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* In ''[[Legend of Kay]]'' the player encounters an archaeologist deep down in the dungeons, who comments on how improbable it is that [[Ragnarok Proofing|the machines are still working]], and on the mystery what these periodically-retracting-spikes-and-moving-platforms machines might originally have been constructed for.
* In ''[[Legend of Kay]]'' the player encounters an archaeologist deep down in the dungeons, who comments on how improbable it is that [[Ragnarok Proofing|the machines are still working]], and on the mystery what these periodically-retracting-spikes-and-moving-platforms machines might originally have been constructed for.
* In ''[[Uncharted Drakes Fortune]]'', immediately after we discover that Sullivan {{spoiler|survived being shot point-blank by Roman due to the use of a perfectly placed [[Pocket Protector]],}} Nathan exclaims: "I thought this kinda thing only happened in the movies!"
* In ''[[Uncharted Drakes Fortune]]'', immediately after we discover that Sullivan {{spoiler|survived being shot point-blank by Roman due to the use of a perfectly placed [[Pocket Protector]],}} Nathan exclaims: "I thought this kinda thing only happened in the movies!"
* As far as expansions go, ''[[Warhammer 40000]]: [[Dawn of War]]: [[Colon Cancer|Soulstorm]]'' has been called many things; "[[So Bad It's Good|Good]]" not being among them. However, if you play enough of the [[Space Marine]] campaign in ''Dawn of War 2'' you will find that even the Blood Ravens agree, saying "The Kaurava campaign did not go so well." They go so far as to calling it "A blight on our history". At the end of the narrative, the scout sergeant Cyrus claims "Kaurava was a huge mistake. [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again|I will not speak of it again]]." Players couldn't agree more.
* As far as expansions go, ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]: [[Dawn of War]]: [[Colon Cancer|Soulstorm]]'' has been called many things; "[[So Bad It's Good|Good]]" not being among them. However, if you play enough of the [[Space Marine]] campaign in ''Dawn of War 2'' you will find that even the Blood Ravens agree, saying "The Kaurava campaign did not go so well." They go so far as to calling it "A blight on our history". At the end of the narrative, the scout sergeant Cyrus claims "Kaurava was a huge mistake. [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again|I will not speak of it again]]." Players couldn't agree more.
* Several characters in ''[[My World, My Way]]'' do this a lot when they give tutorials to players without knowing [[He Knows About Timed Hits|why they say what they said]] (there's a [[Fourth Wall]] for those characters).
* Several characters in ''[[My World, My Way]]'' do this a lot when they give tutorials to players without knowing [[He Knows About Timed Hits|why they say what they said]] (there's a [[Fourth Wall]] for those characters).
* The trope itself was lampshaded in the first season of the episodic ''[[Sam and Max]]'' series. A particular puzzle requires you to improvise your way through an episode of a popular television sitcom called "Midtown Cowboys". (As the theme song informs the audience, "They're probably hiding a cow!") Part of the solution to the puzzle is to take a nearby lampshade and stick it on the cow's head.
* The trope itself was lampshaded in the first season of the episodic ''[[Sam and Max]]'' series. A particular puzzle requires you to improvise your way through an episode of a popular television sitcom called "Midtown Cowboys". (As the theme song informs the audience, "They're probably hiding a cow!") Part of the solution to the puzzle is to take a nearby lampshade and stick it on the cow's head.
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'''Sephiroth''' ''(about Cloud)'': "I must face him and fulfill my obligation." }}
'''Sephiroth''' ''(about Cloud)'': "I must face him and fulfill my obligation." }}
** [[There Are Two Kinds of People in the World|There are two major kinds of villain in]] ''[[Final Fantasy]]'': The kind that want to ''[[Take Over the World|rule]]'' [[Take Over the World|the world]], and the kind that want to ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|destroy]]'' [[Omnicidal Maniac|the world]]. ''Dissidia'' has a conversation between one of the former ([[Final Fantasy VIII|Ultimecia]]) and one of the latter ([[Final Fantasy III|the Cloud of Darkness]]). In it, Ultimecia begins to make an [[Evil Speechof Evil]] about her plans--and is ''interrupted'' by the Cloud of Darkness, calling such schemes "petty machinations" and saying they are boring and tiresome. Cloud of Darkness would prefer instead to [[Apocalypse How|return all to the Void]]. Ultimecia's response to that is a simple "...Why?", thus allowing the ridiculousness of both kinds of villainy to be properly lampshaded.
** [[There Are Two Kinds of People in the World|There are two major kinds of villain in]] ''[[Final Fantasy]]'': The kind that want to ''[[Take Over the World|rule]]'' [[Take Over the World|the world]], and the kind that want to ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|destroy]]'' [[Omnicidal Maniac|the world]]. ''Dissidia'' has a conversation between one of the former ([[Final Fantasy VIII|Ultimecia]]) and one of the latter ([[Final Fantasy III|the Cloud of Darkness]]). In it, Ultimecia begins to make an [[Evil Speechof Evil]] about her plans--and is ''interrupted'' by the Cloud of Darkness, calling such schemes "petty machinations" and saying they are boring and tiresome. Cloud of Darkness would prefer instead to [[Apocalypse How|return all to the Void]]. Ultimecia's response to that is a simple "...Why?", thus allowing the ridiculousness of both kinds of villainy to be properly lampshaded.
* [[Earthbound]] lampshades ''dozens'' of RPG cliches. Understandable, given it's something of an [[Affectionate Parody]].
* [[EarthBound]] lampshades ''dozens'' of RPG cliches. Understandable, given it's something of an [[Affectionate Parody]].
* One notable line shows up near the end of the entire trilogy of Xenosaga: [[Action Girl|Shion]] is distraught after several traumatic incidents occur. A mysterious girl named [[Virtual Ghost|Nephilim]] who appears periodically with [[Cryptic Conversation|cryptic advice]] shows up once more. Shion is surprised at her appearance and says "What do you want? Are you here to say a bunch of cryptic things again and confuse me?"
* One notable line shows up near the end of the entire trilogy of Xenosaga: [[Action Girl|Shion]] is distraught after several traumatic incidents occur. A mysterious girl named [[Virtual Ghost|Nephilim]] who appears periodically with [[Cryptic Conversation|cryptic advice]] shows up once more. Shion is surprised at her appearance and says "What do you want? Are you here to say a bunch of cryptic things again and confuse me?"
* Team Plasma from ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' spend every chance they get pointing out that the game world is based on what amounts to dog fighting, and that it is cruel and wrong. And they are supposed to be the bad guys.
* Team Plasma from ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' spend every chance they get pointing out that the game world is based on what amounts to dog fighting, and that it is cruel and wrong. And they are supposed to be the bad guys.
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* In ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'', at the beginning of the ''Swamp Fever'' level, sometimes Ellis complains to Nick about why he shot the helicopter pilot. Then they argue that the pilot was a zombie and that "he wouldn't help us very much" during that time. This seems to be a running joke with the Survivors. This our-pilot-turned-into-a-zombie instance was also lampshaded start of ''Crash Course'' in the first [[Left 4 Dead]].
* In ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'', at the beginning of the ''Swamp Fever'' level, sometimes Ellis complains to Nick about why he shot the helicopter pilot. Then they argue that the pilot was a zombie and that "he wouldn't help us very much" during that time. This seems to be a running joke with the Survivors. This our-pilot-turned-into-a-zombie instance was also lampshaded start of ''Crash Course'' in the first [[Left 4 Dead]].
* In ''[[Rune Factory 3]]'', one of the characters comments that amnesia is extremely common, lampshading the fact that, in all 3 games, the protagonist loses his memory.
* In ''[[Rune Factory 3]]'', one of the characters comments that amnesia is extremely common, lampshading the fact that, in all 3 games, the protagonist loses his memory.
* In the fantasy MMO ''[[Runescape]]'', there is a saga in which the player walks in the shoes of Thok, master of Dungeoneering. During the saga, Thok battles his way through dungeons filled with enemies, some of which attempt to run and exit through a door which can only be opened by killing all of the guardians in that room. One of them remarks "The door won't open until we're dead? What kind of crazy security system is that?!"
* In the fantasy MMO ''[[RuneScape]]'', there is a saga in which the player walks in the shoes of Thok, master of Dungeoneering. During the saga, Thok battles his way through dungeons filled with enemies, some of which attempt to run and exit through a door which can only be opened by killing all of the guardians in that room. One of them remarks "The door won't open until we're dead? What kind of crazy security system is that?!"
* In ''Jak 3'', the third installment of the [[Jak and Daxter]] series, Seem the monk comments to Jak and Daxter "This isn't a game!" to which Jak and Daxter turn to the camera with eyebrows raised.
* In ''Jak 3'', the third installment of the [[Jak and Daxter]] series, Seem the monk comments to Jak and Daxter "This isn't a game!" to which Jak and Daxter turn to the camera with eyebrows raised.
* Near the beginning of the ''[[Anaksha Female Assassin]]'' Mini-Adventure "A New Threat," Anaksha has just been asked for some parts to make a taser so that the owner of a recently-robbed shop is confident enough to open it again so that Anaksha can get a battery for her new cell phone. Having been through two previous Mini-Adventures where she had to do a [[Chain of Deals]] to get what she wanted, Anaksha knows immediately what's coming:
* Near the beginning of the ''[[Anaksha Female Assassin]]'' Mini-Adventure "A New Threat," Anaksha has just been asked for some parts to make a taser so that the owner of a recently-robbed shop is confident enough to open it again so that Anaksha can get a battery for her new cell phone. Having been through two previous Mini-Adventures where she had to do a [[Chain of Deals]] to get what she wanted, Anaksha knows immediately what's coming:
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