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Epic game plots made simple

Gaming's most dizzying plots for dummies

Words: Dave Meikleham, GamesRadar UK

Nothing in life is simple, is it? Instructions for turning on your TiVo that could fill the Old Testament, PS3 firmware updates that you need a degree to decipher and your average game plot that’s more convoluted than Return of the King’s ten endings; how we pine for more basic times.

That’s why we’ve taken some of the most confusing, overblown and needlessly preachy game plots in existence and broken them down into the form of doodles, diluted videos and dumbed-down captions that even a baby could understand. Well, an especially aware and brainy baby, that is.

While we love most of these games and their stories, the chance to get our felt tips out and play with the toys we’ve got lying around the office was just too good to pass up. Who says we don’t do proper men’s jobs?

The following feature obviously contains MASSIVE SPOILERS. So don't say we didn't warn you.

As told depressingly and confusingly by: SILENT HILL 2

As retold by us: In the style of a ten year old.

As told - mainly through QTEs - by: GOD OF WAR II

As retold by us: Using plasticine monsters.

As told - almost exactly the same way in every game - by: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

As retold by us: In a massively to the point way.



 
59 Comments
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Keilimanjaro  - 1 year 1 month ago 
First! Great article, especially the Zelda video
bignat  - 1 year 1 month ago 
great stuff i loved the MGS2 one
Y2Ken  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Love it!

I particularly enjoyed the God of War II thing.
Squidmonk3j  - 1 year 1 month ago 
nice , funny article ! :D
NERDRAGE  - 1 year 1 month ago 
loved the zelda one and mgs2 lol stealth camo for the win
monojono  - 1 year 1 month ago 
The halo and gears of war ones ruled!
Schizo  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Hahaha God of War and Ray Harryhausen
ah the perfect match
ssj4raditz  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Who knew they could be so simple?! LOL
ELpork  - 1 year 1 month ago 
stelth camo for teh win indeed.
Juriasu  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Oh my god! IMO this was one of your best features yet!
grimm128  - 1 year 1 month ago 
when was link emo?
lava_lamp  - 1 year 1 month ago 
You should have done bioshock
andymacsa4  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Wonderful job. Loved the KotOR one. Spoilers for both KotOR and Memento...
Basketcase676  - 1 year 1 month ago 
halo, god of war and legend of zelda where the best! haha bioshock would've been cool to have seen.
CandiedJester  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Zelda video FTW
Nice horse neigh whoever that was
XD
drprofessor  - 1 year 1 month ago 
"the sith who murdered his memory" is gold.
Amnesiac  - 1 year 1 month ago 
I haz titans now!
Defguru7777  - 1 year 1 month ago 
Holy crap, this is some funny shit!
doug-e-fresh  - 1 year 1 month ago 
my brother wrote some shit like the silent hill one... somthin about a superhero saving a gumball... i think
Corsair89  - 1 year 1 month ago 
The MGS2 and Zelda ones were the best.
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