History Narm / VideoGames

** The Arceus event in ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' lets you bring Arceus to a hidden location and receive [[spoiler:any of the Sinnoh Legendary Trio]] at Level 1, but before that happens there's a sequence of Arceus "recreating reality" to give you the Egg that's basically just [[GISSyndrome a slideshow of random real-life images of the world]] that just looks ridiculously trippy even with context.
** Reshiram's sprite. It looks weirded out while waving its giant arms. And it sounds like a warped out bell.
*** To say nothing of the unfortunately placed tuft of feathers on its belly...

* ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'': In a [[''VideoGame/LikeADragon series]] that is already known for numerous over the top moments, this game features a stand out incident wherein an injured old man with no special abilities whatsoever manages to catch a charging bull by the horns, ''stop it in place'', and throw it off to the side.

* The scene following [[spoiler:Junpei's death and subsequent revival at the cost of Chidori's life]] in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' was meant to be moving, to be sure, but was so over-the-top and full of awkward romantic dialogue, a character that keeps her poor speaking skills throughout the event, the stiff falling over sequence and an inconsistency of the gameplay prevent anything but laughter. Not that that particular relationship was developed realistically to begin with...

*** You want Narm, try all of the Devil social link. The guy is, for lack of a better word, a prick. Then you find out that he came from poverty so you feel bad, but he ruins it by being a prick even when he's giving money to a charity.

** You think ''VideoGame/Persona3'' had Narm? Check out the {{Macekre}}d dialogue in [[VideoGame/Persona1 the first game]]. Basically every scene, besides Nate/Nanjo's SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, that was meant to be dramatic, tense or tear-jerking was ruined by some [[BlindIdiotTranslation very poor translation]] that made everyone sound like 8-year-olds ("No your stupid ''(sic)''", "I'll kill you slow!", and "Now I'm Super Guido!", to name a few).

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo1vYg4aq6c This scene]] in ''VideoGame/Persona2: Eternal Punishment''.
*** The scene where Tatusya says "But...it's NOT too LATE!" (emphasis his) after [[spoiler:he fails to prevent Sumaru from floating into the sky again]].
** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' is definitely no stranger to Narm. Specific examples include:
*** Chie's [[GoingThroughTheMotions "crying" gesture]] as seen after the Shadow Yukiko fight looks like an attempt to rub something off her face (It actually DOES get used for that at one point when she is attempting to get a bug off herself). Many of the bosses get silly as well; Shadow [[spoiler:Naoto]] has a mechanical left body, [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand wings that look oddly familiar]] and [[DualWielding two]] [[{{BFG}} oversized]] DeathRay blasters, and the result is about as scary as the mental image. Shadow [[spoiler:Kanji]] is a TwoFaced giant DualWielding ♂. In story these make sense given the nature of the shadows (representing [[spoiler:her feelings at being treated like a child]] and [[spoiler:confusion over sexual identity]] respectively), but they are STILL funny as hell.
*** Another in [[VideoGame/Persona4 P4]] was Kanji punching the wall and "roaring" [[spoiler: in the hospital after hearing of Nanako's death]] ruins the poignant scene on account of sounding like a bad imitator of Tarzan who's been inhaling helium.
*** Sometimes when Teddie summons his Persona he says "Bearsona." However due to a sound effect after that it sounds like he says "Bearsona! [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Bitch!]]"
** The Shadow Selves in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' are ''definitely'' not immune to this. Not only are most of the major antagonists [[ObviouslyEvil far more evil in temperament and morality]] compared to most of the previous games, but they have [[FashionVictimVillain over-the-top appearances]] to match.
*** Shadow Kamoshida sports a fur-lined cape, a crown, a hot-pink speedo, and ''nothing else''.
*** Shadow Kaneshiro morphs into a mustachioed, purple-skinned, human-housefly hybrid - with his Kansai swagger [[AccentAdaptation adapted]] into a bizarre New York gangster.
*** Shadow Okumura's look is a RaygunGothic knockoff of [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader's suit]]; made ludicrous by his blue skin, fishbowl helmet, and a tinny [[RadioVoice muffled voice]].
*** ''Royal'' addition: [[spoiler:Maruki's white-suited Palace attire is fashionable, but his BossBattle getup is [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/5/5b/Maruki_Concept_Art_%28Azathoth%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20200527172354 decidedly not]]. The skin-tight garb includes a ''buttoned metallic thong'', and a shield-shaped mask [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/a/af/TheWorld_doom.png/revision/latest?cb=20170610082247 familiar]] to fans of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.]]

** Also from ''VideoGame/Persona5'', [[spoiler:Akechi's Rank 8 scene is full of this. Not only did it increase right after he revealed himself to be TheMole while seemingly pointing a gun at your face, but you find out later, you weren't even in the room with him and thus shouldn't have been able to hear what he said to you.]] The moment was subsequently altered in ''Royal's'' UpdatedRerelease to [[spoiler: remove the "Rank Up!" and introduce a new (optionally attained) Rank 8 scene for Akechi.]]
** And don't forget the otherwise stylish victory animation at the end of a normal fight, where Joker gestures as if to say "Alright, let's go!" before taking off running. Unfortunately though, sometimes it takes too long enough for you to realize he's just casually running ''in circles'' on the battlefield, and it's the same with the variation featuring Morgana in van form. Kind of hard not to play ''Running in the 90s'' in your head in the case of the latter..

* More of a player-induced one really but can be accidentally done nonetheless if you've forgotten what stickers you've used. In ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', when Kirby's Invader Armour scans [[spoiler: the Halberd before the fight against Star Dream]], you will get a close-up and see in large what stickers you currently have on before flying off. It turns a serious moment into a laugh-out loud one if you have the character doodle stickers on, especially if it's King Dedede.
* The ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series is known for having effectly creepy final bosses that clash well with the SugarBowl settings. While the final boss of ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' follows this, the fact that he has a comically oversized band-aid on his head takes away some of the impact.

** There's also Pon & Con in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' who use the [[RoarBeforeBeating stock]] ''[[RoarBeforeBeating Kirby]]'' [[RoarBeforeBeating boss roar]] before battling Kirby and his friends. Sure, it's something you'd hear from [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe a giant lava frog living in the sky]], but it feels so weird to hear it from marshmallowy raccoons and foxes. What's even more, their stronger versions [[UndergroundMonkey Goldon & Silvox]] do the same thing if you die to them, and Soul Melter [[spoiler:and Soul Melter EX]] has ''them'' among all the other dangerous bosses, and their battle theme is even "Decisive Battle with a Mighty Boss" from ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', which is normally supposed to play during climatic battles such as [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Dyna Blade or Wham Bam Rock]].

* ''Last Battle'', a UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game originally based on ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', abounds in stilted melodramatic dialogue, e.g.:

* The UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation2}}S2 version of ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' features a sequence where the villain taunts you that you can't kill a former acquaintance, 'even with that tainted blade.' The main problem is that the player character, Hotsuma, has ''already'' killed the acquaintance in question with the blade in question, and he even has an enormous scar marking where his head was cut off.

* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud2'': While opinion varies as to the {{Narm}}-factor of cutscene lines normally, if you go out of your way to finish enough dungeon challenges and use the medals from doing so to buy the specialty clothing from the mayor? Try taking a tearjerker or epic sword fight scene seriously when your swordsman girl is wearing a {{Stripperiffic}} FurBikini with [[CatGirl cat ears]], and your wrench-wielding hero is in a clown suit.

--->"The miracle never happen."

** In ''Star Fox 3D'', Andross' EvilLaugh has been re-recorded as a completely flat, almost sarcastic-sounding "Ha-ha-ha." What's more, it doesn't even match the length of his laughing animation, leaving him silently wiggling for another two seconds after he's finished.