renegadepoint
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Post by renegadepoint on Jun 25, 2011 2:52:50 GMT 1
Escort missions. Seems like every games has at least one and they're all terrible and take a minimum of 3 tries the first time around.
Getting low level items when you're a really high level. And trash items like the Phoenix Armor in ME1. Why give me something useless?
Desert landscapes. Fallout 3 got away with it (sort of) by filling it full of neat stuff to explore. I was finding hidden caves and holes 6 months after my first playthrough. But it ruined Borderlands. I was so sick of sand and trash I could barely finish it.
Totally useless party members (Kaiden)... Pick a spec or gtfo n00b.
Overly sexualized (See also: skanky) female characters. Whats wrong with a plane Jane? Or like, a single mother? Something normal and relatable? No, every female has to be a slave or a whore. Its so tiring.
Stereotypes. Like Coal Train in Gears of War. Or the black guy from FFVII (I think is name was Mr. T). Movies have done that to death we don't need it in games thanks.
Elves, or hippy super liberal equivalent. If you're going to do that give me the option to antagonize them or shoot them. Obviously the extreme right wing neo-nazis make better enemies but they're both just as bad if you think about it.
Loading screens. They exist because they must but I still don't like them.
Sirens and other annoying sound effects. If I have to mute the TV to play the game you 'F'd up.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Jun 25, 2011 10:12:53 GMT 1
But dude...the black characters are AWESOME! Imagine a party member like Sam Jackson on your group, you would be out there kicking ass!
TBH I only liked one type of a escort quest, and that's when your escort can actually take care of himself. The battle for undercity for WoW on the Horde side is my fav quest because you get to fight alongside Warchief Thrall and Sylvanas...Well before they had to cut that out in Cataclysm.
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Goddamnit!
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Post by Mister Buch on Jun 25, 2011 18:01:58 GMT 1
That Mr T bit cracked me up.
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renegadepoint
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Post by renegadepoint on Jun 25, 2011 21:55:18 GMT 1
But dude...the black characters are AWESOME! Imagine a party member like Sam Jackson on your group, you would be out there kicking ass! Well Samuel L Jackson isn't really a black stereotype. He's Samuel L Jackson. And every thing he touches turns to gold. I guess that one is debatable, and its not that common in video games. I just hope it stays that way. Though I fear Coal Train (even his name is vaguely racist) might be a precursor to a new, ridiculous, trend. Although I have no evidence to support that theory. Especially since the two games I referenced are like a decade apart.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Jun 25, 2011 22:16:35 GMT 1
Jacob has the priiiize?
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Roman Candle
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Post by Roman Candle on Jun 25, 2011 22:48:37 GMT 1
Though I fear Coal Train (even his name is vaguely racist) might be a precursor to a new, ridiculous, trend. He may be a ridiculous character, but his name is actually pretty awesome (it's Cole, fortunately, not Coal). Who wouldn't love a character named after this man? But I totally agree with you on your points. Especially loading screens.
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Post by Clint Johnston on Jun 26, 2011 2:02:41 GMT 1
I hate Witcher 2's save system, since I'm going to fill up my computer with saves and I can't save over or delete them. (I'm a paranoid guy who saves at every new door...)
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Post by Mr. Glow on Jun 26, 2011 3:23:49 GMT 1
I had the misfortune of being made to play the first Gears of War game by a friend. I mean, Jesus, never has a game ate quite so much and still been lauded so highly...
That Coltrane guy, though, he sure was ridiculous. Like, almost this ridiculous:
At the very least, though, Jacob wasn't really a racial stereotype/offensive character. No, he was far too bland for that. Far too bland.
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Roman Candle
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Post by Roman Candle on Jun 26, 2011 5:13:18 GMT 1
Karma point for the Arrested Development link. Awesome!
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Post by jklinders on Jun 26, 2011 13:58:50 GMT 1
I hate Witcher 2's save system, since I'm going to fill up my computer with saves and I can't save over or delete them. (I'm a paranoid guy who saves at every new door...) Seconded, manually deleting saves should not be necessary. I think the next patch will fix it.
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renegadepoint
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Post by renegadepoint on Jun 26, 2011 18:37:41 GMT 1
At the very least, though, Jacob wasn't really a racial stereotype/offensive character. No, he was far too bland for that. Far too bland. Yeah, he's the extreme opposite. Which isn't good either. I was at least hoping for a hostile moment with Miranda. But he's all "Its cool your banging my ex. Your a better man then I and I accept it." NO ONE would take that situation so well. I don't care if the galaxy is in danger. Not even a snaky comment under his breath? At least his dad knew how to party.
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Post by docfronkensteen on Jun 28, 2011 2:25:17 GMT 1
I'm doing a second playthrough of ME1, and have been reminded that the PC port is possibly the buggiest game I've ever played. I'm currently stuck in a room with a door that won't let me out, and I've been stuck in an elevator 3 times since I started playing yesterday. The only solution is to go back to your last save, which currently sucks because the glitch happens every time I load. I guess I'm loosing 2 hours of gameplay by going back to an even older save.
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Post by jklinders on Jun 28, 2011 2:28:26 GMT 1
Lemme guess, Noveria right? I ****ing hate that ****ing planet for just that reason.
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renegadepoint
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Post by renegadepoint on Jun 28, 2011 3:02:48 GMT 1
Lemme guess, Noveria right? I ****ing hate that ****ing planet for just that reason. Yeah, the consent reminder that the tram is down and blah blah blah doesn't help.
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Roman Candle
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Post by Roman Candle on Jun 28, 2011 3:16:21 GMT 1
But Noveria was my favorite part of Mock Effect!
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