Mute Faceless characters did it for me.
Worst bit is when you can stand infront of a mirror and still have no face!
Worst bit is when you can stand infront of a mirror and still have no face!
Things that you are really getting sick of seeing in games?
- Thread starter Vrex360
- Start date
Recommended Videos
I'm sick of game developers not giving a shit that we're sick of their lack of originality and ingenuity. How can we, gamers, make em listen? A full boycot is pretty much out of the question...hmm maybe we should organise a sort of "gamers union" comprised of large gaming communities?
RPG heroes described as having "a strong sense of justice". What the hell does that mean anyway? In Front Mission 4 the male hero is described as having a strong sense of justice, and he's a goddamn ARMY DESERTER on the run with a crate containing the stolen gold stash of a tyrannical dictator (add comparisons to the movie Three Kings here)! It's like codespeak for "this guy is a good guy and a hero, don't ask us how, just take our word for it".
Milking a series for all its worth...and failing terribly.
GTA has a few good games, yes, but then I had to start wondering if they knew what they were doing when the DS version came out...
Final Fantasy...If its so FINAL, then why oh why does the series keep GOING?! And then make remakes of old series when the idea barrel runs dry?!
Sonic the Hedgehog is a very good example for this.
I can probably come up with a few more if I think on it.
GTA has a few good games, yes, but then I had to start wondering if they knew what they were doing when the DS version came out...
Final Fantasy...If its so FINAL, then why oh why does the series keep GOING?! And then make remakes of old series when the idea barrel runs dry?!
Sonic the Hedgehog is a very good example for this.
I can probably come up with a few more if I think on it.
Blood splatter on the scree. I complain about it on every one of these threads, but I really don't think it's cool anymore.
Also boring titles that really say nothing about the game, Call of Duty, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, Gears of War, Age of Reckoning, Battlefield, Battlefront. It's not that they are bad games, it's just that you could place any of those titles on any of those games and it would still make as much sense as it did before.
Also boring titles that really say nothing about the game, Call of Duty, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, Gears of War, Age of Reckoning, Battlefield, Battlefront. It's not that they are bad games, it's just that you could place any of those titles on any of those games and it would still make as much sense as it did before.
... wow. I never really thought about that before but you're right. Those games all do have really inter-changable names! I guess people cant come up with inventive names like Banjo-Kazooie anymoreLittaly said:
But I dunno, theres something about the splatter of blood on a screen that is cool, IF used in the right moments. It really installs a feeling of power lol. But yeh, it is a bit overused.
Ah, that's a very annoying one people seem to be ok with. For crying out loud, if I wanted to watch a grainy screen, I'd just watch Harold Lloyd! Fine, the setting and atmosphere of some games might actually fit such filters, but why would a sci-fi title have such? (Mass Effect, I'm looking at you).jamie3001 said:
Doing "cool" effects for doings sake is just plain redundant and uninspiring.
A lack of romance.
Honestly, I don't care if I'm earth's last hope. I don't care if I'm the only person who can save the world. Why the HELL would I risk my life over and over for nothing? For lifeless people I don't give a dire rat's ass about? I really wish there were mushy romantic moments in games. Zelda, for instance, in Twilight Princess. Why am I saving her? Sure, she's a princess, and Link is a stand-up guy... But they don't really have any true feelings for each other, do they? It's all about duty and crap. At least in Ocarina of Time they had a cute childhood friendship. And Shiek man-flirting or whatever.
Same thing with Ico. Childhood friendships, mature love-based relationships... There aren't enough. And that's how a lot of characters lack depth in games.
Good or decent examples of loving relationships: Ico, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Fallout 3, (I miss your voice, Liam Neeson)
Worse example: Gears of War 2 (Dom is horribly annoying)
Survival-based games don't need love stories, but.. Meh.
Also, too many badasses in gaming. Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, God of War, are just a few titles with lack-luster, tough-guy leading men. Average Joes FTW!
Honestly, I don't care if I'm earth's last hope. I don't care if I'm the only person who can save the world. Why the HELL would I risk my life over and over for nothing? For lifeless people I don't give a dire rat's ass about? I really wish there were mushy romantic moments in games. Zelda, for instance, in Twilight Princess. Why am I saving her? Sure, she's a princess, and Link is a stand-up guy... But they don't really have any true feelings for each other, do they? It's all about duty and crap. At least in Ocarina of Time they had a cute childhood friendship. And Shiek man-flirting or whatever.
Same thing with Ico. Childhood friendships, mature love-based relationships... There aren't enough. And that's how a lot of characters lack depth in games.
Good or decent examples of loving relationships: Ico, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Fallout 3, (I miss your voice, Liam Neeson)
Worse example: Gears of War 2 (Dom is horribly annoying)
Survival-based games don't need love stories, but.. Meh.
Also, too many badasses in gaming. Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, God of War, are just a few titles with lack-luster, tough-guy leading men. Average Joes FTW!
An 18s sticker on the box. I don't have a problen with 18s games but it seems people today think if it's not gory it's not good.
Escort missions. Nothing more fun than having to guard some character you give a rats ass about, usually female, through levels that seem to go on forever, sparingly dotter with checkpoints. Most of the time you also have to deal with crappy AI that makes them walk into your line of fire or straight into the enemies claws. If you're lucky they can one-hit-kill your escortee too.
Unskippable cutscenes. This one is so bad, they actually have a video series about it here on the Escapist. I don't mind long cutscenes if they're pretty, spectactular or provide great story exposition. Then there are those other ones: really long pointless dialogues, slow-ass camera pans and they drag on and on. It's ok the first time, but during second playthroughs make them skippable.
Saving. I want to be able to save anywhere and anytime in a game. This is only really a problem on consoles, but it shouldn't be because the technology is there. I don't mind having to rekill a few guys or walk a few feet, but starting the level over from the beginning is pushing it. Checkpoints and autosave are great, but when I've turned off my console I want to continue straight where I left off next time I play. Really, out of the about 30 titles for PS3 I own, only the Orange Box and Fallout 3 allow this.
Quicktime events AKA press X to win. I'm with Yahtzee on this one. A throwback to interactive movies like Dragons Lair, they can really suck the tempo out of a game, especially when you have to do them over and over ad infinitum. It doesn't make the game cinematic. It needs to go.
Unskippable cutscenes. This one is so bad, they actually have a video series about it here on the Escapist. I don't mind long cutscenes if they're pretty, spectactular or provide great story exposition. Then there are those other ones: really long pointless dialogues, slow-ass camera pans and they drag on and on. It's ok the first time, but during second playthroughs make them skippable.
Saving. I want to be able to save anywhere and anytime in a game. This is only really a problem on consoles, but it shouldn't be because the technology is there. I don't mind having to rekill a few guys or walk a few feet, but starting the level over from the beginning is pushing it. Checkpoints and autosave are great, but when I've turned off my console I want to continue straight where I left off next time I play. Really, out of the about 30 titles for PS3 I own, only the Orange Box and Fallout 3 allow this.
Quicktime events AKA press X to win. I'm with Yahtzee on this one. A throwback to interactive movies like Dragons Lair, they can really suck the tempo out of a game, especially when you have to do them over and over ad infinitum. It doesn't make the game cinematic. It needs to go.
guns that shoot bullets, I want a gun that shoots rubicks cubes at enemies, and upon impact, those rubicks cubes turn into a robot that eats them, then promptly blows up in an explosion of shurikens, broken glass and salt. All while playing 'cactus carnival' at its most up beat parts.
Diabolical, no?
ALSO sausage fests in the army, there are females in the army, and it's OK to allow them into the game, it won't ruin the manlyness of it, I mean, if there aren't then you can assume they are gay, *and I don't think that's what ANY developer is going for...* [small]*has nothing against gays[/small]
uber weapons that are fun to use, but only have like 3 magazines of ammo, If I'm given a portable-orbital-laser that I can guide and roasts enemies like a kilogram of pure sodium in a tub, I want to FUCKING USE IT (looking at you, GeOW) and not save it for a boss fight, then never use it again despite having it in my arsenal.
Diabolical, no?
ALSO sausage fests in the army, there are females in the army, and it's OK to allow them into the game, it won't ruin the manlyness of it, I mean, if there aren't then you can assume they are gay, *and I don't think that's what ANY developer is going for...* [small]*has nothing against gays[/small]
uber weapons that are fun to use, but only have like 3 magazines of ammo, If I'm given a portable-orbital-laser that I can guide and roasts enemies like a kilogram of pure sodium in a tub, I want to FUCKING USE IT (looking at you, GeOW) and not save it for a boss fight, then never use it again despite having it in my arsenal.
Farah from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.L1250 said:
Link may not have been connected to Zelda that much in Twilight Princess, but that was probably because of Ilia, his ACTUAL childhood friend. She's probably the most overt love interest Link has ever had (although that's still not saying much, considering). Although the fan-preferred ship in Twilight Princess is actually Link with Midna.Aqualung said:
You might try Odin Sphere as well. It's a little condensed and the dialogue is a bit narm at times, but, well... it's SWEET. Love is quite a big theme in that game.
Hear hear!NoDamnNames said:
Death to downloadable content!
I find the idea of DLC quite stupid. Basically allowing the developers to say "Fuck it, it's good enough, we'll just finish it later"
Edit: Boring titles. Fallout, really? A nuclear fallout you say? Thanks for that, I really couldn't be bothered to look at the screenshots on the back of the case to find that out. Be more imaginative!
Be like Mirrors Edge! Running between the gloss and the reality, on the mirrors edge, that is a cool title, instead of "Parkour" or "Rooftops"
Women whose only point in the game is to provide some breasts and that you MUST GO SAVE CUZ U LUV HER!!!1!!
Usually they're introduced as someone new- I don't really have a problem with characters already in a relationship, but when they try and create one it usually goes downhill into a testosterone 'LOOK AT THIS WOMAN, AIN'T SHE HAWWWTTT!!!!??' fest.
This annoys me in movies as well.
Usually they're introduced as someone new- I don't really have a problem with characters already in a relationship, but when they try and create one it usually goes downhill into a testosterone 'LOOK AT THIS WOMAN, AIN'T SHE HAWWWTTT!!!!??' fest.
This annoys me in movies as well.