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VTSK

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Have you ever had a game that you really enjoyed, but thought it could be greatly improved if they had just changed something? Well, here's your chance to explain how. Personally, the game I'd like to improve on would be MGS4. Don't get me wrong, I love that game, but there are just a few issues that I think could be fairly easily improved.
A) Camera: I found the camera in MGS4 to be a little too zoomed out. Not a huge problem by any means, but I think a more zoomed in camera could have helped the immersion.
B) Popping out of cover: This took way too long. It's hard to time popping out properly when Snake takes about two seconds to finish the animation, and only once it's finished does the reticule come up. Maybe if it zoomed in while the animation was going instead of after it was done, it would have worked properly. As it stands, it's not a very useful ability, and using it will get you shot more often than not.
C) AI: the AI for MGS4 was piss-poor when it came to combat. Enemies rarely make use of cover, and when they do they do so rather ineffectively. Most times, they'll run headlong into a hail of gunfire, and once they get to you, they hesitate to shoot for about three seconds, which is ample time for you to shoot them in the head for a one-hit-kill.

So, what games do you wish you could improve and how?
EDIT: you should probably avoid mentioning Bethesda titles. I like Fallout 3 and Morrowind, but you could write a book on how they could have been improved.
 

JoGribbs

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I thought that Mirror's Edge would be a whole lot better if disarming was one button press that didn't have to be timed. I know it would be a whole lot easier, but it would make the entire game a lot less frustrating.
 

Librarian Mike

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I'd have it so you could switch weapons/use items while in the game in Resident Evil 4. Imagine how scary it would be then.
 

TaborMallory

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*looks at Halo Wars*
Definitely not my favorite game for many reasons.
For one thing, make the damn thing a true RTS, then fix the balancing issues, then make it available for PC.
Talk to me after that, Ensemble Studios. I used to have so much respect for you...

As for my favorite game, the only thing I'd change is being able to select more than 12 units. I'm sure a lot of you know which game it is.
 

StigmataDiaboli

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Hmm, well, only two aspects really for me...

Dead Space - I'd improve the horror aspect a lot more by making sure the aliens don't die after one shot with a decently upgraded gun.

Gears of War 2 - The multiplayer. Oh God the multiplayer. I'd stick Gears 2 online multiplayer to a dedicated Microsoft server. Bye bye lag.
 

Daveman

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Timesplitters 3 transferred to the PC with online multiplayer with a control point game style, the ability to rocket jump and more fundamentally the ability to jump.
 

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StigmataDiaboli said:
Dead Space - I'd improve the horror aspect a lot more by making sure the aliens don't die after one shot with a decently upgraded gun.
Or just increase the difficulty.

I was thinking Fallout 3 wouldve been slightly better if they added some realism in the form of a need for food and water. So that as time passes, you'd get hungry and eventually youd get weaker (stat reduction) to the point of death. It would make purified water more valuable and radiation poisoning more of a threat, since all food is contaminated. It should also be seen as a way to make waiting, sleeping and fast travel taxing since time passes when you do it.

Think about it, if the world is reduced to what fallout 3 takes place in, food and water should be two of the most valuable things in the world. With ammunition as a close third.
 

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Uncharted - I would have made a few more situations where you could/needed to fight Hand to Hand, since the brawling system was actually pretty fun... you know, when you weren't getting SHOT at all the time. I'd remove the Jet Ski level where you needed to both Drive and Shoot, you know STOPPING the Jet Ski while being chased in order to shoot. Lastly, Uncharted has 2 or 3 "Press X Not to Die" moments, they are not fun, serve no purpose and should be removed.

Final Fantasy XII - I would have added more useful Special Abilities and made Range more important in Combat. I would have maintained the Clever Dungeon Design that only exists for the first 20 or so hours of the game. I would add more Character Development to the plot.

Suikoden V - I'd upgrade the crappy and very out dated Suikoden interface and cut down on the Random Encounters in the Dungeons.
 

StigmataDiaboli

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Biek said:
StigmataDiaboli said:
Dead Space - I'd improve the horror aspect a lot more by making sure the aliens don't die after one shot with a decently upgraded gun.
Or just increase the difficulty.
Well this can be done on Hard...and I die on Impossible before even aiming my gun
 

Hutchy_Bear

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Metal Gear Solid - Should come with free memory eraser pill so I could wipe my memory of it and enjoy it like the first time I played it over and over again.
 

ygetoff

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CoD4... NOTHING!!! Or at least nothing I can think of at the moment... I'll get back to you... after an hour of playing CoD4... *runs to Xbox*
 

Higurashi

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Hm... less bugs and more balanced perks and traits in Fallout 2. That's about it. God I love it. ^_^
 

neuromasser

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Add mouse and keyboard support for every shooter on consoles. Fallout 2 & Chrono Trigger - just update graphics
 

Jeyal

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A "Skip dialogue" option in the tutorial dungeon of Valkyrie Profile.

Also, have less people play it, to cater to my elitist assholery.
 

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Planescape: Torment is my favourite game but I have to admit that the battles in it were extremely poorly balanced and the game was extremely buggy. Fix those, update the graphics for higher resolutions and we're good to go.
 

VTSK

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mikecoulter said:
GTA IV with less 13 year old's on live, less shimmery graphics and more Niko!
Yeah, I played GTA4 online for the first time recently (on PS3, mind you) and I was amazed at how many people sounded younger than 14.
 

VTSK

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Hutchy_Bear said:
Metal Gear Solid - Should come with free memory eraser pill so I could wipe my memory of it and enjoy it like the first time I played it over and over again.
Truth be told, I kind of wish the same thing, especially with MGS4.