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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

GOOSE 3 DOWN!!

GOOSE 3 DOWN!!

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It is payday.

[–] helmet91@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Why'd I give you so much money for a taco? BECAUSE I'M CRAAAAZY!!!!"

Crazy Dave

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[–] magusfungus@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

"Welcome home, good Hunter. What is it you desire?"

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"The thing about happiness is that you only know you had it when it's gone. I mean, you may think to yourself that you're happy. But you don't really believe it. You focus on the petty bullshit, or the next job, or whatever. It's only looking back by comparison with what comes after that you really understand, that's what happiness felt like."

-Conrad Kellogg; Fallout 4.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wish there had been a way for Kellog to be more than just "a guy you kill on the way to the institute".

He deserved to be more fleshed out and used.

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[–] fum@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." - The Legend of Zelda

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself sad. He is starting to suspect Kras Mazov fucked him over personally with his socio-economic theory. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

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[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Amidst the eternal waves of time, from a ripple of change shall the storm rise. Out of the abyss peer the eyes of a demon. Behold the Razgriz, its wings a black sheath

The demon soars through dark skies. Fear and death trail its shadow, until men united wield a hallowed saber. In the final reckoning the beast is slain.

As the Demon sleeps man turns on man. His own blood and madness spread throughout the Earth. From the depths of despair awaken the Razgriz, it's raven wings ablaze with majestic light.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

AC4, AC5, and ACZero are some of the best games ever made.

[–] Tkrun42@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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 bridge

Did I ever tell you the definition... of insanity?

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't remember the exact line, but in Metal Gear Rising: Revengence they say something to the effect of "Just like the WMDs and Iraq!" Referring to how the US used a lie as a false pretext for invasion. It was just so straightforward and direct. Even today that would still be crazy, but that game has been out for a while. Pretty bold to put it in.

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[–] amorpheus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Statement: I see you have purchased me, master. I find this a satisfactory arrangement. Am I to accompany you now? Shall I kill something for you?

HK-47 from Knights Of The Old Republic is probably my favorite source of quotes: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Wookieepedia:Quote_of_the_Day/Archive/HK-47

  • I was most proud to have partaken in the political system of the galaxy. During the time [the senator] possessed me, he gained significant rank. Given enough time, I believe he could have become chancellor. I even eliminated a few key opponents that he did not ask for. Freebies, if you will.
  • Query: Would you rather be caught with contraband that is very illegal or just a little illegal?
  • Droids tend to blend into the background, like a bench or a card table. Mockery: Droid, fetch this. Droid, translate that. Droid, clean out the trash compactor. Part of the love of my function comes when the ‘furnishings’ pull out tibanna-powered rifles and point them at the owners' heads.
  • Observation: I am a droid, master, with programming. Even if I did not enjoy killing, I would have no choice. Thankfully, I enjoy it very much.
[–] kureta@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago

"I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta gum" from Duke Nukem (originally from the movie "They Live").

[–] LycoriseBelladonna@ani.social 4 points 3 days ago

"It's a beautifull day outside. Birds are singing, flowing are blooming... and kids like you those days... Should be burning in hell." - Sans, Undertale

"Damn, I look GOOD" Duke Nukem.

[–] flesh@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago

There's no shame in it, Raziel - revenge is motivation enough. At least it's honest. Hate me, but do it honestly.

[–] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 15 points 5 days ago (3 children)

"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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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

"GET OVER HERE!"

[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 4 points 3 days ago

"Were it so easy." - the Arbiter, Halo 3

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A man chooses, and slave obeys.

[–] amorpheus@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

When Picasso became bored of painting people, he started representing them as cubes and other abstract forms. The world called him a genius! I've spent my entire surgical career creating the same tired shapes, over and over again: the upturned nose, the cleft chin, the ample bosom. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could do with a knife what that old spaniard did with a brush?

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Hello, my name is Dr. Glenn Pierce, and by now you may have realized that all of this has happened exactly the way it was supposed to. You see, everyone who comes to the institute does so because they feel they are no longer in control of something important to them. But, more often than not, the problem is not that the problems we face can't be solved; the problem is that we become so afraid of failure that we refuse to see our problems from a new perspective -- and so we do the same things again, and again, and again. And therein of course, we find exactly the failure we were looking for.

Your life will always be a struggle, and you will always have problems. But today, you had the chance to see things differently. Even though it meant facing obstacles that seemed impossible at first, you thought outside the box - and you overcame them. Because you saw things from every angle, you understood them for what they really were. Because you kept moving forward, no matter how far off the path you were told you were headed, or how unexpected it became...you found your way.

In a few minutes, you'll be back in the real world, and some part of you will say that none of this was real: So how could it have meant anything? But -- just like the power of perspective itself -- it will have been as real as you believed it to be. All you've got to do is... wake... up.

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[–] tiagojnet@lemmy.wtf 4 points 3 days ago

"A toaster is just a death ray with a smaller power supply! As soon as I figure out how to tap into the main reactors, I will burn the world!" Toaster, Fallout New Vegas (Old World Blues)

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Protocol 3: Protect the Pilot

One of the best campaigns I have ever played and definetly my favourite shooter.

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[–] truite@jlai.lu 13 points 5 days ago

"You're on a path in the woods."

[–] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago

“If you can hear the police knock on your door, the music isn’t loud enough” -Guitar Hero

[–] wraithcoop@programming.dev 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK

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[–] ztwhixsemhwldvka@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Just Dustin Echoes

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Goodbye, then. Be safe, friend. Don't you dare go Hollow.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Go hang a salami, I'm a palindrome

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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"When fate closes a door, luck opens a window, and karma de-activates the alarm system!"

  • Sam, in Poker Night at the Inventory 2

Edit: wrong character lol

[–] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Beep Beep Motherfucker.

Delamain, Cyberpunk 2027

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