MAD's 10 Worst Things about Gaming

Deuce Magnum writes "GamePro's got up a story that was apparently designed by the guys at MAD magazine. It details the lows of video gaming, from big boobs to MMO patches. From the article: "8. Mind-numbingly dull 'cinema sequences' -- as if we really needed to interrupt the game with ten minutes of bad acting and cliche'd dialogue to explain the deep motives and back story of why Ratchet and Clank are running and jumping. 9. Choppy, second-rate video games designed for cell phones. Was text messaging not a useless enough way to drain battery power? "

Comments

Re:Uhmmm... what?

[bVork]

A second controller is unnecessary for some people, but a memory card?! 95% of the games out there require saving, so there's just no excuse for not including a memory card with the system, since it is something you will almost certainly need. (Unless you have an xbox)

A word about unlockables...

[Vo0k]

Unlockables suck.
Yes, they can prolong the game time. The "Why the hell do I finally get to..." way. They also horribly linearize the gameplay. (think key A to open door to find key to door B, to find keycard to door C, to get Attic Key D to Attic Door D...)

Sure, allow them, but in strictly limited number, avoid "streamlining" them and make them optional. There are many ways to do so. Kick-ass enemies in areas where you're not supposed to go yet. If you can beat them - good for you! You're good enough to be there! Big/HUGE world all open to explore without obligations. No guiding you by hand through levels. If you find yourself with 15 different quests open at the moment and can choose to pick any one of them, all the better! (and if you allow for a creative way of sneaking into the "illegal area", good if you include "unlock from inside", so if you jump over the gate on the bridge in GTA:VC, you're not stuck on an island with no quests to do and no way to get back.)
The best "unlockables" I found are the ones you get right in the beginning but learn how to handle (You, the player, not the character through game engine) hours later - Difficult to use properly but devastating when you master them.