video game pet peeves

[PGchris]

I really cant stand 3d platformers that are overly dependent on collect-a-thon levels thats why I really don't like the banjo kazzoie games, 90% of the game your just placed in 3d environment and then you run around till you collect shit and thats it.

[the7k]

I've just thought of one of the worst things I see in video games.

The RPG that gives you a boss battle where they take away your party. It's just one of your guys vs. the boss. And your guy never has healing magic worth a damn, because of who he is. So the boss fight starts and you realize that you have no healing items (that's what the white mage is for) and get rocked like a hurricane. The worst game that does it is Lufia 1, the battle with the Apprentice, with you at about level 10. He starts the round by cranking his speed up to 11 and starts getting two turns in for every one. Then he hits harder than the easily purchasable item and takes very little damage. The way I've seen to beat him is to stockpile an item that does a bunch of damage, and those are hard to come by.

Another reason I loved Breath of Fire - Ryu was enough of a renaissance man that he did have Healing Magic, and damn good ones at that.