Do you let one problem in a game ruin the whole experience?

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08 Jul 2010, 2:38 am

My friend doesn't play much video games. But he was a fan of this old west shooter called "Outlaws". So, a remake came out. It had all sorts of graphical errors and glitches in it. For instance if you try to flank some outlaws by running beside the rail road track you character got sucked into a graphical error that had him run off the screen into the edge of the map. :roll: :roll: :roll: How did this even pass the beta test phase?



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08 Jul 2010, 8:51 am

I suppose it can have that effect on me as well.

Mass Effect 2 didn't fact check well enough and has a conversation with Legion where he states that Sovereign told you (Shepard) something on Ilos. No...he told you that on Virmire. An easy mistake to spot...don't know how they didn't catch it.

It bothers me to no end.



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10 Jul 2010, 2:13 pm

Usually no...

but this reminds of my experience playing Onimusha 3.
I was playing it, doing very well and got up to about 2/3 of the way through game... and for the first time... died.

For whatever reason after that I couldn't get myself to continue playing and lost all interest. Still sort of baffling to me, but oh well.


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12 Jul 2010, 11:14 am

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I have played Resident Evil 4 on the Wii and absolutely loved it... except for one isolated, graphic/programming error. I will not try to describe it but the one and only time I saw it I felt that the experience was ruined for me, the carefully-constructed virtual world came crashing down.

This was an obvious visual error and I thought "Is it too much to expect the designers to fix this before the game is released?" Image . I obsessed over this for awhile even when not playing the game. When playing the game it almost felt tainted. This is my OCD speaking-- it even extends to video games. Image


Sometimes, but I work to prevent this from happening. Its the same thing with music -- if I'm trying to hear an old or poor quality recording, for example, then I distract myself worrying and hoping I won't notice the static (or whatever the problem might be). It's a strange and unusual phobia. Maybe deriving from the fact that I feel like I can't control the nature of the qualitative judgements I make of things, so I try to take control of them by ignoring problems. I just watched a film the other day "Gentleman's Agreement" and spent the entire time trying to ignore all of the weaknesses I saw in it. Looking back, I really think it is a terrible film.

Sometimes an experience, with a video game, or anything else really, just goes sour. The key is to have control over this.

EDIT: It's your description of the game as tainted that made me respond to this. I know exactly that feeling, and the fact that it can arise out of the smallest detail.



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12 Jul 2010, 1:02 pm

As of last month I had enjoyed playing a game called Company of Heroes, but going through the campaign I got up to the mission "Hill 192" in which there is a time limit for it, or at least a countdown timer. Whether or not I would lose the mission if I didn't win it in an hour I do not know, but I don't like the idea of a time limit. The notion of a time limit takes the fun away for me. There have been other events and necessities preventing me from playing computer games, but when I think about selecting a game to play, I think of having to do that and CoH is about as appealing as being asked to be the only crew member at a restaurant during lunch rush when I consider having a game with a deadline.



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13 Jul 2010, 3:05 pm

Have to admit flaws do annoy me, enough of them and I can't be bothered. It does make me appreciate well made games. My biggest problem is a cluttered screen with too many things to bother about. It feels like annoying school or something, keeping track of all the things you need to do. I just want to run around and be free....fight, kill, drive, and get money.



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24 Jul 2010, 8:51 pm

I know exactly what you are talking about. I cant even begin to describe how many times i'v started completely over in games like fallout 3 or oblivion because I didn't play a specific part "right" or because a bad error broke my immersion into the games and yes...it makes me obsess over it even when i'm not playing as well



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29 Jul 2010, 1:57 pm

I kicked Sonic UnWiished cold turkey when I learned it was basically inferior to the 360 version (which I happily own).


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29 Jul 2010, 8:18 pm

zer0netgain wrote:
I suppose it can have that effect on me as well.

Mass Effect 2 didn't fact check well enough and has a conversation with Legion where he states that Sovereign told you (Shepard) something on Ilos. No...he told you that on Virmire. An easy mistake to spot...don't know how they didn't catch it.

It bothers me to no end.

I just attributed that to the fact that Legion wasn't there, and was getting its reports thirdhand through the Extranet. Probably got the details of the missions from the future version of Wikipedia, ya know? :)

I gave up on Assassin's Creed partly because of the repetitive gameplay, and partly because of the relentless use of grays in every last scene. Seriously, am I to believe that no one in the all the Holy Land ever used dye in their clothing, or paint on their walls??


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31 Jul 2010, 5:47 am

DeaconBlues wrote:
I gave up on Assassin's Creed partly because of the repetitive gameplay, and partly because of the relentless use of grays in every last scene. Seriously, am I to believe that no one in the all the Holy Land ever used dye in their clothing, or paint on their walls??


To be fair, dyes cost money. The common rabble wouldn't have the fancier clothing.



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31 Aug 2010, 11:50 am

yes a single "problem" in a game has ruined the whole experience for me.. the 3rd person model in dead space i hated the character you controlled and the weird controls on the pc version were annoying



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16 Sep 2010, 5:04 am

Yeah if there is a problem with the display then it's time to dump that game.



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20 Sep 2010, 5:15 pm

It depends on the glitch. Like glide wars gave me an error code 057, I think. I could never connect to a server. But on Perfect World, I can connect and play. Getting stuck in the terrain doesn't bother me enough to ruin it for me.