Too many customization, and that includes Create your own gear category.
The most boring aspect in any game is Crafting.
The most boring aspect in any game is Crafting.
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Instant turn offs when playing a video game
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Agreed. This is the one thing that will make me stop playing a game immediately.
Haha yeah that's about it.
Game X is a charming little platformer means it's generic as fuck but has cute colourful graphics.
Most likely posted somewhere above already, but I cannot stand early "fake" boss battles that are supposed to be unwinnable. This is different from games like Bloodborne or Sekiro, where you are put up against a very difficult enemy for that moment, but beating them is possible with enough skill and patience.
No, what I absolutely loathe is game design that pits you against almost unbeatable odds - and even if you somehow manage to beat that boss, the end result is still you losing to them. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 did this recently and it irritated me to no end.
I know why bad game designers think this a good idea. It is supposed to convey the notion that "hey, you are weak now, but after 50h of grind, you get to fight this guy again and finally win." Designed to be motivational, these fights end up being the polar opposite.
No, what I absolutely loathe is game design that pits you against almost unbeatable odds - and even if you somehow manage to beat that boss, the end result is still you losing to them. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 did this recently and it irritated me to no end.
I know why bad game designers think this a good idea. It is supposed to convey the notion that "hey, you are weak now, but after 50h of grind, you get to fight this guy again and finally win." Designed to be motivational, these fights end up being the polar opposite.
A pet peeve of mine is games that immediately start without letting you into the main menu first, especially on PC. I need to go to the damn options first, dammit!
Bonus points if you pause during the introduction, change some options that require a restart and then the game doesn't start from the beginning again but from a checkpoint you haven't even reached yet because it automatically skipped the intro upon ending the game.
Bonus points if you pause during the introduction, change some options that require a restart and then the game doesn't start from the beginning again but from a checkpoint you haven't even reached yet because it automatically skipped the intro upon ending the game.
Lack of customization options or character creator.
When these things are missing, the playable character has to fit my weird taste or I just can't motivate myself to play (aka The Witcher 3).
When these things are missing, the playable character has to fit my weird taste or I just can't motivate myself to play (aka The Witcher 3).
When starting a game for the first time I want to play it with in 2 minutes of selecting "Start New Game". I hate it when a game starts out with endless story, an overly long create a character, and long load times in between. Give me a taste of the game before having me do all that shit.
The excuse is complete bullshit too since a lot of these characters act like kids. I'd like to see a JRPG subvert this trope actually. Have a character that looks like a kid but actually talks like a retried war veteran and also is dressed appropriately.
Games that start too quickly. What i mean is that there's no mini intro trailer before the main menu, no interesting menu screen or a short intro movie. I like the build up and setting the scene. Sniper Elite 4 and Vampyr come to mind.
This. Especially the trope of "I look like a 10 year old girl but I'm actually 10,000 years old so it's okay."
Online multiplayer only + free to play + cosmetic micro transactions = yeah I'm not going to be your slave, get that shit out of my sight
Oh, I just remembered a big one.
Do not fucking grade my performance. I especially can't stand when I'm graded on time spent or turn count. Can't stand that in Valkyria Chronicles.
Do not fucking grade my performance. I especially can't stand when I'm graded on time spent or turn count. Can't stand that in Valkyria Chronicles.
Just from the top of my head from games I've recently played...
- Having to babysit NPCs or AI-controlled party members that cannot or barely can fend for themselves. I dropped RE4 and RE:Rev2 for this alone.
- Long voice acted conversations that are not even part of any important cutscene and that cannot be quick advanced as you read them: you either sit through them or completely skip them. Tales Of games are huge offenders with the field conversations.
- Having to babysit NPCs or AI-controlled party members that cannot or barely can fend for themselves. I dropped RE4 and RE:Rev2 for this alone.
- Long voice acted conversations that are not even part of any important cutscene and that cannot be quick advanced as you read them: you either sit through them or completely skip them. Tales Of games are huge offenders with the field conversations.
For me it's when games, particularly online games, attempt to immerse you in a grounded world, then slowly add goofy customization that loses that immersion. Some times it's right from the jump as is the case with EA's NHL series that allows you to use some of the most godawful looking equipment.
Some examples include games like Battlefield or Call of Duty, which in a few months will have many players running around with weapons that are either gold plated or plastered in bright colors, silly facepaint and accessories, emblems on the side of tanks, etc. Even GTA V has this problem in GTA Online. It started as a satirical, yet grounded take on America (well as grounded as GTA can be), and while I was fine with the character and vehicle customization options, the introduction of hover bikes and alien guns was a little too much.
Some examples include games like Battlefield or Call of Duty, which in a few months will have many players running around with weapons that are either gold plated or plastered in bright colors, silly facepaint and accessories, emblems on the side of tanks, etc. Even GTA V has this problem in GTA Online. It started as a satirical, yet grounded take on America (well as grounded as GTA can be), and while I was fine with the character and vehicle customization options, the introduction of hover bikes and alien guns was a little too much.
Cluttered UI in games that don't need a cluttered UI. Some games would definitely benefit from options to remove specific parts of the UI(partly why I used to love the AC series because I could get immersed in the game without the HUD due to all the visual/audio queues it had).
This but for shooters.
No human being should survive more than two bullets in the head, no matter how badass and difficult to beat a character is supposed to be.
I can accept it if there's a heavy looking helmet or heavy duty cyber implants but that's about it.
The bodyshots count, i'm a bit more lenient. But if it takes a full clip to down a human enemy, i'm out.
And i don't even like it when it's not against humans. Take the first Far Cry game : i utterly hate all the passages with the mutants while i loved fighting the mercs.
When "famous" YouTubers or Twitch whatevers are involved as characters or voices. Kills any interest I had immediately.
Games that are so complex that they require a seemingly endless tutorial element with endless pop ups explaining what this UI element does and what that UI element does. For me I just don't bother playing complex games, I don't have the time nor patience nor care for games like that. I just want something fairly simple and self explanatory and nothing too tactical that I NEED to know all these things.
For me, it's English-only dub. That was a deal breaker last gen.
Forced walking
Losing powerups/weapons for story reasons
A million pins on a map because of shitty side quests
Cut scenes in general but scenes before getting to play are so annoying
Losing powerups/weapons for story reasons
A million pins on a map because of shitty side quests
Cut scenes in general but scenes before getting to play are so annoying
Oversexualization (skimpy outfits, giant tits, forced closeups on tits/asses, etc.), lolis, and animu.
Attractive characters is one thing, but the crazed fanservice sexualizing gets really out of hand sometimes. It can be a little dumb thing like the animation in a game being limited and stiff - but they still made sure to animate the characters' tits swaying and bouncing, or outright over the top stuff like in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I remember trying to get into Dragon Quest by playing DQ8 years ago, and growing increasingly embarassed to play it as someone in every new town would comment and/or trigger a 'va-va-voom' scene of closeups on the female party member's ass, body, and tits. Helped kill my enthusiasm for the game and I later dropped it.
Attractive characters is one thing, but the crazed fanservice sexualizing gets really out of hand sometimes. It can be a little dumb thing like the animation in a game being limited and stiff - but they still made sure to animate the characters' tits swaying and bouncing, or outright over the top stuff like in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I remember trying to get into Dragon Quest by playing DQ8 years ago, and growing increasingly embarassed to play it as someone in every new town would comment and/or trigger a 'va-va-voom' scene of closeups on the female party member's ass, body, and tits. Helped kill my enthusiasm for the game and I later dropped it.
Games with NPCs full of dialogue that either goes nowhere, is poorly written, or just kinda feels like filler lore of no consequence...but you can't tell in advance and *some* NPCs have really important and interesting lore you'll miss otherwise, so you have to talk to everyone.
Not sure if it happens in other games, but while I love the Yakuza games(and Judgment), I don't like when it says "Press X to Skip" on the bottom of every cutscene or time they're talking.
It's like "no, I'm watching for a reason". If I wanted to skip and presses X, it should then come up again to confirm I want to skip. It takes me out of the dialogue and immersion when that happens.
It's like "no, I'm watching for a reason". If I wanted to skip and presses X, it should then come up again to confirm I want to skip. It takes me out of the dialogue and immersion when that happens.
Yeah. I'm usually fine with grading systems where a high mark feels natural (like making a high quality item in Atelier), but in Valkyria Chronicles it took me back that the game really only cares about time. I was getting punished for playing slow and tactical to ensure everyone kept away from danger, but in the end it just pushed me to cheesing with Scouts since hitting max rank gives a huge bonus to experience and money. Combat almost all avoided, strategy gone, the game became less fun.
This. And it really bothers me when there's no reason for it. Like, when it's Dark Souls, I get it. The challenge is an inherent part of the design. It's not for me, and that's totally cool, I don't begrudge that.
But you get random RPGs like Technomancer or Elex or something, I would totally enjoy playing those on casual for the story, but no, the developer just randomly decided to make them super difficult for no reason. Well, you lost a sale, so congrats.
Can't speak for Technomancer, but Elex was a call back to Gothic (possibly made by the gothic devs...). It wasn't "hard for the sake of being hard". It was meant to capture the feel of 00s CRPGs that had no level scaling and gave you the freedom to get murdered in a bush if you walked off the path.... Which is what games like Breath of the Wild and Kingdom Come claimed to be
Saying it was "super difficult for no reason" would be like complaining that the newest Mario game should have been an auto-runner and Nintendo were just fucking with people.
As for me: Forced walking sequences. Unless it is REALLY well done it is just an unskippable cutscene where I inevitably get distracted anyway.
Forced "light RPG" mechanics in non-RPG games, especially FPS. This was a huge letdown for me in Far Cry New Dawn and Wolfenstein Youngblood.