Gaming Pet Peeves

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Points of no return. For example, in Psychonauts. Maybe I don't want to collect everything in one shot, maybe I'm eager to complete the story and then go back for things I missed. Ever think of that? It also unlocks a little bonus cut scene, so it's kind of a bummer to miss that.

Poor hit detection. Any else played Rule of Rose? I loved the game, but it had some major problems. For like every three hits you did it would only register about one.

When the music is louder than the voices and it can't be adjusted. Sonic Adventure 2 pulled this and in Sonic Colors you can't make out at all the funny stuff Eggman is saying over the intercom.

The game trying to adjust to your playing level. Space Channel 5 is all about memorization and timing, so if you mess up it will try to give you an easier command. However, this makes it very hard to improve since if you mess up in areas you haven't before the game throws something different at you.

Wireless controllers. Especially the Wii drains batteries like a succubus! Just give me a controller with a long cord! I'm very happy with that!

Noisy systems. My PSP sounds like it's dying sometimes if it's loading something major. I had to stop bringing it to class with me because of that.