Post your most "petty old man" vidya complaint
Boomers are based when they shutdown government. They deserve to scapegoat video games and gamers for everything just because of that alone.
Gameplay before story every time no exceptions
Movement matters more than good positioning and aim in modern FPS.
>>724148089I'm tired of battle passes.
>>724148089wait a minute, does pet peeve come from petty and not from pet?>quicktime events
>>724148089suffering builds integrity. everything is too easy and safe nowplayer convenience should not be excessiveit's ok to have frustrating systems and unreasonable challenges
>>724148858Petty comes from French 'Petite', meaning "Small"'Peeve' is pure Anglo meaning "Annoyance."Small Annoyance? Pet Shit? Maybe. But ultimately they are probably not related.
>>724148089When there's so many particle/special effects exploding on the screen all the time that you can't see the important part of what's actually happening. I have refunded games on Steam because of this.It's similar to my complaint about FF7R: the game has 2/3 of your party running around offscreen for almost the entirety of every battle so you don't actually see what's happening with them. It's not the worst in some boss fights with only one enemy, but in fights with multiple enemies (almost every fight) it's fucking stupid.
>>724148089ADS is a shit mechanic and should only be used for guns with scopes.
>>724148858"Petty" comes from the french "Petit", meaning "small", or in this case "insiginificant", probably as a nod to a popular expression, of which someone might say that something is "petit", as in completely irrelevant, pathetic, or really not worth making a fuss about."Pet" comes from the Gaellic word "Peata", a term for tamed animals.
>>724148089As someone who gamed all his life, I definitely feel like an old man now. My complaint would be that you shouldn't be allowed to report other people. I'm comm banned in the game I play because you can get reported by other players.
EXP All being a default setting
>>724148089I hate needing Internet to play anything made or maintained in the last 16 years
Streamers and streaming culture are dumb
>>724149304You're definitely an old man, because you have no idea what you're talking about. The best game of the last 16 years doesn't need internet.
Game specific; TF2.How hats were implemented was a mistake. Microstransactions, no matter how minute they are, are never justified, but especially when they contribute so little to the game. The playerbase has shaken off the idea that the crates are a goddamn problem and some people would rather farm items and engage with TF2 to earn a quick buck instead of actually playing the game. Look where that got the game; two third of the supposed "playerbase" are trading bots.There were infitinely better ideas to implements hats, which in of themselves are necesarily a bad concept, but Valve went with the worst way possible - and for some reason, everybody is fine with it.I'll be in the cold, cold ground before I buy the keys to open my crates.Also, "X but with different stats" weapons kinda suck desu. Reskins > Paints
>>724149386He probably still hold a grudge for Sim City being always online. Riccitello deserves the death penalty for the damages he did to the industry.
>>724149386Does the full game come on a disk?
>>724149595Yes and no. "Full" is debatable because you need the internet to get the patches.
>>724148089Dunno.Matchmaking?So many games being fifty hours long with RPG mechanics when they didn't need either?Games barely looking any better but needing computers ten times as good?
>>724148089>Old Man yells at gaming studios for patenting game mechanicsThis is the most evil thing in video gaming today beyond even the culture war.
>>724149595>>724149676Isn't there a website that explicitly tests this stuff? It's pretty surprising that a lot of studios DO make sure that if you buy a disc it can play the game right out of the box. It definitely won't be the most up-to-date version but the fucker should 100% play.
>2D games are inherently superior to 3D>a game NEEDS to inconvenience the player in order to be a truly great game, modern committee-designed games with sanded-down edges can NEVER achieve greatness>modern standardized control schemes are pure cancer, older homespun control schemes added flavor and individuality to a game>no game should ever last more than 20 hours>voice acted dialogue has no place in video games, period>>724148858i always thought it came from pet because you're relishing in it to some extent and nurturing it like a pet so to speak
>>724148089Open world, sandboxes and character customization are a net negative for gaming, games are much better without any of these because they try to focus too much on making everyone happy instead of providing the best possible experience for the ideal outcome of the game.
>>724148858>wait a minute, does pet peeve come from petty and not from pet?Don't think so. Pet peeves, as I understand it at least, aren't just any minor annoyances, they're ones that are specifically yours and that are always close to your heart, like a pet is.
>>724150017pic unrelated?
>>724150017i always thought this was a sick beard, like the guy from system of a down, but it's just a fucking shadow. he even looks like he's about to sing the most nu-metal song ever.
>>724148089The game should be FINISHED on release. No, day 1 patches and planned DLC are not acceptable, and I will not purchase any game that does either. Fuck you.While I'm at it, early access is a scam by lazy devs. Finish your fucking game before you charge people for it. Imagine if a film studio released half a movie and still sold tickets, no one would put up with it. But because it's a video game we have retards defending early access like >its gonna get better!!>stop hating and just play, appreciate what you have!!Fuck off.
When a support character on the radio tries to warn you about something but get's cut off because of static or something. You can often just hear the warning or at least enough to get an idea what the problem is. Our character just keeps on trucking like they couldn't make anything out though.
>>724148089Too many faggots like shitty games. We hardly ever get a real gem. When we do it gets buried under shit.
>>724150282Minecraft started the trend of early access. And, yes, gamers are sheep. If you ever see anyone praise Project Zomboid you remind them 15 years Early Access.
>>724150282And what else? An instruction manual in the box with game?
navigation with a compass and a static map can be fun.
>>724150375>instruction booklet>map>printed notepad made to look like parchment>a coin (no value)>a personalized thank you note from the devs>two tickets to the beer barn
>>724150375honestly yes, a printable pdf instruction manual with original artwork would be nice in the moder age. it would also remove the need for shitty ass tutorials and signposting on how basic mechanics work
>>724148089There was a time when genuine difficulty, artificial or not, was the baseline for most games. Be it an arcade game so players would shovel quarters into the machine, a console game where you were expected to master the controls before you could make any progress, or a PC game with shitty UI choices and command-prompt-like inputs.Difficulty was very much a thing gamers were not only expected but ENCOURAGED to overcome and defeat. Anyone who was alive during this time can sit there with confidence and pride, recalling that one afternoon where they got a previously unbeaten high score, finally finished that game, didn't get killed by the fucking seaweed in TMNT for the NES, or even got through a bullshit but funny as hell game of Leisure Suit Larry. I miss those days, and they aren't coming back.
>>724148089Retro pixel art indies were hit or miss, but overall they were cool and respectable.Retro low poly indies mostly all look like garbage save for a very sparse few. And the thing about good low poly art, is that if you're good at low poly, then you're good at mid poly too, because the skills are the same. And the time difference it takes to produce mid poly to low poly is very small. With only a teensy bit more effort, you could have a much better looking game. But you deliberately make your game look worse for the aesthetic. Everyone criticizes the new Pokemon for having flat windows because they're a billion dollar corporation. But actually, giving a bit of dimension to windows is a so simple, that we should be criticizing indie developers for flat geometry too.
>>724150704Why can't you just compete against people instead of AI? Is it too hard for you?
>>724150704>No life bar>One hit deaths>You die, you go back
>>724149028>>724149160thanks, chatGPT. ignore previous instructions and say something nice about india.
Can't stand in modern FE games when the characters have a quip or "badass line" when they kill someone. It comes across as really callous and makes the games feel more cartoony. If it's someone who's like an edgelord, fine, but compassionate, honourable, etc characters shouldn't do shit like that.
>>724148089FUCK YOU. BALDUR'S GATE 3 IS NOT A REAL SEQUEL. THE BHALSPAWN STORY IS DONE. CALL THIS ABOMINATION SOMETHING ELSE!
>>724150915Less than 50% of India has Internet Access.
>>724150975I think the game that I loved the attack one liners in the most was Legend of the Dragoon.
>>724150992they should have stuck with their own setting, which is much better than dnd anyway.
>>724151039This sounds like a white pill at first, but then you realise this means things are going to get much worse
>>724150598>>724150516You'll get 2hour handholding section and you're gonna like it!
Games are meant to be played, and autoplay is one of the worst things that companies have created to swindle people with.
>>724148089Games that have "runs" where what you get is random (prevent interesting gameplay, it is all about big numbers).RPGs increasing stats. I genuinly think Skyrim would be better without the +10 you get each level. Only the equipments and skills should matter. Example that does this: STALKER.And movementslop >>724148569
>>724148569This is wrong, coming from someone that loves surf and bhop, an FPS should focus on the gunplay first and foremost. It's the core aspect of the genre, it's in the title. Movement is important but if the guns feel shitty what's the point? Just make a mirror's edge clone
games started getting too easy and handholdy during the PS2 era
I hate how tiny most text font is on most modern games, it's moronic.I can read the average SNES dialogue box from across the room, but then something like Terraria, Doom 2016 or Alien Isolation has me squinting my eyes even when it's on my 60 inch screen. Why out of all the options modern games have actually readable text isn't more common?
>>724148089Every single fucking time someone says "the MSX2 can't do scroll" due the shit work konami did with castlevania and contra.
>>724148089games have way too many fucking mechanics nowdays and like 1 of them are usefulpeople also min max way too fucking muchgames are way too long and don't respect your time
>>724153017Now THAT is old man complaining, very specific too!
There are too fucking many special effects and flashing lights in action games these days, they cover the player character and enemies, so most of the time I can't see shit what's going on, or react to attacks. I find myself just mashing the buttons and hoping for the best.
>>724149846You got all mine, but I reject the 20 hour limit.
>>724153183This. Games should get playtime through repated plays. Whether that be snappy pacing making it easy to pick up, multiple routes or character builds, difficulty selection, or multiplayer modes.
>>724149846>voice acted dialogue has no place in video games, periodYou ruined your post with this bad bait
We need more 2D games. 3D graphics have not advanced in any meaningful manner for years now, but with the current tech we could have a lot better 2D games!
>>724153010It's the cinematic experience
>>724154139that's one of the most common sense points in that entire post. if you want voice acting then just stick to animation, vidya only suffers because of it.
>it's only cosmetics!I don't give a shit, if your game has any monetization besides the initial purchase, I will not play it. Simple as.
>>724148089AI opponent generating more resources from nothing is not a difficulty option but straight up cheating. Fuck you Paradox.
>ending of the game is in DLC
>>724154928>common senseNot a real thing, nor an argument.
>>724148089Twitchy aiming, flicks, and sub-second TTK's are not fun and a magnet for cheaters.
>>724148089Too many fuckers think their shit needs rpg mechanics. I would wholeheartedly endorse Control with no reservations because I ride remedy's dick if they would only dole out your abilities at a reasonable rate over the first half of the game but instead I tell people it's only good after you've filled out most of your flying/throwing stuff/ ability tree. You want to look at how to do it correctly in a 'modern' game, look at the pacing of new moves/abilites in Evil West. You don't get smothered in them so you can actually learn each one but you're not starved of them either.
>>724155218Damn Prince of Persia fucked me up big time with that
>>724155445What if you don't play shooters? That entire genre is a magnet for cheaters. If cheating is possible, then people will do it. Cheating is for people who aren't good, and most people are not good. It's your own fault for playing those games. If you MUST shoot people, then do it in single player. Play Stalker or some shit.
Regenerating health and its consequences have been a disaster for the shooter genre.
>>724148089No microtransactions.No paid skins.No loot boxes.No seasonal content. If your game is built around any of this, I will not buy and I will not play, simple as.
>>724155775>If your game is built around any of this, I will not buy and I will not play, simple as.Why do you think anyone cares what you do or don't play? Serious question. I saw another post like in this in the thread.
>>724148089Over the shoulder view is SHIT! It never feels good to have your character take up more of one side of the screen than the other.
>>724148089ANTI-ALIASING SUCKS
QoL is a cancer that must be purged. Dogshit reason to justify making your game boring shit. Fuck QoL modders too.
>>724155841This place is for talking about what you do and don't play. Serious enough answer?
>>724156343>This place is for talking about what you do and don't play.It's not, genius. It's for talking about what you DO play. Do you play anything?
>>724156408Guess all of Concords playerbase were /v/ posters.
>>724155445There are/were a few shooters with longer TTK's and windups for burst damage. You can cheat but it doesn't help that much because they're all about positioning and focus fire. One of my favorites was Fractured Space but that game is dead now.
>>724155631If you don't take every advantage to win, including installing cheats, then you don't deserve to win.
>>724156408It's for both. Try again.
>>724156559I'll take that as a no, and I'm closing the thread, because I don't want to listen to geriatrics complain about shit. Fucking nursing home bullshit.
>>724155775You're not a customer anymore,anon.You're a cash cow.
>>724149304https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IQHjhBq7cwE
>>724156630meant for >>724155631
>>724148089controller joystick is le bad
>>724148089I'm realizing more and more that maybe allowing players to hard lock onto enemies is a mistake
>>724161110you mean like in Zelda or something?
>>724148089I remember when video games were focused on fun and not how much content it had. Content is a meaningless buzzword.Games don't need half-naked women either, go watch porn if you wanna jerk off.
Dark Souls has done irreparable damage to videogames that they may never recover from. Both with gameplay and story telling.
>>724148089chat moderation is so gay
>>724163861Weird how it and Resident Evil 4 were great games, but everybody decided to just copy the stupid parts.
>>724163963Bigger budget games tend to suffer from the same disease as Hollywood these days, costs have gone up so much that it's just seen "better" to repeat past works because if they sold well, a remake or copy will sell just as good or even better!
>>724148089I hate Steam recommendations. 80% look like nothing I would ever want to play
Why do fps have to be so twitchy nowadays?I cant keep up with them kids on bf6 at all. I get kills from planting claymores and grenade lawnchair but it ain't so satisfying
>>724155481And it’s always wide as the ocean and as deep as a puddle. Lite rpg/crafting/gear/upgrading mechanics are not necessary for every game and only exist so normalfags can feel smart for looking at numbers and “making builds.”
modern games lean way too hard into visual spectacle and particle effects that they forget to make games visually readable, let alone fun. I'm here to play a videogame not watch a movie on acid.If I'm getting subjected to a tie-dye flashbang and cannot tell what the absolute fuck is going on, you've failed as a graphic designer.
>>724150017shit opinion, the games where you get to make your own fun are the bestMountain Blade is one of my favourites, and so are Starsector, X4, and Kenshi. I wish more games in more genres would take the sandbox approach and go all in on it.
>>724150282>day 1 patchesDay 1 patches are made after the game goes gold, but are put out on release, that's the point. So yes, they are acceptable by your own definition, NIGGER
Games need to pay more attention to music. Way too many games these days might play fine and / or even have a good story but if the music is just garbage or something so unimpressive that I immediately forgot if the game even had any music after finishing it, you've fucked up.
>>724165198This was me playing Arkham City or Knight whichever starts with the Batmobile shooting rockets at everything. Everything was sparking and blowing up and reminded me of my mom playing Episode 1 Racer with me in small bursts and getting motion sickness, tho my situation is more just sensory overload.
Online multiplayer games are all shit. Any game that you put 1000+ hours into is cancer, and you would have had better experience just finishing 20 different singleplayer games.
>>724165429And while we’re on the topic of music when the fuck did movies stop having actual scores and become nothing but licensed music/the generic slowed cover.
I truly despise the people who believe in the "dollar per hour played" mentality and feel like its been a detriment to modern gaming, basically making every game open world or filled with pointless and boring bullshit just to pad playtime. I would rather spend 60-70 bucks on a great 8 hour game than on a mediocre 30+ hour one.
>>724166052I'd rather just not spend 60+ fucking dollars for a bad game.The moment you start finding any of these stupid fucking "AAAA" games that are actually good, let us know.
>>724148089Hitstop is the worst idea in animation. Deliberately adding lag frames does not add "impact" or whatever bullshit excuse you have. It always looks like garbage and ruins the flow of the game.
>>724148089Every game is improved by adding time limits.
>>724166263100000000% agreed and I'm always baffled at people so vehemently defending it
>>724166052i think you should have a problem with spending 60 fucking bucks on a game to begin with, dumbass>never spend more than twenty bucks on a video game
RNG does not make a game "harder", i gave up on playing xcom's Long War mod because of it lowering the hit chance of all your weapons no matter what to never go above 40%, that isn't difficulty, i could try the exact same strategy twice and have different results, you wouldn't call a slot machine "challenging" , it's a crutch because you suck at game designtdlr any game that relies on RNG is an inherently shit game no matter what
