You would have been great...

[Wolf Kanno]

...but then you did THAT!

What are some games that you were mostly enjoying until it pulled something that made you shake your head in shame. Was it a bad plot twist that left a sour taste in your mouth? A really difficult section that the game pulled out of nowhere for no good reason? An escort mission from hell? What games missed the mark of perfection for you because of that one thing.

This doesn't necessarily mean bad games, you could still love the game, just dread that one part; or maybe it was going in your top ten before this element showed up and knocked it closer to your top 25.

[Ayen]

I'll use my favorite game as an example. Tidus being revealed as a dream.

If we accept the premise that dreams can exist in real life. Can interact with us while we're awake or exist isolated from the rest of the world, then what does this mean for existence? How does it redefine what it means to exist? How does it shape the in-game world of Spira to accept that Tidus can even exist. Did the game ever explore these points or were they completely wasted, their potential never being realized. How much better would FFX's story as a whole be if it explored them?

[Fynn]

Diablo II

smurfing final boss is a cheating bastard that is insanely overpowered compared to the rest of the game. If the game is scaled so that you have to jump 20 levels just before the final boss and the enemies give out negligible exp, that is bad game design.

[Skyblade]

Earthbound, until I found the battle system. First person battles in an RPG. Noooo...

[Wolf Kanno]

I was thinking of Wind Waker when I was making this thread topic. I really enjoyed this game but that damn time wasting treasure hunt for the Triforce of Courage was quite a blemish on an otherwise really good Zelda game.

[Pete for President]

Okami would have been amazing if only Issun wouldn't talk so much.

[Lyndis Highwind]

I really didn't like the sword fighting in Skyward Sword. Having to make precise movements with the Wii remote was really frusterating. Especially during boss battles.

[krissy]

Okami would have been amazing if only Issun wouldn't talk so much.

WHAT WHY I OUGHTA FIGHT YOU FOR THAT HOW DARE YOU I MAY NOT BE BIG BUT IM VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY WHAT IF I WASNT AROUND HUH HOW WOULD YOU FISH THEN!!!! YOU CAN'T JUST IGNORE ME STOP THAT I WILL BITE YOU!!! HEY ARE YOU LISTENING! DONT TURN AWAY FROM ME AMMY DONT YOU DO THAT YOU

[Pete for President]

Okami would have been amazing if only Issun wouldn't talk so much.

WHAT WHY I OUGHTA FIGHT YOU FOR THAT HOW DARE YOU I MAY NOT BE BIG BUT IM VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY WHAT IF I WASNT AROUND HUH HOW WOULD YOU FISH THEN!!!! YOU CAN'T JUST IGNORE ME STOP THAT I WILL BITE YOU!!! HEY ARE YOU LISTENING! DONT TURN AWAY FROM ME AMMY DONT YOU DO THAT YOU

Aiaiaiaiai the trauma's are coming back!