Nitpicks that ruin games for you

Are there popular games that everyone loves that you just can't like yourself because of some fatal flaw?

There sure are for me.


For instance, Killzone 2 is ruined for me because of button lag. Drives me so nuts, that I won't buy the game until I have some hard evidence that they've fixed it.

And Super Smash Bros Brawl - I was so excited for this game - until I realized the online was practically unplayable, that the game's physics are totally wonkey, and to top it all off, it doesn't matter how good at the game you get becuase there are random elements - namely tripping - that you can't turn off.

So much potential lost, IMO.

Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?AlexSays

Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?AlexSays

EDIT: after playing KZ2 for a couple of months, then going back to WaW and CoD4, it's safe to say that I'm officially through with KZ2. The controls are simply too unresponsive for me. CoD's are perfect imo :D

No world maps in JRPGs...

No world maps in JRPGs...

Aljosa23

Pop-ins. I was all excited to play Crisis at first, pop it in, and I was amazed...then I actually started to move around.

I beat the game once and had np with lag what i remember, first time i hear about this.

[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

No world maps in JRPGs...

TheElfChild

I beat the game once and had np with lag what i remember, first time i hear about this.

aroxx_ab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iFiLK8VVw

This video demonstrates it really well. Watch this guy's fingers and how the screen reacts to the button pushes. He also demonstrates the button input time in the XMB as a comparison.

If you don't notice the Button lag, then fine, buy Killzone 2 and enjoy it. For me, it's gamebreaking.

[QUOTE="TheElfChild"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

No world maps in JRPGs...

Aljosa23

I dont get what you mean. LO had a world map, you even fly and go underwater eventually.

DMC3's checkpoint/progression system. I like playing the game (lot of fun), I like a fair challenge (boy was it good and intense) , but I don't want to be heavily penalised if I'm not great at the game and die often when I come to the bosses or whatever. I don't want to replay huge chunks of the game or restart an entire level over. That's not for me.

DMC3's checkpoint/progression system. I like playing the game (lot of fun), I like a fair challenge (boy was it good and intense) , but I don't want to be heavily penalised if I'm not great at the game and die often when I come to the bosses or whatever. I don't want to replay huge chunks of the game or restart an entire level over. That's not for me.

Nike_Air

I generally like games less that don't have a quick save option. I also dislike games that don't let me change the difficulty mid game.

depending on others online i hear they are coming out with another FF online game and if i have to get together another 18 people to get a freakin item im gonna kill someone i dont get along with people so i never had any friends lolbayareahusla

I know it isn't very popular, but repetitive objectives ruined De Blob for me.

Right, button lag. About a 1/2 second delay, talk about minor. I'd rather go play "twitch" shooter in which it's SO easy to aim because the game does it for you, no classes, just cluttered run n gun mess. No teamwork, FTW!:roll:

[QUOTE="bayareahusla"]depending on others online i hear they are coming out with another FF online game and if i have to get together another 18 people to get a freakin item im gonna kill someone i dont get along with people so i never had any friends lolTheElfChild

Right, button lag. About a 1/2 second delay, talk about minor. I'd rather go play "twitch" shooter in which it's SO easy to aim because the game does it for you, no classes, just cluttered run n gun mess. No teamwork, FTW!:roll:

NYrockinlegend

Dead Risings save system and time limit.

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Right, button lag. About a 1/2 second delay, talk about minor. I'd rather go play "twitch" shooter in which it's SO easy to aim because the game does it for you, no classes, just cluttered run n gun mess. No teamwork, FTW!:roll:

TheElfChild

Crappy checkpoint and save systems like in Dead Rising and Far Cry 2.

Crappy checkpoint and save systems like in Dead Rising and Far Cry 2.

SOedipus

L4Ds strong reliance on co-op makes public VS matches pretty much unplayable. Yet it is because of co-op that the game is good.

Games with unbearable difficulty. I like a challenge, but there's such thing as the game being so frustrating and difficult that I feel like putting down the game for awhile or giving up altogether. NYrockinlegend

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?TheElfChild

That is a huge exaggeration. The lag was measured at 4 frames.

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[QUOTE="AlexSays"]Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?Mordred19

That is a huge exaggeration. The lag was measured at 4 frames.

Didint they release a patch that fixed the tiny button lag.

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[QUOTE="TheElfChild"] Try the demo. It's on there. The game doesn't register that you've pushed ANY button until your finger is well off the controller.

finalfantasy94

That is a huge exaggeration. The lag was measured at 4 frames.

Didint they release a patch that fixed the tiny button lag.

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?TheElfChild

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[QUOTE="Mordred19"]

That is a huge exaggeration. The lag was measured at 4 frames.

TheElfChild

Didint they release a patch that fixed the tiny button lag.

[QUOTE="TheElfChild"]

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?Messiahbolical-

Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?AlexSays

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?coltsfan4ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iFiLK8VVw

Watch this vid. Watch the comparison between KZ2 and the XMB. There's lag for ALL inputs. Even in the menus.

As I said before, if you don't notice it, then fine, pay them money and enjoy the game. As for me, it's a game breaker.

[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"][QUOTE="TheElfChild"] Try the demo. It's on there. The game doesn't register that you've pushed ANY button until your finger is well off the controller.TheElfChild

They fixed it with a patch like a week after it came out...

[QUOTE="coltsfan4ever"]

[QUOTE="AlexSays"]Oh great, I was just about to buy Killzone 2. What button lag?TheElfChild

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iFiLK8VVw

Watch this vid. Watch the comparison between KZ2 and the XMB. There's lag for ALL inputs. Even in the menus.

As I said before, if you don't notice it, then fine, pay them money and enjoy the game. As for me, it's a game breaker.