10 Video Game Openings Designed To Make You Quit

10. Heavy Rain

Not every game has to open with a jaw-dropping set piece, and the slow start to Heavy Rain does succeed in creating an obvious juxtaposition in father Ethan’s life after his son, Jason, gets walloped by an apparently blind driver, but pacing becomes a clear issue almost immediately.

After waking up in bed, you are left to wander about Ethan’s home with no idea as to what you’re supposed to be doing. You brush Ethan’s teeth, watch the camera linger on his butt as he takes a shower and even do his job for him (the only chore you don’t do is file taxes). Oh, and just to add to the annoyance of completing mundane activities in a video game marketed with sex, murder and mystery, Ethan never stops bragging about how perfect his life is.

All the juice drinking and tidying up toys is unnecessary filler. It doesn’t develop character, it makes players disgruntled, and it’s a list of deeds that can be ignored in favour of watching the clock tick by. A tedious beginning to a game that only gets good once Ethan's life encounters some monumental tragedy.