Gaming Cardinal Sins

[GnomeInUrCloset]

The sins that are so bad, so horrible terrible that no matter how good everything else about the game is, it is massively worse for it. One single thing that can break a game. Sin one: Horrible save system.

 

[migo]

Buggy code.

 

[Geekosaurus]

Poorly laid out, clunky menus.

 

[Sacman]

unbalanced weapons...

 

[MikailCaboose]

Poor level design. In Touhou Mother, I damn near stopped in my tracks because of how the creator designed the Muenzuka area with it being so damned annoying to navigate. That, or it it's just boring.

 

[NorthernTrooper]

Terrible story/Game mechanics.

 

[Strawb]

A poorly designed exit system. The AC exiting system still gives me nightmares. You should not be forced to alt+f4 out of a game because it's faster...

 

[Souplex]

This one leaves the game still playable, but it is so frequent that it deserves mention:
Neglecting local play for online.

 

[Firoth]

Making random chance a core part of battle mechanics.

 

[Berserker119]

Horrible Plot.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

Pointless love interests.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Here's one that I believe is a sin:
Fucking over single player campaign to focus on multiplayer.

Key Sinners: Halo series, Call of Duty series, Battlefield series.

 

[linkzeldi]

Not allowing you to control the camera in a platformer.

 

[Uber Evil]

Here's one that I believe is a sin:
Fucking over single player campaign to focus on multiplayer.

Key Sinners: Halo series, Call of Duty series, Battlefield series.

Battlefield never had a campaign until BC. I haven't played BC1 or 2 but BF1942-2 were quite good in both

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Terrible controls.

 

[WorkerMurphey]

Escort or protection missions in which I am unable to control the target. I do not want to babysit your AI while I play.

 

[CalCD]

Poor optimisation.

 

[Dapper Ninja]

Infinitely re-spawning enemies.

 

[Mr Pantomime]

Bad instructions at crucial points/ puzzle areas

 

[Skorpyo]

Being on the Wii.

*gets slapped by fellow Escapists*

Alright! Alright!

How about franchise milking? It's killed many a game as of late.