MrPopo wrote:Haha! Finally found it! I saw this video back in high school when shit was passed around on Morpheus and Kazaa but hadn't been able to find it since. Here is why 3D action games are NOT like real life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kp_CkH5AKM
I got tired about the "circle strafing" part...
did the narrator ever watch boxing in his life??? It's the standard offensive block.
(randomly selected video by youtubing 'boxing', and selecting FIRST video to appear in list)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gexazLr6pSY
watch his knock out punch... circle strafe as he punches.
If the guy had ever bothered to watch any military or sport offensive action he would see that strafing or side stepping is a very common tactic. It allows you to set your defensive position while remaining in an offensive strike position (facing your opponent).
Aside from any technical issues I have with the video... death scenarios? yes because people on the war field disemboweled and still half alive don't writhe in agony... or special ops don't open doors in defensive non-prone positions (though crouch probably isn't the best example of such). But aside from my technical issues with it, the video isn't even funny in doing so. The whole gag depends soulily on the "that's so true" joke, but it's not true, so we're left with, "he thinks that's so true" which is just embarrassing. Especially because there are so many parts of FPS games that could be rip to shreds in this very method, and actually be true (some of which the video attempted to press with, like grunting while jumping every time).