It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that each of these legendary game lines, some of them entertaining, some depressing, some of them guiding, some of them long and some of them short, have been engraved in the minds of almost every player in some way and, as we said, perhaps had an impact on their lives.
Of course, you may not see every memorable line here, but you can be sure that we have compiled many of them here.
“Bravo Six, going dark.” – Captain Price, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
In the trailer released in honor of the 2019 remake of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, Captain Price’s words that gave us goosebumps: “Bravo Six, we’re turning off the radios.”
“Requiescat in pace.” – Ezio Auditore Da Firenze, Assassin’s Creed 2
Ezio Auditore Da Firenze, who made us love the Assassin’s Creed series, is the Latin phrase he used to send his targets out of this world when he killed them: “Rest in peace.”
“I’m afraid.” – Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
More than just a fictional character, our brother, Arthur Morgan, said to the nun towards the end of the play, which brought tears to all of our eyes: “I’m scared.”
“It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum…and I’m all outta gum.” – Duke Nukem
The line from Duke Nukem legend’s 1988 movie ‘They Live’ that we’re dying to hear while playing: “Time to kick ass and chew gum… and I’m out of gum.”
“Would you kindly…” – Dr. Yi Suchong, Bioshock
In Bioshock, which makes you feel as if you are living a novel rather than playing a game, the magic words that allow us to act when said to our character: “Please…”
“War… War never changes.” – Intro scene, Fallout
A chilling phrase in the opening scene of the 4th game of the Fallout series, where we try to survive after a war in which atomic bombs fly in the air: “War, war never changes.”
“Nothing is true, everything is permitted.” – Oath of Assassins, Assassin’s Creed
“When other people blindly follow the truth, remember: nothing is true. When other people are constrained by morality or the law, remember: anything is possible.”
“War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other.” – Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV
The heartbreaking definition of war of our brother Niko Bellic, who came to the USA from Eastern Europe to live the ‘American dream’ in GTA 4, the darkest game of the GTA series: “War is the deception of fools and young people to kill each other by the old and cruel.”
“Makarov… knows… Yuri…” – Soap MacTavish, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The saddest moment of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series is the last advice of Captain Soap, whom we have known since the first game, to Price, whom he saw as his older brother just before he died: “Makarov knows Yuri…”
“The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.” – Gordon Freeman, Half-Life 2
In Half-Life 2, one of the games that guides the course of FPS games, that meaningful word that the main villain G-Man said to our aggrieved scientist main character Gordon Freeman and really meant: “The right man in the wrong place can do everything in the world. can change.”
“It is a good life we lead, brother.” – Federico Auditore, Assassin’s Creed 2
We talked about Ezio, who made us love the Assassin’s Creed series. Here is the legendary entrance scene of Assassin’s Creed 2, the game where we meet Ezio and his life story:
“Federico: We lead a good life, brother.
Ezio: The best. Never change.
Federico: And never change us.
Ubisoft presents: Assassin’s Creed 2”
“At the end of the day, as long as there are two people left on the planet, someone is gonna want someone dead.” – Sniper, Team Fortress 2
Although it is a game with goofy characters in general, one of the lines that makes you think in Team Fortress 2 is: “Even if there are only two people left on the planet, at the end of the day, one will want the other to die.”
“The truth, Walker, is that you’re here because you wanted to feel like something you’re not: A hero.” – John Konrad, Spec Ops: The Line
(Don’t watch this video if you haven’t played Spec Ops: The Line.)
At the end of Spec Ops: The Line, one of the games that never got the fame it deserved and showing the true face of war, Konrad’s crucial line to our main character Walker is: “The truth is, Walker, you’re here to feel like something you’re not: A hero.”
“Soap trusted you, I thought I could too. So why in bloody hell does Makarov know you?” – Captain Price, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Right after we lost Soap in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Captain Price pounces on our main character Yuri for the last words of Soap, whom he sees as his son, and says: “Soap trusted you, I thought I could trust you too. Then why does Makarov know you?”
“Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?” – Vaas Montenegro, Far Cry 3
In Far Cry 3, which many Far Cry fans call ‘the last good game in the series’, Vaas, perhaps one of the best-written villains in the game world, refers to Einstein: “Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Insanity is doing something over and over and expecting different results. This is madness.”
“Oh shit, here we go again…” – Carl Johnson, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Returning home from his 5-year Liberty City adventure after hearing the news of his mother’s death, Carl Johnson’s line that we all have memorized now: “Shit, here we go again.”
“Hey you! You’re finally awake.” – The man in the car, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Another line that is in the heart of the player community is from Skyrim, the 5th game of The Elder Scrolls series, where we have been waiting for a sequel for years: “Hey you! You’ve finally woken up.”
“Remember: No Russian.” – Makarov, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Price asks Yuri, ‘Why does Makarov know you?’ The first line of the mission, which makes us feel as if we are committing a crime against humanity, even in the game: “Remember: there is no Russian.”
“Mr. Salieri sends his regards.” – Vito Scaletta & Joe Barbaro, Mafia
The Mafia line that stuck like a bullet when we realized that the murder of Tommy, which we played in the first game, was by our main characters in the 2nd game: “Mr. Salieri gave his greetings.”
And then Tommy adds: “Remember: Money, work, and even your closest friends pass by. But family… Family goes on forever.”
“Fifty thousand people used to live here, now it’s a ghost town.” – Cpt. MacMillan, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Perhaps the most iconic and engraved line in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, the legendary line from the mission: “Look here. 50,000 people used to live here, now it’s a ghost town. I have never seen anything like it.”
Video games can seem like an unnecessary, time-wasting element to people other than gamers. But once you play a game that has been really worked on and has a quality story, your opinion will definitely change.
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