Things that instantly kill your interest in a game
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God... I *HATED* the clock in Dead Rising one. It wasn't frustrating, persay, but it gave me such fucking anxiety.... Which yeah, was it's purpose, but it was enough that it combined with everything, creeped me off the game and I didn't finish it for years.The Heavy Metal Nerd said:
If the developer says "We're trying to make the game more accessible." I go to EB Games and say "I'd like to cancel my pre-order.".
*sarcasm* what? you guys don't like shopping online?Rawne1980 said:
OT:confusing level design. seriously, unless you're making me run through a linear corridor, put some effing landmarks so that I can get a mental map instead of making everything look like a friggin labyrinth. I'm looking at you banjo tooie. your predecessor rocked but grunty industries and glitter gulch mine just make no sense. and the underwater part of jolly rodger's lagoon wasn't to great either. you and your identical doors and paths that lead to completely different rooms.
Seeing an anime pretty boy/anime slut on the cover.
Kills any interest that I had in the game (I remember my friends having to practically force me to buy Blazblue).
Kills any interest that I had in the game (I remember my friends having to practically force me to buy Blazblue).
Well... in theory, fight with the Tormentor in Dead Space 2 is a bunch of QTEs... and it's one of the best bossfights I have ever seen.TornadoCreator said:
Usually when it says 'RTS'.
Also, any game that uses 'sneaking ' around as the majority of the game-play. I don't like sneaking. That pretty much goes hand in hand with why I don't choose rogues in fantasy games. Mostly I pick warriors. I'm the kind of person that likes to bust down a door, toss in a grenade, and then mow down the people who are left with bullets,.... or starts swinging wildly at necks and midriffs with large swords or axes.
Also, any game that uses 'sneaking ' around as the majority of the game-play. I don't like sneaking. That pretty much goes hand in hand with why I don't choose rogues in fantasy games. Mostly I pick warriors. I'm the kind of person that likes to bust down a door, toss in a grenade, and then mow down the people who are left with bullets,.... or starts swinging wildly at necks and midriffs with large swords or axes.
Horrible DRM. From gameplay point of view, forced co-op like in Borderlands or Trine.. both awesome games, both apparently need one or more other people to play with.
I don't want my single-player games with other people.
Oh, and a game-specific one - Arena mode in Hammerfight was awesome, till every enemy and his mother started carrying not only super-accurate guns (which CAN be blocked with shields), but also mega-ranged bombs and NUKES. Yeah. Hammer-fight. Not Dynamite-Toss.
I DARE YOU.
I don't want my single-player games with other people.
Oh, and a game-specific one - Arena mode in Hammerfight was awesome, till every enemy and his mother started carrying not only super-accurate guns (which CAN be blocked with shields), but also mega-ranged bombs and NUKES. Yeah. Hammer-fight. Not Dynamite-Toss.
Pokemon (Soul)Silver.Jacco said:
I DARE YOU.
Online only DRM(Steam, Origin, Ubisoft) is a HUGE turn off. This is the only reason why I'm already reconsidering Skyrim and not buying Diablo 3. I may get skyrim for xbox still I'm not sure.
RTS. I suck at them and have never improved no matter how much I try. I don't buy them anymore period. I still can't beat warcraft 3. Playing them online is even worse because it seems like every online RTS community is filled with scum, this includes DOTA games.
Streamlining(AKA dumbing it down for the masses) I'm not a retard. I don't need glittering items, glowing trails and a stat system so simple a baby could understand it.
RTS. I suck at them and have never improved no matter how much I try. I don't buy them anymore period. I still can't beat warcraft 3. Playing them online is even worse because it seems like every online RTS community is filled with scum, this includes DOTA games.
Streamlining(AKA dumbing it down for the masses) I'm not a retard. I don't need glittering items, glowing trails and a stat system so simple a baby could understand it.
I hate fighting games. Soulcalibur kind of fighting games. I just find them awful and as soon as I see combat similar to it I'm turned off. I don't want to mash buttons and attempt ridiculous combos in a tiny area fighting a single opponent. I'm fine with the exact same type of game-play against multiple opponents (like God of War) but something about arena-style combat irritates me to no end.
Would it made it different if he named off something like the Devil May Cry series, which is renowned for its difficulty curve among its gameplay? I think it's worth just letting him have his face value statement and not see something that isn't there.sheah1 said:
It is fair, for the topic, to say super challenging games like Demons/Dark Souls which feature a difficulty curve above most hard games, is a turn off. You won't likely see these games on this persons shelf. It's valid. Just let him have his statement of opinion.
On topic; Even though I answered earlier, I will answer anew; formula games that attempt to emulate the success of another [em]shamelessly.[/em] I sat in on the Knights of the Old Republic panel at Main theater PAX. Now I'm not a fan of Star Wars** beyond the original 3 movies, so it's possible I was being overly critical. But the gameplay of the assault on the "Eternity Vault" that volunteers played through (to end in a party wipe), felt less like star wars, and more like the next WoW game, but from Biowares chair.
[sub]** I was an Enforcer at Main Theater, which is why I was there. If I was an attendee, I wouldn't have gone to that panel.
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Bioshock isn't "Rapture: The Game". Infinite has the same dystopian-style setting, the RPG style weapon/ability customisations, giant mechanical horrors and crowds of psychopathic madmen. That sounds a lot like Bioshock to me, and I actually like the new direction the series is taking.Rex Fallout said:
For me, probably seeing a menu with hundreds of different stats on it come up. I get the idea of balancing fire defence and ice defence and lightning defence and ranged defence and melee armour piercing and XP and GP and HP, but seeing massive tables full of numbers just make me drop the controller instantly.
unskippable tutorial pisses me off
if the interface isnt obvious, or the manual is inadequate, then there are gillions of internet resources an alt-tab away to help on every level
don't waste dev time on something the intern should be writing and including as a PDF with the installer
if the interface isnt obvious, or the manual is inadequate, then there are gillions of internet resources an alt-tab away to help on every level
don't waste dev time on something the intern should be writing and including as a PDF with the installer
Enemies with magically accurate weapons, that do not retain these wondrous properties the moment you get your hands on them.
I hate infinitely respawning enemies, as well. If I clear a room, and I go the other side of that map, I do not expect to have to fight millions of soldiers who are suddenly right behind me. I don't have infinite ammo, or infinite health, so fuck you and fuck off.
I hate infinitely respawning enemies, as well. If I clear a room, and I go the other side of that map, I do not expect to have to fight millions of soldiers who are suddenly right behind me. I don't have infinite ammo, or infinite health, so fuck you and fuck off.
Anything that sells its self with a "realistic art-style" but only contains the colours brown and gray... I've been outside, the real world has so many more colours than that.