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Get the Bethesda mug.by The Demonic Little Grey Cat May 10, 2025
Get the Bethesda mug."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 14, 2019
Get the Bethesda's Bug mug.when playing fallout 3 and you shoot someone/thing in the foot and due to the massive overpressure in the armor or skin builds up and releases in a completely unrelated part of the body ie: shot in the foot and the head and arm fly off
DUDE1: i totally shot that raider in the hand and his legs shot off
DUDE2: i know i do it to super mutants all the time gota' love bethesda physics
DUDE2: i know i do it to super mutants all the time gota' love bethesda physics
by mkoas321 June 6, 2011
Get the bethesda physics mug.A term used to describe Bethesda Softwork's Gamebryo video game engine's inability to render character faces in a believable or attractive manner. Games affected are the Morrow wind series and Fallout series.
example:
"Dude that NPC's face is so damn ugly!"
"They all look like that in this game, it's bethesda face"
"Dude that NPC's face is so damn ugly!"
"They all look like that in this game, it's bethesda face"
by OutofSpec September 13, 2013
Get the bethesda face mug.These are clumps of rich, pre-pubescent, snobby kids who can be found on Fri. and Saturday nights hanging-out directly outside of the UA movie theater. The 13 and 14 yr. old girls show up scantily-clad in preppy Abercrombie mini's in the middle of winter. The guys skate around and think they're badass.
Meg- "yo, wanna buy some weed from us"
Bethesda trash-" sure, how much?"
Ileana-"20 bucks"
Bethesda trash-"ok, here's the money"
Nat-" haha, that stupid kid just bought oregano wrapped in toilet paper from us"
Bethesda trash-" sure, how much?"
Ileana-"20 bucks"
Bethesda trash-"ok, here's the money"
Nat-" haha, that stupid kid just bought oregano wrapped in toilet paper from us"
by G-Unit April 25, 2005
Get the bethesda trash mug.Very rich school in very rich montgomery county in maryland. There are LOTS of parties. The girls are hott as hell-most lose their virginity at age 15-in the place of a backpack most hold longchamp bags and high end purses. The boys are either preppy or hood rat-or they think they're hood rat by dressing up in bright colors and always matching their shoes to their shirts to their hats. most sell marijuana. B-CC has the IB program and is one of the best schools in the county, Walt Whitman High School can suck a dick.
-"Hey did you hear about that Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School party last weekend that got cited?"
-"..you mean every Bethesda-Chevy Chase party..?"
-"true shit."
-"..you mean every Bethesda-Chevy Chase party..?"
-"true shit."
by Cat Power February 26, 2009
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