Worst loading screen-tip

[Wormthong]

"if you launch an air strike make sure you are out of the blast radius"
-some game i don't remember the name of

 

[ssgt splatter]

Generally the ones explaining the controls, because they don't change if you remap them. If it doesn't change, then it isn't specific enough to be helpful anyway. (e.g. Press the shoot button to shoot.)


Or- I hate this one...

[HEADING=2]You were killed by a grenade, watch out for the grenade danger indicator.[/HEADING]

Oh yeah, like we are some retarded labrotory monkeys and we don't know that an explosion at our feet was a grenade...ugh!
-OR-
Crouch during firefights, it'll increase your accuracy
-OR- my favorite, headshots kill faster...??????DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shycte]

I wish I could remember the game, but I swear I remember seeing "Tips appear in this space."

Failed tip... xD

 

[wowcrendor]

If you enjoyed playing with someone, add them to your friends list! ... What a helpful tip.

 

[batosai33]

Divine divinity (diablo ripoff) "Kill (character who's name i forgot)'s pigs, he loves that."

another tip is "do not believe everything you read"


Tried it for fun, he kills you.

 

[blunted]

"Smoking is a danger to you and and all around you, be sure to use an ashtray"

(Solid Snake flicking the tip of the cigarette on the floor)

Yeah, but he did have that neat little snuffer where he kept the butts.

Any tip in Dead Rising was impossible to read on my standard def TV.

"Move the analog stick in any direction to move" has always bugged me.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

Rockband. Just wanted to thank them for clarifying that the proper way to pronounce the band "vagiant"'s name more or less rhymes with "defiant".

 

[Sgt Doom]

Generally the ones explaining the controls, because they don't change if you remap them. If it doesn't change, then it isn't specific enough to be helpful anyway. (e.g. Press the shoot button to shoot.)


Or- I hate this one...

[HEADING=2]You were killed by a grenade, watch out for the grenade danger indicator.[/HEADING]

Oh god, not that one. It's especially awful on Veteran where goddamn grenade bouquets land at your feet every other second.

 

[klarr]

"try your best to avoid oncoming fire from enemies." well no SHIT! i thought i was required to run into bullets to win this game!

 

[Kiutu]

Generally the ones explaining the controls, because they don't change if you remap them. If it doesn't change, then it isn't specific enough to be helpful anyway. (e.g. Press the shoot button to shoot.)


Or- I hate this one...

[HEADING=2]You were killed by a grenade, watch out for the grenade danger indicator.[/HEADING]

Atleast you CAN re-map them. I am finding remaping more useful now. I remaped Oblivion to be better (jump to clicking the control stick so i could jump and turn without hassle)
I WANTED to remap FEAR 2's controls but I couldn't which was a pain as the controls between 1 and 2 were needlessly different.They switched slow-mo, med-kit, gun change, grenade throw, and this DID make me die from accidentally throwing a grenade when I wanted to go slow-mo.

 

[Ancalagon]

[HEADING=2]You were killed by a grenade, watch out for the grenade danger indicator.[/HEADING]

I think that the reason that this one is so bad is that it's annoying enough getting killed by a grenade without being told that you've been killed by a grenade immediately afterwards. The 'watch out for the grenade danger indicator' bit is the worst, though: it's basically saying, 'Look, I told you it was there. You could've run away from it. You could've thrown it back. But no, you just stood there. You got what you deserve, you spastic.'

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

I'm pretty sure any game where the "If you were killed by X, try to watch out for Y" pops up during a load after a death is merely taunting me. Evil little programmers. It's funny the first time, but once it happens after that I just want to chuck my controller.

 

[klarr]

Be sure to take a 15 minute break ever hour.

yeah...

oh i remember that one!

 

[sirdanrhodes]

"Is your bassist too loud? Turn it down in the audio menu"

Guitar Hero - Always insulting me!

 

[Starke]

"If you find the game too difficult, turn down the difficulty."

Brilliant guys, brilliant.

 

[Theo Samaritan]

"LOADING So sit down and shuddap!"

Abes Exoddus.

 

[Hedberger]

"Use the controller"

The Adventures of Bayou Billy - NES

 

[DemonI81]

Halo 3
"Network manipulation will get you banned, we know who you are"

Why did I choose this? Because it's complete and utter BS. Bungie rewards the boosters and cheaters by giving them an EXP ban, meaning they can quit out as much as they want when they're losing and not suffer any consequences.

 

[JemJar]

"Got no mates? Play with bots!"

Timesplitters 3 - hated the game, loved the tip.