# The Best/Worst of Video Game Character Fidgets!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-worst-of-video-game-character-fidgets/297062>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 31, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-worst-of-video-game-character-fidgets/297062 "2005-03-31T12:07:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-worst-of-video-game-character-fidgets/297062/41 "2005-04-15T13:13:33Z")

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I think I might have the worst, and the problem is that it’s not just when you’re standing around.

I’ve been playing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and the kids are just annoying. If you’re not doing exactly what the game wants one of them complains. I’ve been trying to explore, which you’re supposed to do anyway, and they just keep saying, we need to get to class, I’m tired, lets go. Crap like that. Very annoying all around.

I don’t know who play tested this game but they didn’t do a good job, half way through the game it’s still telling me how to use the camera.

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-worst-of-video-game-character-fidgets/297062/42 "2005-04-15T14:00:03Z")

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On some of the Crash Bandicoot GBA games, Crash will pull a GBA out of his pocket and start playing a game.

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**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-worst-of-video-game-character-fidgets/297062/43 "2005-04-15T14:21:20Z")

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Splinter Cell 2 - Pandora Tomorrow is a third person steath game. I left Sam Fisher hiding in a hallway while I went to the bathroom. When I came back he had turned to face the camera and raised his arms in a, “Come on, let’s get going already” way. Very funny.

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-worst-of-video-game-character-fidgets/297062/44 "2005-04-15T16:18:28Z")

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> [@Edward The Head](#):
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> I don’t know who play tested this game but they didn’t do a good job, half way through the game it’s still telling me how to use the camera.

Hey, don’t blame the play testers, blame the management that pushes games out the door too soon.

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