Which games need a tiny tweak?

[dumpster]

Zelda Breath of the Wild. I'd make it so weapons don't break.

 

Shenmue 3. I'd remove the hunger that makes you unable to run (ruins that game)

 

Castlevania Circle of the Moon. I'd make the DSS cards drop randomly as they do, but guarantee a drop eventually, like if you have killed 100 of an enemy and it still hasn't dropped you get one. You should get all the cards by the time you're 75% through the map so you can use them and see what they do.

 

Resident Evil 3 Remake. I'd change the final bosses on Inferno difficulty so you can actually learn how to defeat them. I'm convinced theres no way other than blind luck, unless you play with mouse and keyboard. 

 

Any game where a boss doesn't have a visible energy bar.  I'd add a visible energy bar. 

 

Over to you! 

[ChewMagma]

4 minutes ago, dumpster said:

Zelda Breath of the Wild. I'd make it so weapons don't break.

 

Shenmue 3. I'd remove the hunger that makes you unable to run (ruins that game)

 

Castlevania Circle of the Moon. I'd make the DSS cards drop randomly as they do, but guarantee a drop eventually, like if you have killed 100 of an enemy and it still hasn't dropped you get one. You should get all the cards by the time you're 75% through the map so you can use them and see what they do.

 

Resident Evil 3 Remake. I'd change the final bosses on Inferno difficulty so you can actually learn how to defeat them. I'm convinced theres no way other than blind luck, unless you play with mouse and keyboard. 

 

Any game where a boss doesn't have a visible energy bar.  I'd add a visible energy bar. 

 

Over to you! 

 

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[Qazimod]

In Bloodborne, automatically restock the hunter's blood vial and quicksilver bullet supply after they die.

 

It's one of my all-time favourite games, and I got the Platinum and the DLC trophies, but I don't get what running laps around the Central Yharnam bonfire crew for items (or killing a handful of late game enemies for echoes) every single time adds to the experience. I know it's personal choice and I don't have to restock my vials/bullets each time, but I like the luxury of extended discovery time. It's a change that would instantly make the experience a little better.

[Kevvy Metal]

37 minutes ago, dumpster said:

Zelda Breath of the Wild. I'd make it so weapons don't break.

[englishbob]

Rename Elden Ring.'s performance mode to "gave it our best shot" mode

 

+1 on the BOTW weapons thing

[Timmo]

8 minutes ago, englishbob said:

Rename Elden Ring.'s performance mode to "gave it our best shot" mode

If you have it on PlayStation 5, install the PS4 version. Buttery smooth 60fps and easily the best way to play. 

[Stanley]

1 hour ago, dumpster said:

Zelda Breath of the Wild. I'd make it so weapons don't break.

So rather than a tweak, a fundamental change to the underlying structure of the entire combat system 

[Siri]

GTA4 - more frequent checkpoints in missions and holding a button to sprint.

[ZOK]

1 hour ago, dumpster said:

Zelda Breath of the Wild. I'd make it so weapons don't break.

Take it to the ‘stupid things gamers say because they don’t actually know how games work’ thread.

[SuperCapes]

Triggering a Breath of the Wild fan is easier than making a pot noodle. 

[Stanley]

21 minutes ago, SuperCapes said:

Triggering a Breath of the Wild fan is easier than making a pot noodle. 

Getting a pot noodle just right takes a lot of consideration into how the whole physics and chemistry systems works, years of work to get it just perfect. In combat I prefer tins of Heinz Cream Of Tomato Soup though. 

[Calashnikov]

53 minutes ago, Timmo said:

If you have it on PlayStation 5, install the PS4 version. Buttery smooth 60fps and easily the best way to play. 

Does your PS5 save transfer if you move to the PS4 version? 😬

[Timmo]

Just now, Calashnikov said:

Does your PS5 save transfer if you move to the PS4 version? 😬

 

I don't think so but you'll probably get to where you are in a third of the time...

[SMD]

1 hour ago, dumpster said:

Zelda Breath of the Wild. I'd make it so weapons don't break.

 

seems like that's a massive improvement on you not liking zelda games at all:

 

  

On 17/09/2020 at 03:52, dumpster said:

I posted a while back about how I've bought stuff in the past because I wanted to be part of the new experience. I bought a Switch with BOTW despite knowing that I've never really liked any Zelda before. They are great games, but not my cup of tea.

 

or not being comfortable with the button layout years into owning the game:

 

  

On 09/10/2020 at 14:52, dumpster said:

The Switch ABXY layout is a major factor in me never getting to grips with Zelda BOTW.  It's a combination of having more formats that do not match (I've spent years on Dreamcast and Xbox etc) but also Parappa the Rapper taught me to react to a request to press X by hitting the bottom button on the pad which is where Sony put it. When I play BOTW I get really flustered because the prompts tell you what button to press and it's never where I expect. Also ZL and ZR, I mean, what is that even supposed to mean?

 

or you not enjoying it because there's too much cooking:

 

  

On 28/06/2018 at 16:42, dumpster said:

I've been struggling to enjoy Zelda BOTW recently, after sitting and cooking for what seemed like forever.

 

 

though i guess it's a step back from when you thought it was fantastic:

 

  

On 08/06/2018 at 16:09, dumpster said:

I've been disappointed with a number of games recently, and the demands on my time are pulling me away from Zelda BOTW, a fantastic game that I personally have only scratched the surface of and paid £55 for.

 

to be fair, maybe it really isn't your thing and it's been a hot minute since you brought it up last:

 

  

On 10/05/2020 at 15:46, dumpster said:

We will have strayed a little from the OP, which is to be expected, but BOTW is the perfect game for me to discuss, and I can't believe I wrote the OP without including it.  BOTW is a game that is, without question, a masterpiece.  Locally, everyone I know who bought a Switch got Zelda and loved it.  There's something that stops it clicking for me personally, and I think it comes down to just me.  I need a text prompt or a voice to tell me that the reason I died is because it's too cold.  My brain doesn't process that the ice all around me is the reason.  I die a lot.  Between the weapons that break all the time and the continual playing of that little "you died" jingle , it's just a game I do not get on with.

 

But the point here is that I really, REALLY want to like it.  I should do.  I feel like I'm missing out on one of the all time gaming experiences. Everyone says it is brilliant, I play it and it looks great, so what the hell is wrong with me? (Don't answer that), Why can't I get the enjoyment from it that everyone else does?

 

It's not supposed to be a thread about piling on.  It's about that feeling that Jim Davidson gets when watching Vic Reeves Big Night Out with his kids. He said, "what are they laughing at? I get that it's trying to be funny, but I don't know what the joke is supposed to be", and maybe this is a feeling of getting old.  Or maybe just jaded.  I know I've always preferred the arcade game experience to the open world, sprawling adventure game.  I guess it is the same in books and movies too, everyone has their own tastes.  I just wish I could somehow address the issue and have a great couple of hours on Zelda where it all clicks into place, then I can experience the thing that so many people love without getting frustrated by weapons that snap.

 

maybe it's just because the switch's is nintendo's vita:

 

  

On 01/02/2019 at 19:58, dumpster said:

Now you surely know that's not what I mean.  But there's a definite comparison to be made with the Vita, which launched with some great games, but didn't get a lot of first party support. Nintendo seem happy to start with the big, fantastic releases, (SMO, BOTW, Splatoon, Metroid), then go into Wii-U re-release mode. Of you wander into a high street store the Switch section is much smaller than that of other formats, and a great deal of the best stuff at the moment is indie stuff on the store.

 

 

but you know what, i think deep down you and i both know the truth. you just want to go back and play your true love, the only open world game that makes you happy:

 

  

On 15/10/2022 at 11:37, dumpster said:

It was a slow start when the game first launched, due to its association with Limited Run Games. But once the Switch had launched and everyone, I mean everyone bought BOTW and Mario, there was a slow period where very little happened, until the release of what has to be the signature game on Switch, Night Trap. 

 

Night Trap pushed the capabilities of the Switch to offer near VHS quality video, but what really makes the game special is that the video sequences are interactive.  The cast of the film walk from room to room in a creepy house but they can actually die and you can stop it happening.  The feeling of saving lives using your drifting joycon controller really packs a punch.  It's visceral.  You god damn saved a life. Mario and Zelda just couldn't touch it.

 

And the open world aspect! There are 8 rooms, each with it's own unique identity. The bathroom contains a shower and toilet, but there's no reuse of assets in this game.  Switch to the bedroom and there's no shower or toilet, just a bed, exactly as you'd expect in real life.  Stunning.

 

And then we come to the animation.  Apparently all achieved without motion capture, each of the on screen characters moves fluidly and realistically.  The mouths fit in when they speak.  LA Noire has nothing on this. 

 

Once the game had been released, it spoiled the console for all other games.  Nintendo had no choice but to farm out Metroid to a 3rd party developer and cancel F-Zero altogether.  I've never seen an example of a game so good it kills the format, but even the release of an OLED version of the console wasn't enough to rekindle interest.  Night Trap introduced paradise syndrome to gamers for the first time.  There was simply no need for any other games, so Nintendo stopped making them.

 

So that's my vote.

 

 

i'm not being mean btw, i'm genuinely in awe of all the different takes you manage to have on one game. play something else, fella. it's christmas.

[Ketchup]

Outer Wild. I’d make it so the angler fish only moves if you are making light/noise. As soon as you stop your thrusters it should stop noticing you. Instead once it’s aware of you you’re instantly dead and it makes a tricky section actually just frustrating and time consuming.

[Boothjan]

Jedi: Fallen Order 

 

Sort out the dreadful map and some of the platforming sections (those bastard power slide bits!) and it would have made a very good game even better

 

I'm hoping this is the case with the sequel 

[partious]

Dark Souls/Bloodborne etc: should have difficulty options/easy mode  😉

[Calashnikov]

9 minutes ago, Boothjan said:

Jedi: Fallen Order 

 

Sort out the dreadful map and some of the platforming sections (those bastard power slide bits!) and it would have made a very good game even better

 

I'm hoping this is the case with the sequel 

What is it with the Fallen Order map? I also hated it, even though it’s pretty much the Metroid Prime map, which is excellent 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

[Fargo]

10 minutes ago, Boothjan said:

Jedi: Fallen Order 

 

Sort out the dreadful map and some of the platforming sections (those bastard power slide bits!) and it would have made a very good game even better

 

I'm hoping this is the case with the sequel 

yeah it seems this is all set for a sequel that really gives us a great game. I’d add the respawning enemies to the above. It doesn’t work in a Star Wars game. 

[MarkN]

Animal Crossing games  should stack stuff in the inventory for you, rather than requiring you to do it manually. It's unnecessary busy work (admittedly in a game where that is the main design goal). (Maybe this is fixed in the most recent versions that I've not played, but I suspect not.)

[dumpster]

2 hours ago, ChewMagma said:

 

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Yep! Let's get this thread started!

[dumpster]

44 minutes ago, SMD said:

 

seems like that's a massive improvement on you not liking zelda games at all:

 

  

 

or not being comfortable with the button layout years into owning the game:

 

  

 

or you not enjoying it because there's too much cooking:

 

  

 

 

though i guess it's a step back from when you thought it was fantastic:

 

  

 

to be fair, maybe it really isn't your thing and it's been a hot minute since you brought it up last:

 

  

 

maybe it's just because the switch's is nintendo's vita:

 

  

 

 

but you know what, i think deep down you and i both know the truth. you just want to go back and play your true love, the only open world game that makes you happy:

 

  

 

 

i'm not being mean btw, i'm genuinely in awe of all the different takes you manage to have on one game. play something else, fella. it's christmas.

This is the single best, and also most worrying post I've ever seen.  Is that you in my garden? I thought it was racoons. The police have been called.  Thank God for you pulling all my contradictory posts into one place.  I'm genuinely in awe. No sarcasm. 

 

I used Zelda because it guarantees the thread gets a kick.  The truth is I want the weapons to be a bit stronger. But you're right, I loved it for the first couple of days then realised it's not my thing at all.  But you must realise that while I love Night Trap that whole post is a joke....  

 

I want to give your post 100 pos's but it only lets me give you one. Do you have a Patreon?

[Goemon]

Every shooter that doesn’t, should have an auto fire button.
 

No one wants to sit and constantly mash a single button for 30-45 mins.

[dumpster]

Is it wrong that @SMDs post has me laughing at my own jokes? I'd forgotten I'd ever written that about Night Trap and the praise I give the game for not reusing assets because there is no toilet in the kitchen has made me laugh out loud.  And it's open world because it's in a house... And the mouths all fit in when they speak.  God that game was ahead of its time. 

[cavalcade]

If you run BOTW on cemu you can disable weapon breaking and fix the button layout. It's a delicious treat for a gaming philistine.

[Qazimod]

1 hour ago, Siri said:

GTA4 - more frequent checkpoints in missions and holding a button to sprint.

 

I remember the pre-release headlines coming out for V and "mid-mission checkpoints" being one of the biggest announcements for me.  

[Isaac]

1 hour ago, Ketchup said:

Outer Wild. I’d make it so the angler fish only moves if you are making light/noise. As soon as you stop your thrusters it should stop noticing you. Instead once it’s aware of you you’re instantly dead and it makes a tricky section actually just frustrating and time consuming.

 

This is a perfect one. Completely agree.

 

The angler fish are the weakest part of that game by far, there was no need to make them an aggressive game over.

[Giddas]

Hot wheels, sort the massive gap in difficulty 

[Thor]

1 hour ago, cavalcade said:

If you run BOTW on cemu you can disable weapon breaking and fix the button layout. It's a delicious treat for people who aren't Ninty fanboys. 

FTFY

[moosegrinder]

Any game that doesn't have it: the ability to remap controls without limitation.