Stupidity

Im sure it has occured to most people how stupid certain aspects of many games are, for example why on earth do all castles have moats and an assortment of pools located around and within them which are filled with boiling lava or acid?? And pits that fall into the depths of the earths core? not to mention the corridors with a moving spike wall waiting to crush some poor unsuspecting visitor who wanders into the only corridor available to get to a location.

The only thing more stupid that some terrain features in games is some of the features within the game to avoid them.

Well now that i have waisted all off your time, here is the latest penny-arcade comic, which summarises all of what i just said and more in 3 little boxes....

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20040607l.jpg