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Basic design issues that were solved decades ago but still for some reason exist
- Thread starter flyinj
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Climbing ladders at the speed of light ruins my immersion. /s
Speaking of ladders, I hate when games will let you climb up the wrong side of them.
Solved decades ago by playing on community dedicated servers instead of matchmaking
How the industry hasn't universally accepted triangle to switch guns and circle to reload is beyond me. It feels like every game changes it slightly to fuck it up.
They added subtitles a few days ago
Reloading in games. Improved a lot by Active reload from Gears of war. In games where you primarily shoot reloading is the one thing that consistently gets in the way of the fun part, but it's never that big of an issue I guess because it's only for a couple seconds. And you can use that time to heal or scout your next target.
But still, active reload gave each gun a uniqueness to it, as well as having its own skill, and risk reward system. It made something that people often forget about a fun mini game. It was something that when I first did it I thought every shooter would copy and yet I can't think of one that ever did.
But still, active reload gave each gun a uniqueness to it, as well as having its own skill, and risk reward system. It made something that people often forget about a fun mini game. It was something that when I first did it I thought every shooter would copy and yet I can't think of one that ever did.
Circle? You mean square?
Triangle/Y to switch weapons and Circle/X to reload is the standard.
Square is usually used on FPS, circle on TPS. I'm saying Circle should be the standard.
Back in the PS1/N64 days when devs were trying to port RTS games to console it became clear that controllers are terrible input devices for controlling a mouse cursor but for some reason it has come back in the last couple of years and every other bloody game uses it for their menus nowadays. The D pad is a tried and tested method for quick, accurate menu input but we have to use a slow, clunky cursor instead
FPS is a genre where realism is appreciated. It's not something abstract like a Metroidvania or a JRPG.
Not making a noise near a enemy to surprise them is a thing in most competitive FPS. While some have sprint as default, others have the notion that people are not realistically sprinting by default, or that's kinda hard to run and shoot at the same time.
There's an argument in saying that maybe older FPS devs didn't want to bother with stuff like that back then because wasn't worth it with older hardware.
Vehicle controls in FPS games. Why do most of them use GTA style controls that are overly complicated when Halo perfected it almost 20 years ago.
Those usually are not options due to technical reasons. Increasing the FOV means more things need to be rendered on screen. Granted, an FOV slider should be an option on the Xbox One X.
Those usually are not options due to technical reasons. Increasing the FOV means more things need to be rendered on screen. Granted, an FOV slider should be an option on the Xbox One X.
The best reloading is Tediore guns in Borderlands, where reloading is an attack that's stronger depending on how many leftover bullets you give up with it. You can intentionally reload with nearly full magazines as a burst damage tactic in exchange for ammo efficiency.
Also Splatoon where reloading also includes crouching, healing, sprinting, and climbing all at once.
Oh whoops, that's a damn good point. Still, I really wish more games would sacrifice some visual fidelity for a FOV option.
I would think some games could possible work with a limited FOV slider. It would be nice for example to increase the FOV in Halo 3 on MCC.
Shuffling teams if they make for uncompetitive matches and only matching parties with other parties in matchmaking. The second is especially mind blowing as to why it is still a thing in so many competitive games.
One of my biggest design gripes is when better performing players are rewarded with better performing equipment/guns/powers/etc. which increases their competitive advantage even more. Solved by cosmetic rewards. Even if cosmetic rewards don't hook people like powerful rewards too (I disagree, and many successful titles of today would too), the trade off is worth it because the alternative is so damn stupid for player retention reasons alone.
One of my biggest design gripes is when better performing players are rewarded with better performing equipment/guns/powers/etc. which increases their competitive advantage even more. Solved by cosmetic rewards. Even if cosmetic rewards don't hook people like powerful rewards too (I disagree, and many successful titles of today would too), the trade off is worth it because the alternative is so damn stupid for player retention reasons alone.
I miss strategic zoom and it's pretty jarring in other games when you try to do it and it's not available. I think it was a feature of the Spring Engine games before SupCom was announced but wasn't as smooth when scrolling the wheel.
I recall reading a report that players essentially expect a run button. Otherwise, it feels "weird."
Nintendo got caught in a lawsuit around the analog triggers and since then have not implemented them in any games or proceeding controllers.
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Oh yeah I hate this trend as well. It is a totally cheap cop out for not wanting to invest time in a snappy controller centric UI.
God, yes. I played so much of that game and even part 2. The zoom feature was so nice.
SUBTITLES
- Added subtitles in all languages (across all three games) for previously unsupported cinematics, including:
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- Character headers to identify active speakers
- Succinct line splits for readability
- Colored text for improved character association in most languages
https://support.activision.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/Latest-Updates-for-Spyro-Reignited-Trilogy
There's one thing I see crop up once in awhile that annoys me, and that's not hiding your monster clossets well. Like Destiny where it is often just a black cut out with a bit of a glowy effect so you know what it is. It's better than enemies just poping into existence when they respawn, but would it be so bad to add a door or something?
Press X to interact. Also X makes you jump... over the thing you're trying to interact with. Looking at you FFXV.
Another thing is EA Sports games. It's not any one specific thing, but they're always taking away or breaking something that worked perfectly fine in a previous installment. And sometimes it's really really basic shit, like just being able to edit a player, or not tracking a normal career stat in franchise.
Oh God, I've never been so annoyed trying to collect shit from glowy spots in a jrpg.
While not exactly basic, Smite has an entire system for communication without having to stop moving or talk to other people called the VGS (Voice Guided System) and it absolutely makes cooperating with your teammates so much easier and I can't stand it that other people just haven't stolen that concept and reused it with their own spin.
RPGs with a lot of text and no text log.
Nothing like skipping over an important tidbit on accident and having to restart the cutscene again =_=
Nothing like skipping over an important tidbit on accident and having to restart the cutscene again =_=