Things that instantly kill your interest in a game
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When I find out that the game has kids. Or tattoos and body piercing. But the worst is the thought that the game may have had at one point in history, a penis.
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Coop gameplay put in an existing franchise...FEAR 3 I'm looking at you.
Peter Molyneux (Fable 3 burned me for the last time Peter)
Coop gameplay put in an existing franchise...FEAR 3 I'm looking at you.
Peter Molyneux (Fable 3 burned me for the last time Peter)
"Real-world" setting games, particularly racing or sports, generally don't get a second look from me. I just prefer sci-fi or fantasy settings. I'll certainly give a "realistic" game a chance if it comes highly recommended and I can borrow it from someone, and I might even like it, but it has to work a lot harder. This also applies to shows, movies, books, whatever.
There are also special, specific examples. One recent instance of Sudden Interest Death Syndrome was Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers, when I found out that you can't construct your own deck. Utter dealbreaker.
There are also special, specific examples. One recent instance of Sudden Interest Death Syndrome was Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers, when I found out that you can't construct your own deck. Utter dealbreaker.
Except for Metroid, reading a map. I'm okay with the Fallout compass or the Dead Space locater, but I really don't like popping open a map to see that I'm going the wrong way or that my next objective is a million-billion miles away; that's discouraging.
Same. I like a solid Single Player experience. I just don't prefer online games all that much other than Metal Gear OnlineIce Azure said:
3rd Person Shooter FTW
"...Multiplayer Focused"
I wasn't too happy with Brink or M.A.G. so I'm not going to be happy when I'm told I have to work with the jerk across the globe to win the match.
Also, "No split-screen Co-op". Screw you devolpers, I don't care if I lose graphical fidelity, I just want to nom on some cheetos and play some Shooters with my pals.
I wasn't too happy with Brink or M.A.G. so I'm not going to be happy when I'm told I have to work with the jerk across the globe to win the match.
Also, "No split-screen Co-op". Screw you devolpers, I don't care if I lose graphical fidelity, I just want to nom on some cheetos and play some Shooters with my pals.
Content aimed at kids. Sometimes you can just tell the main audience were 14 year olds (this includes 18+ games). The main offender in my book are godmode games like Prototype and Crackdown where you're this indestructible death demon and this is supposed to be appealing because you're expected to be a nerd kid and to get beaten up at school so here's your chance to impale random people for no reason while they fire peashooters at you.
The only game that pulled it off imo was Saints Row 2 because this is actually in character for the protagonist, which is a much more interesting approach than the usual "revenge" or "supersoldier" plots.
The only game that pulled it off imo was Saints Row 2 because this is actually in character for the protagonist, which is a much more interesting approach than the usual "revenge" or "supersoldier" plots.
Games where a stealth element, if not an integral part of the game, cannot be used at all. I enjoy a good first person shooter, action games, and whatever, but I like to mix things up a bit and fuck with everyone by trying to sneak around, stick to the shadows, and remain undetected. While a lack of this doesn't make me HATE the game, it makes me wish the creators could have thought that this might be a decent strategy.
Origin. Anything that requires that viral hunk of spyware will instantly get itself put tossed into my "boycott" bin. Yes, this includes Battlefield 3, a game I was halfway interested in.
hell, you got past disc one? I gave up when I got to the giant electric worm fucker at the base of the staff thing. like the bastard child of a final fantasy game and an anime fanfic, that game was.Warachia said:
Another turn-off, by the way, is when a game is made for online play, but doesn't feature multiplayer splitscreen. old game I had, Chromehounds, was fun, but live was a nightmare, and near impossible to organize (at the time, I wonder if theres still an online following at all...)
Motion controls. They seriously kill immersion for me and make playing the game much less enjoyable.
Practically any game that uses the same inventory/skill system as WoW, AKA to where they're all displayed at the bottom and can be macro'd like mad. Sorry, but it's just so damn copied that I can't even bother to stand it. WoW's abit bleh as it is, anyhow.
Anime art style. Yea, that's petty, but if I don't like looking at the game I'm playing, how am I expected to enjoy it? Also can't stand grinding. Neither are really game-killers, but those games had damn sure better be awesome.
