SubJeff on 16/10/2009 at 02:13
Quote Posted by Ulukai
Having to return to the start point of a mission/challenge after you failed it... ...I'm pleased to say GTA has long since learned the lesson.
Errr, where? Its still in GTA4 and damned annoying it is too.
Wormrat on 16/10/2009 at 02:27
In Vice City there would be a taxi waiting near the hospital or police station if you died / got busted on a mission, but San Andreas ditched it... so... maybe they learned their lesson, then forgot it again.
Taffer36 on 16/10/2009 at 06:24
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Errr, where? Its still in GTA4 and damned annoying it is too.
In Lost and Damned you get mid-mission checkpoints.
Andarthiel on 16/10/2009 at 06:49
One that really irks me is games where you can only save at certain points and checkpoints. It's just so frustrating having to get to a certain area or beat a certain boss or *shudder even backtrack all the way to a save point just to save your game. I should be able to save when I want and wherever I want.
henke on 16/10/2009 at 07:00
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Errr, where? Its still in GTA4 and damned annoying it is too.
Nope, what Ulu is talking about isn't there. You can check your cellphone right after you get fail the mission to redo it right away.
bleaksand on 16/10/2009 at 15:07
I'd like to submit my latest pet-peeve to this list.
Exaggerated gesticulating during cut-scenes … Ugh!
Having the "Big-bad-crazy-guy" pacing furiously and waving his arms about during his "This-is-why-I-must-destroy-it-all" speech is clichéd and comical. Games with half-decent character models and half-decent voice actors need not resort to this … gimmick … ever.
Aerothorn on 16/10/2009 at 18:36
Oh - this is a minor one, but forced subtitles. For whatever reasons, there are some games that have subtitles forced on despite being in English. If I speak the language, I don't need subtitles!
driver on 16/10/2009 at 18:48
Quote Posted by Rufus
This is also annoying (makes me want to hit the crap out of the game producers): Agressive computer help.
On a simliar note: Tutorials or pop-up help
that won't go away. FEAR 2 suffered from this. For the duration of the game, whenever I walked up to a door a note would appear telling me to PRESS E TO OPEN DOOR.
I FUCKING KNOW. I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE PAST 4 HOURS:edit:
Almost forgot: Player character idiocy during cut secenes.
Why is it that the moment you lose control of your character, they invariably do something stupid? Generally in a ham-fisted way of advancing the plot.
june gloom on 16/10/2009 at 21:32
Quote Posted by driver
On a simliar note: Tutorials or pop-up help
that won't go away. FEAR 2 suffered from this. For the duration of the game, whenever I walked up to a door a note would appear telling me to PRESS E TO OPEN DOOR.
I FUCKING KNOW. I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE PAST 4 HOURSFEAR 1 had it too.
Brian The Dog on 16/10/2009 at 22:11
Mentioned earlier, but the inability to save your game wherever you want. There'd better be a REALLY good gameplay reason for it, and max 5 minutes between savable locations. Many people wouldn't even be that generous!
Also, games that do not let you re-configure your controls. Fortunately I haven't come across one of those for many years now, but I'm guessing there may be some still out there...
