 to save Jessica. The stuff that follows is just pure comedy. I'll leave that for you to see.

 

[Enco]

MGS with Meryl's codec number and Psycho Mantis things with the memory card and your statistic of your current playthrough totally blew my mind. Very clever, and unforgettable even today.

Spoiler

It took a while to my young self to understand what box they were talking about, and where I should look for Meryl's number ...

MGS comes top.

 

[Chesskid1]

http://www.giantbomb.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall/92-138/

 

[Callibretto]

Snake, time to change the disc!

Oh that's right, we're on the PS3!

best mgs4 4th wall moment is when you fight screaming mantis and then tried changing your dualshock port to port 2.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Don't know if this qualifies as breaking the 4th wall.

Creepy message in the original Shin Megami Tensei for the SNES (pretty sure some of you already know about this one. it's quite old): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhfZVd9N9ww

The red text you see filling the screen at the end of the vid translates to "TURN IT OFF NOW!". Here's the full story behind it: http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2011/05/urban-legend-of-shin-megami-tensei-turn.html


Gametrailers should consider this one for a Pop Fiction: Halloween special.

Wow. This is really cool (and creepy).

 

[divisionbyzorro]

God, that whole game was amazing. Easily one of the top three Wii games.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Crtl + F : Zelda

1 found. Not the right one.

Remember when you need to transfer that symbol for the upper screen to the touch screen below... and you wonder how the hell are you supposed to do that...

JUST CLOSE THE DS SO THE SYMBOL CAN GO THROUGH THE SCREENS

Mind.
Blown.

 

[Mael]

Ah, yes! How much mileage did that screenshot got in the end I wonder...

 

[apana]

In case you're serious, he reads your memory cards.

Oh so that was the reason. I thought my Gamecube was possessed so I threw it in the river.

 

[Metal-Geo]

Crtl + F : Zelda

1 found. Not the right one.

Remember when you need to transfer that symbol for the upper screen to the touch screen below... and you wonder how the hell are you supposed to do that...

JUST CLOSE THE DS SO THE SYMBOL CAN GO THROUGH THE SCREENS

Mind.
Blown.

I wouldn't call that breaking the 4th wall, quite honestly.

However, for those with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem: If you close the DS while playing, you'll hear Mario saying:
"Hey! Come back!"
"Owww!"
And more...

 

[ultron87]

She's looking at Desmond, not you.

But it's acknowledging that during the Animus scenes the player is taking on the role of Desmond in terms of who is controlling Ezio.

It might not be a text book definition of breaking the fourth wall, but it is certainly acknowledging it's existence in a cool way.

 

[Darkwater]

Yup, this! I loved it.

As well as him thanking you for shooting the alarm horn in the bank vault and the speaker playing cheesy music in an elevator.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Somebody mentioned Cranky Kong, but here's a few examples, as he's definitely one of the best examples of characters that break the fourth wall.

He even breaks the fourth wall in the manuals for the DKC games. Both in the plot, and appearing in bubbles to criticise the manual itself.

 

[onken]

Panzer Dragoon Saga

Jarring, and very clever.

Funny I just came in here to post what a stupid part of the game I always thought that was. Seriously, how was that clever in any shape or form?