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What if… game cliches invaded the real world?

Everything is frightening when rules are applied to reality

Words: Shane Patterson, GamesRadar US

The great thing about videogames is that they operate within their own realities. Think about it. Infamous tasks you with shocking adversaries to death, yet you can’t even jump over chain-link fences. At the same time, Gears of War assumes every man weighs half a ton, but can pull off the most graceful somersaults. But real life is boringly consistent. Where are the bionic arms? The plasma rifles? THE LIGHTSABERS?

However, the confines of a videogame can make for frustrating gameplay (see the above example about scaling fences). But what would happen if the game world and the real world COMBINED? Or rather, if the conventions and clichés that only happen in these virtual worlds invaded a world with consistent physics and dimensions? There’d be disastrous results, dear reader! So horrendous to explain, we made a video instead. So take your eyes off these words and play the video below.

May 28, 2009


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BRUTALKILLER  - 5 months 28 days ago 
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grappler51  - 5 months 28 days ago 
Awesome video. I loved the part with chris in the shower.
iluvmyDS  - 5 months 28 days ago 
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Juriasu  - 5 months 28 days ago 
That thing at the en was EPIC.
shadowless92  - 5 months 28 days ago 
GAME OVER YEAH!!!!!!!
protospasm  - 5 months 28 days ago 
KO!
OMG, awesome... I must find original and watch 50 times in a row.
GamesRadarLizzieCuevas  - 5 months 28 days ago 
R.I.P. Christopher Antista
WonsAuto  - 5 months 28 days ago 
Adding the SF effects to that baby getting kicked still has me reeling. I can't believe no one thought of doing that before, lol.

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Corsair89  - 5 months 28 days ago 
they should have played Psycho music during the part were the water kills Chris in the shower.


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michaelmcc827  - 5 months 28 days ago 
Sweet vid. Moar like these, maybe a series...
Z-man427  - 5 months 28 days ago 
that poor kid. landed on her head
bron1417  - 5 months 28 days ago 
wooo very nice i liked the street fighter sound efects at the end. it took me back to the SNES days ahh good times good times.
Wizrai  - 5 months 28 days ago 
Gah, poor girl!...but the slow motion...couldn't help but laugh. >.<
ChrisCom66  - 5 months 28 days ago 
lol oh-no christopher antista is dead! now who will operate the sound effect buttons on talkradar?
MechGyver  - 5 months 28 days ago 
I ,too love to beat up little children.
MechGyver  - 5 months 28 days ago 
fifteen(feels good)
GamesRadarHankMotherFuckingGilbe...  - 5 months 28 days ago 
Chris in the shower makes me *Link running through water*
FrozenImplosion  - 5 months 28 days ago 
The last one was great!!!
Tasty_Pasta  - 5 months 28 days ago 
Ha, I've seen that video at the end where the break dancing dude kicks the kid in the face before. It never gets old.
skyguy343  - 5 months 28 days ago 
you shouldve played off the end with an ol' friend, keyboard cat
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