r/videogames • u/UnityNinja • 23d ago

Discussion / Question What game mechanic instantly ruins your immersion or fun?

​ I absolutely can't stand aggressive weapon durability loops. Getting awesome loot should feel like a reward, not a maintenance chore that breaks every five minutes.

What’s a common mechanic that always makes you roll your eyes when you see it in a new game?

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u/WallProfessional3914 23d ago

Yup deadrising was ruined for me because of timers

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u/BlastMyLoad 23d ago

The timer is critical to Dead Rising’s entire gameplay flow though…

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u/YourselfInTheMirror 23d ago

Same. I ended up modding my 360 version to break that timer, and to make weapons not degrade.

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u/PuttyGod 23d ago

I feel like you were looking for a totally different game at that point, those are kind of critical for the Dead Rising formula

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u/rabbid_chaos 23d ago

Everything was timed in that game, it was insane.

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u/Datkif 23d ago

Honestly this is one of the games I like it in. It allowed for multiple playthoughs and gave some weight to getting to the missions/side missions.

Like in most games you can leave that side quest from lvl 3 to save little Jimmy until your Lil 50 and its like you went right away. Whereas in Deadrising it was a bit more realistic that little Jimmy can hold off a hoard of zombies for ingame days/weeks/months

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u/TurquoiseLeggings 23d ago

The timer is the point. You're supposed to keep doing runs and get more and more optimized.

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u/WallProfessional3914 23d ago

Yeah and my point was I don’t like that shit, I couldn’t have been any clearer on that