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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Dec 2, 2009 0:00:29 GMT -5
Not specific to any ONE game, but...
I absolutely loathe the proliferation of Space Marines in videogames, especially FPS, these days. They all look the same, sound the same, have the same dialogue, and teams of them follow the same personality, ethnic, and backstory make-up. It's just played out, is all.
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Post by Drink Up Me Cider on Dec 2, 2009 0:02:40 GMT -5
Still hating Final Fantasy XII and also I'm pissed off at some games I've bought recently with NO replay value, apart from playing the core game again. Batman Arkham Asylum being the biggest let down, the game is incredibly linear now that I think about it.
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Post by laughytaffy on Dec 2, 2009 12:02:38 GMT -5
THE DOUCHENOZZLE FORMAT IS NOT ONLY ENCOURAGED, IT'S ALLOWED.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Dec 2, 2009 13:20:38 GMT -5
Game: Dragon Age Origins Douchenozzle: Morrigan Why: Bitch won't f*** me anymore. Let me guess, you slept with one of the other party members too?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2009 13:27:29 GMT -5
Game:Left 4 Dead 2
Douchenozzle:Common Infected Reason:I'm five feet away from the safe room and a spitter just spat at me but I should make it OH NO! A COMMON INFECTED SLAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER NOW I'VE CONTRACTED POLIO AND CAN'T MOVE so the Spitter shit kills me
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
Unique and Special Snowflake, and a pants-less heathen.
Perpetually Constipated
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 2, 2009 14:08:46 GMT -5
Game: Super Mario Galaxy
Douchenozzle: Any level with any comet
Why?
I play to have fun and do stupid things... not throw my controllers in rage because I got 99/100 coins on a timed level where you are on a moving platform and if you don't time everything perfectly you die (because for some reason, missing a single purple coin causes Mario to commit suicide or something) and you realize you just wasted 5 minutes X 1000.
I understand the concept of challenge in a game... but then make it so unlocking Luigi (which doubles the content of the game) doesn't take a 100% perfect run-through with Mario.
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Post by Psy on Dec 2, 2009 14:22:15 GMT -5
Game: Every MMO except WoW Douchenozzles: Every player who has to compare/bitch about/talk about WoW in every MMO except WoW, usually in inappropriate chat channels.
Game: WAR Douchenozzles: Idiots who refuse to learn how to play and thus bring down your entire side. For example, there's a scenario which is a capture the flag scenario - not "Pick-up-the-flag-then-run-around-with-it-because-you-don't-know-where-to-capture-it-at-because-you-don't-know-how-to-read-chat-and-you-were-too-stupid-to-read-the-instructions-at-the-load-screen".
Game: Monopoly Douchenozzle: The Thimble.
It knows what it did.
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Push R Truth
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Unique and Special Snowflake, and a pants-less heathen.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 2, 2009 14:28:43 GMT -5
Game: Monopoly Douchenozzle: The Thimble. It knows what it did. What did the Thimble ever do to you!!?!?!? I always hated that bastard Top-Hat.
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Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Dec 2, 2009 14:40:38 GMT -5
Game: Monopoly Douchenozzle: The Thimble. It knows what it did. What did the Thimble ever do to you!!?!?!? I always hated that bastard Top-Hat. What did the top-hat ever do to you!!?!?!? I thought everybody acknowledged it's greatness and have put it on their heads at least once. Game: NSMB Wii Douchenozzle: {Spoiler}Having to get every last damn coin in each world so you can play world 9
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Jay Peas 42
El Dandy
Totally flips out ALL the time.
Is looking forward to a Nation of Domination Kwannza Special.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Dec 2, 2009 14:53:01 GMT -5
Not specific to any ONE game, but... I absolutely loathe the proliferation of Space Marines in videogames, especially FPS, these days. They all look the same, sound the same, have the same dialogue, and teams of them follow the same personality, ethnic, and backstory make-up. It's just played out, is all. The problem is that FSP really only have two settings, Kill Nazis and Kill Aliens. There aren't many other formats where you can kill unlimited numbers of the enemy. And until somebody realizes you can kill Orcs via the wiimote, the genre is at a standstill. So, Space Marines it is. It's not like they haven't been a part of games since the 1980s.
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darthalexander
Hank Scorpio
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Post by darthalexander on Dec 2, 2009 15:34:40 GMT -5
I don't mean to be a dick, but how can anyone be scared of a videogame???
The only thing really bothering me now is some of the games I've been dying to get - Bioshock 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, etc have been delayed.
EDIT - there is actually one thing that bothers me and it's the games coming from Japan where they kind of got really iffy voice acting. They go for this weird "American Tough Guy" form of speech but it comes off so wrong. The Resident Evil animated movie had tons of it and you can hear some of it in the preview for the new Final Fantasy game. It sounds like someone doing really bad 80s action film fanfic.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Dec 2, 2009 16:21:24 GMT -5
Generic Problems in Gaming.....
1. Not every hero needs "Mad Crazy Parkour Skillz", when it's done well it's damn entertaining, but when it's done poorly, it looks like you just stole another game's gimmick.
2. Prototype is a Next-Gen, unliscenced version of Hulk Ultimate Destruction......Had no one told me that, I never would have played it.
3. Achievements are the best bad idea in gaming in a LONG time. But they need to be well....achievements. Basic Playthru stuff isn't achievement worthy, but then again neither is pointless minutiae. There needs to be a fine line.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 2, 2009 16:58:39 GMT -5
Not specific to any ONE game, but... I absolutely loathe the proliferation of Space Marines in videogames, especially FPS, these days. They all look the same, sound the same, have the same dialogue, and teams of them follow the same personality, ethnic, and backstory make-up. It's just played out, is all. Marvel should sue them all for ripping off Cable. and Marvel comics should be sued by the guys who made Duke Nukem for making Cable.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 2, 2009 16:59:55 GMT -5
Game: Monopoly Douchenozzle: The Thimble. It knows what it did. What did the Thimble ever do to you!!?!?!? I always hated that bastard Top-Hat. f*** the Shoe
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Dec 2, 2009 17:04:01 GMT -5
Game:Every 360 game ever.
Douchenozzle: The Achievement Bubble
Reason: So I just spent 30 minutes fighting my way through hoards of enemy, killing thousands, saving my friends, getting the girl...only to have the mood or end movie ruined by that annoying ass sound and giant "Acheivement "Who gives a flying f***?" Unlocked" all over my screen.
Acheivements are just a way to get people to play short games over and over again. Lazyness.
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 2, 2009 17:35:05 GMT -5
Game: Super Mario 64
Douchenozzle: The Cool, Cool Mountain level
Reason: That one star in said Cool, Cool Mountain level that I can NEVER figure out how to get by myself. And I'm trying to 100% the game.
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Malcolm
Grimlock
Wanted something done about the color of his ring.
May contain ADHD
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Post by Malcolm on Dec 2, 2009 17:39:22 GMT -5
Game: Super Mario 64 Douchenozzle: The Cool, Cool Mountain level Reason: That one star in said Cool, Cool Mountain level that I can NEVER figure out how to get by myself. And I'm trying to 100% the game. Which star would that be? I've already gotten all the stars in that level.
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 2, 2009 17:47:16 GMT -5
Game: Super Mario 64 Douchenozzle: The Cool, Cool Mountain level Reason: That one star in said Cool, Cool Mountain level that I can NEVER figure out how to get by myself. And I'm trying to 100% the game. Which star would that be? I've already gotten all the stars in that level. It's the "Snowman's lost his head" star. Everytime the giant snowball follows me to the snowman's head it rolls off the edge of the level. I've tried pretty much everything but...no dice.
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Jay Peas 42
El Dandy
Totally flips out ALL the time.
Is looking forward to a Nation of Domination Kwannza Special.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Dec 2, 2009 17:51:58 GMT -5
When used games cost as much as new games. I was at Gamespot the other day, and saw Battlefront 2 for the PS2 for $19.00. Knowing that game was one of the few good Star Wars Games, it should only cost 20 bucks new. And it did.
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Post by Firearm: Supposed Big Deal on Dec 2, 2009 18:12:59 GMT -5
Game: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
Douchenozzle: Cao Cao, who destroys every army near him and making some of the sovereigns I want to play as (Liu Bei, Lu Bu) impossible to play as. Or if I'm playing as a created ruler, I have to start building my empire well on the other side of the map.
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