10 Video Game Facts Everyone Gets Wrong

Not every video game plot is as simple as rescuing a kidnapped princess or stacking blocks on top of one another to the tune of a reworked Soviet folk song. The current generation of games can be very ambitious when it comes to storytelling, and while this is a positive change, sometimes it leads to major misconceptions.

The world of video games is filled with myths and misunderstandings that come from a misinterpreted moment or a small detail that goes over players’ heads.

And although these misconceptions are one hundred percent wrong, they stick to that collective mentality and eventually lead to a widespread belief that’s based on a lie.

Even the story of your favorite game isn’t safe from being taken the wrong way. The only way to correct that mistake is to pay close attention to what’s going on in the background and try to understand the clues and context the game’s writers have left for you.

Let’s try to expose all the biggest misunderstandings people have about the following games.

Jet, the time-altering drug from Fallout, is one of the most controversial items in the series, and no, it’s not because it’s made out of cow farts and fertilizer.

The reason why is that throughout the series, the origin of the drug seemed to differ. In Fallout 2, the player learns that the drug was invented by Myron, a post-war teenage chemist who developed it for a powerful cartel on the West Coast.

However, despite this, Jet can be found all over America, even in Pre-War locations that no one should’ve had access to. This has led people to believe that Jet’s lore is inconsistent or perhaps retconned. However, the truth is much simpler.

Though Myron has perfected the formula for making Jet in the post-war era, he actually hasn’t invented the drug. Different variations of Jet existed before Myron’s creation, which is why the Jet inhalers differ from each other depending on which game you’re playing.

The lore is actually pretty consistent, as the Pre-War mentions of Jet fit nicely with its widespread availability in America. Not to mention, it would make sense for an arrogant brat like Myron to exaggerate his own accomplishments.