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[TheSpoiler]

I love Vanquish. It's so fast, with all that knee sliding and slow mo shit going on.

So when my girlfriend said she'd play it (on Casual), I was happy. Finally, some taste!

Too bad she's played it like a cover shooter the entire time, and beat it.

But watching her was so frustrating. No sliding. No using the game's mechanics right. Just ho hum third person shooter.

It's okay for her to play like that, but it just seemed like a waste.

 

[EightBitNate]

There is no "right" way to play Vanquish because it's broken.

 

[TheSpoiler]

There is no "right" way to play Vanquish because it's broken.

It's okay. You don't have to read the OP.

 

[Lemstar]

something something fighting games combos barrier to entry

 

[Tan]

When playing any platformer you should RUN.

 

[Yado]

I hate watching people play 2D Mario games without running. Ugh.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Haha, I was annoyed at my boyfriend for playing MGS3 pretty much like a shooter 'cause he kept failing the stealth parts and just machine gunned down every enemy the game threw his way, and it worked 'cause the game was fairly forgiving (at least on Normal).

 

[kittens]

No, and I get really annoyed at people who DO get annoyed by this. Let people play and experiment and have fun. Tell'em what works for you, but don't dictate their experience.

 

[Teknoman]

One of my friends got burned out on Pokemon Black version, because she wanted to literally catch and train every Pokemon she came across. I wouldnt say I got mad, but I kinda raised my voice in surprise a little.

 

[TheSpoiler]

No, and I get really annoyed at people who DO get annoyed by this. Let people play and experiment and have fun. Tell'em what works for you, but don't dictate their experience.

I didn't. In fact, I explained how she could get away with it. It's just a personal quirk and something stupid obviously.

 

[Goldenroad]

No because you have to step back and say..."What if I'm the one playing it the "wrong way""?

 

[mullet2000]

DarksidePhil playing Metal Gear Solid 3 got me pretty mad.

Edit: Know what, here have a link

 

[Jerry Orbach]

It's bad enough seeing classic arcade games played with unlimited credits, if they start using save states I'm out.

 

[BatDan]

DarksidePhil playing ANYTHING got me pretty mad.

Fixed that for you.

Seriously though, he sucks at everything. Not helped by that obnoxious, passive-aggressive laugh of his. Like a fucking drill.

 

[family_guy]

Devil May Cry. Brother would just spam Ebony and Ivory the majority of the time until he died.

 

[jman2050]

Only if they complain about the game as a result.

 

[Syf]

All the time lol. Mainly a horror game like Amnesia. Don't ever tell me you're playing it with 2.0 speakers in broad daylight.

[screaming internally]

 

[Blue Submarine No. 6]

All the time playing PUBs in World of Tanks.

 

[TheSpoiler]

No because you have to step back and say..."What if I'm the one playing it the "wrong way""?

PSA: Nobody is saying that what we are doing is right in the least. It's a personal annoyance, and it's not something most of us impose. It's just a bit middling for some to see their game played like it "shouldn't" (note those quotes) and it is dumb, but we still complain. There's no need to take this seriously.


On topic, playing Bayo by mashing and not using the proper attacks got me steamy, probably because she didn't know why she was dying lol.

 

[RE_Player]

My brother plays maybe 2 games a year, usually ones I've bought and enjoyed playing, and I have learned to bite my tongue when I watch him play. For example this year he was playing The Last of Us and refused to take his time and plan out who to take out, instead running in the open with a brick in hand. Surprise he didn't make it too far in the game.

 

[Alex Connolly]

You're doing pretty well if that's what grinds your gears.

And nobody likes a backseat driver.

 

[Creaking]

Watching anyone play Crash Team Racing without drifting/boosting around corners. The regular turning is so gross.

 

[RiccochetJ]

I think the only time I ever get annoyed is when the person playing it ignores all instructions/tutorials and then gets angry when they're doing poorly and blames the game.

 

[stephen08]

Anyone who has ever written off a Halo game because they chose a gun at random and fired at enemies who took 'forever to die' before stopping and proclaiming the game is bad. Until you know what weapons work for headshots, and that you can shoot anywhere until the shield breaks you don't understand the mechanics at play.

 

[Chezzymann]

There's no way to play any game right. Just like there's no correct way to watch a movie or listen to a song or read a book. Its all about your perspective.

 

[Timeaisis]

I finally got my wife into gaming. She doesn't play everything, but she's a fan of some cool stuff (Bioshock, Metal Gear, Uncharted, Mario, etc). However, watching her play older JRPGs is painful. One of her first RPGs was Dragon Age, so she's been tainted by western experiences (nothing wrong with western RPGs, mind you). But to go back and try her hand at old-school JRPGs from the 90s, it just doesn't click. Running away from battles, not exploring anywhere. It's painful to watch.

It just goes to show that 90s gamers grew up learning how to play games, and current games have slowly weaned us off difficulty. For newcomers, some games are completely foreign concepts.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Back in the day playing Goldeneye multi. This guy had a bug up his ass about something while we were playing, he got all quiet and moody, and then for some reason he just started running around the levels backwards. I have no idea why. And we couldn't shoot him. He just kept running around backwards, not shooting or anything, just running aimlessly. I started to get a little mad, mostly about his somber attitude, but at some point it just became funny.

 

[Manu]

All the time. My friends hate me for it.

 

[Htown]

There's no way to play any game right. Just like there's no correct way to watch a movie or listen to a song or read a book. Its all about your perspective.

there's a slight difference between video games and movies, songs, or books.

 

[No_Style]

Only if they complain about the game as a result.

I agree with this to an extent. Taking the OP's GF & Vanquish for example, if she was able to beat the game playing like a cover based shooter and calling it boring, maybe they shouldn't have made it so easy for her to finish the game as a cover based shooter.

 

[ihearthawthats]

wrong is the best way. game-breaking glitches are hillarious.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Watching anyone play any Street Fighter

Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep
Jump In->Sweep

Can defeat any CPU opponent using this method

Eventually they learn to use shoryuken on wake up.

 

[Goldenroad]

PSA: Nobody is saying that what we are doing is right in the least. It's a personal annoyance, and it's not something most of us impose. It's just a bit middling for some to see their game played like it "shouldn't" (note those quotes) and it is dumb, but we still complain. There's no need to take this seriously.


On topic, playing Bayo by mashing and not using the proper attacks got me steamy, probably because she didn't know why she was dying lol.

How was my comment not "on topic"? My answer was no, btw. I agree with the other poster who said it is more annoying when people think their way is the "right way" of playing a game. It's like having a back seat driver. It's like, "go drive your own damn car".

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

Not really.

It can sometimes be hard to watch people play fighting games not knowing what they are doing.

Or action games with deep mechanics.

With these kinds of things you get two games in one, and that depends on the skill of the person playing it.

I'm not going to get mad at someone for not being able to do high damage combo's and similar things in a fighting game when it's their first time picking up the controller.

 

[kittens]

I didn't. In fact, I explained how she could get away with it. It's just a personal quirk and something stupid obviously.

My comment wasn't targeted at you, just people who get carried away with doing this in general.

 

[Creaking]

There's no way to play any game right. Just like there's no correct way to watch a movie or listen to a song or read a book. Its all about your perspective.

 

[Mr-Joker]

Every reviewer who kept complaining about The Wonderful 101 controls and gave it a low score because of it.

Watching anyone play Crash Team Racing without drifting/boosting around corners. The regular turning is so gross.

Game should have done a better job explaining drift/boosting to me as I never knew that you could do that you could could boost when drifting.

 

[diamount]

I couldn't give a damn about such things. Them playing horribly does not effect my enjoyment of said game.

 

[Persona7]

I don't really care. A friend of mine is like that and super annoying but he has OCD and aspergers so he blames it on that. I don't know if it really causes him to be like that.

 

[oneils]

Haha, I was annoyed at my boyfriend for playing MGS3 pretty much like a shooter 'cause he kept failing the stealth parts and just machine gunned down every enemy the game threw his way, and it worked 'cause the game was fairly forgiving (at least on Normal).

haha. this is what i do with all stealth games. I try to run and gun through them. I eventually quit the ones that don't let me do it.

 

[Daingurse]

I was about to say no, then I remembered when the Game Grumps were playing Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee. Christ, I wanted to yell at my screen.

 

[AlexBasch]

Drop that silly casual girlfriend of yours and secure a hardcore gamer sexual partner.

Seriously now, I don't bother with that, I only find it funny when people play them wrong and then accuse it of being shit.

 

[model13]

People get annoyed by the way people play games? Don't understand this. However I do find it hilarious when my wife plays Halo. She just keeps spinning and backing herself in a corner all unintentionally. She doesn't play much at all... she is really good at Mario Kart though.

 

["D"]

Maybe its just me but it drives me CRAZY to watch someone who doesn't play games....play games. Like, a friend of mine was trying to teach his girlfriend how to play Mario. NOT complex 3d Galaxy/64 Mario but SIDE FUCKING SCROLLING Mario. The dumb bitch couldn't even jump over the pits in the ground talking about "man this is hard, this is stupid..." I was ready to scoop my eyeballs out with a spoon that had been marinating in 99% alcohol all night long.

I wanted to take her out back and run her over a total of 6 times in a row with some sort of truck with 4 wheel drive.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

DarksidePhil playing ANYTHING got me pretty mad.

Fixed that for you.

Seriously though, he sucks at everything. Not helped by that obnoxious, passive-aggressive laugh of his. Like a fucking drill.

His MGS 1 and 2 was also bad.
Check out Evil AJ2010's hilarious highlight moments (This is the only way I check out DSP now.. 100 hours of suck edited to 30 min to an hour)
This is how you DON'T play MGS1
This is how you DON'T play MGS2.

(also has a MGS3 highlight vid)


But yeah, how can someone who has played games for a living for YEARS, still play this badly.

There are certain tricks developers use to lead the player, and everytime DSP ignores or just cant see them

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

There is no right or wrong to game playing, only what is successful or not. Their money is now the publishers money, and it goes no further.

 

[Woorloog]

I hate it when i see someone playing a game in an "inefficient" way. Being slow in general, not using shortcuts or the shortest/most efficient route, not aiming to the head, not finding seeing objective markers right away, not noticing enemies (no situational awareness), wasting time in odd maneuvers that are not very useful. And other such things.
Doesn't apply to any specific game, just general things.

 

[Harpuea]

In any PVP game, I am usually above average in the score board. Usually 1st-3rd place is a very common occurrence. When my buddies play with me, they are usually shit and drag me down too.

A recent example is Planetside 2. They play it like CoD, it is infuriating. No tactics, no brains, no situational awareness, no communication. You don't simply play mindlessly in PS2 and expect to kick ass, hundreds of them. Then they cry the game is too hard and stuff. I could never find a good real life buddy as a pilot or gunner for my vehicles.

 

[CrackPebbles]

Only when they complain and label the game as garbage because they don't want to put any time into learning its advanced mechanics, specifically with character action/fighting games as they tend to have a bigger learning curve than say, assassins creed or whatever..

 

[Mudkips]

Maybe its just me but it drives me CRAZY to watch someone who doesn't play games....play games. Like, a friend of mine was trying to teach his girlfriend how to play Mario. NOT complex 3d Galaxy/64 Mario but SIDE FUCKING SCROLLING Mario. The dumb bitch couldn't even jump over the pits in the ground talking about "man this is hard, this is stupid..." I was ready to scoop my eyeballs out with a spoon that had been marinating in 99% alcohol all night long.

I wanted to take her out back and run her over a total of 6 times in a row with some sort of truck with 4 wheel drive.

Stop making accounts, Docpan.

I get mad if someone is not holding the running button all time in any Mario game.

It really should be B to walk, not B to run.