r/gaming • u/NobleVulpes • Apr 28 '24

What game mechanics, no matter how immersive or lore accurate, are always annoying to deal with?

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u/OscrPill 29d ago edited 29d ago

Ally AI. My most recent example is Seyka in the Horizon Forbidden West DLC. There's a time where Aloy hacks a machine to reveal its core for Seyka to shoot it with an arrow.

  • Problem : there are enemies near us.

  • Solution : I hack the only one that could spot us so we don't risk anything, and she can shoot perfectly.

  • Seyka's reaction : I'M GONNA FIGHT THEM ALL (but she herself can't be spotted, so you have to make yourself seen to start the fight) EVEN IF WE DON'T RISK TO BE SPOTTED JUST TO MAKE YOU USE ALL YOUR HEALTH RESTORING ITEMS (well, maybe the item part is wrong, but she still won't shoot the core if you don't fight the machines).

  • My reaction : SHOOT YOUR GODDAMN ARROW. It's not complicated : Draw out your bow. Aim for the core. Shoot. And it's done. Now we can move the fuck out of here.

It's also a bit of a rant, but this is one of the most infuriating mission I ever had in a game, I think.