The Collectable Doodad Commandments

The Wooster

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The Collectable Doodad Commandments

The five commandments of shiny collectables.

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Onyx Oblivion

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You are 80% correct.

Number 1 wasn't an issue for me, with a controllable camera and all. Castlevania's stoic camera broke that one. BADLY. But not the others. So, combine the games and all the commandments are broken!

I still loved the game, though. I got about 90% of the orbs on each level in my first run. Then again, I'm a notorious loot hound. DO NOT PLAY BORDERLANDS WITH ME. Basically, if they drop when they die, it's in my inventory in seconds. Don't even know what it is. Just grabbing.
 

The Cheezy One

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Ah, collection based gameplay. I love/hate that (Delete where appropriate)
I enjoy having the option to upgrade and customise my game, even in a linear game, but when there is a limited number of currency/items that you can spend on aforementioned customisation, and you have to collect most of them, it becomes really annoying - see Metro 2033
 

Something Amyss

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I nearly missed this one because it didn't have Critical Miss in the title. Then I found I DID miss the last one.

I was trying to decide which one of the commandments I hate most. It's a tough call, but the "impassible checkpoint" narrowly beats all out.
 

paketep

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@Zachary Amaranth: follow the Critical Miss feed

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/rss/articles/comics/critical-miss
 

Veret

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Zachary Amaranth said:
I nearly missed this one because it didn't have Critical Miss in the title. Then I found I DID miss the last one.

I was trying to decide which one of the commandments I hate most. It's a tough call, but the "impassible checkpoint" narrowly beats all out.
paketep said:
@Zachary Amaranth: follow the Critical Miss feed

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/rss/articles/comics/critical-miss
Or just bookmark this: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/critical-miss.latest if you're allergic to RSS.

So is there any chance we could circulate this one to collectible-oriented developers? Because anyone who violates #4 needs to feel some righteous fury or something.
 

Something Amyss

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Veret said:
Zachary Amaranth said:
I nearly missed this one because it didn't have Critical Miss in the title. Then I found I DID miss the last one.

I was trying to decide which one of the commandments I hate most. It's a tough call, but the "impassible checkpoint" narrowly beats all out.
paketep said:
@Zachary Amaranth: follow the Critical Miss feed

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/rss/articles/comics/critical-miss
Or just bookmark this: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/critical-miss.latest if you're allergic to RSS.

So is there any chance we could circulate this one to collectible-oriented developers? Because anyone who violates #4 needs to feel some righteous fury or something.
It still seems so damn easy to just label the content. Am I being lazy or obstinate? Perhaps. But since I'm used to browsing this site and its contents in a specific way, and one feature isn't marked in a way conducive to that, it seems like a pain to bother with RSS (which I don't use) or bookmarks (which I never check).

Ah well. Just saying. I'm sure there are dozens of excuses, but it doesn't really matter.
 

CitySquirrel

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God, yes to number 4. I mean, sweet lord...whenever there is a fork in a path I ANGST over which one is the "move the game forward" path and which one is the "only chance to get it" path. So much hate.
 

WaderiAAA

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Poor monkey! First he gets enslaved, then he don't even get to collect doodads without trouble.
 

moshineko

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Yes, poor Monkey, he only gets ten million opportunities to collect the wee doodads, instead of the forty-seven million he should.

Pah, got more than enough to near max out the upgrades on my first runthrough. Then I found it didn't really matter anyway, as most of the combat upgrades and melee shield upgrades never got used.

So glad to see that you ignored those red herrings of character development (a decent try at it, at least), platforming fun, and an interesting setting to focus on the real meat of the matter, POINTS! I look forward to you telling me how terrible New Vegas was because you missed a Nuka Cola and didn't collect all forty-thousand of them.
 

bimbley

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Zachary Amaranth said:
It still seems so damn easy to just label the content. Am I being lazy or obstinate? Perhaps. But since I'm used to browsing this site and its contents in a specific way, and one feature isn't marked in a way conducive to that, it seems like a pain to bother with RSS (which I don't use) or bookmarks (which I never check).
Amen to that. Seems counter-intuitive to be hiding content guys! Yes there's ways around this, but why on Earth would you persist with a change that your readers are forced to counter-act?

-Bim
 

messy

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OK I'll be honest I went through a period of really not liking this comments but the last few have been brilliant. Also the drawing is kick ass.
 

coldfrog

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CitySquirrel said:
God, yes to number 4. I mean, sweet lord...whenever there is a fork in a path I ANGST over which one is the "move the game forward" path and which one is the "only chance to get it" path. So much hate.
Agreed. This is the only one that would really make me pissed at a game over collectibles. The other ones are generally annoying but deal-withable, but this just drives me nuts! Do I restart at that last save point and take the other path after fighting through the same swarms of monsters, or do I just give up on it and leave my life feeling empty? AGH!
 

Lvl 64 Klutz

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moshineko said:
Yes, poor Monkey, he only gets ten million opportunities to collect the wee doodads, instead of the forty-seven million he should.

Pah, got more than enough to near max out the upgrades on my first runthrough. Then I found it didn't really matter anyway, as most of the combat upgrades and melee shield upgrades never got used.

So glad to see that you ignored those red herrings of character development (a decent try at it, at least), platforming fun, and an interesting setting to focus on the real meat of the matter, POINTS! I look forward to you telling me how terrible New Vegas was because you missed a Nuka Cola and didn't collect all forty-thousand of them.
Yes, because the Critical Miss *comics* are meant to be in-depth game reviews.
 

Tempest13

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The camera choices can be infuriating as well, coming down to random movements sweeping an area in hopes of finding a collectable. As for critical miss, I don't see what the problem is in finding it. It's right on my front page when it comes out every time I go to the escapist.
 

Thespian

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I actually liked that last part... I kept thinking "Oh my god, Trip, you just made ANOTHER dog-mech come after us. Why the HELL doesn't monkey just kill you? Oh right, the headband..."

Good to know there's actually a logical reason to it. Most escort missions I would gladly see the escort die.
 

moshineko

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Lvl 64 Klutz said:
Yes, because the Critical Miss *comics* are meant to be in-depth game reviews.
No, but this is just scraping the bottom of the barrel. It's like making fun of Obama because his shoelaces don't match his belt. If you're going for something, go big. Make fun of the fact that the damn headband never comes off. Make fun of the fact that the Battle Royale detonation only happens when the game demands it, allowing you to run ten miles away in one mission, then in another to have your brain turned to jelly when you step out of slapping range.

Low-hanging fruit is usually the most sour.