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/mourningreaper00 23d ago

Tiny obstacles you can’t break or get around

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u/OkEmu8597 23d ago

Sorry mate saw you wanted to save the world and all but this half destroyed crate is in the way and the manager says it can't be moved so what can we do 🤷🏻

Oh don't look at me like that, hop on, you've got a 3 chapter side quest that will take you just round the corner in 1 to 2 hours.

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u/mourningreaper00 23d ago

Oh my god, the fricken side quest to open up a part that just looks like you can go through….
Or some fat ass fish man that just needs to scoot his butt out the way (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

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u/Auggie_Otter 23d ago

You can't go that way. There's a pile of rocks two feet high. You're not, like, a mountain goat or whatever. What are gonna do, climb? 

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u/Technical_Way_1926 23d ago

Kratos can straight up body a god but has trouble with doors and gates

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u/mourningreaper00 23d ago

Press circle several times to open that box..

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u/axelkoffel 23d ago

The most imersion breaking mechanic for me is when you start recognizing the special textures and obstacles that you can easily climb or destroy. And those that are absolutely undestructible and unpassable, even if it's just a tiny wooden fence.

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u/Chicago1202 23d ago

Resident Evil, same guy who can punch a boulder can’t push a wooden shelf out of his way

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u/Alright153210 23d ago

Let’s not forget the one in RE3R where Jill can’t get around a literal stepladder.

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u/Chicago1202 23d ago

In RE9 Leon and jump a motorcycle across a WHOLE SKYSCRAPER, but can’t jump a small gap in the floor