History BlatantLies / VideoGames

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' level "[[MilkmanConspiracy The Milkman Conspiracy]]", a 50s-style StepfordSuburbia is swarming with [[TheMenInBlack G-Men]] in hilariously PaperThinDisguise who are obviously spying and snooping while pretending to engage in innocuous activities related to their disguises. They all wear giveaway black sunglasses, speak in CreepyMonotone, engage in SuspiciouslySpecificDenial, and often seem to have no idea how the job they are impersonating is performed. The self-proclaimed telephone repairman says:
--> "I can listen to any phone conversations I wish, but do not do so out of my sense of professional responsibility."

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', one of your customers tells you that another will sell you a statue later in the day, and he asks you to tell him that it's made of pure gold because "his life depends on it". True enough, the next customer brings in a statue called a "Thing That's Made of Anything but Pure Gold", and checking its material confirms the previous customer's request. However, the statue seller [[CassandraTruth doesn't believe you]] and accuses you and the other customer of scamming him, threatening to report the two of you to AVAC if you insist that's indeed made of pure gold. The next day, the first customer reveals that it was supposed to be a lie just to get rid of "that creditor", but [[AccidentalTruth he didn't realize that the statue was made of genuine pure gold.]]

** The description for the final boss of the No Mercy Run, [[spoiler: Sans]], says [[spoiler: he has 1 ATK and 1 DEF, and is the easiest enemy. The first part is technically true[[note]]His attacks do 1 damage each ''per frame that you are touching them'', but not only are they incredibly hard to avoid, but they also apply a damage over time effect each time they hit. He dies in one hit, but since he can dodge all your attacks, you'll have to keep attacking him until he gets bored of fighting and falls asleep, and then sneak your SOUL over to the FIGHT button[[/note]], [[NintendoHard but the second part is DEFINITELY a lie]]]].

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', one of your customers tells you that another will sell you a statue later in the day, and he asks you to tell him that it's made of pure gold because "his life depends on it". True enough, the next customer brings in a statue called a "Thing That's Made of Anything but Pure Gold", and checking its material confirms the previous customer's request. However, the statue seller [[CassandraTruth doesn't believe you]] and accuses you and the other customer of scamming him, threatening to report the two of you to AVAC if you insist that's indeed made of pure gold. The next day, the first customer reveals that it was supposed to be a lie just to get rid of "that creditor", but he didn't realize that the statue was made of genuine pure gold.

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', one of your customers tells you that another will sell you a statue later in the day, and he asks you to tell him that it's made of pure gold because "his life depends on it". True enough, the next customer brings in a statue called a "Thing That's Made of Anything but Pure Gold", and checking its material confirms the previous customer's request. However, the statue seller [[CassandraTruth doesn't believe you]] and accuses you and the other customer of scamming him, threatening to report the two of you to AVAC if you insist that's indeed made of pure gold.

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', one of your customers tells you that another will sell you a statue later in the day, and he asks you to tell him that it's made of pure gold because "his life depends on it". True enough, the next customer brings in a statue called a "Thing That's Made of Anything but Pure Gold", and checking its material confirms the previous customer's request.

* Everyone at Ted E. Bear's [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial mafia-free]] playland and casino, in ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice ''; Season 1, Episode 3. There is no confusing the place for [[LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub anything but a mafia hideout]] with a lot of bear-head masks on the thugs, and yet, its workers will deny this every chance they get; often without even being asked, with dialogue such as "You'd never make it in the mafia... not that there's any mafia around here."

* In ''VideoGame/StickyBusiness'', the frog agent who's a regular at your online sticker shop has an unknown name, but their username is "@notafrog".

* ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}'':

* ''VideoGame/AnimalKaiser'' boldly claims that every animal in the game exists in the real world. Uh huh, I'm listening -- tell me where I can find the robotic shark, or robotic gorilla. Or purple lions, or alien space invader whales for that matter...

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** The original help screen for the first game describes how you should sit around and not do anything, and you win when the zombies reach the house. It then immediately follows up with "-This help message is brought to you by the zombies" However, readme.html provided by the game's developer and publisher Creator/PopCapGames is correct where it states that if a zombie enters the house or goes down the chimney, the players loses the level.

** The original help screen for the first game describes how you should sit around and not do anything, and you win when the zombies reach the house. It then immediately follows up with "-This help message is brought to you by the zombies"

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has a few examples where the a witness will tell a blatant lie. These are normally few and far between however, especially as the games go on, as most of the lies are actual well spun, and are only broken apart due to a piece of evidence that the protagonist happens to have found on the off chance, and/or just reply on some logical and clever thinking.

* Ricky from the ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' Add on "Honest Hearts" is this trope personified. First he'll claim that he's from Vault 22; if you've been there, you'll know that it's long since abandoned and overrun with hostile plant life. Then he'll make the claim he killed a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin by shooting him through the visor of his helmet with an 11mm SMG, despite the fact that power armor visors are bullet resistant and there is no such thing as an 11mm bullet. He'll also claim to encounter "deathjaws", evidently a more toothy version of the deadly deathclaw, and that he has a third testicle that glows in the dark. You can call him on all of these with the proper skills and perks, to which you can convince him to leave or carry some of your gear into the add on.

* Jade Curtiss from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' is a ''master'' of this. "No, no. I've been frail since birth... ''[fake cough]''"

** ''VideoGame/Mother3'': Don't look now! [[https://youtu.be/pUJ7K6ePYx0 Wess isn't going to stick his butt out or anything, though.]]
** ''VideoGame/Mother1'': La la la la la, la la la la la! Oh, don't pay attention to THIS melody!

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' gives us the following exchange: "Hey, Commander, I heard there were some interesting noises coming from the Synthetic Insights office. Would you happen to know anything about it?" "Who, me? I'm entirely innocent."

** In the bad ending in which [[spoiler:Morgan sacrifices herself to defeat Evelyn]], Tara insists that she's fine, even when it's obvious that she's not.

* ''VideoGame/GhostRecon: Future Soldier'' was hit pretty hard with this sort of thing on its Steam store page once it was actually released. The PC release supports Windows XP! Except it doesn't[[note]]A patch allowing XP support will be out three weeks after release! [[ScheduleSlip No, wait, after Title Update 1.2]]. [[DevelopmentHell No, after 1.3. Wait, I meant 1.4. Did I say 1.4, I meant 1.5...]][[/note]]. Split-screen for all modes on consoles! Except it's only for Guerrilla mode. In-game manual is easier than a paper one! Except you have to quit out of your game to look up anything in it. And so on.

** An in game example that's also a minor GuideDangIt: in one of the patches, the Soda Popper's "Hype" mode was changed from granting mini-crits to allowing you to do [[JumpPhysics four extra mid-air jumps]]. However, in some language versions (Polish, for example) their description wasn't modified to reflect that change. Worse yet, ''[[UpToEleven even the Polish version of the official wiki still states it's the former]]''. Both new and returning players are going to be confused.
* ''VideoGame/TinyHeist'': The Matchstick's description: [[spoiler: "Probably completely safe to use."]]

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' level "[[MilkmanConspiracy The Milkman Conspiracy]]", a 50s-style StepfordSuburbia is swarming with [[TheMenInBlack G-Men]] in hilariously PaperThinDisguise who are obviously spying and snooping while pretending to engage in innocuous activities related to their disguises. They all wear giveaway black sunglasses, speak in CreepyMonotone, engage in SuspiciouslySpecificDenial, and often seem to have not idea how the job they are impersonating is performed. The self-proclaimed telephone repairman says:

* ''VideoGame/RockRaiders'': "[[ArtificialStupidity Your Rock Raiders]] [[TooDumbToLive are very smart]]"

* ''VideoGame/SoUhASpaceshipCrashedInMyYard'': When Mark asks ARIA if the "Dancing hula-hula dashboard ornament" is really necessary, the "Suuuurrrreeee." is printed out real slowly, to give the implication that she's lying. But it is still necessary to complete the game:

-->'''Dalish:''' Now, ser, you know I'm not a mage. That would make me an apostate.\\

* The Dancing Zombie in ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' is clearly based on pop musician ''Music/MichaelJackson'', although his description says "Any resemblance between Dancing Zombie and persons living or dead is purely coincidental."
** Since his death, the Dancing Zombie is now a generic DiscoDan, with the same description.