In no order, here's my top "Retarded Architect?" moments.
1. Materia Canon (FF7): I guess having a Materia Gun is good in case your city/base is attacked by Weapon or something but....shouldn't you be able to AIM it? What if Weapon had attcked from the East or even stood two steps to the right? Your ultimate defensive weapon is suddenly useless!
2. Museum Security (Uncharted 2): Let's put an alarm on the door to keep theives out....but let's put the switch that turns off the alarm on the same side! As a matter of fact, why not leave a long red exposed wire leading from the alarm to the shut off switch! That'll surely throw Nathan Drake off balance!!
3. The Locked Door (Resident Evil): You gotta use the bathroom? It's right through that door. Not so fast, buddy. To get through that door, you're gonna need a blue spark plug, the falcon emblem, JFK's toenail, and a copy of Chrono Trigger ( Japenese Version, only) still in the box. A key? Who the hell uses keys?
4. The Man Sized Ventilation Shaft (Every game, ever): This highly secure weapons facility is impossible to break into. Of course, it gets hot in the summertime so we need air conditioning. But not just any sized vent will do. No, we need a shaft big enough to support the weight of a man carrying 200 pounds of weaponry. It should lead directly to our top secret weapon, too. That's where we need fresh air the most!
5. The Self Destruct Button (Resident Evil/Metroid): You see this compound? It's the pinnicleof science and technology. None of the things housed here exist anywhere else in the universe. It's priceless! Just don't push this button. It'll blow this fucking place sky high. It's got a 3 minute time limit, too.
6. Silent Hill (Silent Hill): The city of tomorrow. Every hall has 27 doors and the lock on each one of them (except one) is broken. For good measure,let's destroy every road, build stores with no parking lots, and fill it with dead end streets.
7. Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros.): With fire pits, swinging spikes, walls that crush, cannons that fire bullets, etc., NOBODY can break into this place!! But what about the days when Mario isn't trying to break in? How the hell is Koopa supposed to live there? Well I'm not letting all of this weaponry go to waste! Kidnap that princess!!
8. I'll have to finish this later. I'm at work.
