8 Ways Video Games Make No Sense (And We Don't Care)
It may not make a lick of sense, but dammit we love it.
What are video games if not a glorious escape from the drudgery of everyday existence and a grand wish fulfillment opportunity to do things you never could in real life?
But it's also fair to say that a lot of games just don't make a fig of sense, that they throw logic to the wind in favour of delivering an entertaining and intuitive gaming experience.
And y'know what? Sometimes that's totally awesome.
Sure, there are games that abandon basic common sense in a bad way, but smart developers will appreciate when it's worth cutting ties with reality for the sake of a more enjoyable game.
And that's absolutely true of these video games, each of which checked coherence at the door and got away with it.
Perhaps the alternative was just so damn cool or iconic that players couldn't imagine it any other way, or maybe it was so useful from a quality-of-life gameplay perspective that it was incredibly easy to accept.
Whatever the reason, these gaming moments make no sense at all, and most of us are probably quite glad about that...
8. Going Years Without Sleeping, Eating Or Drinking - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
As amazing as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is, it's undeniably hilarious that the game offers a small temporary buff for sleeping, but doesn't punish players at all for choosing not to sleep.
More to the point, the game's menu tracks both how many in-game days have passed as well as how many hours you've slept, basically drawing attention to how ridiculous it all is.
After all, considering the hundreds if not thousands of days your average Skyrim player will eventually rack up, it's completely comical to do so with just a few hours of kip.
Similarly, food and drink can provide health and stat benefits, but there's absolutely no need to consume either.
And so, it's entirely feasible for the Dragonborn to be a sleep-deprived zombie who hasn't eaten or drank anything in literally years.
It doesn't make a lick of damn sense, but it is an absolute riot, especially as the game itself actively keeps count of this wanton absurdity. Never change, Bethesda.