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Which single feature has made you want to avoid a game?
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Microtransactions and grind in AC Odyssey
Konami firing Kojima made me quit MGSV (unfortunately, I already bought the game 😂😓)
Konami firing Kojima made me quit MGSV (unfortunately, I already bought the game 😂😓)
Complex strategical planning ahead.
I literally never played a SRPG, save maybe for the first couple battles in FFT Advance. Couldn't go past the tutorial in Advance Wars, and dropped Pokémon TCG very quickly. Also never went far in Baten Kaitos.
I simply can't muster the attention and patience for that kind of management.
I literally never played a SRPG, save maybe for the first couple battles in FFT Advance. Couldn't go past the tutorial in Advance Wars, and dropped Pokémon TCG very quickly. Also never went far in Baten Kaitos.
I simply can't muster the attention and patience for that kind of management.
This is super interesting to me, because I have tons of animal empathy issues with things like movies, but I'm perfectly fine killing monsters in Monster Hunter.
It's weird that I get super sad when I see a dog, cat, or horse whimpering and hurt, but when a monster limps away from me I just get annoyed because I know I could've killed it faster. It's very odd.
What's the point of leveling and getting armor made from the hides of dragon-gods if a mouse is still as powerful as you?
This too. I don't really like cartoony graphics in general, but can stomach it for things like Nintendo games. Anime-style stuff is pretty much a hard nope from me though.
I might have been playin that pokemon main game on switch with mah pro controller at this moment.
Ever played Monster Hunter Stories? It's like Monster Hunter mixed with Pokemon. There are still battles, but you're teamed with monsters you raise from eggs. I also dislike the hunting aspect in the MH games, but still find the monsters themselves really interesting.
"your character gets thirsty and hungry." Hunger and thirst meters make me banish the game to the shadow realm
1. "Procedural generation" is an immediate turn off for me. Nothing ever feels cohesive in its visual design and almost always feels directionless as a result
2. Survival and crafting features, especially when they're core gameplay elements since they're often dull, repetitive and serve no other purpose than to create busywork for the player (though Subnautica has been a surprisingly wonderful exception to this and a personal GOTY for me)
2. Survival and crafting features, especially when they're core gameplay elements since they're often dull, repetitive and serve no other purpose than to create busywork for the player (though Subnautica has been a surprisingly wonderful exception to this and a personal GOTY for me)
I've already discussed this but I'll say it again : breakable equipment in Zelda BOTW. I did play the game and even got pretty far, but eventually dropped it solely because of this. Without this feature I would have loved the game. I might play it again someday on emulator with a mod that fixes this (I think there's already one out there).
It's really not that bad. With just a little bit of care, you'll be able to finish all the quests you want and explore the world, and still have plenty of time left by the time you reach the end. I didn't use a walkthrough, and I remember I even fast forwarded the remaining days after I was done with the side stuff I wanted to do, so I could reach the final story bits. You should give the game a chance.
It's really not that bad. With just a little bit of care, you'll be able to finish all the quests you want and explore the world, and still have plenty of time left by the time you reach the end. I didn't use a walkthrough, and I remember I even fast forwarded the remaining days after I was done with the side stuff I wanted to do, so I could reach the final story bits. You should give the game a chance.
When they announce the DLC scheme ahead of release that usually puts me off (unless I really really want the game) and I will then wait for a complete edition later.
This is usually all fighting games.
On an even more petty note, this also applies to cosmetic stuff.
I love me some customisation, I can spend hours creating and editing and dressing up characters, so locking out things for extra dough before release feels like a personal attack. "Oh but it's just cosmetic" yeah not to me it ain't.
The amount of DLC costumes they added in DOA5 has also put me off playing the game so many times now, it's psychological. There will never be a complete edition, I will never buy all the DLC (fuck that), but I can't bring myself to keep playing it even though I got it on sale a year or two ago. It's petty I know.
This is usually all fighting games.
On an even more petty note, this also applies to cosmetic stuff.
I love me some customisation, I can spend hours creating and editing and dressing up characters, so locking out things for extra dough before release feels like a personal attack. "Oh but it's just cosmetic" yeah not to me it ain't.
The amount of DLC costumes they added in DOA5 has also put me off playing the game so many times now, it's psychological. There will never be a complete edition, I will never buy all the DLC (fuck that), but I can't bring myself to keep playing it even though I got it on sale a year or two ago. It's petty I know.
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Avoiding means you didn't buy or play the game. Let us know which game it was you decided not to buy.
You heard about the RTS stuff in Brutal Legend and decided not to buy it?
The Batmobile. I avoided that game for years! I only played it because I lost my internet and was reduced to single player games.
Do art styles count as features? Because there have been some games that I would have otherwise been into, but they had very stereotypical anime art styles that turned me off. And I'm a fan of anime too!
Clear cut separation of combat zone/enemy wave vs. none combat zone. I really hate games like uncharted, tomb raider, destiny, etc. I actually like the last of us but every time I walk into areas with bricks and bottles and waist high blocks, I'm like eeehhhhhfffff oooofffffffff!!
I like current hitman games so much because they're opposite of that.
I like current hitman games so much because they're opposite of that.
The camera system in RE2make. I don't object to it in everything, but I still feel it's inappropriate for a single player Resident Evil, and while I probably will not be buying it at or near launch, I might pick it up used later on down the line.
Might.
Might.
- Any games with a long, boring, tutorial opening. I want to get into the game right away. Not wait 2 hours for the game actually to start. Doom 2016, Bloodborne, and Prey are good examples of games without boring as shit intros. Don't waste my time with a long ass story intro. I'll be too bored to bother with the rest.
- Open world. Not every game needs one.
- Heavy progression in a multiplayer game. I'm not going to grind 50 hours for a better load out. Give me it or super quickly.
