7 Times You Were Grateful Enemies Were Dumb

In-game enemies get smarter all the time, but sometimes it's a relief when the AI is a bit artificially *un*-intelligent, just to give us a break. Like when they pop out of cover into our crosshairs, loudly announce they are reloading, or politely wait in line to attack us one manageable goon at a time. Ponder the following and subscribe for a video like this every Thursday, why don't you.
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[@Thesaurus_Rex]

The best part is the dialogue that enemies state in Skyrim when losing interest in the arrows. "Must have been the wind (that blew this arrow into my chest at great force in this cave 20 meters underground)"

[@EzTnT]

Thesaurus Rex dishonored- “am I hearing things? No...I couldn’t be” 5 SEC LATER: “eh, it was probably nothing”. This was said after seeing a fellow guard full of arrows, and with multiple stab wounds. (The guard was guarding an alarm And got me killed multiple times

[@doublintucksveto5321]

yeah just wlak it off my fellow badit i am sure it was just the wind

[@JoshuaGanoTyraxLightning]

@Kayla Baugher Plus Muffle Enchanted Boots. ;)

[@10GaugeManiac]

@Kayla Baugher *arrow still lodged in eye* Must have been my imagination! :D

[@ZoobiethePopplio]

SNEAK 100

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

When sneaking in fallout, the enemies quite often say "is someone there"? I often wonder what they'd do if your character said "no".

[@stefa4013]

bilbo_t_ baggins probably move on and stop looking because there is clearly nobody there 😉

[@doublintucksveto5321]

lol they do that in skyrim to :D

[@TheReZisTLust]

My gun says no plenty

[@thenamelessone6119]

Probably glitch out

[@takeyourheart3030]

Say “no” is a comically falsetto voice and I bet they’d shrug and walk away.

[@ebony1442]

In the original Thief, I remember watching a guard walk up to his fallen comrade (which I had shot from the shadows a few moments earlier), and saying, "Are you all right? No... no you're not. You're dead!" He was smart enough to run away. However, given that this is the game where doors opening, doors closing, things being thrown across the room, torches being extinguished, torches being lit, and footsteps echoing with no apparent source are all dismissed as "just a critter," he was clearly the one smart guard in the whole affair.

[@raina8334]

Looks like he figured, "a pension scheme ain't worth shit if I don't live long enough to claim it!"

[@squidwardthedankest6642]

Them critters be gettin smart now a days.

[@mask_vids9834]

*gets hit with arrow* “AH” “... Must’ve Been the wind...”

[@SRF_Productions]

**gets shot at** **arrow hits foot** "What was that?" **takes like three steps** **stops** Must have been my imagination....

[@brodriguez11000]

The sound the arrow makes in Skyrim.

[@Nubbletech]

It must be a very strong wind, to just blow an arrow in someone like a bow.

[@spiritmuse]

This reminds me of that moment in Dragon Age Origins where, after you're attacked by a group of bandits in a back alley of Denerim (iirc), the guard captain says "And people just voluntarily attack you? Are they just stupid?"

[@ladyzapzap9514]

Aggro range with groups in a large room.

[@Justin-Theobald]

Enemies that stand next to a conveniently placed explosive barrel during a shootout.

[@hugofontes5708]

Justin Theobald workplace safety That guy should have read the memo

[@einstin2]

how about the guy who put these easy to explode barrels right next to every position of cover rather than an efficient stack in the corner. Or maybe a room dedicated to exploding barrels with the proper fire equipment available.

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

Lets remember these fearless guys. When I was beginning playing games I was grateful for them. It takes courage to stand and fight in such a dangerous area. Or just no brain at all.

[@Ckoz2829]

Where else are you gonna go when all the best cover is taken?

[@ladyzapzap9514]

Or anything explosive. Or that can reflect a ricochet bullet.

[@SAHanson]

You took the arrows but left the lockpicks? You monsters!!

[@TheReZisTLust]

You only need 1 lockpick any more and your a certified failure of a thief

[@LadyCoyKoi]

@@TheReZisTLust At least get them to sell off for coins. Lockpicks like arrows don't weight anything.

[@l1233799]

To be fair, you should be informing your team that you are reloading so your team can provide covering fire

[@psychronia]

l1233799 In which case, the problem is that allies are too dumb to provide covering fire.

[@gblakney1]

and in the case the AI doesn't HAVE any allies around, they would go "I so strongly dislike this situation. plz off me main character. here I'll yell out what I'm doing."

[@Gebunator]

Yeah, especially if you work in combat pairs. When your buddy yells "realoding", you cover his arse. Though White masks in Siege may have been just playing videogames and never erally thought further than yelling "reloading".

[@gblakney1]

half of the time, I end up BLOWING UP the covering fire. what? it pays to be thorough ya know.

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

I don't know how they train in the terrorist school, but when I was in the military it was taught to always announce when reloading.

[@andymcp4752]

"Sure im paid to guard this building but walking up and down one hallway all night is good enough right?"

[@Ckoz2829]

Brandon Roberts *Guards in the middle of a conversation here the blood curdling scream of one of their squad mates being murdered* “What was that noise...? Well as I was saying...”

[@IamaPERSON]

Andy Mcp I can actually see that happening irl

[@SubZero-tz4zj]

"This Ends NOW!" 3...2...1... "Anybody there?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I Love Skyrim

[@cluckeryduckery261]

Borderlands does a surprisingly good (and sometimes annoying) job with number one. Enemies use cover well, will usually not stand straight up into a sniper's crosshairs, and will actually flank. Great (but sometimes annoying) stuff.

[@deathbykonami5487]

The psychos practice Sun Tzu's Ancient Art of the Dog Pile

[@-gibby538]

But if ur close enough they will take cover behind their own knee. I think they think it gives them better accuracy.

[@thatdayboy]

They can easily sneak up on you especially if you have that godamn screaming gun

[@calmestpilot2122]

When you walk up to a low level grunt enemy holding gigantic high level weaponry and the lone enemy goes, "You know what, I think I can take him".

[@mnArqal93]

Calmest Pilot21 Hey, everyone needs a underdog story lol

[@ryanalving3785]

Isn't that usually how the player got that ridiculously op gear though?

[@brentage5000]

My favorite is when they're easily distracted. There's nothing like being in a room with five or six heavily armed bandits hunting for you, when suddenly they're alerted to a location halfway across the room by a breaking bottle THAT YOU THREW! Maybe worry less about the noise and more about where that bottle you didn't notice flying within a foot of your face came from.....?

[@hannahclare]

What about when enemies are just plain unobservant like in the Arkham games? Enemy strung up underneath a gargoyle, they're cut down, batman swoops in and strings up next enemy. This repeats until a pile has formed and none of them question it...

[@hannahclare]

Superslash haha yeah and even then only the 'advanced enemies' 😂

[@mnArqal93]

Ah those highly professional NPC grunt enemies, there for me to kill, uh I mean stop me. I'd love to read the NPC Enemy Manual. Here's some more dumb examples; -Looting enemy bodies, finding health potions. So do they know these potions can heal them? -Player vs 20 enemies, takes out 19, last one still thinks they can take me on instead of running away. -Player vs massive monster or boss and wins, 3 henchman still want to attack me. -When I equip a big destructive gun or charge a powerful attack or spell, they keep on coming at me. -I'm well known across the land/world/galaxy as a highly skilled bad ass, often in a party with equally skilled members, but untrained enemies still take me and my party on despite knowing who I am. -Enemies like to talk loudly about secrets, unaware that I'm hiding in a bush listening to all their top secret information. -Oh look, the local NPCs can see me, but the guards don't look up (or down) at buildings or trees, obviously a player won't air assassinate them from 10ft. Oh I could go on......

[@AgenteFuego]

Forget about taking on 20 enemies, in Arkham Origins there's a challenge map where Batman takes on 100 guys by himself. I figure that after knocking 30 out, the others should just run. Now imagine the last guy, still trying to attack you after you just took out 99 of his friends. xD

[@mnArqal93]

Agente Fuego LOL well...um, someone wants to be the 100th loser, reward is broken bones!!! Seriously though, I would've bolted long time ago. Never did any of the challenge maps though.

[@IamaPERSON]

If there's one thing you have to respect them for though, it's their dedication to their cause.

[@johnax7747]

I may be late ,but enemies in assassins creed actually run away if you kill enough of them

[@taithebigboy5185]

@@johnax7747 not in all of the games and not all the enemies but yes that does happen and im a bit later tha you aswell

[@joenesvick7043]

I like how in the original assassin’s creed, all you have to do is break the line of sight and sit on a bench or hide in some hay. In assassin’s creed 2, they check those places. Altair can’t swim, but so can’t any enemies in some of the sequels. If an enemy is too tough for you, try to back him into the water

[@isaacgleeth3609]

Also, in later games, if you counterattack while two enemies are attacking, a kill-cam shows you killing both of the enemies.

[@willieoelkers5568]

Gotta love how bad AI's are at reacting to dead bodies. I literally sniped nearly every Legion guy at Cottonwood Cove in FO:NV, and since my rifle was silenced they never realized they were under attack. Well, maybe they just figured all their buddies just died of a sudden case of lead poisoning .

[@ZethM182]

Willie Oelkers hi

[@Ckoz2829]

I love how thy run over to the dead body, look around a bit, and casually stroll back to what they were doing. They’re probably thinking “good, didn’t like that guy anyway. Now back to my soaps!”

[@EzTnT]

Willie Oelkers lol I killed one of them, and got one of the best weapons in the game (I think): the thermal lancr

[@slp0001]

In Skyrim: "Oh, what happened?" Proceeds to step over (or on!) body and continues along their merry way. The first time I saw that, I nearly choked with laughter!

[@LadyOnikara]

Told them not to eat the tuna casserole at the office party. Too many RADs.

[@jatinsagar440]

Arrow stuck in the neck of a guard : Where did that arrow come from ?? Another guard : huhh....must be the wind !!!

[@misterthegeoff9767]

Surely "The exciting career opportunities available to the recently deceased" in MGS5 means having a red lump of crystal shoved down your neck and your body re-used as a generic enemy in Metal Gear Survive. Truly a fate worse than death.

[@watevero923]

Why are we still here...

[@cheshiregamingetc7560]

+Hinex .Comics just to suffer

[@LanternsLight]

That game ticked me off as soon as I saw the first trailer.😡

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

"Open doors. footprints, all the signs someone has been in this area I've been guarding? I'm on minimum wage man, they don't pay me enough to care"

[@beladendron]

"This ends now! ... is anybody there?" I've said this line IRL at least twice a week. Always awkward when your mortal foe isn't there to see you take a stand.

[@MrSpartanspud]

So how long has Mike been waiting to put that suit on?

[@ungoliant2830]

I assume he wears it to work every day

[@notoriousbmc1]

Mike doesn't make plans or think too far into the future like the rest of us, no he just lives life a quarter mile at a time.

[@johnpenn5360]

MrSpartanspud to long XD

[@Gloomdrake]

How could his love of explosion affect his racing career?

[@Ward1706]

Parcel Form An engine works by causing many explosions. That should do it.

[@warandpoetry9542]

Of course my enemies are dumb... They chose to fight me...

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

The first lesson they should teach in Henchmen 101 should be: Avoiding the Protagonist at All Costs.

[@the_jingo]

King of Salt Mountain then the protagonist could easily take over the world lol

[@musicadictor]

I love how this can be read in two ways! 1 they are dumb to have chosen someone as magnificent as me, they will die swiftly! 2 they are dumb to have chosen someone as dumb as me, they're going to die at the hands of an idiot lol

[@Jooju413]

The most Edgy comment I have ever seen.

[@bidoof367]

woah, careful coldsteel, you might cut yourself on that edge.

[@marcessex7831]

The cops in GTA. They completely give up looking for you (a.k.a. a mass, MASS murderer) just because you're out of their direct line of sight for like, 20 seconds.

[@messybark]

And the figure death by hail of bullets is suitable justice for a

[@joelthefrog1]

Marc With a C In Watchdogs 2, I was shot to death because I stood in front of a gate checking my phone.

[@Cyfiero]

Then there are the cops in the old _Driver_ series who go on a mad rampage trying to ram you to death if you so much as run a red light 😐 or accidentally touch the sidewalk with a wheel

[@Kagawa-fi8cq]

Anybody else ever walked up to the cop who shot you after you lost your wanted level

[@zenosama8505]

Marc With a C and try to kill you after they crash right into you

[@adeptusmedicus]

Hmm I can't figure out where this arrow came from... I guess I must have fell on it again, silly me! Oh, I did it again!

[@Geek-LDS]

I found all these swords! They were in my spleen.

[@adeptusmedicus]

VG Philosophy is that from The Order of The Stick? Lol

[@Geek-LDS]

Barry H Yes it is. Seemed appropriate.

[@Danspy501st]

Bandit: "This ends now!" "Anybody there?" XD Why did that made me laught?

[@domlocke3845]

If my entire knowledge of England was based solely on this channel, then I'd know two things. A: Puns. And B: Everyone has either not yet had lunch, or they're about to go get it. Whether or not lunch is actually ever eaten has still yet to be verified.

[@mnArqal93]

Dom Locke I can confirm the puns, we also love sarcasm, these are both essential for being British!! Lunch, we have that anytime from 12pm to um 5am, not including snacks and dinner in between!!

[@domlocke3845]

Question: If you become an expat do you have to turn in your Puns and your Badge?

[@phyllissmith5980]

Nope but they have a bunch of cookies(called biscuits) and Scones(similar to a cupcakes)at around 4 p.m. They call it tea, oh yeah they also have tea. haha

[@comparethemiaKAT]

@@phyllissmith5980 Agreed. Don't confuse a cup of tea for tea time (otherwise known as dinner time)

[@diddydragon]

I may be wrong but was point 2 a hitchhikers guide reference?

[@notoriousbmc1]

What about Mafia 3 where Lincoln can hide behind a wall and just whistle...and whistle...and whistle until all that's left is a pyramid of mob meat and one goon left with just enough time for him to scream ''HEY HE'S MOYDERIN US!'' before he tops the pile.

[@Ckoz2829]

Brendan Mc Lincoln must be a siren from Greek mythology.

[@navytusk3998]

1960s Mafia Guy: Hmm, I wonder what that obviously man made whistling is, *gets murdered* 2nd Mafia Guy (Who Has LITERALLY SEEN THE DEATH): What was that?

[@freakingoutwolf7487]

Isn’t that splinter cell?

[@asherslayden6318]

Actually, Mike, burglars often ring the doorbell of the home they're attempting to burgle before commencing the break-in to see if anyone is home, because any sensible person in their right mind is going to check to see who's at the door. If they do open the door to check, the burglar will witness them doing this and know someone is home, telling them that the present moment is not a good time to break in. P.S. I'm definitely not a burglar.

[@ArukiTsukaru]

Chatter Box ...I'm calling the police.

[@ocupersgmail]

...or they could use that as their means of entry if they don't care about leaving corpses/very dazed witnesses with little recollection of what happened as they'd been promptly struck in the face by something (perhaps a fist or a weapon)

[@themanicman8458]

@@ocupersgmail it's best to do that in places where guns are illegal, because any law-abiding citizen won't have them, but a non law-abiding citizen will not meaning it's easy to Rob those places when someone's home with Little Resistance, by the way totally not a burglar. P.S I do not condone larceny or theft of any sort

[@DrBarbequeSauce]

@@themanicman8458 Yeah, If you try to rob someone in Texas or Louisiana, you're likely to be shot. But here in Australia, your chance of being STABBED while robbing someone is much higher

[@themanicman8458]

@@DrBarbequeSauce yeah but you seem to be missing the point the robber is not going to care if it's illegal to have a gun As where a law-abiding citizen will therefore the robber is infinitely more likely to have a gun than the Law Abiding Citizen But even if we assume that the robber does not have a gun and both parties have a knife all the robber has to do is case places for a weak Target But also in places where you're allowed to have a gun legally you're far less likely to have your house broken into while you're home which means you're far less likely to be killed by a robber The robber is also far less likely to be killed by you unless you are home It's very simple and does not require much thought if I can think of it than any other idiot can think of it which stands to reason that it would be a common practice TL DR a lot more likely to break in when someone's home if they don't have a gun A knife fight is more reliant on the opponent's physical attributes as where the gun is the great equalizer so weaker opponent such as the elderly have a better chance And the Second Amendment is great I rest my case and good day to you (or night)

[@CaitlinRC]

My favourite thing to do with dumb enemies is to follow them around. Just walk right behind, less than a metre away - they don't notice anything! Doesn't work in real life though...

[@AlphaOrion98]

Oh so that’s why I’ve been feeling breathing down my neck so much recently

[@Danbotology]

It works in real life if you crouch down. Watch out for stealth farts though.

[@brentage5000]

Beautiful. Now, can I have my wallet back, please?

[@CaitlinRC]

Brent Dreher Nope :P

[@brodriguez11000]

The whole Splinter Cell series.

[@johnmacdonald812]

"Enemy Grunt No. 431"? Isn't that Janes role in Ready Player One?

[@beholdnonsense5100]

John MacDonald now that you mention it, I think it is

[@kaylalamp5479]

Her role is Grunt No. 43. They were too scared to mention Jane's number.. The things she did...

[@mudcrab3420]

Well she is Grunt 43... and there is 1 of her...

[@maxlittlewood]

That moment when you get attacked from behind in halo but breath a sigh of relief because it's just a grunt

[@Heartshapedbox81]

Max Littlewood you know I was just recently playing the remastered version of Combat Evolved with my brother don't you just hate the invisible enemies with the insta death weapons? Especially when they wipe out your entire Squad whilst wiping you out lol

[@keesama9813]

Enemy grunt #431? Awww man he was my favourite character

[@jaredparkes5003]

No way, man. Enemy grunt #376 was way better.

[@wynbarrett2989]

Jared Parkes how dare the both of you. Enemy grunt #647 was way better. His rivalry with Ally redshirt #465 was legendary.

[@hiunaut2833]

Suvan Mahara Enemy Grunt #311 was more a fleshed out character.

[@IamaPERSON]

Please, Enemy Grunt #524 was amazing with his combat!

[@Se7en2107]

Personally, I'm an Enemy Grunt #689 fan. The friendship and mutual respect shared between her and Dog #453 felt so genuine.

[@respectableaf9061]

Andy, I think "blind fire behind cover" is what DID *blow* their mind

[@cluckeryduckery261]

Respectable AF well done

[@ethanwms]

Missed out on a pun I was thinking the same thing

[@jambie0934]

I remember c.o.d. ghosts one of the ai screamed "I'm reloading on the tracks"

[@johnnywaffles2482]

When you have 100 sneak and you crouch 3 feet away from an enemy in broad daylight and they fail to notice you.

[@johnnywaffles2482]

??? ??? No, I supposed not

[@phyllissmith5980]

I have had bad guys actually bump into to me and that is how they find me, or rather my sword and dagger. haha

[@SRF_Productions]

And you just.... Awkwardly stare until they leave...

[@LadyOnikara]

I like to do that with guards in Skyrim. These are the guys you're counting on to protect this town from dragons? Just marinate the citizens now.

[@justinthompson6364]

How about when enemies in games like God of War step keep swarming you, even when they're clearly out of their depth? You had to step over the corpses of your buddies to get to me... you know what a "retreat" is, right?

[@bhull242]

Well, I mean this. Is. SPARTA! No, wait, _you’re_ the Spartan. Dammit.

[@McDDcM]

Horses and mice confuse Mike. So is the horsepower of a car actually mousepower to Mike?

[@nragedvampyre1634]

Maybe he thinks little mice on wheels power the engine.

[@Safiyahalishah]

NragedVampyre Are you trying to say that's not what goes on inside my car?

[@rashkavar]

When i first got my PS2, it came with Gran Turismo 3. One of my cousins discovered in fairly short order that either the AI doesn't have a reverse command (or so it seemed). He spiked a car (because racing is clearly just volleyball) into a slightly concave bit of wall - something shaped such that if you went in at an angle close enough to 90 degrees, driving forward would never get you free - on lap one. It was still there 4 laps later.

[@undizz1]

I wonder how many clones of Mike and Andy, Jane keeps in her cellar... I mean they never seem to remember how many times they have died over their career...

[@brentage5000]

Undizz so she doesn't have any Luke clones? Interesting....and a tad worrisome

[@benford1726]

Ellen's probably responsible for those ;)

[@MegaHentai00]

So *that's* why Andy wouldn't miss more than a day or two of work if a coworker dies -- they'll just be back the next day.

[@gregv6106]

What about the enemies who were smarter than they should have been? Skyrim as well, when they haven't seen you at all, but somehow walk towards you and even step out of the arrows path at the last second.

[@sovashchetty4838]

You guys are always hungry while doing these segments. Maybe if you finally get lunch after Show of the Week instead of coming up with dastardly plans to get us too press the like button you might not be hungry all the time? Just a suggestion.

[@Donnerjkks]

That would mean that A) Jane would have to let them out of the studio and B) The bear would have to leave.

[@unheardtuna1998]

And c) mike would need to put the axe away

[@sovashchetty4838]

Wait, there is a bear now? I thought it was jaguars, or panthers...I definitely remember their being snakes.

[@connor203]

Yeah, but what happened to that ham sandwich?

[@sovashchetty4838]

The correct question is: What didn't happen to that Ham Sandwich?

[@Kagawa-fi8cq]

“I swear I heard something” Gets shot with an arrow and looks directly at the player

[@Kagawa-fi8cq]

My bad the time that this happened was 10:37

[@ocupersgmail]

@@Kagawa-fi8cq lol, when you don't realize YOU CAN EDIT YOUR COMMENTS :3 try it som time, it's fun! (legit trying to be helpful)

[@l0stndamned]

Kind of a damning indictment of human driving if a machine trying to drive more like a human involves screwing-up a lot more.

[@Myomer104]

Here's an entry for the commenter edition: When enemies fail to see how thoroughly out-equipped they are (i.e. Fallout).

[@loganre]

Myomer104 or when skyrim villagers run at dragons while armed with normal unarmored clothes and daggers.

[@devin8367]

Myomer104 Raider: "This guy has a nuke launcher, I think I can take him with my knife"

[@joshuahadams]

Devin West Reaver: this guy's literally riding a dragon. I think I can take him with my dagger.

[@DuranMK2]

Devin West To be fair, if a raider managed to sneak up on you, they probably would have figured they could stab you to death before you could back off enough to blast them without blowing yourself up. Unless you're wearing power armor, in which case, yeah, their brain has been totally fried by too many chems.

[@nathanfarwell8653]

Myomer104 no when the enemy bandit fires a missle right point blank in your face when wearing power armor

[@LordPaladin]

I think the OxBox guys are hungry, I think lunch came up in every segment! It’s ok guys! We will let you have a lunch break!

[@Spills51]

Well technically, if the Ai was competent when they say reloading that is when the rest of AI should be laying down suppressive fire to make sure they have time to do so. More of an AI blunder then actually stating what they are doing.

[@The_Chef2511]

My favorite part of the Skyrim AI idiocy is a bandit going "Guess it was my imagination." While an arrow has literally gone in one ear and out the other and they only survived because the useless Falmer arrows were equipped instead of my massive stockpile of Dwarven ones.

[@Joearango481]

I always think of the stealth mechanics in fallout new Vegas. If two people are facing each other having a conversation and then one npc's head pop off they don't suspect me standing directly behind them holding a power fist covered in blood.

[@noname-do5wo]

Lacon Herland yay why don't they ask if you saw what happened

[@jackbaker2425]

I like the term Artificial Idiots for enemies like these

[@johnevans7967]

I remember Arkham Knight enemies would conveniently reveal crucial plot points while you were lurking close by. And speaking just loud enough for you to hear! Love your guys and gals’ work, keep it up!

[@phantomjoker5499]

Personally I was interested in Grunt #742. He's seen some stuff, man

[@rhisccth4094]

He was an adventurer, until he took an arrow to the knee.

[@Se7en2107]

Yeah, that thing in the flashback scene with his father and the ice cream scoop gave me nightmares for a week!

[@phantomjoker5499]

What about the bit with the marshmellows?

[@Se7en2107]

Bloohydra That was bad too, but I felt it was important to the narrative. Remember how it came back with the symbolism in chapter 16?

[@phantomjoker5499]

Yes! That really got to me

[@fernandocastro4795]

I remember being very salty about Darth Sion having like 4 lives while you only have your regular one life in KOTOR 2, until I found his vision is worse than that of a tyrannosaurus with myopia and all I had to do was run around some colums till he loses sight of you and he just stands in the spot doing his powerstance while I healed to full and buffed myself for the 5th time in the battle. Hooray for dumb A.I.'s!

[@unsaltedpepper1957]

Fernando Castro also in KOTOR if you pause during your turn you can use med packs and stims from your équipement tab and attack at the same time.

[@yakuzashibe]

Fernando Castro Sion was difficult? I beat him easily on Hard. Treya is broken on Hard though. Getting one-shot by floating lightsabers is fun.

[@mariacrane4511]

They sound pretty hungry this week. Are they ok, or has Jane been stealing the lunches from the staff fridge again?

[@DaliahSilva]

You forgot when you literally jump into a 'hiding space' right in front of them and they can't find you after a half a minute.

[@GwresYnKernow]

To be fair, the "reloading!" thing is totally a tactical thing to do. It's intended to let their squadmates know that they're reloading, so the squadmate can cover him (or at least not do anything requiring him to react for a few moments). If you charge around the corner hoping to take advantage of his vulnerability, in theory you'd be pumped full of lead from one of his allies. The fact that you're not is the dumb thing.

[@beholdnonsense5100]

Yeah, that whole "getting shot while reloading" thing is my fault. My bad.

[@Kewryn]

This is mostly an older games' example, but what about old-school RPGies ("Baldur's Gate" for one) where enemies can be bunched together, yet if you move very slowly into their field of vision, you can draw them out one at a time? Apparently when a member of your team suddenly runs off somewhere, you're not the least bit curious what got his/hers attention... business as usual ^^' Also in GTA series (the first instalments anyway) all it took for you to get the cops off your back was to paint your car a different color... yeah, who cares about witnesses that saw your face, plate numbers and the fact you just ran over dozens of people - if it's not a red sedan, than it's obviously not our guy x_x

[@zachzimmerman2996]

I liked the way Mafia 2 did it. They looked for your clothes, license plate, and car color. But I felt like they didn't keep up the pressure long enough. If I kill six civilians and three cops, I want the entire PD to make me their number one priority, not one guy with a tommy gun.

[@goodisgood153]

Man i can never get enough of OutsideXbox and OutsideXtra humor. I literally come back for the past few years for this

[@animecoke1]

When they can't know you're there unless you're directly in front of them, the castle gaurds in ocarina of time are both extremely short sighted and can't hear link picking up ruppies directly behind them

[@jamestumay6511]

Andy is wearing an LIJ shirt that is legit awesome.

[@Paradoxownsjoo]

Just realized Andy is a NJPW fan. You should feature on Cultaholic.

[@Paradoxownsjoo]

zachf New Japan Pro Wrestling. Los Ingobernobles de Japon is a stable from there.

[@psoma_brufd]

The best puns you guys make are in the titles and pun'-lines of the sections of your videos.

[@gigaforce56]

I've been in the hospital for 3 straight days, no visitors. These videos keep my spirits up, I love you guys!

[@theodorequakins2636]

Not noticing Big-Badass-Boldie 47, whilst he wears the clothes of their best mates. I mean, come on, you can´t tell me that this lab-created mass o´ muscles can squeeze his thighs in every pair of pants he encounters during a mission!

[@elleryj8174]

Tripped and fell on a porcupine??? Is the porcupine okay??

[@doubleemcastillano464]

Shouting "RELOADING!!" Is actually pretty realistic. You have to let your teammates know when they have to pick up their fire as to not be overwhelmed by enemy fire while one gun is down.

[@jessicastrike5640]

Pointing out the weaknesses of the AI, now it just knows how to upgrade itself, well done on bringing Skynet that one step closer to reality!

[@NexeL_NKC]

What about when they get knocked over and ragdoll physics takes over, and it takes the remainder of the mission for them to realize they fell over?

[@catraistmaoist241]

When they forget that they just saw someone and they shot you in the foot you should know this mike

[@XxTriKzR4KiDzxX]

On the other end of the spectrum, we have the Borderlands baddies that backpedal away from you at approximately the speed of light the moment you are downed, ensuring you never get a second wind

[@bizarreworld2510]

"acupuncture session gone wrong" LMAO

[@thefoxoverlord]

Tacos aren't Tuesdays? They really are evil!

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

I smell a civil war about Taco Tuesdays!

[@Hautzaus]

Skyrim stealth was the best, especially when an arrow "must have been the wind"... no mate, definitely an arrow

[@SuperDeadzombeh]

Hautzaus carried by the wind

[@Hautzaus]

That's some strong wind

[@isaacgleeth3609]

You forget about the wind that blocks the path from High Hrothgar to the Throat of the World. The wind alone can kill you.

[@Hautzaus]

That's true! Tell you what, should I be sneaking in the pass from High Hrothgar to the Throat of the World, AND there is a bandit nearby who wasn't already been killed by the greybeards, OR the wind, OR Paarthunaax (spelling might be wrong there), AND he can't see me, AND I shoot him, AND in that narrow pass by some ruddy miracle he is also blind and doesn't spot me, then, and only then, after shooting him (or her) with an arrow (AND assuming the raider doesn't then notice that aforementioned arrow) can that raider say "must have been the wind"... phew

[@nukclear2741]

Hautzaus The bound bow.

[@shikishinobi]

Tenchu series was notoriously good at providing enemies who were blind. Swords sticking out around corners, people hanging in between support beams, and they all saw nothing. Over time, they got a bit better, however they also had a tendency to go back on normal patrol if they found a dead body. Tenchu 1 did have the good sense to at least go and get help, making your life of getting past them more difficult.

[@duckspawner9980]

Mike missed his calling as a teacher. I have learnt so much from this one video.

[@Tomb-bz6tp]

My enemies are dumb! They have one hit point and just run at me.

[@hugofontes5708]

Tomb8521 The Cool Kid nearly every strategy/tactics game ever

[@rollins1212]

damm andy with that LIJ t shirt

[@Twoyboy]

My favourite is the enemies whose patrol routine essentially ensures that at some point every guard will not have any other guard near or facing them. Dishonored, thank you so much for allowing me to choke hold each guard in succession.

[@Platonis-The-Warlock]

"Ringing the doorbell to tell you that i'm about to come in and burgle your house." - Classic Mike with his stealth shenanigans.

[@starlight_circuitry]

To be fair, developers spend a lot of time making the enemies stupid in just the right ways on purpose--so it's not the poor grunts' fault! It's because of a little-known part of the game development process where the developers kidnap the npcs' families and force them to follow their orders and not use their true intellects to obliterate the players.

[@xscaliersolid1194]

Jay Servos SHHHH! They're listening!

[@RandomComboGames]

Other side of the coin. Bastard AI. Police in driver 2 survival or general take a ride those guys totally sucked. Fatal Inertia the moment the get a tether weapon your pinned to the floor just before your nose crosses the finish line or loaded with magnets again before the finish line. Any cop in gta. Look at their car in the wrong way it's shoot to kill.... Edit: I'll add Diablos from monster Hunter because no matter what weapon you have that guy just hates anyone and everyone and always knows when your thinking about taking a potion... The pirates in hardwar: the future is greedy. You pick up one bit of scrap metal in the early game every pirate in a 9 mile radius has you on their targeting computer and lasers primed...

[@BeautyIsJustAMask]

That thank queue pun was so underrated. Also best of luck in your new career Mike!

[@Confuseddave]

I was always bemused by Skyrim bandits reacting to one of their number being sniped from cover by running over to exactly where their compatriot had been at the time, and standing upright and stock still. That and remarking "huh, must have been my imagination" while still having an arrow protruding from their face.

[@nukclear2741]

Confused Dave I would use the throw voice shout to lure them into the open then hit them from behind.

[@Geek-LDS]

No Assassin's Creed Chronicles? I can't be bothered to notice this guy climbing all around me, darting between posts, pickpocketing me, etc. I'm having a conversation here!

[@Geek-LDS]

Gehenna27 True, but I put that down to lack of glasses. They can literally only see that far and no further. It’s the Templar bosses fault for that!

[@trismugistus]

So when the robots take over the world, does our exploitation of this dumb AI mean us gamers will be the first against the wall? Hmm, I think the developers will be lined up first for making the NPCs behave like that, which will give me the perfect opportunity to crouch-run into some not very tall foliage 5 metres away, breaking "line of sight" Far Cry style and then making my escape. A perfect plan.

[@mnArqal93]

trismugistus I think I'll hide in a cardboard box, with two holes to look through, they'll never think to look there even if the box has magically moved when the robots weren't looking

[@soldier1stclass640]

just give them a hug Assassins Creed style.everyone likes hugs

[@RT42069]

How about in Battlefield 1, when, during stealth parts of missions, the enemies will investigate every empty shell casing you throw, until they are in a convenient spot for you to off them. They completely ignore the direction the shells are actually being thrown from, too.

[@alganhar1]

Soldiers DO let their squad know when they are reloading, just as an FYI for you folks. It lets your buddies know that they need to cover you, it lets them know the squad is temporarily a barrel down, it lets your squad know that your frontal sector is currently unwatched. It allows your squad to shift vision and fire to cover the area while you refresh your ammunition, this is ESPECIALLY important if you happen to be the gunner who is the main firepower component of the squad. They also shout grenade out or frag/flashbang out, again, to give their buddies warning that a loud and potentially dangerous explosion is going to be happening not too very far away in the next few seconds. Those things are NOT stupidity. They are very real. And yes, you DO shout them out, loudly. That many firearms going off makes hearing tricky at best, firefights are LOUD. Why do you think infantry use all those hand signals? It is not just for stealth you know, but hand signals rely on vision. Its surprisingly difficult hearing your buddies twenty feet away, let alone the enemy over a hundred yards away....

[@Crimson_Rogue97]

8. They tried to fight me ;)

[@SATO_FD2R]

I came here as fast as I could!

[@Ceece20]

In Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, enemies would go after unarmed characters regardless of their current target being at 1 hp and a turn away from dying. Yes you could have an invincible evasion tank just unequip their lance or axe and every single enemy would go after them and completely forget the healer stuck out in the open waiting to die.

[@jessecabral8206]

Mike your wit is unmatched

[@MrPancakes54]

Maybe all the AI is just so advanced theyre actually just role playing really hard and are just garbage at everything bc they're nerds

[@akitchentable6575]

Outside Xbox. Showing PlayStation exclusive uncharted

[@cluckeryduckery261]

A kitchen table meh it was just a generic complaint about enemies misusing cover

[@akitchentable6575]

Cluckery Duckery yeah I know . I own both consoles and I don't have a favourite

[@cluckeryduckery261]

I was an Xbox guy last gen, ps2 before that... horizon zero dawn brought me back over. If the pattern holds next will xbox 2

[@akitchentable6575]

Cluckery Duckery I went ps 2 360 ps4 and I got an Xbox one 2 months ago

[@cluckeryduckery261]

A kitchen table haha yeah my wife would give me shit if did that... though I could always be oh yeah? How much do yoy spend on lula roe leggings last month? That one always works.

[@TheJaguar1983]

Just playing Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory this morning and I was thankful for this. In the domination battles, the AI often doesn't defend the score points well, leaving them open to be captured.

[@melodysymphonystar]

Some say he once finished a Hitman mission with only an explosive rubber duck, some say he's still the worst at stealth despite that, all we know, is that he's called: MIKE!

[@varunchaturvedi2581]

Me whenever OX uploads a video : 1. Watches video 2. Watches it again and again trying to find inspiration for a witty and original joke. 3. Finally makes a pathetic attempt at being witty. 4. Is instantly buried under several much better comments by much better commenters Caitlin RC, Andy Mcp, Bailey Alexis Snow, Adam McDDcM, Timothy McLean and many others. 5. Finally deletes comment after two days and zero likes.

[@varunchaturvedi2581]

??? ??? By then, I usually forget about the comment itself.

[@arjunsatheesh7609]

Reached too early.... no witty comments to read....

[@Flutterbutt225]

I always love it when, in Skyrim, there are two bandits sitting at a table, I shoot one in the head and kill him, his buddy wanders around for a while (usually yelling something like "Is someone there!?") and then (because your Sneak eye never fully opened so the guy never actually saw you) he sits back down in front of his now-dead friend saying something like "Guess it was nothing".

[@NFrost_]

when you hid in a dark spot IN FRONT of the enemy and they don't even SEE you, like cmon im right here at your face, how could you not possibly see me