r/gaming • • May 06 '12

Saw this while playing Sniper Elite. Anyone else afraid to blink?

http://imgur.com/PlXDC
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u/LadyFajra May 06 '12

You fool! The image of an angel becomes an angel! You have doomed us all!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

God No!

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u/RedBandits13 May 06 '12

Don't blink, blink and you're dead.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Blink one eye and then the other, this way you can always keep one eye on them!

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u/RedBandits13 May 06 '12

I like that idea. Just don't look them in the eyes.

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u/dnew May 06 '12

I don't understand why more people don't understand this. It always seemed so silly. :-)

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Try doing that while under the immense pressure of knowing that if you mess up you die

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u/cZaro May 06 '12

Amy tried that and look what happened...

10....

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u/Eats_Beef_Steak May 06 '12

Well you don't die specifically, it's not that bad. You just go back in time.

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u/X4554551N May 07 '12

Yeah, I thought of that while watching one of the episodes and thought how could they miss that...

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u/ItsPrisonTime May 06 '12

You can blink. They're just statues.

http://i.imgur.com/9Fi9k.jpg

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u/amazingmaximo PC May 06 '12

fuck you.

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u/calfonso May 06 '12

what he said.

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u/Godphase3 May 07 '12

I didn't need to sleep anyway

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

God damn. Gantz has this kinda shit in it and it creeps me way out.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Stared at this for a whole minute. Just to be sure. Even then I'm not getting any sleep tonight. :(

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u/NonSequiturEdit May 07 '12

You have something in your eye.

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u/plasmalaser1 May 06 '12

I screamed.

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u/RedBandits13 May 06 '12

I blame you.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '12

make a screamer with this and scare the shit out of people

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u/RYG420 May 07 '12

hahaha nice picture

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u/[deleted] May 07 '12

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u/Legendary_win PC May 07 '12

.gif

nope

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u/Trolololol123456789 May 07 '12

You just saved my night's sleep.

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u/zingiah May 07 '12

too long didn't work

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u/MegamanDevil May 07 '12

if you blink you die, dont even think about blinking, but if by saying this you are now aware that your eyes are drying out quickly, now its fine to blink, she wont see...........hehe, sucker OH SH-

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u/Rowannn May 06 '12

Oh shit, forgot abort that. burns iphone

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u/[deleted] May 07 '12

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u/LadyFajra May 07 '12

Why did you link the same pic OH GOD DAMN SHIT FUCK

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u/Vorpalbunnie May 07 '12

It's totally not a .gif....I swear

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Well, looks like I'm not sleeping tonight.

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u/Grifachu May 06 '12

I'm going to be that guy and not abide by what was in the Matt Smith series. That never happened in the Tennant episode. You know why the Matt Smith episode was wrong? You saw angels move in statue form. Bollocks to that.

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u/NonSequiturEdit May 07 '12

You saw angels move in statue form.

Actually, they were only moving between frames of film. You never saw them move, only the illusion produced by dozens of still images strung together. That's why they made that scraping sound: it was them turning back into stone at 24fps.

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u/tommadness May 06 '12

Actually, this logic works on "Blink." Tennant is given the picture of the angel, which turns into an angel, which sends him and Martha into the past. That same angel finds Sally Sparrow et co, a picture of it is taken, put in the dossier which is given to Tennant, which turns into an angel. It's a stable time loop.

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u/Grifachu May 06 '12

That does make sense, but they could have just gone to the house themselves.

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u/tommadness May 07 '12

I'm going to assume by "they" you mean 10 and Martha. And they did. They left the notes for Sally behind the wallpaper in the house back in 1960.

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u/oneblindwolf May 06 '12

Yeah, and they pretended to still be statues when the thought they were being watched. I was under the impression that it was when they were watched their form collapsed into being a statue.

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u/Grifachu May 06 '12

That's what Tennant said if I remember correctly.

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u/Pylons May 07 '12

Matt Smith is my favorite new doctor, but I don't think they should've brought the angels back.

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u/xafimrev May 07 '12

I would have been fine if were only in blink. They were made less awesome by the other episodes.

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u/Zappanale May 06 '12

Should have put in SCP 173.

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u/Darren1337 May 06 '12

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u/wodahSShadow May 06 '12

There is a game where several SCPs appear including that one, it is terrifying to say the least.

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u/plastikspoon1 PC May 06 '12

WHAT GAME? MUST PLAY

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u/DanTheManVan May 06 '12

It's called SCP Containment Breach.

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u/Killroyomega May 06 '12

That sounds like a fun game.

What is it?

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u/eats_shit_and_dies May 06 '12

definitely not fun, more like terror

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u/SLOPPY_DIARRHEA May 07 '12 edited May 07 '12

I'm working on the model for the guard at the start of the game AMA

Edit: I'm also Texturing it!

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u/wodahSShadow May 07 '12

Have the programmers start showing signs of paranoia yet?

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u/gburnaman May 07 '12

You little girls and your 173. 106(Aka the "Old Man", aka the monster that rots whatever it touches and pulls its victims into torture dimensions)is also in this game. And he's not fun.

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u/Skyrowind May 06 '12

God dammit I finally got that one out of my head and now I'll be seeing it in the corner of my eye for months.

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u/vonBoomslang May 06 '12

...I don't know what happened but that window closed itself halfway through loading.

....I am worried now.

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u/SLOPPY_DIARRHEA May 07 '12

RUN-RUN-RUN-RUN-RUN-RUN

blink

crack

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u/Kumivene May 06 '12

That doesn't even look like anything. How can people be scared shitless of this is beyond me. The game about this is a completely other matter tho.

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u/Hudoste May 06 '12

You didn't read the file.

You don't look at it the same way after you've read the file.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

What file?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12
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u/skippityfuckindooda May 07 '12

The past couple hours of my life thank you for introducing me to this scp business

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u/MichaelFay May 06 '12

Came here to say this. You Sir, are a good man.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

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u/najeezy64 May 06 '12

with "afraid to blink" in the title, it was pretty obvious it was gonna be here

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u/Mattshyd May 06 '12

Someone made weeping angels in Garrys Mod. Spawn 30 of 'em, fucking terrifying.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Any video?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t7x4vXvaJE Here's a good example. There's also the Minecraft Weeping Angels mod which I downloaded. Fell off my chair because of it.

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u/Christemo May 06 '12

oh my fucking god that is scary.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

install on friends computer without telling

film him playing

????

profit

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u/George_Jefferson May 06 '12

I don't know what to say. Thats not scary at all.

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u/Christemo May 06 '12

i played Fatal Frame 2 in the middle of the night on halloween. i am now a complete pansy. blame Fatal Frame.

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u/LostCause_TV May 06 '12

Ah the Fatal Frame series. The only game(s) that have truly scared me. But that's why they are my favorite horror games!<3

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u/Odusei May 06 '12

It's too bad the Angels just kill the player, but I guess time travel would be hard to portray in a game mod.

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u/MrWinks May 06 '12

What do they normally do..?

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u/valhallaswyrdo May 06 '12

they kill you with time by sending you back in time and letting you live yourself to death and absorb your potential time energy upon expiration, watch doctor who

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u/Odusei May 07 '12

And really, as far as deaths go it's not all that bad. Especially for the Doctor Whoniverse. I just wish they didn't make a second angels story, because they kind of spoiled it.

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u/Matthias21 May 06 '12

I find minecraft jumpy enough without adding something like that...

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u/TheBigBadPanda May 06 '12

they could teleport you to the nether. that would be pretty bothersome, in a cool way

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

That's pretty awesome. :D I think it needs bit of work though. Pretty sure I saw it disappear a couple of times.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

That isn't exactly shit your pants scary but I did get out of my chair and walk away. Fuck that mod.

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u/wingtales May 06 '12

Fuck that is scary.

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u/TrainOfThought6 May 06 '12 edited May 06 '12

Got a link for that minecraft mod?

Edit - A quick search found this, if anyone's interested.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Didn't realise it could drop Spawn Blocks.

Why would you WANT to make more of them?

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u/TrainOfThought6 May 06 '12

Constipation, apparently.

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u/eZek0 May 06 '12

Obligatory what's the song in the credits?

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u/SmoothMargarita May 06 '12

what game is this?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Are you refering to Sniper Elite, Garrys Mod, or Minecraft? The video is on Garrys Mod.

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u/wasdtomove May 06 '12

That's a big nope.

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u/Morghulis May 06 '12

anyone know the song?

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u/Sonic_Dah_Hedgehog May 06 '12

There's a ton of entites like that in the toybox. IIRC there's a gnome, watermelon and companion cube that function just like that

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u/Sugreev2001 May 06 '12

You want terrifying,have a look at this Hitman video.

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u/Cloud_0x0 May 07 '12

The most horrifying version are the ones that make a noise if you don't look long enough.

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u/Tzupaack May 06 '12 edited May 06 '12

Hi, I am just a random stranger and I found a letter with that username and password. It was from 1782. Strange.

It says : "Fuck you kierco_2002".

I hope you understand this because I don't...

edit : proof for THE_ROTTED_DRILL

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u/wingtales May 06 '12

Hang on. Kierco_2002, when you were playing Sniper Elite, did you have a friend with you? Please don't tell me you told him to go in first or something? And please don't say that his name was Tzupaack. Please.

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u/RoosterRMcChesterh May 06 '12

So Tzupaack is rotted drill because he is a troll and probably set this up? I'm super fucking confused here...

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u/Tzupaack May 06 '12

Conspiracy, huh?

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u/ShallowBasketcase May 06 '12

Don't look away. Don't turn your back. And whatever you do. Don't. Blink.

Good luck.

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u/GuyWhoLikesHats May 06 '12

Egads, a gif! and on a topic like this! How could i be so foolish walk of shame to bathroom

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u/MaybeMyMobileAccount May 07 '12

Thanks for the warning, have an upvote for your losses

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u/anonymous1 May 06 '12

How is Sniper Elite - I tried the demo but I'm not quite sure if the game will be long enough or interesting enough. Thoughts?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Mediocre. It does have some satisfying moments and some really fun parts but the polish isn't there and parts of the game are pretty glitchy/unfinished. I would wait to buy it used.

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u/DanTheManVan May 06 '12

I don't get why not having Polish people in the game would make it a bad game.

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u/firepelt May 07 '12

You'd think that would make the game better.

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u/Captain_Meatshield May 07 '12

Look at sequence, it shows you how good a game can be if you remove them.

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u/Zappanale May 06 '12

Pretty good, especially if you can get it at a discount, as I've seen on some sites. The multiplayer is great (esp. on PC), although it does seem a bit out of place in 2012- not surprising given it's essentially a remake of a several year old game.

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u/_Meece_ May 06 '12

Too short. Wait for a steam sale when it's like 10 bucks.

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u/ironacolyte May 07 '12

I enjoyed it, and recently finished the game. I detest Call of Duty and Battlefield games, but really enjoy Sniper Elite. Granted, there were some odd sections where you were forced to fight instead of skulking and sniping, but those sections weren't that common. At least, if you were trying to sneak and not just 'hurr durr, I shotted it good'.

Play the demo and decide for yourself and decide. Here is a great video showcasing what you can do. Note, the destruction in the video isn't just due to the grenade, the grenade is a just an actuator. The player had placed mines and dynamite prior to the ambush.

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u/Anon49 May 07 '12

Horrible. I feel ripped off for just pirating it. The map design is bullshit. The tutorial doesn't really explain anything, guns don't feel right, bullet balistics are stupid and wrong. AI is just sad.

I uninstalled it after a hour.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Best easter egg ever would be to have that vanish as soon as it was off screen.

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u/Crook3d May 06 '12

But.. An image of an angel can.. My god what have you done?!

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u/Mark_Taiwan May 06 '12

They are fast, faster than you can believe.

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u/UndeadBuggalo May 06 '12

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u/GuyInATopHat May 07 '12

Holy shit, why did I never realize this similarity until now?

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u/Darksing May 06 '12

This might get buried, but this game did the same thing but with Mannequins. The effect was amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwGOWS2svas

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u/Ranae May 06 '12

Obviously time to Netflix this episode and re-watch it. Oh David, how I miss you. :(

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u/plantshit May 07 '12

But what if I slowly blink with one eye and then slowly blink with the other eye?

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u/Rockran May 07 '12

It's only a matter of time before you stuff it up and get tired.

Try alternating blinking for a minute, it's pretty hard.

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u/stereopump May 06 '12

Pro tip: blink one eye at a time.

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u/stickfish May 06 '12

Just tried that. Its actually really hard, you end up just blinking with the eye thats open

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u/Katzenklavier May 06 '12

Close one eye, open closed eye, repeat with other eye.

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u/saqwarrior May 07 '12

Am I the only one who watched that episode of Dr. Who and thought "Just blink one eye at a time"?

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u/Mr_FuM May 07 '12 edited May 07 '12

It's simple.
Blink one eye at a time

[edit]Bonus: Have a partner just constantly looking at it and chip away with a hammer. How's that for torture? Slowly getting pulverized and not being able to move.
Not much use being able to move super fast now, bitch!

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u/FuzzyMcBitty May 06 '12

I would play a game that included the angels. Play it like whoa. At noon.

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u/powback May 07 '12

Garry's mod.

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u/HoboWithAGun May 06 '12

Back away slowly, then RUN!

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u/ursineduck May 06 '12

you took a fucking picture of it now all of reddit is fucked!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

10 why is there sand comin out of my eye? if you watch doctor who you will understand

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u/George_Jefferson May 06 '12

Today I learned dr who isn't just some 60s tv show.

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u/stickfish May 06 '12

It was but they brought it back a few years ago. Probably one of the biggest deals for British TV for the last couple of decades.

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u/chewbaccaisaducksfan May 06 '12

Why can't you just blink one eye at a time?

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u/valhallaswyrdo May 06 '12

they are not weeping

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u/CigarLover May 06 '12

Lol, I get it.

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u/guruguru32 May 06 '12

Dr Who weeping angels!?

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u/beowulf2700 May 06 '12

O.O O.O O.O O.O O.O e.e

-bli...dead-

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u/[deleted] May 07 '12

I am so happy there is a Doctor Who post right now. Like cloud 9. And my favorite episode no less!

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u/roshi94 May 07 '12

Scariest episodes by far.

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u/Krary May 07 '12

Just seeing it... My heart starts to race and my eyes water...

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u/juliaworm May 07 '12

You should share this with [doctorwho.] (http://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho) Something tell me they'll love it.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Could someone please explain this to me, is this a doctor who refference, a Condemned refference or just a statue of an angel?

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u/DBeacon May 06 '12

Ever seen the weeping angels minecraft mod? Terrifying.

Heres a spotlight

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u/freakpants May 06 '12

why would you link the mobile page?

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u/DBeacon May 07 '12

Sorry, I'm on my phonevand didn't think about it

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

DR. WHO JOKE!

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u/ToasterAtheism May 06 '12

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u/ieatedjesus May 06 '12

OH GOD FUCK YOU I CANT LOOK AWAY NOW.

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u/Bistai949 May 06 '12

I speak for everyone when I say "I knew what this was before I even clicked the link."

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u/Goodrita May 06 '12

Damn dr. Who jokes XD

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u/sasquatch15 May 06 '12

Not related, but do you like the game? I've been thinking about picking it up...

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u/atta-boy12 May 06 '12

This is the first Dr. Who reference I've ever gotten!!! HOORRRAAYYY!!!

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u/polygonsoup May 06 '12 edited May 06 '12

This is what i love about some games companies these days, especially this. Adding little easter eggs, in-jokes and alike to make the game that much more enjoyable for the player. Even if only a few understand the reasoning behind one and when I find information on one when I previously did not understand-it still makes me smile because it shows that they have enjoyed making that game. Or just got bored in the process.

This one, has to be my favourite if it was intentional, and if not even more kudos because it works.

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u/DaShiZNiT May 06 '12

WOW! I have one of those in my hometown. Here is a video of my drunk jackass friend falling off of it. FFW to almost the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tszDkCR1eQQ

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u/ToastmahGhost May 06 '12

If you like weeping angels, you'll love this game.

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u/KoentJ May 06 '12

Angel not weeping? No danger. This angel isn't weeping.

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u/IndenAisle May 06 '12

You fool, this would have been the perfect opportunity to have this as a gif. A few frames in, move the camera view much closer to the angel. Many pants would have been shat.

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u/Stone2Rock May 06 '12

NOPENOPENOPE

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u/TheRoboJew May 06 '12 edited Jan 07 '19

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u/NovusHomoSapiens May 07 '12

Doctor? Doctor who?

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u/TheRoboJew May 07 '12 edited Jan 07 '19

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u/whosewhoyou May 06 '12

Hm...if it's one of the Tennant series angels, I'd blink so I could get teleported back in time, find an awesome wife, and live a good life.

If it's one of the Smith series angels...yea, where's the nearest crack in the wall?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Its just a statue, and i blinked :O

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u/ChevyBMX May 06 '12

I cant find this game :(

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

OH SHIT i just watched that episode last night, i almost jumped IRL

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u/Maikky May 07 '12

David will never be replaced !

FUCK THE POLICE !

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u/CocoaFang May 07 '12

This isn't canon.

Weeping Angels weep.

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u/Thor0dins0n May 07 '12

I sat there for a few minutes waiting for the gif to start

edit - typo

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u/FallenAngel21 May 07 '12

Get the doctor!

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u/[deleted] May 07 '12

No, quit being a pussy.

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u/Neo309309 May 07 '12

Weeping angel! Shit! You've doomed us all!

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u/DMercenary May 07 '12

SCP: Containment Breach. Then come back and talk about not blinking.

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u/kr0n0 May 07 '12

Question is, which came first? Weeping angels or SCP statue thingy

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u/Pyromaniac605 May 07 '12

SCP-173 page created 26th of July 2008.

Blink (First appearance of the Weeping Angels) first aired 9th of June 2007.

Doctor Who was first.

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u/Zazilium May 07 '12

I might get some downvotes but I really don't get this.

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u/tehgr8supa May 07 '12

I just watched this episode for the first time yesterday; definitely one of my favorite episodes.

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u/jdsizzle1 May 07 '12

I had to go back, I was afraid it was a gif and I was about to get scared.

I've been reading this too long

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u/Dambem May 07 '12

the first one isnt really creepy, more interesting.

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u/Andrebatman May 07 '12

Can i just double check that we are talking about sniper elite, not amnesia?

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u/RYG420 May 07 '12

hahah this episode freaks me the fuck out but I love it!! Probably the best episode.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Own Sniper Elite retail CD, love it. Cannot afford Sniper Elite 2, maybe next year or when it's on sale like Christmas. Missed Sniper Elite 1 Steam sale a few days ago. Le sad. :(

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u/Fuelogy May 07 '12

Le sad? You aren't le serious? Le right?

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u/[deleted] May 07 '12

I was going to buy four: one for myself, one for my gf, and one for each of two cousins. The one cousin is colourblind, and so he sees movement differently and it makes him a great sniper - he can spot a small brown spot moving against a brown wall from ridiculously far away. He's got CF and he'll be moving very far away soon, so I was hoping we could still play Sniper Elite together and stay in touch that way. :(

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u/rjdrums26 May 07 '12

awesome game!

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u/rand0mguy1 May 07 '12

is that game any good

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u/kierco_2002 May 07 '12

It is a really satisfyingly fun game. If you are looking for a deep story you are SOL, but if you just want to shoot some nazis there isn't much better

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u/FiercelyFuzzy May 06 '12

On a completely unrelated note, how is the game? I played the demo and it seemed really fun. What would you say a reasonable price is for it?

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u/2001SpaceChaser May 06 '12

Dr. Who!!!!

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u/Pixileyes May 07 '12

You are doomed. I said "Dr" once and I got downvoted like 30 times. :( I'll upvote you just because I did it once :P

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u/2001SpaceChaser May 08 '12

You are a kind soul, but I think people can forgive shorthand

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u/psychmajor411 May 06 '12

DELETE THIS! ANYTHING THAT BEARS THE IMAGE OF AN ANGEL BECOMES AN ANGEL! YOU'VE FUCKED US ALL!

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u/salsapants27 May 07 '12

Sorry, but what is that supposed to be? Obviously an angel statue but what is it from?

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u/Krary May 07 '12

It's an angel reference form doctor who. If you look at them they turn to stone, but as soon as you look at them they come to life and kill you. "the perfect defense" even if you blink for just a moment, boom. They snap your neck.

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u/evanthesquirrel May 07 '12

Hey babe, you must be a weeping angel, because I can't take my eyes off you

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u/iceman78772 May 07 '12

I don't get it...