2. Quick-Time Events
"Press the space bar in the next 5 seconds to unlock this page." If there's one thing worse than world hunger and a shortage of the godly nectar that is a Snakebite, it's quick-time events. Whoever came up with the idea of pressing a button within seconds of being prompted needs to have a sit down and take a look at their life. I want to be able to sit down and enjoy my game, I don't want to be sitting on edge waiting for a prompt in the hope I don't miss it and cause World War 3. Some games thankfully avoid QTEs like the plague, but then some games such as the travesty that was Heavy Rain decide to implement them as a main aspect of the game. Who are they trying to kid? Heavy Rain wasn't a game, it was simply a film there's no need for the QTEs.