games

20712 readers

524 users here now

Tabletop, DnD, board games, and minecraft. Also Animal Crossing.

3rd International Volunteer Brigade (Hexbear gaming discord)
Chapo Gamedev Discord
ChapoChat NationStates Region
Vanilla Minecraft Server
The Axe and Sickle DnD Discord

Rules

No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia. Don't care if it's ironic don't post comments or content like that here.
Mark spoilers
No bad mouthing sonic games here :no-copyright:
No gamers allowed :soviet-huff:
No squabbling or petty arguments here. Remember to disengage and respect others choice to do so when an argument gets too much

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

Nakoichi@hexbear.net

MiraculousMM@hexbear.net

ZoomeristLeninist@hexbear.net

jack@hexbear.net

gaystyleJoker@hexbear.net

Sulv@hexbear.net

The worst interface spoiler(s) in video game history? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Salmarez@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

21 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Video games have the unfortunate and unique ability to show what lies ahead in the game by showing empty spaces in the inventory screen or menus, from which you can deduce what will happen and how long game lasts.

What is your worst example, what did games ruin for you even when you did not get spoiled by them cursed Youtube thumbnails?

For me, way back in '96, in Super Mario 64, when at the start of the game I first started playing around in outskirts of Peach's Castle and accidentally died

spoiler

Bowser's laughing zoom-in spoiled that he was the villain!

Sorry for the esoteric joke, please post your more earnest examples!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

spoiler

ngl I was fairly certain she was evil after the first conversation with her and absolutely certain she was chaotic evil when I noticed the amulet that hides her alignment. If anything, "hiding" it only makes it more obvious.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

spoiler

Famous sicko-elf enjoyer (and Delicious in Dungeon author) Ryoki Kui clocked her on first sight, so I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be super obvious. I do like that her quest has options for being totally oblivious lol