What is your favourite video game quote?
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Everything in Portal 2 is gold, but if you shout out both GladOs AND Cave, I feel like Wheatley deserves a mention as well.
"Most test subjects do experience some cognitive deterioration after a few months in suspension. Now you've been under for... quite a lot longer, and it's not out of the question that you might have a very minor case of serious brain damage. But don't be alarmed, alright? Although, if you do feel alarm, try to hold onto that feeling because that is the proper reaction to being told you have brain damage."
Yes, I honestly can't believe I didn't mention him. It's really a testament to what a fucking gem that game is. God. So much greatness packed into such a short time.
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"The Unbound will never be slaves again."
"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer."
Honourable mention:
"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee." -
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"You're on a path in the woods."
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I'll share some of my favourites from SMAC (1999), the undisputed, undefeated and overall best 4X game!
Pravin Lal:
- "As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master."
Sister Miriam:
- "The Morgans fear what may not be purchased, for a trader cannot comprehend a thing that is priceless."
- "Some would ask: 'how could a perfect God create a universe with so much that is evil?' They have missed a greater conundrum: why would a perfect God create a universe at all?"
- "The righteous need not cower before the drumbeat of human progress. Though the song of yesterday fades into the challenge of tomorrow, God still watches and judges us. Evil lurks in the datalinks as it lurked in the streets of yesterday. But it was never the streets that were evil."
Chairman Yang:
- "Learn to overcome the crass demands of flesh and bone, for they warp the matrix through which we perceive the world. Extend your awareness outward, beyond the self of body, to embrace the self of group and the self of humanity. The goals of the group and the greater race are transcendent, and to embrace them is to achieve enlightenment."
Lady Deirdre:
- "Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind. Have you drunk your fill?"
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Ramirez!
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"Everyone thinks they're the hero of their own story" - Handsome Jack
Generally the last episode of Tales from the Borderlands is fucking awesome when it comes to Handsome Jack quotes.
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Anything by the military advisor in Civ 2
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"Dear humanity: We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!" - Avery Johnson
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All your base are belong to us.
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You're not really a Polish person if you can't recite every single dialogue from Gothic 1 and 2.
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I bought FC3 without knowing what the game was because of this monologue:
Vaas: "Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?
Insanity is doing the exact same fucking thing, over and over again expecting shit to change. That. Is. Crazy.
The first time somebody told me that, I dunno, I thought they were bullshitting me, so, boom, I shot him. The thing is, he was right
And then I started seeing, everywhere I looked, everywhere I looked all these fucking pricks. Everywhere I looked, doing the exact same fucking thing... over and over and over and over again thinking: 'This time is gonna be different.' No, no, no please... 'This time is gonna be different.'
I'm sorry, I don't like... The way... you are looking at me,.
Okay!? Do you have a fucking problem in your head, do you think I am bullshitting you, do you think I am lying?
Fuck you! Okay? Fuck you!It's okay, man. I'm gonna chill, hermano. I'm gonna chill -
The thing is... Alright, the thing is I killed you once already. And it's not like I am fucking crazy.
It's okay... It's like water under the bridgeDid I ever tell you the definition... of insanity?
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"Here come the test results: 'You are a horrible person'. That's what it says, 'a horrible person'. We weren't even testing for that!"
Portal was my first thought too!
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This song is new to me, but i am honoured to be a part of it.
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The truth, Walker, is that you're here because you wanted to feel like something you're not: a hero.
I just got goosebumps... What an effective game.
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That's alright, I believe him.
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"They... She will not be cured. All that suffering... I am no longer sure it was of any use. If it meant anything at all. I can't say if this newfound understanding... If there's any wisdom to be had in all that happened. I suppose that's for you to learn. And I hope you will." - Silent Hill 2 Remake
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You spoony bard!
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All your base are belong to us.
Someone set us up the bomb
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Not exactly words of profound wisdom, but still…
“You look like a cut of fuckable meat. Are you?”
Adam Smasher, Cyberpunk 2077
There’s also another great quote from Discworld, where the conversation starts with “expect the unexpected”, but eventually concludes with “expect the expected”. Lots of funny philosophical arguing back and forth.
Beep Beep Motherfucker.
Delamain, Cyberpunk 2027
