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[giancarlo123x]

Look at those beauties, man I'm jealous.

On a more serious note the ones grinding my gears at the moment are in the division survival mode. I hear a couple of beeps so I slow down but my friend comes running by and boom! Half my life!

 

[nootropical]

La-Mulana is basically traps: the game. so many good ones to choose from.

 

[Auctopus]

Should've posted the original setpiece this was imitating/calling back to.

 

[PensivePen]

Carelessly jumping into the path of an arrow trap has caused more deaths in Spelunky than I care to remember.

Most traditional roguelikes feature all manner of traps as well. Traps that lock you in place, release poison gas, explore, knock you into a wall, remove your equipment, make you drop items, drop you down to lower dungeon floors, and all other manner of nefarious things. A lot of them will let you use the traps to your advantage against the enemies too if you're smart enough.

 

[KainXVIII]

Deception 4 the thread

What trap on second picture?

 

[Cymbal Head]

*reading thread and chuckling*

*scrolls down, sees poison, rolls eyes*

*notices user has already been banned*

nice

 

[UCBooties]

I think the cruelest trap in games is the save point trap in FFXII. They are always placed where you really need a save point and they can be nasty fights.

 

[Ryuukan]

What trap on second picture?

the delta horse

 

[Tecnniqe]

the delta horse

what

 

[Like the hat?]

First thing that I thought of was the trap you set for Luca blight in suikoden ii.

 

[Hektor]

FFXII had mimics hiding as goddamn savepoints, so i nominate those

Imagine Dark Souls would do that

 

[ar4757]

Were they banned for not reading op

 

[lionpants]

FFXII had mimics hiding as goddamn savepoints, so i nominate those

Imagine Dark Souls would do that

Why don't I remember those?? Weird.

 

[BasilZero]

Which game is this from?

 

[Übermatik]

Knew I'd see some bans in this thread. Good! Anyway...

and

Were they banned for not reading op

They were banned for using the term 'trap' in a derogatory manner (towards transgender individuals).

 

[LinkSlayer64]

Knew I'd see some bans in this thread. Good! Anyway...

and

And Snake is why in Brawl I was known as resident team-killer

 

[Alucrid]

remember when you could scatter shot, feign death, then lay an ice trap down at your enemy's feet? good times

 

[ar4757]

They werhe banned for using a derogatory term towards transgender individuals.

Ah I didn't realize thanks for info

 

[RecRoulette]

Not sure if it counts as a trap but in No More Heroes, the first time I fell for Bad Girl's instant kill trick I was pissed.

She falls down and pretends to start crying, and if you get close to her, a cutscene triggers where she trips you with her baseball bat and beats you to death.

 

[AlucardGV]

They were banned for using a derogatory term towards transgender individuals.

Bridget is not trans tho

Uhhhhh I don't know anything about this series. Is it heavily BDSM-themed or is that just a one-off? Can you do this stuff to male characters too?

looks like you can

 

[Pai Pai Master]

the delta horse

Uhhhhh I don't know anything about this series. Is it heavily BDSM-themed or is that just a one-off? Can you do this stuff to male characters too?

 

[| Praxis |]

I think it was in Fallout 3, one of the gas stations you go into is deserted and as you enter it triggers a Rube Goldberg kind of thing. I was amazed and walked right up to it watching it intently as it made its way across the store... Then it dawned on me that it was a trap, my eyes grew wide and I attempted to run but it was too late. The land mine/grenade went off severely injuring my character.

Edit: found a video of it.

https://youtu.be/MYlXhPvAzjY

 

[kirblar]

Uhhhhh I don't know anything about this series. Is it heavily BDSM-themed or is that just a one-off? Can you do this stuff to male characters too?

The Deception series is equal opportunity w regards to its victims gender, yeah. It's all about rube Goldberg style trap combos.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Knew I'd see some bans in this thread. Good! Anyway...

and

They were banned for using the term 'trap' in a derogatory manner (towards transgender individuals).

Good ol snake. Smash is really missing a trap character now. duck Hunt doesn't come close with that dumb can of his.

 

[Übermatik]

Ah I didn't realize thanks for info

No worries! I edited my post for greater clarity, but the idea is the same. It's off topic, but it's unlikely those who were banned intended harm/perceived transgender individuals in a negative manner - 'trap' is mistakenly used as an endearing term by many, but the real concern is in the definition of the word and how it's misused/perpetuates stigma and stereotype against transgender people. 'Trap' suggests someone who has intent to deceive.

Bridget is not trans tho

I didn't notice people mentioning Bridget, but the issue remains - again, 'trap' implies nefarious intent. Technicalities don't really matter, let's just not use the term.

 

[RecRoulette]

Uhhhhh I don't know anything about this series. Is it heavily BDSM-themed or is that just a one-off? Can you do this stuff to male characters too?

Here's a more standard Deception trap sequence.

 

[FreedomFighter]

lol forgot all about this, haha!

What about the Haunted House piano?

Hilarious.

 

[Dark_castle]

This thread actually became a trap for some posters who tried to be funny.

My favorite trap? Probably the first boss of Dark Souls. Talk about one beginners trap.

 

[EAPidgeon]

I'm just glad From didn't make attacking a chest destroy the item in Dark Souls. I attack every chest I see reflexively at this point.

 

[Tecnniqe]

I'm just glad From didn't make attacking a chest destroy the item in Dark Souls. I attack every chest I see reflexively at this point.

Would be funny if in the next game they make it so they stay hidden unless you open it, even if you pre attack it

 

[Ryuukan]

Uhhhhh I don't know anything about this series. Is it heavily BDSM-themed or is that just a one-off? Can you do this stuff to male characters too?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

The Deception series is equal opportunity w regards to its victims gender, yeah. It's all about rube Goldberg style trap combos.

Here's a more standard Deception trap sequence.

Um this is fucking hilarious and amazing, what rock have I been living under where I'm first seeing what these games are about haha

Gonna have to check it out thanks. I wish it was more heavily BDSM-themed like seen in the gif but it looks like a good time either way to exercise my sadistic tendencies. It is also definitely a good fit for this thread lol

LOL guess this game was made for me

 

[kirblar]

Um this is fucking hilarious and amazing, what rock have I been living under where I'm first seeing what these games are about haha

Gonna have to check it out thanks. I wish it was more heavily BDSM-themed like seen in the gif but it looks like a good time either way to exercise my sadistic tendencies.



LOL guess this game was made for me

There was a long ass time gap between the original ps1/2 games and the most recent entry.

 

[Platy]

Which game is this from?

Night Trap.... one of the classic FMV games

 

[Tecnniqe]

4k VR when!?

 

[EmiPrime]

This topic sold me on Deception IV. Thanks GAF.

 

[Lulubop]

The first Chocobo Dungeon on PSX has some real dumb trap bullshit

 

[GamerSciz]

The other key thing to note about Mimics is that if you wait a a few seconds a mimic chest will actually lift the top some to reveal it's eyes. It physically moves the top up to peek out at you. If the chest doesn't move it's a real chest.This is true at least in Bloodborne. I never tested in other dark/demon souls games. #simpleasthat

Dark Souls mimics are my favorites. Hard to actually get caught by one when you know what to look for, but that's part of why they're so good. Consistent design that asks you to pay attention, instead of just working as a jumpscare.



But that's the beauty, you don't have to.

 

[lionpants]

This topic sold me on Deception IV. Thanks GAF.

Ya seriously. Had no clue it existed until now. I may have to check it out.

 

[Dimmle]

God, I forgot about those Crystal Mimics in FFXII. Just another argument for the best Final Fantasy.

 

[Llyrwenne]

Was reminded by the Until Dawn thread of a trap in that game which is pretty cool in story context.

Spoiler

Pretty early on, while exploring an abandoned asylum, you stumble across a dismembered arm sticking out of a table made to do a continuous waving motion through a mechanism. If you choose to touch the arm, it pulls down and activates a bear trap. At that point in the game it is unclear what exactly the trap was for and who set it. Later in the game, when the characters are informed by a hunter that they are being hunted by the mythical Wendigo, it becomes clear that this trap was set by the Wendigo Hunter with the intent of capturing a Wendigo as they are cannibalistic and only see motion. The asylum was used by the hunter as his base and a prison for the Wendigo he already captured.

Also, thanks mods. <3

 

[Dark_castle]

Actually Witcher 3 had the best trap moment. Geralt didn't get the memo and walked right into it, for me at least, heh.

 

[LucidMomentum]

The other key thing to note about Mimics is that if you wait a a few seconds a mimic chest will actually lift the top some to reveal it's eyes. It physically moves the top up to peek out at you. If the chest doesn't move it's a real chest.This is true at least in Bloodborne. I never tested in other dark/demon souls games. #simpleasthat

They also make noise too, in the DS / SoulsBorne series.

Now Dragon's Dogma, good luck.

 

[Mokujin]

 

[EmiPrime]

Ya seriously. Had no clue it existed until now. I may have to check it out.

£13 on Amazon if you're in the UK.

Pretty good deal given it comes with all the content from the previous game that was on PS3 (Blood Ties).

 

[Caim]

I remember doing the story mission for this place and not knowing about this part.

/:

 

[eternalthree]

Deception 4 the thread

thank you. Waited for that one.

 

[sublimit]

&#927;h wow i didn't knew it could get 2 people at the same time! XD

 

[F0rneus]

The swinging blades and the boulders from Sen's Fortress are etched into my brain permanently. So damn good.

 

[CosmicRomancer]

You can see the third boulder on the ceiling before it drops.

Yeah you're right but it's easy to have a false sense of security when you're playing especially after evading 2 previous boulders. A 3rd one is just totally unexpected. Plus, when evading the first 2, you're full of adrenaline and won't act as you should. Believe me haha.