Worst moments in otherwise great games
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The RC sections of any grand theft auto games, Special mention to vice city.
I sucked at these missions, sucked terribly.
In vice city you HAD to complete a few of these to progress the main story-line, hey remember in scarface when tony montana uses rc helicopters to blow up building sites?
Fuck RC sections.
Otherwise, vice city is a masterpiece.
I sucked at these missions, sucked terribly.
In vice city you HAD to complete a few of these to progress the main story-line, hey remember in scarface when tony montana uses rc helicopters to blow up building sites?
Fuck RC sections.
Otherwise, vice city is a masterpiece.
Throw a barrel at him! [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThrowABarrelAtIt] It works, as hectic as it is. And if you brought an EMP grenade or two (you always want to have a few handy in any case), it becomes even more doable.MrHide-Patten said:
Sawtooth Cauldron in Borderlands 2. Most of the time I could accept the procrastination of finding items elsewhere.
I get that it lengthened the game. I had enough when this section rolled around, it was just too much.
The pool level in Spec Ops: The Line. Felt like it was wasting a huge amount of time.
I get that it lengthened the game. I had enough when this section rolled around, it was just too much.
The pool level in Spec Ops: The Line. Felt like it was wasting a huge amount of time.
Psychonaughts, Meat Circus. I think there is no greater example for having an exponential difficulty curve than this game. All of the broken parts of the game get exemplified here. Raz takes for-flipping-ever to climb and grab onto ropes all the while you're getting pelted by flaming darts. And the escort stuff with the dagger-men and the whining kid version of Coach Oleander.
Boost Guardian in Metroid Prime 2. At its point in the game he's hard in comparison to everything else because he ricochet's off a circular wall in random directions. And it's really random because he's not reflecting off of the surface at the same angle he came in at. And getting hit with him takes out a whopping 25 energy out of your energy tanks which hold 100 at a time (and you have 4 of them). On top of battling in a poisonous atmosphere he's just a big break in the flow of difficulty in that game.
Boost Guardian in Metroid Prime 2. At its point in the game he's hard in comparison to everything else because he ricochet's off a circular wall in random directions. And it's really random because he's not reflecting off of the surface at the same angle he came in at. And getting hit with him takes out a whopping 25 energy out of your energy tanks which hold 100 at a time (and you have 4 of them). On top of battling in a poisonous atmosphere he's just a big break in the flow of difficulty in that game.
I thought of another one- the whole boat graveyard/ pirate section of Uncharted 3. Partly because of all the swimming, partly because it goes on for aaaages, partly because it is the least interesting environment in the story (everything's grey and brown!), but mostly because it has no right being there. Supposedly that whole section was written before ND had even finished designing the story and once they actually sorted the rest of the story out they realised they hadn't used it yet so they just levered it into the middle. Regardless of the truth of that story that's absolutely how it plays.
- Another vote for Bed of Chaos from Dark Souls. Everytime I think about replaying this game this one Boss fight instantly has me reconsidering. I fucking hate it so so so so much.
- The Triforce hunt and the Boss cram session right before the Ganon fight in Wind Waker. Both are hyper annoying padding that nearly make the game crash and burn right before the finish.
- The Triforce hunt and the Boss cram session right before the Ganon fight in Wind Waker. Both are hyper annoying padding that nearly make the game crash and burn right before the finish.
The ending of Thomas Was Alone ruined it for me. Not necessarily just the exposition after the final level, but the last handful of levels were just a complete slog with hardly any narrative significance. It also didn't help that the aforementioned post-game exposition had about as much closure as Mass Effect 3.
Half-Life 2: You're not going to get to proceed unless you step inside the coffin.
BigBad: "Ha ha, I can't believe you were so foolish as to step inside the coffin!"
...I've ranted about this before. Devs: Do not give us only one choice to proceed and then have someone call us an idiot for doing it. Just don't. Ever.
Gun: Having spent the whole game doing headshots, you now face a boss who is immune to them. Because he wears armor. That does not cover his head. Instead you have to cause steam geysers to erupt by shooting dynamite that the boss throws at you... Sometimes, you change-up things just for change's sake, what you come up with is dumb.
Warhammer 40K Space Marine: "That's right, you're a SPACE MARINE! Your guns are pathetic compared to your melee weapons! Go on, get in there! Mix it up! Tear those orcs a new one!... All right, boys, release the suicide bombers!"
BigBad: "Ha ha, I can't believe you were so foolish as to step inside the coffin!"
...I've ranted about this before. Devs: Do not give us only one choice to proceed and then have someone call us an idiot for doing it. Just don't. Ever.
Gun: Having spent the whole game doing headshots, you now face a boss who is immune to them. Because he wears armor. That does not cover his head. Instead you have to cause steam geysers to erupt by shooting dynamite that the boss throws at you... Sometimes, you change-up things just for change's sake, what you come up with is dumb.
Warhammer 40K Space Marine: "That's right, you're a SPACE MARINE! Your guns are pathetic compared to your melee weapons! Go on, get in there! Mix it up! Tear those orcs a new one!... All right, boys, release the suicide bombers!"
I enjoyed the boss rush. The Triforce quest was a little annoying at times, but it never ruined the game for me.Pink Gregory said:
OT: The Harp performance heart piece and Dodoh's heart piece mini games in Zelda: Skyward Sword. I hate getting those so much. Also having to fight the Imprisoned boss battle three times, and probably more if you want the Hylian Shield.
Any parts in Pokemon games where you have to cross long stretches of water by surfing. It's boring, and it takes forever unless you use repels.
The flood level in High Charity in Halo 3, I don't mind Flood levels, but I hate that one with a passion.
Mister Francis York Morgan's rape smile...
It still haunts me...
Also that bit where you have to chase that fucking dog...
It still haunts me...
Also that bit where you have to chase that fucking dog...