I don't know why, but it just bothers me. I like the outcome of a game or stage to depend entirely on me, and nothing else. Having to keep a station from being destroyed or a person from being killed or kidnapped is always a situation that I'll play through as quickly as possible just to get to the next part. Anyone agree/disagree? I just feel like "Why don't you take on me and leave him/her/it alone.
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I don't like the help/save something scenario in games.
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Ranger X said:
These situations are a mixed bag, I can mostly think of bad ones:
Having to keep hella LEVs alive in the final assault on Aumaan in ZOE2.
Having to keep your "family" alive in GoW (the game had already ruined itself for me at that point so I didn't even care).
In both situations it just becomes a hassle to keep yourself alive and a group of other people too. They just make things twice as frustrating, especially when auto-targeting becomes a problem. Like, say you want to focus on who you want to save but end up locking onto someone else, that kind of thing.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I like missons where you are sent out to destroy something or kill someone important, much better.
But of course, that is a little like saying "I like to play video games".
But of course, that is a little like saying "I like to play video games".
Ok i get it now. Escort missions. You have to use words like "escort" for me to understand :lol
Yeah well, i think it's viable and fun gameplay if well done. What i ****ing hate is when the NPC sorts of throw itself into the action like a tard and it dies. Those are ****ING BADLY designed games.
On some occasions though (quite rare they are) i think those type of gameplay was really well done. I personally like RE4 Ashley parts and also the part where you protect Eva in MGS3.
Pretty much any gameplay can be bad though if poorly executed...
Yeah well, i think it's viable and fun gameplay if well done. What i ****ing hate is when the NPC sorts of throw itself into the action like a tard and it dies. Those are ****ING BADLY designed games.
On some occasions though (quite rare they are) i think those type of gameplay was really well done. I personally like RE4 Ashley parts and also the part where you protect Eva in MGS3.
Pretty much any gameplay can be bad though if poorly executed...
blindrocket
Member
I'm rather bored of the keep "so and so alive by sniping enemies" that is featured in several games. At least in single player, in multiplayer it seems like more fun. Hmmm...
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Well you could always look at it like if you don't defend said person or item then the whole thing would fall apart anyway. The outcome is still dependant entirely on you.Speevy said:
Ah, the dreaded escort mission
I want to say that they don't bother me...but then I realized that I haven't played a game with a mission like this in over a half a year...so in a way they bother me so much that I avoid games with them entirely
some games pull these types of scenarios off with style, though...like RE4 or ZoE2
I want to say that they don't bother me...but then I realized that I haven't played a game with a mission like this in over a half a year...so in a way they bother me so much that I avoid games with them entirely
some games pull these types of scenarios off with style, though...like RE4 or ZoE2