History CaptainObvious / VideoGames

** Barry Burton in the original ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'', though the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube version tones it down. Did you know that weapons are especially powerful against living things? This was originally supposed to be a hint that the acid grenades he gave Jill in that scene are more effective against non-zombie enemies, but the [[BlindIdiotTranslation wonky translation]] resulted in this.

* In the original ''VideoGame/{{Phantasy Star|I}}'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem, a brilliant villager at Scion reveals that there are "Motavian(s) living on Motavia and Dezorian(s) on Dezoris".

* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': The Lotus is infamous for warning you of exactly what faction is coming... even though the vast majority of the time, there's only one faction on a map. Not to mention that warning you of any enemies at all is usually redundant, since you're pretty much always already surrounded and outnumbered by the time they start calling for reinforcements.

%%** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2 "We've managed to avoid drowning!"]]
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'':

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'', Diamant and his younger brother Alcryst are quite close, even if Alcryst feels inadequate compared to [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Diamant]]. In the [[DownloadableContent Fell Xenologue]], if Diamant fights Alternate Alcryst, who mistakes Diamant for Alternate Diamant and assumes that Diamant is trying to assassinate him, and had previously belittled Alternate Diamant, Diamant remarks that their relationship is "[[UnderStatement much less cordial]]" in Alternate lyos.

** In ''VideoGame/{{Half Life|1}}'', after hordes of monsters from another dimension arrive into the facility and turn it into a stage of violence and terror, scientists can sometimes be heard saying: "Well, the dimensional breach is ''definitely'' trasmitting organic matter."

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'':

* Some messages during campaigns in ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII''. For example, in Joan of Arc, you come across a bridge that is ''quite clearly'' out, and one of your knights feels the need to tell you "The bridge is out! We must find another way to Chinon!"

* In the first cutscene of the first level of the first campaign, "Blood", a crossbowman tells the protagonist, Morgan Black that the Ottomans have landed... as Morgan was looking over a cliff watching hundreds of them, including Sahin, laying siege to the fort!

* Ditto Mama in ''Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends''.

*** Although it ''is'' possible to have sex without getting completely naked...
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'' has Leonora and Palom. Palom's the one fitting the trope, but only because Leonora is ''really'' asking for it.
-->'''Palom:''' You know what fire is?\\

* Description of the Cursed Shield in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'':
-->Is cursed.
** Likewise, while Figaro Castle is burning, the guards can only point out "The castle is on fire!"
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' when Yuna is about to jump off the tall tower during [[spoiler: her wedding with Seymour]], Seymour told her that "If you fall, you'll die.". Yuna [[spoiler:did jump off the tower, but instead of falling to her death as Seymour has states beforehand, she summoned her aeon to catch her mid-fall. This summoning action kept her from dying from the fall]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Half Life|1}}'', after hordes of monsters from another dimension arrive into the facility and turn it into a stage of violence and terror, scientists can sometimes be heard saying: "Well, the dimensional breach is ''definitely'' trasmitting organic matter."
* Alyx Vance in the ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' episodes has a tendency to announce out loud every single thing she encounters, including the player's actions, new monsters, and Dr. Kleiner's screencasts. Sometimes her excessive talkativeness reaches the level of AnnoyingVideoGameHelper. Then again, maybe she's trying to get [[HeroicMime a single word of response from Gordon]].
** Some of the rebels who accompany you late in the game will often say, "Don't forget to reload, Dr. Freeman!" Sure, happen to have any crowbar ammo?

* The PC HiddenObjectGame ''Haunted Manor: Queen of Death'' has as its BigBad a soul-sucking demon which somewhat resembles a giant bat. Whenever it appears onscreen, it hisses at the player and disappears in a cloud of mist while declaring, "I AM EEEEVIL." Did we mention this is a ''soul-sucking demon''?

* For ''VideoGame/TamagotchiCornerShop'', text like "Tooth treatment for Kuchipatchi." would appear when starting a round of a place in any city.
-->''Tooth treatment for Marutchi.''

* Connor from ''VideoGame/KingsQuestMaskOfEternity''.

* John Madden had a horrible tendency to do this in the ''VideoGame/MaddenNFL'' games.

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', while searching for one of the male hostages, the main character, Solid Snake, looks down through an air vent and upon seeing a female exclaims "A woman! Not him...".
** [[MemeticMutation A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA?!]]
*** This is actually repeated [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture nine in-universe years later]] but averts the usual {{Narm}} and may even be a TearJerker, as when [[spoiler:Snake returns to Shadow Moses he encounters the same camera... and then the long-dormant, frozen over camera falls from its wall mount]].
** "You're that ninja!" [[SarcasmMode ("No, it's the other cyborg ninja running rampant in this remote Alaskan base.")]]
** Snake also has the tendency to say "LIQUID!" or "Liquid?" every time he appears or when someone else starts about him.
** Mei Ling and Col. Campbell describe the drawbacks in Snake's Soliton EnemyDetectingRadar as a consequence of it being made from "currently existing" technology. They probably meant that it's "currently available to the civilian market", since ''any'' technology capable of being used at all has to "currently exist" by its very definition.
* [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2 "We've managed to avoid drowning!"]]
** [[MemeticMutation Good job!]]
* Para-medic describing the injury system in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'': "When you get shot, sometimes you'll suffer a gunshot wound."
** Happens a lot with SIGINT's descriptions.
-->You're wearing the snow face paint. Snow face paint was originally invented for arctic operations. If you want to use it efficiently, wear it in a snowy environment.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', your MissionControl character tends to do this. ''Especially'' Fuuka. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p0gGj5iATw Just listen to this remix.]]

** In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', at the end of a group meeting discussing the murder investigation, Chie confidently declares that they can't deduce the killer's identity, essentially summarizing the day's discussion and presenting it as something she'd thought of herself.
** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' is arguably even worse. Almost everyone goes "Joker, there a ''chest'' over there.", "There's a shadow ''right'' in front of us.", "The ''door'' is open.", among others. Similarly, Makoto has a tendency to over-explain obvious symbolism.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonFalseRed'': If you play as [[DistaffCounterpart Leaf]] instead of Fire, the dialogue is completely unedited, so every time someone points out that [[PretenderDiss you're not Red]], it comes off as less mocking and more... well, obvious.

-->'''Q:''' Will you need to have to have an internet connection to play [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline Star Trek]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Online]]?\\

* Upon spawning in most maps, heroes will announce their names in ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront 2''. The funniest one is probably Yoda's "Yoda I am. Fight I will."

* In the intro to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'', Mario arrives to find that Bowser has grown to Godzilla-like stature and is stomping around the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser still finds it necessary to inform Mario that "I'M HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE!"
** Luigi shouts "STAR!" every time you get a grand star with him in both this game and [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy the original]].
** In the Battle Belt Galaxy, a living sign tells you that you need to kill everything to progress. Well, that would be so useful to know if it wasn't glaringly obvious there's no other escape, and more so on the last planet before you had to kill an enemy to progress.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' has a sign in Bob-Omb Battlefield which reads "To read a sign, stand in front of it and press B, [[LampshadeHanging like you did just now]]." A sign that teaches you how to read a sign! The only way it would be of any use to a new player would be if they happened to read that specific sign ''accidentally''.
* Observe why Hubert so desperately needed to [[TookALevelInBadass take some badass levels]] in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces.''
---> '''Kid!Hubert''': They say people with amnesia have trouble remembering things!
* Genis in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' with his [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway incredible ability to sense mana]]:

* ''VideOGame/TalesOfXillia2'' has Elle as your MissionControl during battle. She tells you the enemy's weakness, which you already either figured out yourself or by pressing [=R1=] to check the strength and weaknesses. And she doesn't shut up about it, either. [[SarcasmMode Thank you, Elle]], I knew shooting at the enemy, which I've been doing already, would be the way to go.

* Lampshaded in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}: VideoGame/DawnOfWar: Dark Crusade'':

* The video game magazine [=GamePro=] give protips for games they review of varying usefulness. One JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly unhelpful hint was for ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. [[note]]The image is actually a hoax created by Doomworld co-founder Linguica, but that doesn't stop it from being an amusing parody.[[/note]]
-->'''[=PROTIP=]''': To defeat the Cyberdemon, shoot at it until it dies.
* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Handmaiden/Disciple's response to Atton's sarcastic "At least we know it's not a trap" (on the Exchange boss' meeting request)
* ''VideoGame/{{Turok}}'': In the 2008 remake, Slade and Turok discover that the bridge they planned on crossing has been almost completely destroyed:
-->'''Slade:''' What the hell happened here?\\
'''Turok:''' ''Looks like the bridge is out.''
* In ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'', while in the captain's quarters if you examine the broken engine order telegraph:
-->'''Ace:''' Ah, a human hammer. They're often used to subdue large men like Seven.\\
'''Junpei:''' Ace...\\
'''Ace:''' That was a joke, of course.\\
'''Junpei:''' Thank you, Captain Obvious.
* In ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonOne'', Lee acknowledges that "this is going to hurt" if he chooses to get his infected arm cut off.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': The Lotus is infamous for warning you of exactly what faction is coming... even though the vast majority of the time, there's only one faction on a map. Not to mention that warning you of any enemies at all is usually redundant, since you're pretty much always already surrounded and outnumbered by the time they start calling for reinforcements.

* Alyx Vance in the ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' episodes has a tendency to announce out loud every single thing she encounters, including the player's actions, new monsters, and Dr. Kleiner's screencasts. Sometimes her excessive talkativeness reaches the level of AnnoyingVideoGameHelper.
** She's probably trying to get [[HeroicMime a single word of response from Gordon]].
** Some of the rebels who accompany you late in the game will often say, "Don't forget to reload, Dr. Freeman!"
*** Sure, happen to have any crowbar ammo?

** And how could we forget ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'''s Ezlo? Run into a closed door, he will tell you that it's closed. ''Every time, even if it was an accident''. Open a Warp-Mark. He will tell you that the explosion always frightens him. ''Every time''. Come near a small tornado, which you obviously have to jump in to. ''He tells you to jump in and remarks what a great idea of his this is.'' God, this guy is ''[[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper annoying]]''!

** And don't forget about ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'''s Fi, with such "helpful" tips as informing you that a ship is under attack by a monster ''while said monster's tentacles are popping in through the walls and floor all over the place'', and then stopping you again as you're about to exit said ship only to inform you that she detects something outside the ship. And said something is probably the monster. Which you have already been informed of. ''Warning you about low hearts and low batteries on your Wii Remote in spite of the game already having a sound-effect indicating the former and an icon in the corner indicating the latter.''
*** Fi is easly the worst of the lot. Fi will also happily repeat everything that anyone tells you to do. If a character tells you to go to the woods, Fi will "helpfully" pop out and tell you that there's an 85% chance that you should go to the woods. Then, once you get to the woods, she will tell you that there's an 93% chance that you should now do whatever you came there to do.

** DAMN! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id4Y11-CBGs It looks like]] all the dialogue in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' represents this entire trope....I feel so sorry for it.

** Luigi shouts "STAR!" every time you get a grand star with him in both games.

** In the ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' Citadel DLC, an Alliance officer warns Shepard that someone is trying to kill him/her. Given that this is the default state of the universe, Shepard and Joker's response is to say "Yeah, we know." She also felt the need to specify that it's ''bad'' to land troops on a gas giant.
** Shepard also gets one in ''Citadel'' just before meeting up with his/her love interest during the ambush.

* The [[ArtificialHuman Working Joes]] of ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'' have a tendency to say "[[MemeticMutation You're becoming hysterical]]" whenever someone expresses anxiety such as when the player struggles to free themself from their grapple.

* ''VisualNovel/HighwayBlossoms'': During the ''Next Exit'' DLC, Marina notices that the other bidder in a silent auction for an antique license plate started the bid with a single dollar, and increased the latest bid(of $11) by a cent. She comes to the conclusion that the other bidder doesn't have much money.

* In Ape Escspe, you are given your final weapon known as The Magic Punch.
“This is the magic punch, it’s really powerful.”

* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' has the G-Men in Boyd's head. Despite obviously being creepy figures in [[ConspicuousTrenchcoat Conspicuous Trenchcoats]], they attempt to disguise themselves as members of the community by [[PaperThinDisguise holding a single prop]], often using it in incorrect ways, and spouting off very obvious facts about whatever job they're pretending to do.
--->'''Hedge Trimmer G-Man:''' These are my hedge trimmers. They help me maintain my hedge.
--->'''Sewer Worker G-Man:''' I work in the sewer. The sewer carries human waste.
--->'''Housewife G-Man:''' Children and adults both like to eat pies. Pies come in many flavors. Cherry is a flavor of pie.
--->'''Gardener G-Man:''' This is my watering can. I use it on the plants to water them. Plants need to have water poured on them, because they have no hands to hold glasses of water.
--->'''Grieving Widow G-Man:''' The cemetery is filled with dead people. The dead people are underground and I have brought flowers because I am sad.
* The rather obscure VideoGame/RealmsOfTheHaunting has shades of this when the player selects certain objects for the character Adam Randall to examine. An unintentionally funny one happens when the player clicks on one of the skeletons that's in a hall that seems to be made out of bones and has other skeletons sitting around it (and after a brief cutscene where he even stops and examines one clothed skeleton in particular).
--->'''Adam''': Bone. Looks human.

** ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' turns this UpToEleven, with the characters constantly commenting on obvious things. One of the most often-repeated pearls of wisdom: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUnDehQvBDk "Look, ramps!" "We can use these as ramps!"]]

* From a gameplay hint in ''[[VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame Lego Batman]]'': "Toxic waste is poisonous".
** Lego Lord of the Rings has some examples in your inventory; several unique weapons are labeled "X's Y" even though X is always found with that item, can't get rid of it, and nobody else can use it. For example, all versions of Gandalf carry "Gandalf's Staff". Good to know he didn't steal his staff from someone else.

* Shirou in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and the infamous "People die if they are killed!" [[note]]This one requires some explaining. First, it's a play on the idiom "[[{{Determinator}} (s)he won't die even if you kill them!]]". Additionally, what Shirou's saying is that people ''[[DeathIsCheap should]]'' die if they're killed; it's taken out of context with the next part, "...that's the way it's supposed to be. The line is said because [[spoiler:Shirou died when he was a child, and the presence of a healing item within him brought him back. In full context, Shirou is accepting that what he's doing means that he WILL have to die eventually, and that he's giving up immortality.]] It's a fairly touching moment in context... But out of context, it's hilarious. "[[/note]]

** "Reload Dr. Freeman!"

* In ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', after you come across a huge cave made out of metal with symbols engraved on it in a canyon which has been obviously cut out of the ground, [[MissionControl Cortana]] says "This cave is not a natural formation. Someone built it, so it must lead somewhere."
** Made even worse by the fact that you're on what is clearly a constructed ring. The entire "planet" is not a natural formation...

* Increasingly, VisualNovel/{{Phoenix Wright|Ace Attorney}}'s inner monologue tends to spell out gags and hints in other characters' dialogue.

* In ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', Phoenix states during the first case that the "missing fifth ace", could have been swapped out of the victim's hand either before, during, or after the murder. Payne responds with a variation of this trope.