Bad things in great games: worst you've seen?

Ever had a time where a fantastic game you were playing was abruptly interrupted by something so crap you couldn't take it? I sure have.

I'd have to say the worst thing I've ever seen in a good game, were all the vehicle sections in Mass Effect. I literally rued those things. The first time I entered one on Noveria I had trouble getting the damn thing to go straight, it felt like I was trying to control a wagon being pulled by a stubborn hippo. I finally got through that thing... then screwed up and died. I hadn't saved since before the vehicle section, but I couldn't take it again, so I stopped playing for a good couple weeks...

What's the worst thing you've ever seen in a great game?

I love ME2 but the planet scanner was a pain :?

In Oracle of Ages, that minigame where you had to throw something at a conveyor belt to get a piece of meat (or something...it's hazy now...) stopped me dead in my tracks and I never finished the game because it was so goddamn difficult. Got Oracle of Seasons instead.

The bus level in InFamous, on Hard. Staying alive on top of that thing is hard enough, zapping like 7 different guys shooting RPG's at you all at once is a royal pain. I was so relieved when I beat that level, so I saved, and I quit... the next day, I found out that the game doesn't save mid-mission. FFFFFFUUUUU

The bus level in InFamous, on Hard. Staying alive on top of that thing is hard enough, zapping like 7 different guys shooting RPG's at you all at once is a royal pain. I was so relieved when I beat that level, so I saved, and I quit... the next day, I found out that the game doesn't save mid-mission. FFFFFFUUUUU

KillerWabbit23

That was the one mission i was worried about when I started my second playthrough on hard. Luckily it only took 2 tries.

The only bad thing i can think of in a good game was in MGS3 when Eva got injured. That was a pain especially near the final stretch.

DMC1 when Trish "dies" and Dante goes all emo on you.

"I should have been the one to fill up your dark soul with LIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"

Final Fantasy 10. I find it to be the last truly great FF game, but the laughing scene between Yuna and Tidus would make any person wish he/she was deaf.mo0ksi

[QUOTE="mo0ksi"]Final Fantasy 10. I find it to be the last truly great FF game, but the laughing scene between Yuna and Tidus would make any person wish he/she was deaf.Arach666

Halo 3 - No server browser.

KZ2

[spoiler] Vidari dying at the end [/spoiler]

Hope, Snow, Serah, and Vanille's voice in FFXIII. Lightning and Fang were pretty cool though.

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The bus level in InFamous, on Hard. Staying alive on top of that thing is hard enough, zapping like 7 different guys shooting RPG's at you all at once is a royal pain. I was so relieved when I beat that level, so I saved, and I quit... the next day, I found out that the game doesn't save mid-mission. FFFFFFUUUUU

Console_Gamer93

That was the one mission i was worried about when I started my second playthrough on hard. Luckily it only took 2 tries.

The only bad thing i can think of in a good game was in MGS3 when Eva got injured. That was a pain especially near the final stretch.

that was horrible I just knocked her out and carried her

Ever had a time where a fantastic game you were playing was abruptly interrupted by something so crap you couldn't take it? I sure have.

I'd have to say the worst thing I've ever seen in a good game, were all the vehicle sections in Mass Effect. I literally rued those things. The first time I entered one on Noveria I had trouble getting the damn thing to go straight, it felt like I was trying to control a wagon being pulled by a stubborn hippo. I finally got through that thing... then screwed up and died. I hadn't saved since before the vehicle section, but I couldn't take it again, so I stopped playing for a good couple weeks...

What's the worst thing you've ever seen in a great game?

oldkingallant

I love ME2 but the planet scanner was a pain :?

TheMightyHoov

Oh, and this, too

Most games with escort missions. Resident Evil 4 was the only one that worked because I put Ashley in a dumpster so she wouldn't get killed. More games need dumpsters during escort missions.

I would say something specific, but my mind purged all the bad escorting memories.

Most games with escort missions. Resident Evil 4 was the only one that worked because I put Ashley in a dumpster so she wouldn't get killed. More games need dumpsters during escort missions.

I would say something specific, but my mind purged all the bad escorting memories.

IndianaPwns39

Yes, doing the trader quest in Fable where you have to escort these two traders through, I think Witchwood, every enemy seem to run past me and attack them... such a pain

The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

DMC1 when Trish "dies" and Dante goes all emo on you.

"I should have been the one to fill up your dark soul with LIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"

gunit3000

The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

JordanizPro

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The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

wolverine4262

So true...

Racing in GTAIV. It sucks that one mission FORCES you to

Iraq level in Splinter Cell Conviction. Seriously, this level SUCKS, everything from the gameplay to the presentation to the design of this level is terrible.

Water Temples in any Zelda game are usually really confusing.

[QUOTE="mo0ksi"]Final Fantasy 10. I find it to be the last truly great FF game, but the laughing scene between Yuna and Tidus would make any person wish he/she was deaf.Arach666

Bad Company 2.Every Battlefield game has a frustrating intro period where you don't have all your unlocks, so can't play at your full potential, but BC2 did it the worst. The Recon c1ass starts with a sniper rifle, every other c1ass gets screwed. Assault doesn't get an assault rifle or scope, Medic doesn't get any medical supplies or scope, and Engineer doesn't have vehicle repair or scope. What the hell? Basically, for the first 5 hours for any c1ass other than Recon, expect to get consistently owned, as you don't have any of the stuff you need to even earn points effectively.

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BC2 surprised me in how poorly implemented the unlocks were. It's a great game once you get your first assault rifle, medic paddles, array of engineering gadgets, etc... but man-oh-man is it just a "well I got owned by snipers" fest until then.

I love ME2 but the planet scanner was a pain :?

TheMightyHoov

Bad Company 2.Every Battlefield game has a frustrating intro period where you don't have all your unlocks, so can't play at your full potential, but BC2 did it the worst. The Recon c1ass starts with a sniper rifle, every other c1ass gets screwed. Assault doesn't get an assault rifle or scope, Medic doesn't get any medical supplies or scope, and Engineer doesn't have vehicle repair or scope. What the hell? Basically, for the first 5 hours for any c1ass other than Recon, expect to get consistently owned, as you don't have any of the stuff you need to even earn points effectively.

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BC2 surprised me in how poorly implemented the unlocks were. It's a great game once you get your first assault rifle, medic paddles, array of engineering gadgets, etc... but man-oh-man is it just a "well I got owned by snipers" fest until then.

subrosian

I didn't have that problem at all. Even playing on a couple of my friends' accounts with no unlocks, I was able to get a positive K/D ratio and complete objectives/cap flags.

It just depends on how good you are. Because my friends suck and have a lot of trouble getting kills with bad equipment, but I don't.

Half Life 2's attrocious vehicle segments, and even more lame the puzzles. They were cool and all because it was like "ZOMG PHYSICS" but than it was like "zomg it's a glorified seesaw puzzle again....hooray valve you douches)

Also all of Nintendo's best work with Zelda/Metroid that have that annoying fetch quest at the end. Seriously hate fetch quests.

The Flood in Halo

and if you want something more this year

-the quick time events in Bayonetta. They are aweful
-The homages to CIassic sega arcade games in Bayonetta. Not because of what they are homages to, but the fact that they all drag on too long and over stay their welcome in terms of play
-The mining in Mass Effect 2, so freakin boring.

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

wolverine4262

I love Shadow Of The Colossus, but man is the framerate horrible in that game.

I am a huge Ninja Gaiden fan and love the fast pace gameplay it offers, but the bad camera angle sort of ruin some of the fun for me in this game.

I love Shadow Of The Colossus, but man is the framerate horrible in that game.

Teufelhuhn

The multiplayer in Gears 2. I thought it was fantastic, but the multiplayer steered me and friends away :(

[QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

wolverine4262

what was the worse level in odst?

I would say not being able to play the arbiter in halo 3.

Half Life 2's attrocious vehicle segments

jg4xchamp

I disagree. Love those moments, especially the boat with no gun. Oh memories.

inFAMOUS: The 350 blast shards KIllzone 2: Input lag, and death lag Uncharted 2: Title Update 1.05Darkknight_13x

LOL the death lag in KZ2was bad, I sniped someone in the head only to see him run 10 metres and dies. Also in BFBC2 the teleportation lag, you raninside a build only to reappear in front of the door and get killed, happen so many times. And yea, the one crappy level in all Halo games.

The boat section in Half-Life 2.

The boat section in Half-Life 2.

Vesica_Prime

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

Half Life 2's attrocious vehicle segments

IndianaPwns39

I disagree. Love those moments, especially the boat with no gun. Oh memories.

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"] [QUOTE="IndianaPwns39"]

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Half Life 2's attrocious vehicle segments

Arach666

I disagree. Love those moments, especially the boat with no gun. Oh memories.

That's because you're just an all around horrible person arach :Pjg4xchamp

That...that really hurts my feelings...:cry:

The bus level in InFamous, on Hard. Staying alive on top of that thing is hard enough, zapping like 7 different guys shooting RPG's at you all at once is a royal pain. I was so relieved when I beat that level, so I saved, and I quit... the next day, I found out that the game doesn't save mid-mission. FFFFFFUUUUU

KillerWabbit23

For me? Someone mentioned the stealth dungeon in windwaker, that really killed it for me. Super long stealth sequences in a non stealth game in general are a pain more specifically ones where you cant use weapons. I dont mind little ones or games that give you a choice, but sometimes when its like "Spend the next hour and a half sneaking through here, and no killing." It doesnt make sense to me that i have a sword, i'm going through an area of bad guys, and i cant pick them off as i go through.

Final boss in Uncharted 2

The herding in Red Dead Redemption

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"][QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"][QUOTE="JordanizPro"]

The level Cortana on Halo 3 :?

jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="wolverine4262"] Is it a general rule at bungie that every halo game has to have 1 horrific level? Halo 1 and 2 had the Library, and 3 takes it up a few notches with Cortana.wolverine4262

SMG the levels where you have to throw the bombs to break all the boxes.

RDR [spoiler] The ending when Jack replaces John when he dies. Jack is just a lot more worse than John, and over all is just more unlikeable. He looks dumb. He sounds annoying. Unlike most games, this was a deal breaker. I usually can handle a bad section or two, but this is just awful to me. I planned to play the game past the ending, but not anymore. [/spoiler]