Best. Chekov's Gun. Ever.

[theweaselking]

In most shooty-type video games, when faced with a giant monster you would shoot it. Or blow it up.

In Dead Space, you drop A FREAKING MOUNTAIN ON ITS HEAD FROM ORBIT.

(after shooting it and blowing it up)

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[mhoye.livejournal.com]

"If there's a moon overhead in the first act, it must be dropped on a protagonist in the second."

I cannot tell you how many stories this approach would improve.