Things that instantly kill your interest in a game
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Horror. And I have a very broad definition of what counts as horror. I almost quit Mass Effect on the very first mission because of the Husks. I did quit BioShock after an hour because of the freaky atmosphere. And I put Uncharted away for days when it took a sudden turn about six hours in. Whenever I had to fight those things I put on some music and tried not to focus too hard on the game. So I don't even give real horror games a chance.
Typically, a game being in first-person will kill my interest in it as well. There have been a few exceptions, though.
Typically, a game being in first-person will kill my interest in it as well. There have been a few exceptions, though.
bad multiplayer and i dont mean lag or bad servers i mean the people who im playing with i absolutely CANNOT stand when i start off in an online game a complete newbie and get absolutely destroyed by some 12 year old badmouth chipmunk who is most likely homeschooled because how else do you get to lvl 989 with shiny uber gear i can even deal with the 12 year old chipmunk thing but when there is way to big of a difference between starting and being good then i lose interest
Repetitive gameplay. The best example of this are most mainstream shooters out today.
I can stand them if I'm with friends goofing around and talking, but by myself they just make me want to go into another room and listen to my iPod. Include more fucking mechanics and gameplay options, please.
I can stand them if I'm with friends goofing around and talking, but by myself they just make me want to go into another room and listen to my iPod. Include more fucking mechanics and gameplay options, please.
Okay..your example has to be trolling >>subfield said:
Neir is NOT Black and white. At the best its Black and Grey.
SPOILER FOR THE GAME!
You as the main character are the furthest thing from a hero and essentially doom all human life on the planet. Unintentionally of course. You're kinda an asshole the whole time
Co-op mode in single player games, to me that screams "We couldn't iron out the crappy AI of your squad so we gave you the option to play with friends because we are too lazy!"
The new Origin service.
Always on internet connection required to play.
The new Origin service.
Always on internet connection required to play.
Gratuitous swearing or gore in a 'mature' game. Also, I'm not that attracted to female characters who shove their...assets in my face, even if they don't explicitly have any relationships with anyone. Also, competitive-multiplayer-based games in general (Left 4 Dead 2 is fine, because I don't have to play Versus or Scavenger, and it has a better plot than most four-hour FPS campaigns.)
Gritty.
If I'm following a game I'm thinking about getting, and the devs say they are aiming for something 'gritty', my interest for said game usually drops. It's petty I know, but for me gritty just means dull and'll taste like chewing on sand. I like my games clean and without dirt smattered everywhere just for the 'atmosphere'
EDIT: Also over-the-top gore. Bullets that turn someone's head into a ketchup factory don't really appeal to me.
If I'm following a game I'm thinking about getting, and the devs say they are aiming for something 'gritty', my interest for said game usually drops. It's petty I know, but for me gritty just means dull and'll taste like chewing on sand. I like my games clean and without dirt smattered everywhere just for the 'atmosphere'
EDIT: Also over-the-top gore. Bullets that turn someone's head into a ketchup factory don't really appeal to me.
I hate when games try to have a good, deep story and end up having a piece-of-shit story. And I also have noticed that recently, I am very disappointed with how some games end(L.A. Noire, Witcher 2, etc. Fantastic games overall, but with disappointing endings).
I also hate how tons of DLC get released and announced at Day 1. I just hate that.
I also hate how tons of DLC get released and announced at Day 1. I just hate that.
Racing games are usually an interest killer for me, mostly because my experiences with them can be summed up as such: The AI is either completely and utterly useless, or cheats like a ************.
RTS games do this too. Mostly because I'm awful at them and am rarely able to get passed even the earliest levels in the single player campaign (if there even is one).
Lastly, balance issues will kill my interest in the game, Two Worlds 2 being the most recent offender. I understand the logic of "magic is best, it's magic", I do, but when you apply it to a game, ISSUES OCCUR. There needs to be a viable reason to play as each type of class (warrior, rogue, etc.), with each class having a definite strength/weakness over the other classes. The mage being squishy doesn't count as a weakness anymore! Not when the mage can make a spell that gives him over 100% physical resistance! Or a spell that lets him summon a small army of undead knights that are three times his level and have a strength boost of 100%! It's one thing to have magic be powerful, it's another thing to literally be able to cast a spell, set down the controller, get up to make yourself a drink, and come back to find that you've won the boss fight!
RTS games do this too. Mostly because I'm awful at them and am rarely able to get passed even the earliest levels in the single player campaign (if there even is one).
Lastly, balance issues will kill my interest in the game, Two Worlds 2 being the most recent offender. I understand the logic of "magic is best, it's magic", I do, but when you apply it to a game, ISSUES OCCUR. There needs to be a viable reason to play as each type of class (warrior, rogue, etc.), with each class having a definite strength/weakness over the other classes. The mage being squishy doesn't count as a weakness anymore! Not when the mage can make a spell that gives him over 100% physical resistance! Or a spell that lets him summon a small army of undead knights that are three times his level and have a strength boost of 100%! It's one thing to have magic be powerful, it's another thing to literally be able to cast a spell, set down the controller, get up to make yourself a drink, and come back to find that you've won the boss fight!
I hate escort missions, terrible camera angles, unbalanced game play and impossibly difficult/cheap AI(mostly bosses). All will make me stop playing a game instantly except escort missions which I will try once before I quit, if killing them myself was not an option.
2-weapon-limit
I know the weapon situation is going to be bad then, either all the weapons will be vanilla (do everything well, but nothing exceptional) or like DNF, with weapons poorly balanced so you have to ignore most of the cool stuff. Also worried by rebounding health though sometimes devs are able to use it correctly.
Also, while not a deal killer it does piss me off: Premium map packs
COD is most guilty of this. These divide the community while milking us of an extraordinary amount, I can't get all my friends together in the same game as none of us have all bought the same map packs, 4 map packs means there are SIXTEEN different combinations!
To buy them all to eliminate the division would mean another $60 for only a handful more maps!
So with Black Ops, I am just... this:
I'll just wait till Origin inevitably fails and EA comes crawling back to civilised PC gaming such as Valve, GoG... ANYONE else but their bullshit service.
I know the weapon situation is going to be bad then, either all the weapons will be vanilla (do everything well, but nothing exceptional) or like DNF, with weapons poorly balanced so you have to ignore most of the cool stuff. Also worried by rebounding health though sometimes devs are able to use it correctly.
Also, while not a deal killer it does piss me off: Premium map packs
COD is most guilty of this. These divide the community while milking us of an extraordinary amount, I can't get all my friends together in the same game as none of us have all bought the same map packs, 4 map packs means there are SIXTEEN different combinations!
To buy them all to eliminate the division would mean another $60 for only a handful more maps!
So with Black Ops, I am just... this:
Yep. All games that mandate corporate SPYWARE = guaranteed deal killer.szakalt said:
I'll just wait till Origin inevitably fails and EA comes crawling back to civilised PC gaming such as Valve, GoG... ANYONE else but their bullshit service.