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10 simple steps to being a better videogame bad guy

Because we want to give the grunts a fighting chance

Words: Matt Cundy, GamesRadar UK
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nadrewod999  - 7 months 20 days ago 
to gernboes: They said use UNmanned gun emplacments, as in connect an indestructible computer to a gun, give it ammo, and then duck and cover when the enemy comes (for a few seconds while the gun automatically mows the enemy down
to everyone: One of the best articles in a long time, with a lot of good suggestions for future articles like this one (possibly for CPU helper characters)
octagons  - 7 months 20 days ago 
Number 11: no it is not just your imagination that cardboard box really is slowly moving across the room.
JHawk  - 7 months 20 days ago 
Great article. The photoshoppery was very well done. I was actually hoping for tips on playing evil without hating yourself in games like Fallout 3 but the comedic/commentary on enemy ai angle = good stuff.
TrIp13G  - 7 months 20 days ago 
ACHTUNG! :P
TheNinja  - 7 months 20 days ago 
thanks for the tips
phoenix_wings  - 7 months 20 days ago 
LOL Awesome article. MGS4 PMCs are classic, coming up on their fallen comrades, stopping to see someone who's clearly already dead--"YOU HIT?!"
abombb  - 7 months 20 days ago 
now now, I'm sure they're doing their very best...
noobeater  - 7 months 20 days ago 
hugely funny the second page was the funniest especially the shadow picture

to be fair im quite happy with enemies not doing 1 through to 10
noobeater  - 7 months 20 days ago 
nadrewood...no it doesnt

they mean an unamanned gun turrets...so basically rather then shooting with a pistol get behind a machine gun on sandbags etc to mow down soldiers with like 100m long bulluts with infite magazine/drum/belt if there IS CURRENTLY NO-ONE DOING THAT ALREADY.
Skykid  - 7 months 20 days ago 
This is one sweet article! Keep up the awesome work!
Spybreak8  - 7 months 20 days ago 
lol yea who would have though the days of doom and exploding barrels would live on!^^
Gotxxrock  - 7 months 20 days ago 
aaawwwww...
I love bad AI though :)
kingpin202  - 7 months 20 days ago 
You guys are amazing! =D
HungryBeaver  - 7 months 20 days ago 
Hahahahaha! that was great! i love the - 'navigate around immovable objects' one
jar-head  - 7 months 20 days ago 
in End war, scatter your troops, this way when you win, your enemy wont just Nuke/Use Rods from God, or an EPB to obliterate your troops. if wounded, retreat, find health, and cover your friends who are pushing forward, this way, your a greater asset to the team, instead of just being a meatbag
cookie23q  - 7 months 20 days ago 
lol its so true
Corsair89  - 7 months 20 days ago 
Wait, what? Hide BEHIND cover?!?!?!? That's crazy talk. lol. :P
Gourdmaster  - 7 months 20 days ago 
Hilarious
metalgatesolid  - 7 months 20 days ago 
I'd like to see a game where you control grunts. It would play alot like lemmings. You postion your grunts near more hazzards(like the red barrel) and once a timer runs down the 'hero' runs in shooting the hazzards and you get points for mass grunt kills, grunt suicide and stupidity, and over the top grunt kills (i.e 10 grunts standing below a grate held up with floss)
wiisixty  - 7 months 20 days ago 
lmao hilarious feature
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