It's sad but an article like this could be written for almost every bad game. Every single one I've played I've thought the same things; "why didn't they just do X" "why isn't Y more like Z". I dunno it still blows my mind that so many bad games get released, and titles that seem to have big budgets and actual competent talent behind them but the execution is just so misguided and almost blissfully unaware of its flaws until the product finally hits shelves.
I know it sounds insane but I think what Double Fine is doing with their kickstarter adventure title; having tonnes of input from their own fan community is exactly what more studios need to do. QA simply isn't cutting it for so many devs, they need diverse feedback from as many people as possible and at much much earlier stages of development. I would love to be able to see a game in its prototype stage and say what I think is cool/uncool. They wouldn't need to care what one individual thinks but if a whole mass of people have the same response then perhaps they would adjust their game accordingly.
