most of the time we love playing games but sometimes that love turns to hate
but sometimes that love turns to hate
but sometimes that love turns to hate what did you do to her welcome to
what did you do to her welcome to
what did you do to her welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 most annoying things in gaming it’s
most annoying things in gaming it’s
most annoying things in gaming it’s gonna be a bumper for this list we’re
gonna be a bumper for this list we’re
gonna be a bumper for this list we’re looking at game mechanics that are
looking at game mechanics that are
looking at game mechanics that are unfair unnecessarily hard or just
unfair unnecessarily hard or just
unfair unnecessarily hard or just downright badly made these are the kinds
downright badly made these are the kinds
downright badly made these are the kinds of things that would completely turn a
of things that would completely turn a
of things that would completely turn a player off prompting them to put the
player off prompting them to put the
player off prompting them to put the game down out of frustration number 10
game down out of frustration number 10
game down out of frustration number 10 random encounters
everyone loves a good RPG you get to
everyone loves a good RPG you get to explore huge worlds party up with some
explore huge worlds party up with some
explore huge worlds party up with some awesome characters and solve brain
awesome characters and solve brain
awesome characters and solve brain tickling puzzles but what’s the one
tickling puzzles but what’s the one
tickling puzzles but what’s the one thing that constantly gets in the way of
thing that constantly gets in the way of
thing that constantly gets in the way of all that you guessed it the random
all that you guessed it the random
all that you guessed it the random encounter this was fine when technology
encounter this was fine when technology
encounter this was fine when technology limited what you could show and do but
limited what you could show and do but
limited what you could show and do but since it’s no longer 1995 there’s really
since it’s no longer 1995 there’s really
since it’s no longer 1995 there’s really no excuse for this
here at WatchMojo we consider RPGs that
here at WatchMojo we consider RPGs that don’t have this trope to be better RPGs
don’t have this trope to be better RPGs
don’t have this trope to be better RPGs am i right Chrono Trigger number nine
am i right Chrono Trigger number nine
am i right Chrono Trigger number nine invisible walls
exploring big beautiful open worlds is
exploring big beautiful open worlds is something that gamers live for but it’s
something that gamers live for but it’s
something that gamers live for but it’s not always easy sometimes there are
not always easy sometimes there are
not always easy sometimes there are roadblocks closed gates broken bridges
roadblocks closed gates broken bridges
roadblocks closed gates broken bridges or some type of bad guy that gets in
or some type of bad guy that gets in
or some type of bad guy that gets in your way and sometimes there’s just a
your way and sometimes there’s just a
your way and sometimes there’s just a wall of nothing some game developers
wall of nothing some game developers
wall of nothing some game developers can’t think of a good enough reason to
can’t think of a good enough reason to
can’t think of a good enough reason to impede your progress so they drop some
impede your progress so they drop some
impede your progress so they drop some invisible walls around an area to keep
invisible walls around an area to keep
invisible walls around an area to keep you from wandering off how come you
you from wandering off how come you
you from wandering off how come you can’t just walk away cuz you just can’t
can’t just walk away cuz you just can’t
can’t just walk away cuz you just can’t brilliant number eight rubber-banding
when you’re playing a game and competing
when you’re playing a game and competing against the cpu you’d expect things to
against the cpu you’d expect things to
against the cpu you’d expect things to be fair but sometimes a game has a mind
be fair but sometimes a game has a mind
be fair but sometimes a game has a mind of its own
of its own
of its own you see this a lot in racing games that
you see this a lot in racing games that
you see this a lot in racing games that adjust the speed of the cars either
adjust the speed of the cars either
adjust the speed of the cars either slowing them down to give you a chance
slowing them down to give you a chance
slowing them down to give you a chance at first place or speeding them up to
at first place or speeding them up to
at first place or speeding them up to keep you on your toes as you try to stay
keep you on your toes as you try to stay
keep you on your toes as you try to stay in first place
and don’t even get us started on those
and don’t even get us started on those damn blue turtle shells number 7
damn blue turtle shells number 7
damn blue turtle shells number 7 abstract objectives while a lot of
abstract objectives while a lot of
abstract objectives while a lot of players don’t like games to hold their
players don’t like games to hold their
players don’t like games to hold their hands the exact opposite can be just as
hands the exact opposite can be just as
hands the exact opposite can be just as annoying not knowing what the heck
annoying not knowing what the heck
annoying not knowing what the heck you’re supposed to do next
a good game leaves an adequate trail of
a good game leaves an adequate trail of breadcrumbs for the players to follow a
breadcrumbs for the players to follow a
breadcrumbs for the players to follow a bad game leaves no crumbs at all leaving
bad game leaves no crumbs at all leaving
bad game leaves no crumbs at all leaving the player running to an online guide or
the player running to an online guide or
the player running to an online guide or backtracking endlessly a good challenge
backtracking endlessly a good challenge
backtracking endlessly a good challenge is great and so is a nonlinear game
is great and so is a nonlinear game
is great and so is a nonlinear game world across the river and then head
world across the river and then head
world across the river and then head north you’ll see it just past the Falls
north you’ll see it just past the Falls
north you’ll see it just past the Falls but there’s a happy medium between being
but there’s a happy medium between being
but there’s a happy medium between being led by the nose and being hopelessly
led by the nose and being hopelessly
led by the nose and being hopelessly lost for hours number 6
lost for hours number 6
lost for hours number 6 unskipable cutscenesthat’s nice mild and
unskipable cutscenesthat’s nice mild and
unskipable cutscenesthat’s nice mild and we hit the switch together and then I
we hit the switch together and then I
we hit the switch together and then I felt everything the worst offenders are
felt everything the worst offenders are
felt everything the worst offenders are cutscenes placed right before a tough
cutscenes placed right before a tough
cutscenes placed right before a tough boss fight ones that replay after every
boss fight ones that replay after every
boss fight ones that replay after every failed attempt or just cutscenes that
failed attempt or just cutscenes that
failed attempt or just cutscenes that drag on we’re looking at you Metal Gear
drag on we’re looking at you Metal Gear
drag on we’re looking at you Metal Gear Solid 4 again we lose his blood it could
Solid 4 again we lose his blood it could
Solid 4 again we lose his blood it could get intense
get intense
get intense number 5 poor in-game camera
good running around detailed 3d world’s
good running around detailed 3d world’s is super exciting unless the camera
is super exciting unless the camera
is super exciting unless the camera hates you some games have such shoddily
hates you some games have such shoddily
hates you some games have such shoddily controlled cameras you’ll barely be able
controlled cameras you’ll barely be able
controlled cameras you’ll barely be able to experience the thrilling 3d world of
to experience the thrilling 3d world of
to experience the thrilling 3d world of your choice without wanting to rip your
your choice without wanting to rip your
your choice without wanting to rip your hair out nothing’s quite as frustrating
hair out nothing’s quite as frustrating
hair out nothing’s quite as frustrating as getting killed not because of an
as getting killed not because of an
as getting killed not because of an enemy but because the camera decided to
enemy but because the camera decided to
enemy but because the camera decided to swing around and not show you that gap
swing around and not show you that gap
swing around and not show you that gap in the floor thanks a lot game number 4
in the floor thanks a lot game number 4
in the floor thanks a lot game number 4 day 1 dlc pre-order bonuses how many of
day 1 dlc pre-order bonuses how many of
day 1 dlc pre-order bonuses how many of us just channel let’s be honest
us just channel let’s be honest
us just channel let’s be honest games are expensive sometimes you bought
games are expensive sometimes you bought
games are expensive sometimes you bought the full retail version of a game and
the full retail version of a game and
the full retail version of a game and you think you’d have all the content
you think you’d have all the content
you think you’d have all the content available to you except not really
enter things like day 1 dlc and
enter things like day 1 dlc and pre-order bonuses to get you to pay for
pre-order bonuses to get you to pay for
pre-order bonuses to get you to pay for the game before it’s released or in
the game before it’s released or in
the game before it’s released or in other words by our game now before the
other words by our game now before the
other words by our game now before the reviews or your friends convince you
reviews or your friends convince you
reviews or your friends convince you that it sucks pre-order now and
that it sucks pre-order now and
that it sucks pre-order now and supercharge your loadout with the
supercharge your loadout with the
supercharge your loadout with the advanced Garson all while developers
advanced Garson all while developers
advanced Garson all while developers claim that this is always superfluous
claim that this is always superfluous
claim that this is always superfluous content that wouldn’t be included anyway
content that wouldn’t be included anyway
content that wouldn’t be included anyway that response begs the question well why
that response begs the question well why
that response begs the question well why wasn’t it included number 3 lag and
wasn’t it included number 3 lag and
wasn’t it included number 3 lag and framerate issues the bane of every
framerate issues the bane of every
framerate issues the bane of every online gamer is lag
online gamer is lag
online gamer is lag well that and annoying homophobic and/or
well that and annoying homophobic and/or
well that and annoying homophobic and/or sexist vulgar twelve-year-olds but
sexist vulgar twelve-year-olds but
sexist vulgar twelve-year-olds but that’s another story
console gamers have to deal with this
console gamers have to deal with this too in the form of framerate issues or
too in the form of framerate issues or
too in the form of framerate issues or just flat-out crashing while modern
just flat-out crashing while modern
just flat-out crashing while modern consoles are getting a bit better at
consoles are getting a bit better at
consoles are getting a bit better at this every year there’s a couple of
this every year there’s a couple of
this every year there’s a couple of games that chug like college freshmen
games that chug like college freshmen
games that chug like college freshmen when the particle effects start to fly
when the particle effects start to fly
when the particle effects start to fly owners of the old n64 can attest to this
owners of the old n64 can attest to this
owners of the old n64 can attest to this problem just try playing – rock – and
problem just try playing – rock – and
problem just try playing – rock – and you’ll see what I mean
number 2 escort missions you okay Leon
number 2 escort missions you okay Leon what’s gonna happen to us
what’s gonna happen to us
what’s gonna happen to us video games often take place in
video games often take place in
video games often take place in dangerous life-threatening landscapes
dangerous life-threatening landscapes
dangerous life-threatening landscapes and let’s face it it’s challenging
and let’s face it it’s challenging
and let’s face it it’s challenging enough to keep yourself alive then some
enough to keep yourself alive then some
enough to keep yourself alive then some games like to saddle you with the added
games like to saddle you with the added
games like to saddle you with the added responsibility of keeping someone else
responsibility of keeping someone else
responsibility of keeping someone else alive and just that alone can suck the
alive and just that alone can suck the
alive and just that alone can suck the fun right out of it we should keep
fun right out of it we should keep
fun right out of it we should keep moving you don’t think there’s any hope
moving you don’t think there’s any hope
moving you don’t think there’s any hope do you this can be even more grating
do you this can be even more grating
do you this can be even more grating when the NPC in question has horrible AI
when the NPC in question has horrible AI
when the NPC in question has horrible AI get ready to rinse and repeat that same
get ready to rinse and repeat that same
get ready to rinse and repeat that same mission over and over and over nobody
mission over and over and over nobody
mission over and over and over nobody needs this kind of stress in their life
before we reveal our top pick here are
before we reveal our top pick here are some honorable mentions
sometimes what makes or breaks a game is
sometimes what makes or breaks a game is the ratio of time spent playing versus
the ratio of time spent playing versus
the ratio of time spent playing versus time spent waiting
yep according to our viewers the most up
yep according to our viewers the most up voted annoyance was long low times
voted annoyance was long low times
voted annoyance was long low times whether you want to get to the next part
whether you want to get to the next part
whether you want to get to the next part of the story start playing that next
of the story start playing that next
of the story start playing that next level just get from one location to the
level just get from one location to the
level just get from one location to the next for when you die and the game has
next for when you die and the game has
next for when you die and the game has to load up the level again it’s all bad
to load up the level again it’s all bad
to load up the level again it’s all bad it almost hurts when a game makes you
it almost hurts when a game makes you
it almost hurts when a game makes you want to pull out your phone and play a
want to pull out your phone and play a
want to pull out your phone and play a few rounds of tetris while you’re
few rounds of tetris while you’re
few rounds of tetris while you’re waiting you know you’ve got a problem
waiting you know you’ve got a problem
waiting you know you’ve got a problem I’ve got a fever
I’ve got a fever
I’ve got a fever and the only cure is more dead angels do
and the only cure is more dead angels do
and the only cure is more dead angels do you agree with our list
you agree with our list
you agree with our list are there other gaming issues you want
are there other gaming issues you want
are there other gaming issues you want to vent about for more cathartic toptenz
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