Top 10 Worst Lines of Dialogue in Video Games

“Hotel Mario” was one of the most widely criticized entries in the Mario canon, and it's not hard to see why. In 1994, voice acting and writing in video games was still a fairly new concept, so as a result, we were treated to laughably bad lines like this that made everyone question whether Mario should even talk at all. (You know what they say? All Toasters, toast Toast) Is that what they say Mario? Because we've never heard that expression before. And we're not entirely sure what it even means.

(What the Foxtrot is happening here?) This is one hot mess of a game, with atrocious voice acting, dialogue, and story, about time vortexes and dinosaurs and other confusing stuff. It's always awkward when a grown man says something innocent in place of a curse word, but it sounds even worse coming from a tough marine in the middle ofa mysterious scenario where his life is in the balance. We guess they had to cater to the teens for the T rating, but come on. Foxtrot? Really?

The early 2000s was around the time when voice acting started to become the norm, and as a result, we were expecting a little more outof the actors. Unfortunately for “Devil May Cry,” this awful line, obviously outlining the theme of the game, makes Dante seem like a prepubescent teenager, what with his voice cracking and melodramatic delivery. (I should have filled your dark soul with light!”)Not that the line could have been saved with a decent voice actor, though. It was doomed from the start.

This RPG from Japan is well-known for its poor voice acting and English translations, with many people even claiming that the voice actors were untrained relatives of the development team due to their shared last names. As a result, we gets gems like this, a disjointed sentence followed by the most epic non-sequitur in the history of video gaming. ( “Monsters?” “That's too bad. They're gone now. You smell good.”) We're not sure what smelling good has to do with anything, but it makes for one hilarious line.

Another brilliant result of poor translating, this game and its writing become infamous within the gaming community since its release in arcades. All the voices were re-recorded for the English release of the game, resulting in many questionable lines and unintentionally hilarious moments. (X-Men Welcome to Die!) Magneto is supposed to be one of the X-Men's toughest and most menacing villains, but when he sprouts the gibberish like you're about to hear, it makes him...less than threatening.

While this game wasn't translated, we wish it was, because at least that way it would be somewhat excusable. The game follows paranormal investigator Edward Carnby as he battles the forces ofevil, until he is possessed by Lucifer. Now, keep in mind that this game wasn't exactly praised for its story or writing, but lines like this are absolutely inexcusable. (“I'm the lightbringer! I'm the f***ing universe!”) Not that the voice acting helped much, either. And to think, this was the same man that gave us Max Payne.

“Destiny” was supposed to be the next “Halo,” Bungie’s shining masterpiece, but after its borderline atrocious script, we can see why it didn't quite reach its goal. Peter Dinklage, aka Tyrion Lannister, originally voiced the character of Ghost, the robot AI that accompanies your Guardian, but his performance was so poorly received that he was eventually replaced by Nolan North for the expansions, who even went on to re-record allof Dinklage's lines for the original game. Granted, it's not like Dinklage had much to work with. Just listen. (That Wizard Came From The Moon) Out of context, it just sounds like the writer overheard his really high roommate while working from home.

As you can imagine from the title, here we have another brilliantly translated line, this one with homophobic undertones! (“I like girls. But now it's about justice.”) After the inexcusable homophobic tone from the woman, this line is uttered, putting the woman in her place because he DEFINITELY LIKES GIRLS and there is no way that he is gay! The way he uncomfortably squeaks in the fact that he is straight, coupled with the attempt at being badass, makes this a purely cringeworthy line, and for all the wrong reasons.

The original “Resident Evil” was badass and is a milestone in gaming history, but damn does it have some truly awful lines. Barry has some terrific zingers, like, (“You were almost a Jill sandwich,”) but nothing beats the classic that you are about to hear. (Jill Here’s a lockpick, it might be handy if you: ‘The master of unlocking’ Take it with you!) Not only is it rife with exposition, but it's delivered in an awfully drone voice to boot. Did the writers honestly think that this line would work? Just listen, and see if you would be caught dead writing something like this.

Before we cringe from our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

“It's a giant worm! They're sinking cities with a giant worm!”
“Gears of War 2” (2008)

“Look, ramps!” “We could use these as ramps!”
“Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric” (2014)

“You Flaming Idiots!”
“Dynasty Warriors 3” (2001)

“They sure do sell food.Yep, you can buy food there.”
“The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” (2006)

The poor English translations from Japanese games come to a culmination in this masterpiece of a line, possibly gaming's most notorious. (“How are you Gentlemen! All your base are belong to us...”) This line became an internet meme in 1999, long before the word “meme” even came into being, and enjoyed countless parodies, including techno remixes. Keep in mind these digitized voices are from the aforementioned techno remix, which means that the lines were bad enough in text form to warrant a viral sensation. Just remember to breathe while you're laughing.

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