Friday, September 30, 2011

Things I Hate About Games

In no particular order of loathing..

Cut Scenes
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Boss Fights
I don't remember a boss fight that wasn't an experience in button mashing frustration. Not since Bowser
Collecting
Picking up audio logs, journal entries, diary pages, tape spools or whatever random miscellaneous crap they are using to string together narrative? Boring.. In fact, any narrative device other than actual gameplay? Boring
Side Quests
I am irresistibly compelled to take these on ad infinitum... Until the point that my in-game to-do list is longer and generates more personal stress than my actual real-life to-do list

Hacking Mini Games*
Let me get this straight, in order to access this secure computer network, I need to win a game of Pipe Mania?

(* With the possible exception of the hacking mini games in Sly Cooper for PS2, which are awesome)

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