So why does an experienced gamer start sweating when he comes across a room full of medical supplies, armor, ammo and weapons? Why is he suspicious of this bounty? Because the gamer's quite GenreSavvy, and he knows what this generosity entails. In the [[BossRoom next room]], he's going to need all of this, as he's about to get his ass kicked by a horrific EldritchAbomination with twenty thousand HitPoints and whose very existence [[BrownNote will cause his optic nerves to shrivel and die.]] Have fun!

The game designers are being nice and giving you a chance to gear up and heal up before [[TheUnpronounceable The Unpronounceable One]] eviscerates you and sticks your head over his mantle. Also prevents the player from having to backtrack through the dungeon to heal themselves up to full. {{Bonus Dungeon}}s tend not to feature these before the BonusBoss, as they're intended to be [[FakeDifficulty extra challenging]]. Also not necessarily limited to {{Boss Battle}}s, SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity may occur before the DeathCourse or any other noticeably difficult segment. If a [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist free, re-spawning extra life appears right after a checkpoint]], chances are the next segment isn't going to be pretty.

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So why does an experienced gamer start sweating when they come across a room full of medical supplies, armor, ammo and weapons? Why are they suspicious of this bounty? Because the gamer's quite GenreSavvy, and knows what this generosity entails. In the [[BossRoom next room]], they're going to need all of this, as they're about to get their ass kicked by a horrific EldritchAbomination with twenty thousand HitPoints and whose very existence [[BrownNote will cause the player's optic nerves to shrivel and die.]] Have fun!

The game designers are being nice and giving you a chance to gear up and heal up before [[TheUnpronounceable The Unpronounceable One]] eviscerates you and sticks your head over their mantle. Also prevents the player from having to backtrack through the dungeon to heal themselves up to full. {{Bonus Dungeon}}s tend not to feature these before the BonusBoss, as they're intended to be [[FakeDifficulty extra challenging]]. Also not necessarily limited to {{Boss Battle}}s, SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity may occur before the DeathCourse or any other noticeably difficult segment. If a [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist free, re-spawning extra life appears right after a checkpoint]], chances are the next segment isn't going to be pretty.

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* When ''MassEffect2'' gives you the opportunity to switch weapons in the middle of a level, odds are there's a big fight waiting for you a few rooms away.
** Somewhat inverted in both Mass Effect games. Generally, the medi-gels and the spare ammo (in 2) are actually in the room where the gigantic climactic battle of the level is. However, you rarely actually run out of medi-gel in the middle of a battle, so it's more for replenishing your depleted stores after the battle is done. Ammo, on the other hand, is a different matter.
** In full effect in ''MassEffect2'' on the Collector ship, where you get access to advanced weapons training about 5-10 minutes before one of the hardest battles in the game. There's also a lot of unusually high-value salvage and some research to unlock before the fighting starts, which only adds to the sense that something big is about to happen, but you can't use any of your new goodies besides the weapons training until the mission is over.
** All those flamethrowers you find laying around in the rachni hive in MassEffect3 are bound to make you nervous. Naturally, they come in very handy against the webs, pods/sacs, and various creepy enemies.
** At several points in MassEffect3 you'll find a Heavy Weapon that you can pick up, either the [[MacrossMissileMassacre Hydra Missile Launcher]], [[UnrealisticBlackHole Blackstar]], or [[GatlingGood Geth Spitfire]]. These will always be placed in conjunction with a particularly tough battle, though in a bit of a subversion they're frequently in the battle area and aren't always placed somewhere that's convenient or safe to get to, making it a bit risky to go for them.

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* When ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' gives you the opportunity to switch weapons in the middle of a level, odds are there's a big fight waiting for you a few rooms away.
** Somewhat inverted in Mass Effect games. Generally, the medi-gels and the spare ammo (in 2) are actually in the room where the gigantic climactic battle of the level is. However, you rarely actually run out of medi-gel in the middle of a battle, so it's more for replenishing your depleted stores after the battle is done. Ammo, on the other hand, is a different matter.
** In full effect in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' on the Collector ship, where you get access to advanced weapons training about 5-10 minutes before one of the hardest battles in the game. There's also a lot of unusually high-value salvage and some research to unlock before the fighting starts, which only adds to the sense that something big is about to happen, but you can't use any of your new goodies besides the weapons training until the mission is over.
** All those flamethrowers you find laying around in the rachni hive in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' are bound to make you nervous. Naturally, they come in very handy against the webs, pods/sacs, and various creepy enemies.
** At several points in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' you'll find a Heavy Weapon that you can pick up, either the [[MacrossMissileMassacre Hydra Missile Launcher]], [[UnrealisticBlackHole Blackstar]], or [[GatlingGood Geth Spitfire]]. These will always be placed in conjunction with a particularly tough battle, though in a bit of a subversion they're frequently in the battle area and aren't always placed somewhere that's convenient or safe to get to, making it a bit risky to go for them.

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