overused/bad gameplay

[htimreimer]

what are some gameplay elements and practices that you think are overused or just plain bad

skill trees: why dose it seem like every game nowadays has skill trees even if it doesn't improve the game or make anymore difficult to play and i can be the only one who thinks skill trees are overused in modern day video games

[jcalder8]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

[scott]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

It's even worse when there are no checkpoints and it's a long mission. ha

[htimreimer]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

It's even worse when there are no checkpoints and it's a long mission. ha

i f@%*ing hate escort and follow me missions

[scott]

Quick Time Events. God I hate them. Hate hate. Hate hate hate.

[jcalder8]

Quick Time Events. God I hate them. Hate hate. Hate hate hate.

I don't mind them too much as long as they stay the same each time you fail, when the buttons are random and you can just memorize the pattern then I really hate them!

Or if they come at the end of a hard part and you have to replay it to get back to the quick time that I really hate too!

[darko]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

Absolutely this. Totally ruined RE5.

[libernullmal]

non free world play when it is an rpg.. Nothing more than this bothers me... keeping borders tight and not allowing the person adventure and experience the world you create makes me feel bound and even with a game story it doesn't always help... There should be difference categories say to an rpg say Parasite evil or Fable/ Fable: Lost Chapters to say something like Final Fantasy series / Elder scroll series (Excluding Battlespire and Redguard) so on an so forth. Just sayin....

[disgaeniac]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

Absolutely this. Totally ruined RE5.

I hate these too

Also...*Anything* that requires on-line for single-player games 

[varkias]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

Absolutely this. Totally ruined RE5.

I hate these too

Also...*Anything* that requires on-line for single-player games 

I don't mind this, but I've had broadband for 10+ years.  It usually means I don't have to worry about DRM or keeping track of discs. I like being able to log into GOG, Steam, Etc and just clicking "install" without worrying about keys and discs years after purchasing a game.  It also usually means a safer, hack/mod free gameplay that has ruined many games for me in the past.

[htimreimer]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

Absolutely this. Totally ruined RE5.

Also...*Anything* that requires on-line for single-player games 

always on drm is bullshit and dose not stop pirating but instead it just makes it more annoying for future players because now they need to hack it to play it

[sin2beta]

This has lessened in the years, but the "go find __ pieces of ______" scavenger hunt mechanics. It was THE staple of the 32-bit platformer era.

[burningdoom]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

Absolutely this. Totally ruined RE5.

I hate these too

Also...*Anything* that requires on-line for single-player games 

Seconded, on both accounts.

I also really hate disappearing platforms (think Mega Man). So freaking annoying.

[jcalder8]

I also really hate disappearing platforms (think Mega Man). So freaking annoying.

Oh man I forgot about those, I hate those things!

[sin2beta]

Escort and follow me missions. I hate having to keep the person alive but having to follow the person and keep him alive is even worse!

Absolutely this. Totally ruined RE5.

I hate these too

Also...*Anything* that requires on-line for single-player games 

Seconded, on both accounts.

I also really hate disappearing platforms (think Mega Man). So freaking annoying.

Those platforms are tough. But I really like the rhythm of them.