The other thread about favorite mechanics is great, so let’s also do the opposite: what are some of your most hated mechanics?

  • idiotexe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I have yet to play a game where NPCs have the same speed as the player, have you? I get it on the game design level, since NPCs need to move at a speed that their animations look natural at but player characters need to move fast enough to not feel frustrating to the character.

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      1 year ago

      I have yet to play a game where NPCs have the same speed as the player, have you?

      RDR2 did an excellent job with this by making it more of a pseudo cutscene. You can just hold a button and your character will match the target speed.

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        1 year ago

        That seems great. I have RDR2 on my wishlist but unfortunately it would require more storage space than my entire laptop has at the moment.