4 Stupid Features that Can Ruin Otherwise Awesome Games

It's hard to create a video game that'll be well-received by fans, fun to play, and aren't buggy as all heck, but even when a game does fit the bill as an epic game, it may still fall victim to these gaming afterthoughts that can totally ruin a good game.

Loading Times

There is absolutely nothing more annoying than booting up an awesome game and having to wait minutes while some dinky icon, symbol, or character dances around a loading sign. Game loading is an important part of video games, but game developers can perform certain tweaks to prevent gamers from waiting extremely long waiting times, reloading a part of a map that they are revisiting, and developers can also cut the amount of loading times that occur in-game.

Cut Scenes

Video game cut scenes can make games more awesome by adding better computer graphics, add to the story of games, and give us more info on our favorite video game characters, but if you've already beaten the game, have a limited amount of time to play, or just don't feel like sitting through a cut scene, unwelcomed cut scenes that can't be skipped and hold gamers hostage can be extremely annoying - and has ruined far too many otherwise legendary games.

Credits

Game developers do a great job and their job should go noticed and be appreciated, but some game developers take gloating too far and add unskippable rolling credits to the end of video games. No one ever reads the rolling credits of video games and the only purpose mandatory end-game credits serve - other than pissing off gaming fans - is making gamers restart their systems in order to play the game again. Note: all software and game developers that force gamers to wait until the end of mandatory credits to get credit for winning the game will burn in hell after they die.

Text Boxes

I know, I know, voice acting can put a damper on a video game's budget and text boxes are pretty much the only option left, but in order to implement an in-game textbox system that won't royally piss gaming fans off, textboxes must be skippable, have an option for speedy text, and have a font that won't make my skin crawl with fury.

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