Things that instantly kill your interest in a game

[Gizmo]

On thing that I hate when only certain classes can be played be certain races, I understand it's like that for certain reasons however I just want to be an Elf.. Am I asking for too much? Also when girls can only be certain things and men can only be certain things yet there's no different variations of the same role. You sir are a man therefore you can only use all these heavy swords and Armour.

 

[Gizmo]

On thing that I hate when only certain classes can be played be certain races, I understand it's like that for certain reasons however I just want to be an Elf.. Am I asking for too much? Also when girls can only be certain things and men can only be certain things yet there's no different variations of the same role. You sir are a man therefore you can only use all these heavy swords and Armour.

 

[lRookiel]

Oh there are a few things that take the p*ss:

Bad Camera angle crap....

When something claims its "Innovative" when actually its the same crap but used in a better graphics system.

Big ass Patches when the game JUST CAME OUT!! (Im looking at you Shogun,Total War 2! and all MMO's which is frankly why im put off by them in the first place.)

And the worst one is Glitchy AI's E.g. Left 4 Dead 1 + 2

Phew, now i feel better

 

[TheDooD]

Free 2 Play. I'll rather pay 60$ for a game then find out the only way I can a solid lead and or the shit I want in a F2P game by paying well over 60$ on the game.

 

[Ice Car]

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.

Not really. I buy the Pokemon games all the time. I buy it because it's fun, I don't let all the people making fun of me at school and the fact that it's made for kids bother me.

 

[Akytalusia]

sports games. i won't touch them.

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

Bad stealth mechanics. This doesn't nesscesarily apply to only steath games. It can be anything from enemies spoting you a mile away (and being able to shot you from that distance) to them being aware of your presance even though your around the corner, or training your sniper rifle on an enemy with his back turned but the moment the crosshair touches the enemy he becomes aware of you and dodges.

i like sneaking up on folks. even if a game isn't a stealth heavy game you should be able to at least shoot a guy with his back turned without worrying about him being psychic.

 

[Ice Car]

MMO.

Yup, that's it. I hate MMO's, and when people try to recommend that Borderlands become an MMO in my presence, hell is going to break loose.

I agree with MMO, but disagree with Borderlands. I think there, people just got a little confused (between MMO and RPG). I intensely dislike Massively Multiplayer anything. My ideal multiplayer game is played with me and some of my friends from real life, preferably in the same room, and most definitely not thousands and thousands of people I don't know.

Granted, I'll occasionally play the online FPS, and used to do two free online ones fairly often. But in both of those, I was introduced by a friend, and regularly played with said friend.

But what really, really gets my goat? "Subscription."

You haven't seen Gearbox's Official Forums. I've seen it recommended far too many times. They weren't confusing it as an MMO, they were just saying "Borderlands is an RPG, so let's make it an MMO!" Luckily not too many of the old-timers like me agree and usually get a lot of NOs.

 

[pspman45]

when "solve challenging puzzles" turns into "stand on this block"

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Class-based singleplayer games.

Because you don't know what the game's going to be like, and if you choose the wrong class, then you're screwed for the rest of the game. A decision I really don't like making.

 

[Naeo]

If it's got turn-based combat, that's a no-no. For some reason I can't fucking stand turn based combat.

 

[Kieran Shuttleworth]

Turn-based combat, I just find it horrendously boring.
And praise. I don't know why but I can't stand it when somebody praises or continuously mentions a game.

 

[zehydra]

"Exciting turn based strategy"

heh, the same for me OP. I like all strategy games, turn based and RTS, but if I'm looking for a strategy game, I typically first think of RTS, and when you find out it's turn-based, well, that's like finding out the milk you thought you were drinking is actually orange juice.


What else...


For me it's probably an ad on the box for "beautifully rendered cutscenes".

I don't want a game that prides itself on the parts that aren't a game.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Well escapist I was browsing GoG for a good strategy game. Clicking here and there at interesting titles when I caught myself instantly hitting the back button every time I read the phrase "Exciting turn based strategy". Now don't get me wrong I have nothing against the genre I just personally find it boring, not my cup of tea and all that.

So my lovely escapist what kills your interest in a title immediately upon reading the description?

EDIT: I love RTS by the way. Its turn based strategy that turns me off.

ah im opposite of you, i generally don't like rts and love turn based, which is why i've destroyed so many days playing civ..


OT: i've been this way forever but i generally hate "first person", so anytime its' forced to be in first person i generally have a *sigh* when i first see it... not to say i don't enjoy some fps games, there are some great ones i cherish, but 99.99999999% of the time i prefer third person, so anytime there is a mod or a way to have it in third person i do.

 

[tjcross]

to long don't want to read? roleplaying games annoy me because they focus more on the stats than the role playing and morality bars seem almost mandatory.
i know i'm probably gonna get alot of crap for this but i'm not really into rpg's what makes matters worse is alot of cool idea's have been wasted on them

what bothers me is rpg is a genre i mean most games are rpg YOU are playing as the character (as in playing his role) rpg should be called something like stat driven game or something. the only reason it's called rpg is because D&D and other like games used the rpg title to focus on taking the role of the character you built but the gaming industry seemed to focus on the character sheets and not the stories of the players. now i guess you could argue that most are called rpgs because you can choose what you do but i see the Fable problem happening a lot were you are doing the same set of quests but have the good or evil option/picking evil or good quests (which i like to call fable syndrome) even oblivion (which i like a lot) most of the freedom was just selecting which quests(good or evil) you do and i would like some variety i think a combo of the two is best with each mission having logical BOLD AND UNDERLINE LOGICAL solutions and different attitudes for example one guy could go a wipe out a goblin cave to save a village or to make money or because one of the goblins took something of his or because he just really hates goblins and each would have differing outcomes (mister morality would get discounts, Mr. moneybags would get an bonus to reward money, the victim would get a treasure item and Mr. hateful would get bonus xp for killing a hated enemy) and those are just some basic options or course true roleplaying will be impossible in a game (adding tiny little quirks to flesh out you're character's personality) but more options would allow a basic personality maybe he's a good guy other than the is tougher on argonians then imperials or he's rotten but has a soft spot for the poor (the grey fox) i know i'm asking a lot but i'm a table top gamer me and my friends play both gurps 3rd edition and d&d edition 3.5 frequently (once a week on saturdays) i gm gurps but in d&d due to a good stats role my half-orc has a above average int score so i can play him as a guy who acts dumb to entertain himself and occasionally speaks like a gentelmen just to see the looks on peoples faces now in what game can i chose to sound like and idiot have people believe i am dumb and then have them be shocked when i speak with fluent english politely and my god thats a long one

 

[Death God]

Platforming that requires exact precision. If I wanted to spend an hour trying to figure out where to jump to reach another platform 3 feet in front of me, I would ask for it.

 

[ekkaman]

For me it is - 2,3,4 or 5 after the games name.

 

[grimgin]

if the games main selling point is jiggle physics im a guy and that even annoys me

 

[The Heavy Metal Nerd]

Timers. I'm the type of guy who likes to sit back and SAVOR his games. You know, wander around the environment for a while, admire the textures, that sort of thing. I HATE being put on a time limit. Once in a while is OK, like in Metroid, but as a main gameplay element? No.

 

[OdyCay]

bad camera and turn base combat