Worst vehicles in gaming

[Raggedstar]

Anyone who recognizes this image knows my pain.

All the cars in Jak 3 for the PS2 (remember them)? How they were mandatory for about 45 per cent of the missions and flew into thr air if it hit a dune...which were everywhere...because it was in a desert! It made the racing missions tooth-pullingly frustrating, because it was mostly up to luck as to whether my buggy tipped or not. They did look cool though.
Also, Mako for the win.

i remember the vehicles in Jak 3 where resoundingly rubbish.
But to be honest, it seems 80% of helicopters ever seen i na game get shot down, with at least 70% of those going into a tailspin before crashing/exploding/explocrashing.

Triple ninja'd on the same page? Man, not my day.

The Dune Hopper was a neat idea (platforming with a car), but it was really wonky.

But ya, those were the worst vehicles I have ever driven in a game. I could be driving in a straight line on flat ground and then spin out of control without even touching the stick. I golded the solo-race in that game twice (because first time didn't save). After doing that, I'm cheating and glitching my orbs to avoid driving those wretched cars again. The zoomers weren't angels, but DAMN! And that is the #1 reason why I don't play Jak X.

Not to mention the vehicles made up a HUGE chunk of missions that could've been spent platforming (remember, this IS a platformer). Seriously, you get next to no platforming until the 1/3 point.

EDIT:
Captcha: Hands Down
Hands down indeed!

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

the crappy mule thing in read dead multiplayer.the horse was bad enough but this thing was just taking the piss.

*slaps across the face with a stolen glove* You will NOT speak ill of the most majestic donkey mankind has ever known. you can find my gamertag on my profile. I challenge you to a duel for the donkey's honor.

Anyway, my bid for worst vehicle would have to be Schpeltiger from No More Heroes.

 

[Nazulu]

I hated this PoS.

Was that on console or computer? Cause I found it really smooth on my PC. It couldn't have been any better actually.

OT: I don't know if this will count but I found the horse in Shadow Of The Colossus to be very painful if you want to steer with accuracy. If they didn't put the invisable rails on the bridges, I would of dropped of at least 50 times.

 

[bigfatcarp93]

While I'm sure this has been said...

that FUCKING MAKO.

 

[sabercrusader]

Well, there was that OP'd to hell and back tank in CoD:WaW multiplayer.

The Mongoose wasn't really bad, you just needed the knowledge to use the thing to it's full potential, on a plus side, it was fun as hell to ride around the map in that thing.

I actually thought the Mako wasn't THAT bad, just rough around the edges. If they'd kept it after ME1 and worked on it, I believe it could have been really good.

 

[Scow2]

While I'm sure this has been said...

that FUCKING MAKO.

The Mako was awesome, especially on Virmire. The only place I've EVER had a problem with it was that one "Destroy the Geth outpost" mission, but that's because taking out a well-fortified area in the middle of a craggy valley with no visibility against a live Geth Colossus was was a pain-in-the-ass. Had to snipe the Rocket Troopers and Snipers from foot before running over the Colossus in the Mako and shooting it with the big gun, then running away before Geth Prime and his lackeys roasted the craft.

 

[Chunga the Great]

Helicopters (Battlefield series).

They are slow enough to take care of AA and to be hit by jets. Sometimes it's preferable to ram your jet into one than trying to use your guns in it. Missiles? Forget it. The helicopter recharges the flares too fast.

I don't hate piloting them, I hate having to fight them.

Now the VTOL in Crysis, on the other hand, handled abominably.

I have the be the only human to have found that VTOL sequence easy.

The choppers in BF2 where far better and far harder to kill. So yeah they had to balance that one out.

Did have little problem with VTOL but after figuring out that not driving over the Tornado it worked just fine.

Have to say GTA4, hardly any break power in any of the vehicle and you would slide across the street.

I fondly remember using an LMG (and nothing else!) to kill a chopper in the Vietnam expansion to BC2. My friend beat that though, by bringing one down with a pistol.

Those things were made out of paper.

Agreed. I'm glad they went back to the Battlefield 2 style helicopters although I do miss the AT4 from BC2

OT: The Mako. So. Fucking. Awful.

 

[Lugbzurg]

If you want to talk about turning don't hate on the Slick Star (It's my favorite). It can take corners nicely and get a full boost as well if you plan the turn ahead of time. You should be yelling at the Formula Star though that thing can turn 5deg. left or right in about 10 minutes (minimum). Also why would you want to STOP in a racing game?

It really shouldn't have to be so excessive with the effort to do something that's normally so split-second. Plus, you may want to stop to boost. Not to mention, there's plenty you do in that game besides racing. Let's not forget City Trial, and its various arena games.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I hated this PoS.

I always liked that craft. Although it was more the Civil Protection units that kept on rappelling in front of it and flat-lining that I enjoyed.

The ME2 Hammerhead on the other-hand was a wannabe tank with paper mache armour with a crap armament. The lack of save points didn't do it any favours either.

 

[daedalus9973]

The Mako was the go kart everyone wanted when they were little and it was perfect in the way that no matter what you did it never flipped. Nothing beats going all Dukes of Hazard in a car with a cannon on it

 

[ResonanceSD]

Anything you find in Crysis. Seriously, what the nutters.

 

[1nfinite_Cros5]

I actually quite like the vehicles from the Mass Effect games. They have their share of problems, but I'm glad I operated them. I'm not getting the hate for the Hammerhead. That thing was a blast to drive. Because it was so weak? Well, if you played quickly and smartly, you can actually avoid most projectiles.

Anyways, the worst vehicles are the ones where you can only turn by looking in a direction. Those controls are always balls. This is basic stuff: You look around your vehicle to check your surroundings because you are going fast, not to speed into the nearest enemy or wall. I was nearly turned off from the rest of the Gears of war 2 campaign, the only game in the series I actually enjoyed, because of its shitty look-to-turn handling.

Why did I have to drive AND fire the attached gun at the same time? Last I checked, I had 3 other buddies with me, one of which is a mechanic and is fixing the vehicle as it gets damaged, so he has an excuse, but what about the other two sitting on their lazy asses?

Long story short: Leave the turning controls on the left analog stick and accelerate/reverse with the shoulder buttons to, you know, simulate how driving really is!

 

[Dfskelleton]

Every vehicle in Deadly Premonition. Controlling York on foot was sort of clunky, but it was bearable. Driving, on the other hand, was like trying to control a block of lead on a trycicle. Not only that, but it had vehicle integrity and gas, of all things. So, if you bumped into too many things (which you will), or you drove for too long (which you will), then the vehicle ceases to work and the game scolds you and then the FBI remotely docks your pay for being a horrible driver.
Don't get me wrong; I love Deadly Premonition. It just has a LOT of technical flaws.

 

[DigitalAtlas]

Triple ninja'd on the same page? Man, not my day.

The Dune Hopper was a neat idea (platforming with a car), but it was really wonky.

But ya, those were the worst vehicles I have ever driven in a game. I could be driving in a straight line on flat ground and then spin out of control without even touching the stick. I golded the solo-race in that game twice (because first time didn't save). After doing that, I'm cheating and glitching my orbs to avoid driving those wretched cars again. The zoomers weren't angels, but DAMN! And that is the #1 reason why I don't play Jak X.

Not to mention the vehicles made up a HUGE chunk of missions that could've been spent platforming (remember, this IS a platformer). Seriously, you get next to no platforming until the 1/3 point.

EDIT:
Captcha: Hands Down
Hands down indeed!

The neat idea was done better in Banjo N' Kazooie: Nuts N Bolts.

I had fun with them, but they were horrible. Some of them were never meant to be used, ever.

Indeed. I'm not the biggest Jak 3 fan for that reason as well as the way it repeated and over-used levels. One of my favorite franchises, but Jak 3 was the let down to me. Honestly though, PLAY JAK X. They got it right.

 

[repeating integers]

Helicopters (Battlefield series).

They are slow enough to take care of AA and to be hit by jets. Sometimes it's preferable to ram your jet into one than trying to use your guns in it. Missiles? Forget it. The helicopter recharges the flares too fast.

I don't hate piloting them, I hate having to fight them.

Well, an average player in a helicopter isn't so bad, but a good player is just unstoppable, especially as they can go back to the base and regenerate all the heli health.

I once took down a helicopter with the medic's light machine gun. He came straight at me firing rockets and I held my ground and unloaded into the cockpit. shot the pilot before he managed to hit me. That was awesome. EDIT: Oh no, my badass story has been ninja'd by another player. Now I don't feel as special

You see, you shot the pilot to death, not the helicopter. On both the occasions I mentioned, we were shooting the helicopter itself.

 

[evilneko]

I don't get some people's problems with the Saints Row 2 cars... some of them were bad, usually the ones on the extreme ends, but most were fine... and I was playing the PC port.

Re: Mako

*sigh* No one appreciates the work involved in that thing.

I guess this isn't a good time to say I cheered when the thing got smashed at the end...