Loading screens in modern gaming. I was playing a Wii game that does loading by telling you the name of the area you've entered. It's really annoying after the first time, because the first time, I assume it's just telling me the name of the area. But no, it happens every time afterward too. It may not say "loading" but it still counts.
Special editions being worse than the original are annoying too. I've played a GCN and PS2 version of the same game and the PS2 version, released after as a special edition, runs slower and has loading screen for every area. It's really annoying that the GCN version that was released before is much faster than its later released PS2 counterpart. But maybe that's just a hardware thing. I'm not totally sure.
Forced tutorials are a big hate from me too. Most of the time, I'm too impatient for them and I'd rather figure things out on my own or use the manual. Manuals aren't as helpful now as they once were, though. So using those is obsolete now, I suppose. I still like them. Hum. But yeah. Optional tutorials, especially for sequels or long-going series, would be much better. If a tutorial works its way into the story though, like Jak 3's (which it does treat itself more as a refresher anyway), that's fine. Makes me forget it's a tutorial. Hell, even Jak I's tutorial area doesn't feel much like one, because you're already getting Power Cells and such from it. And that's the first in the series.
Mother 3 has a nice enemy encounter thingie, I think. And if you're running and run into one that's weaker than you, you'll knock it over and won't actually have to battle it. It's funny. lol
Special editions being worse than the original are annoying too. I've played a GCN and PS2 version of the same game and the PS2 version, released after as a special edition, runs slower and has loading screen for every area. It's really annoying that the GCN version that was released before is much faster than its later released PS2 counterpart. But maybe that's just a hardware thing. I'm not totally sure.
Forced tutorials are a big hate from me too. Most of the time, I'm too impatient for them and I'd rather figure things out on my own or use the manual. Manuals aren't as helpful now as they once were, though. So using those is obsolete now, I suppose. I still like them. Hum. But yeah. Optional tutorials, especially for sequels or long-going series, would be much better. If a tutorial works its way into the story though, like Jak 3's (which it does treat itself more as a refresher anyway), that's fine. Makes me forget it's a tutorial. Hell, even Jak I's tutorial area doesn't feel much like one, because you're already getting Power Cells and such from it. And that's the first in the series.
Mother 3 has a nice enemy encounter thingie, I think. And if you're running and run into one that's weaker than you, you'll knock it over and won't actually have to battle it. It's funny. lol
