"Bethesda's Bug" refers to a flaw in design that cannot be explicitly defined as intentional or accidental, coined by Joesph Anderson in an analysis of the game Fallout 4 on Youtube.
You might have experienced a feeling where you forget you are watching a movie. You might forget you are reading a book and the world it creates becomes this oasis in your imagination. The best works of fiction feel like extensions of reality with characters that walk off the pages.
Bethesda's Bug breaks a player's immersion and at worse disconnects someone from a world they were enjoying and makes them question that world the developers have built. It makes that world feel small and reveals that it was not fully realized and might make you want to put an otherwise good game down.
"Bethesda" is a studio that develops videogames and a "bug" refers to a behavior a creator may not have intended (almost always referring to videogames or software). "Bethesda's Bug" is a transmogrification of the "Schrödinger's Cat" thought experiment.
Anderson, J. "Fallout 4 Analysis". 28 November 2015. Youtube.
You might have experienced a feeling where you forget you are watching a movie. You might forget you are reading a book and the world it creates becomes this oasis in your imagination. The best works of fiction feel like extensions of reality with characters that walk off the pages.
Bethesda's Bug breaks a player's immersion and at worse disconnects someone from a world they were enjoying and makes them question that world the developers have built. It makes that world feel small and reveals that it was not fully realized and might make you want to put an otherwise good game down.
"Bethesda" is a studio that develops videogames and a "bug" refers to a behavior a creator may not have intended (almost always referring to videogames or software). "Bethesda's Bug" is a transmogrification of the "Schrödinger's Cat" thought experiment.
Anderson, J. "Fallout 4 Analysis". 28 November 2015. Youtube.
What constitutes a "Bethesda's Bug" is pretty nebulous. Any example I can think of that actually qualifies is far too intensive for the purposes of this definition.
I suggest* you watch Joeseph Anderson's Fallout 4 Analysis video on Youtube if you want an example in context. It's a long video but it is worth the watch if you like excessively critical analysis. 25 minutes in he mentions Bethesda's Bug.
*He will spoil the game so if you have any intention of playing Fallout 4 I suggest you go in blind and form your own opinions before exposing yourself to a review.*
I suggest* you watch Joeseph Anderson's Fallout 4 Analysis video on Youtube if you want an example in context. It's a long video but it is worth the watch if you like excessively critical analysis. 25 minutes in he mentions Bethesda's Bug.
*He will spoil the game so if you have any intention of playing Fallout 4 I suggest you go in blind and form your own opinions before exposing yourself to a review.*
by iamaniceguyonceyougettoknowme October 15, 2019
Excuse made by software developers when they try to convince the user that a flaw in their program is actually what it's supposed to be doing.
User: When I am on the item detail screen and click on "delete this item", the program returns to to the item overview screen and the item is still there.
Developer: Your access permissions don't allow you to delete items. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Developer: Your access permissions don't allow you to delete items. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
by crushnet September 14, 2012
by Ijuks January 29, 2008
a cartoon rabbit that is cooler than mickey mouse, cuz he has a political opinion, and makes fun of others.
by jehosavat August 14, 2003
When you take the panties off of a girl and inhale the smell whilst admiring the fine pheromones, which smells like crushed up bugs.
by zebearcat December 10, 2016
It is what it is--ghost. bugs. Bugs that have died and now roam around as spirits. They are invisible. Don't you ever have a tingly sensation on your skin, as if bugs are crawling on you? But then you look and see nothing. That is the work of ghost bugs.
I was standing in the alternate line for lunch and I felt something crawling on my leg. I bent down to shoo whatever it was off, but there was nothing there! There are so many damn ghost bugs at this school.
by salsa2009 August 25, 2010
A person who only hangs out with a person or group to smoke their weed
When that person or group moves on the bud bug also moves on to a new group or person
When that person or group moves on the bud bug also moves on to a new group or person
oscar: "man it seems like frank is all ways smoking our weed but never buying his own"
bill: "thats what you call a bud bug"
bill: "thats what you call a bud bug"
by LEMTHURDY December 05, 2008