Realizations that ruined things for you

[SilverHammerMan]

That's not always true, and Red Dead Redemption doesn't have a particularly good story anyway. It's badly paced, repetitive and inconsistent (though the dialogue is great.) I don't have a problem with linearity, but if you're going to make a sand-box game then structure your story to take advantage of that. Instead, Red Dead takes the Call of Duty approach of pairing you with one or more team mates and having them lead you by the nose through highly scripted shooting galleries.

Not trying to sound douche-y but what specifically would you have done differently? 'Cause I mean yeah it's a linear story but virtually all sandbox games are like that.
Also, just my opinion and I know I'm not going to change your mind, but I loved the story, I'm a huge fan of westerns and to me the story rang true.

OT: When I questioned how the hell transporters are supposed to work. I just ignore it now but if I think about it....

 

[Easton Dark]

"Why are there more stimpacks than waterbottles in the Capital Wasteland?"

 

[Ogargd]

Spoiler: Oh god this.

WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!

 

[UnmotivatedSlacker]

Spoiler: Ruined ducks for me.

Dammit man, can't unsee.

 

[sansamour14]

after watching Haruhi i realized i wasnt special, that everything i do has been done before and that if i died tomorrow the world would not even notice. all in all ima grain of sand on this insignificant little planet.

SELF-ESTEEM TERMINATED

 

[-Drifter-]

Not trying to sound douche-y but what specifically would you have done differently? 'Cause I mean yeah it's a linear story but virtually all sandbox games are like that.

Luckily, I'm the kind of person who thinks about these kind of things. You might find my solution not to your liking, but keep in mind that this is just my own solution to my own problem with the game.

So here it is... Make the game linear. I know that Red Dead's sandbox is one of the game's selling points, but if we're just talking story it really is superfluous. Areas would still be fairly open though, allowing for opportunities to flank and move around (because cover shooting is boring when you're always going straight forward.) I'd also see if I could reduce the time spent with AI team mates, because I hate being led by the nose which is generally all they're used for (either that, or have them follow you instead of you always following them.) Making the game linear would make for a more focused, hopefully less repetitive story and tighter mechanics/AI.

The town(s) would act in a somewhat similar way to how they did in Red Dead Revolver, being a sort of hub between levels where you could buy things such as guns, items and clothing, as well as maybe having a few bounty side missions you could do for extra spending money.

Once again, this is just my version of the game, and I realize it wouldn't be to everyone's tastes.

 

[The Apothecarry]

I lost all respect for Modern Warfare 2 when I realized that the plot for the American campaign was pulled from Red Dawn. Really?

When my roommate informed me that Stinkfist by Tool is about fisting. I can still enjoy the song, but the imagery I get while listening to it has shifted drastically.

Completing the Main Questline of Oblivion ruined the rest of the game. All of the guild stuff seems so pointless now.

 

[Death on Trapezoids]

A long, long time ago, I used to like hearing Roxanne whenever it came on the radio. Then I realized it was about a whore...

Also, if you look at it the right way, most people like to have a steamin' plate of flapjacks doused liberally with distilled blood for breakfast. Not that that's really "ruined" syrup for me.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Dr. Breen was the villain.

Moreso when Robert Culp died.

Huh.
Could you elaborate on that thing about Doctor Breen?
Sounds interesting.

He seems like an interesting man who simply had different values for certain aspects of humanity and culture who eventually became forced into the position of Puppet administrator of the world. Obviously that's the fact of who he is. However all through playing Half Life 2 I harboured a hope that he secretly didn't believe any of the Combine propaganda which he talked about, just being a voice of the Combine with a microphone, I didn't think he actually believed any of it.... I didn't want to believe he believed any of it.

And then,

 

[Yellowbeard]

When my roommate informed me that Stinkfist by Tool is about fisting. I can still enjoy the song, but the imagery I get while listening to it has shifted drastically.

It's not ABOUT fisting, it's just one layer of a double metaphor. Tool love that shit.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

When I realized that Eragon was nothing more than Star Wars with Dragons, I quit.

 

[8bitlove2a03]

One day, I realized that life has no inherent value.

 

[LikeDustInTheWind]

Realizing that the store I used to work at, which shall remain nameless (though it did star in an episode of South Park)

OH MY GOD YOU WORK AT TOM'S RHINOPLASTY?

All joking aside, pretty much the moment I realize I have done pretty much everything fun in a game but still want to play it. Choosing between boredom but getting what you want and not-boredom is a surprisingly hard choice.

 

[Maxtro]

When I realized that the writers of Lost had no idea what they were doing. Still an amazing show.

 

[smearyllama]

Dr. Breen was the villain.

Moreso when Robert Culp died.

Huh.
Could you elaborate on that thing about Doctor Breen?
Sounds interesting.

He seems like an interesting man who simply had different values for certain aspects of humanity and culture who eventually became forced into the position of Puppet administrator of the world. Obviously that's the fact of who he is. However all through playing Half Life 2 I harboured a hope that he secretly didn't believe any of the Combine propaganda which he talked about, just being a voice of the Combine with a microphone, I didn't think he actually believed any of it.... I didn't want to believe he believed any of it.

That's actually a really interesting way of looking at it.
I see what you mean, and they might have made an already pretty awesome story better by doing that, but I think they tried to go for a Death Star scenario- At the end of the first part of the story arc, you defeat a very definite part of the enemy's strength, but it's pretty certain that it's not over yet.

 

[IamQ]

I couldn't enjoy the final fight of "Drunken Master 2" When I had read prior to it that the fight scene is compiled of footage from over 4 months of filming. This means that more or less only 3 seconds at a time was filmed on the same day.

I always imagined that it was all filmed at the same day, just that they practiced on it alot before.

 

[Heronblade]

Watching the muppet's version of Bohemian Rhapsody ruined the regular one for me. Every time I listen to the Queens now I hear those squeaky voices going along with it.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Spoiler: Ruined ducks for me.

I actually see this as an improvement.

OT: I once read a book by James P. Hogan entitled Kicking The Sacred Cow. It was pretty interesting, insofar as it questioned a lot of scientific orthodoxy, although I found several flaws in his reasoning concerning evolutionary theory.
Anyway, I later found out that his scepticism extended to the Holocaust, and that book went back to the library post-haste.

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

I lost all respect for Modern Warfare 2 when I realized that the plot for the American campaign was pulled from Red Dawn. Really?

When my roommate informed me that Stinkfist by Tool is about fisting. I can still enjoy the song, but the imagery I get while listening to it has shifted drastically.

Completing the Main Questline of Oblivion ruined the rest of the game. All of the guild stuff seems so pointless now.

It's not, it's ment to seem like that but it's about how man kind has become desensitised to acts that were onse completely unacceptable.