collegehumor.com — There is a new king in the land of broken controllers! After receiving almost 1.3 million votes, the most rage-inducing moment has finally been crowned. I’d like to thank the gaming community for the huge turnout, but in reality, it was probably just a couple guys voting a few hundred thousand times each. So this one’s for you, Paul and Mike. You guys really hit it out of the park.
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slindenJan 28, 2012
"Unless you’ve got a few thousand dollars to blow on a top notch gaming rig, you’re bound to meet a title that’s too much game for your PC."
That's the stupidest thing I've read all day. You can easily create a desktop that can run any modern game for less than $1000.
elimgarakJan 28, 2012
Yup - probably less than 300-400 these days - about the same price as a console. It won't run at high resolution, but it will run. Probably better than on a console.
shingoexJan 28, 2012
Consoles are now $199 or less as a starting price, btw.
elimgarakJan 28, 2012
This latest generation, by now, yes. It also depends on the bundle - PS3 Move bundle is 350, Xbox 360 Kinect bundle is 300.
shingoexJan 28, 2012
Add motion controllers for PC and see how much that bumps the price up.
shingoexJan 28, 2012
Modern games shouldn't require a thousand dollars for a rig. This is why I game on consoles.
TomkinsJan 28, 2012
Shouldn't cost more than 500 for a PC that can run everything.
shingoexJan 28, 2012
Except current console exclusives.
TomkinsJan 28, 2012
There is only one console exclusive I want to play is Dark Souls, and they might just port it.
shingoexJan 28, 2012
What you *want* to play makes no difference in terms regarding available exclusives. Your opinion doesn't change facts.
kungfuspoonJan 28, 2012
No that's the stupidest thing I've read all day. Not everyone has $1000 to drop on a PC just to play one game that cost $50 tops. And even those that do might want to spend it on something else like a holiday, put it towards a new car or save it in case the washing machine breaks, or the shower starts leaking.
slindenJan 29, 2012
I never said that you had to buy a PC if you wanted to play games. I said that the author has a misconception on the price of a PC that can play modern games and I corrected him on that.
harshbarjJan 28, 2012
Why the Collegehumor blog spam?
Direct link
http://www.dorkly.com/article/31088/the-15-most-frustrating-situations-in-videogames
elimgarakJan 28, 2012
I would put escort missions at the top.
dfletcherJan 28, 2012
Yeah they do suck. The classic example for me is HalfLife 2, escort through sniper territory. HL gives you a command to make followers "stay". But walk 10 feet away and they're like "Hold on Dr. Freeman I'm coming with you!" At which point they get shot in the head. I think it's just in the game as a joke about escort missions actually. The game doesn't punish you for getting them killed, you just sit there and feel like a guilty failure ;-)
elimgarakJan 28, 2012
Yes, I know what you mean - I always felt guilty about those guys dying. Of course new ones would show up right after that, and look identical, so it wasn't that bad.
The worst for me were the escort missions in WOW - especially since I always played solo. It was bloody annoying when I would get jumped by a dozen guys, and the idiot I am protecting would start fighting back and dye almost immediately.
golfcheapskateJan 28, 2012
At the end of a long odyssey of a game, expecting an explosive celebration of fireworks but instead getting a real dud of a finale.
meribianJan 28, 2012
The ending of Jurassic Park for SNES. LMAO!
trythinking1stJan 28, 2012
Save points that are too far apart.
dfletcherJan 28, 2012
I have to say, save points just ... suck ass, period. They are a remnant of older consoles that can't properly save a f-ing file to disk. So because of this wonderful "least common denominator", PC gamers especially suffer from this nonsense. If I have disk space, the damned game should let me save. Anywhere. Any time. Screw the consoles.
trythinking1stJan 28, 2012
I know, right? Trying to inject a sense of "desperation" or "urgency" by not letting you save hours worth of gameplay has to be one of my all time video game hates!
casianbdaJan 28, 2012
When you're playing any Legend of Zelda game and you have no idea how to complete a puzzle.
grabateJan 28, 2012
In RPG's I improve stats in certain areas and ignore or only put the occasional point in others. Then I inventively hit a mission that is damn near impossible without a certain amount of points in a required area. I also hate getting my ass handled to me in a boss fight, looking online for hints and discovering that an absolutely useless item I sold a few hours ago really will really come in handy.
specimen7Jan 28, 2012
////Disclaimer: The following is a TL;DR drunken ass rant////
I was so pissed when I got my dad COD:MW3 for Chrimbus and he had to wait 35 f**king hours for the game to patch before playing.
I bought the retail DVD and I had to explain to him why steam loaded up and why it was taking so long. It was like giving a box full of disappointment and crushed dreams for a joyous holiday.
So he had to replay Half-life 2 for the fourth time and beat the freaking game before MW3 was done patching.
I've owned an Atari 2600 when it first came out, Genesis, Sega CD, PS1, Xbox, Xbox 360, - Modded Far cry and Morrowind and even made my own s**tty FPS with DX 8 in c++.
Still, my dad is a bigger gamer than me. Just not so informed about DRM, mandatory patching ect.. He's used to pooping the CD in and playing.
I felt like such a piece of s**t for getting him game that had a 35 hour waiting prerequisite before playing.
dfletcherJan 28, 2012
Next year get him a better broadband connection!
specimen7Jan 28, 2012
They download at 200 megabytes per minuet. which is atandard home service.
You have to realize that holiday game patching traffic creates huge amounts of stress on the servers. Thinks about your reply before making retarded suggestions next time.
dfletcherJan 28, 2012
Um, that was actually a joke in reply to the TL;DR. Of course I understand that and actually hit something similar a couple years back on Steam. But this year it was smooth as silk even on xmas day. So you should probably sling some of that hatred at the game publisher...
dfletcherJan 28, 2012
Oh heh the game publisher was steam. Sorry I've actually had a couple myself and it's 4am here. Odd. I purchased two games that day and had them within a couple hours.
RambutaanJan 30, 2012
Haha an awesome read - I could relate to almost all of the situations mentioned :).
usernameredJan 28, 2012
Halo: Reach - Team slayer
The other 3 players are 12 year olds team killing and just constantly screaming into the mic for the whole round. Can't quit or get slapped with temporary ban.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
dfletcherJan 28, 2012
I agree with most (except the PC thing - consoles dr00l!) but the recent Batman games have redefined what sneaking around should be like.
It's not huge long levels of sneaking, what you do is take out 8 or so armed thugs in a big room with lots of hiding places, but you have to do it quietly or they'll just shoot you. So there's periods of sneaking punctuated by tense action sequences where honestly you try to get back to hiding as quick as possible after taking one down.
It's really really good. More like that please!
agentsmith666Jan 28, 2012
I replayed Zelda 2 on NES a few days ago; One of the most annoying things is when a necessary item or boss is in a near impossible "I would never ever try this" place. In the last dungeon in order to get to the boss you have to jump into a pit. Not any pit but a specific pit. Yea the pits you kept avoiding because otherwise you'd die instantly to get to this point. Seriously being trained from the f**king beginning in EVERY dungeon to avoid pits and now this is the only way to fight Ganon. f**k you Zelda 2.
Also it was mentioned in the article in regards to back tracking to get an item. How about when they don't let you back track to get item?
Ultima V (at the END of the game)
Lord British: "Did you bring my wooden box?" (extremely hard to find without looking it up)
You: "No"
Lord British " We're going to be here for a while..."
And he takes a seat and the game CONTINUES to play for eternity at no point does it say game over. So after 15 minutes you're like, "Hey is someone else going to rescue us?" "Maybe I'll search around to get out..." No luck... you're f**ked.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (~1984)
You forget to bring you towel with you and at the end you need it. If you don't have it you can win. (and you can't go back to get it)
/rant
agentsmith666Jan 28, 2012
*can't win (yea I know there's a triple negative in that sentence...)
mtownJan 28, 2012
IMO i LIKE when I encounter video game bugs and glitches. Sure it can be annoying at times, but I like to see how and when things go wrong.
In fact, I sometimes go out of my way to make games MORE buggy or glitchy. GTA IV is probably the most hilarious game ever, if you mod it right: http://youtu.be/ifTIuA8Dq58
shingoexJan 28, 2012
Speaking of GTA, I really LOVE that Vice City glitch that corrupts your memory card.
meribianJan 28, 2012
I laughed and raged at the same time just remembering all of the times these things have happened. I have such fond memories of slamming my controller around repeatedly.
RujabesJan 28, 2012
That owl haunts my dreams...constantly asking if I understand what he just said...
meribianJan 28, 2012
"Hey there! I know you just wandered into unexplored territory and are AMPED to run around and see what's up....but f**k YOU! Stand here and listen to me rant for a while!"
craig1958Jan 28, 2012
Sometimes my paddle gets stuck when playing Pong; especially if someone has spilled their beer on the joystick.
Closed AccountJan 28, 2012
come'on i trashed 2 wireless controllers and a wired headset on madden 12 alone....i trashed another headset and wireless controller playing forza 3...yes i have anger problems.
meribianJan 28, 2012
If you don't clench your fists and curse the names of the creators, the game wasn't good enough. I EXPECT to rage a few times before I complete a game.
Remember when beating a game was braggable? These days you call your buddy and say "I beat it." and he's like "Cool. So what's new?" IT USED TO BE "Dude! I beat it! I f**kING BEAT IT!" and then he's all "Holy s**t! How the f**k did you pass the _____ part?"
Closed AccountJan 28, 2012
yup. now games are usually all about online and not the campaign. sad.