Trying to pick up a key on a table that's obviously important for a room somewhere else and the game won't let you pick it up until you start that particular quest.
Me: Why do you hate me???
Or...I pick up an amulet. It says I can't sell quest items. It's not part of any current quests.
Games are the opposite of real life where I'm forced to keep doing the monotonous main story at the sacrifice of all these amazing side quests catching my attention.
The way Sonic Frontiers gave NO warning before shoving me into the final boss fights was SO upsetting. I wanted my plat to trigger at the end, but I hadn't found the wolf enemy yet. DX
I just wanted to run around in peace, not get roped into hunting down some mermaid’s skull or unicorn stomach that doesn’t actually lead me to any decent weapons after all
The first time I played Fallout 3 I accidentally found my dad within the first two hours, I was so bummed 😓 I hadn't even THOUGHT about looking for that dude yet
Ugh. When you're still looking around and trigger a cut scene that then blocks your ability to continue exploring, forcing you to miss key plot points. 😒 The Worst ™️
Playing AC Unity just trying to tackle a dude who swiped something on the street, but then also I escape a zone during a mission while doing that, so my "tackle" button is immediately replaced with "pull up UI bullshit" button
The only thing worse is fighting your way through what looked like a neat side area to find a big ol' NOTHING at the end of it and coming to the conclusion you probably just stumbled on a location that will be part of the main storyline later. 😄
Or going the "wrong" way and locking yourself out of places accidentally. Show me the right way so I can check everywhere else first before going there!
Main quest: “The realm is in grave danger my friend…”
Me: I said fuck off I’m gathering berries for the baker he’s gonna make a bruschetta that’ll temporarily raise my charisma.
Lol.. I swear, if a cut scene appears while Im exploring, I altf4 that shit quick and avoid that section.. Lmao.. Cant the game see Im busy avoiding the actual game!!!! 😂😂
Says a lot about the real world tho. While ur exploring, as long as you avoid the most obvious places, you can do pretty much whatever you want and enjoy yourself
This is why my pc suffocates under a gazillion of saves....if I trigger smthing I go back to last save - and go on turning every stone to my hearth's content-for me no easy save no game ty 😉
Probably the worst game I've played in this regard. Oh, you're literally in the middle of a side mission? Well you tripped my esoteric background criteria, so guess it's a forced 30 min story mission for you bucko
Yes! I dearly loved the companions!! The outposts were some of my favourites in Far Cry games!!! That timed story mission that dragged you in can fuck itself with a cactus!!!!
Me every time I return to my camp in BG3 and there's a kid asking me if I've found their parents yet:
"Uh yeah sure, I'm right on that, whoever you are. I'll be shortly returning to... wherever the hell it was I encountered you to look for your parents. Any minute now."
One time in Skyrim I was doing one of the DLCs and having a great time, but had to drop everything to do the first few main story missions because I needed one of the shouts to bypass a glitch. I felt dirty. I didn’t want to be Dragonborn.
Hahaha so true.
When TES 6 eventually lands I will treat every NPC as a potential explosive.
A bit like walking into a Trump rally and seeing someone's mouth begin to open in front of you...
Me trying to keep my quests list down on Skyrim every time like 😭 Im just trying to have fun looting things I don't WANT to get sucked into your dumb war! Lmao
Oh cool a forked path! I'll take the one that looks less "significant" to see if there's collectibles before I move on with the plot.
Oops that was actually the main path and now you can never go back! And there was in fact a collectible on the other path.
I will restart an entire save just to check all the drawers and wardrobes and read all the dialogue in a room if it becomes inaccessible after the next cutscene 😞
*paints your cell phone and keys and girlfriend bright yellow so you know they're interactive objects because I'm bad at visual design cues and I made your entire environment brown and grey*
*my voice fading into the distance* "Don't worry! I'll be right back! Totally coming back! You're priority number 1 right after this bud! Top of the list!"
It's like when, in a linear game, you intentionally don't go down a route you thought was the main path in order to explore, but it turns out you actually ARE on the main path, thus locking you out of that earlier room and the secrets within.
Its even worse when you're specifically trying not to, like you go to the furthest possible edge of the map that seems like you're not supposed to be there for HOURS and somehow it triggers a main quest, or every possible quest in Diablo 4
The NPCs:
"Guys he's coming! Quick get your lines ready! It's happening! Stay calm!"
NPC main person: "Hey, you, could you-"
Me: *bypasses them in a hurry to pick alchemy herbs*
NPC: "Well fuck me too I guess."
Maybe a special clothing item the player can equip, like a weak mustache disguise or a tee that says “PLEASE DON’T talk to me, I have no self control, and I am not ready to talk you you nor get any work done.”
I had that moment years ago when I was exploring in Dying Light and I accidentally activated the interaction of going to Raas’ base for the first time, only to immediately run away from it and go back to parkouring to my hearts content.
Yesss I am playing Witcher 3 for the first time finally and triggered the cutscene for the blood and wine dlc because I wandered over to ppl who were talking. Realized something was off when it walked me into a fight with bandits 15 levels higher than me
"Okay, there's two forks ahead of this cavern path. One probably leads to treasure, the other one probably leads to plot. I don't know which one is which, so let's take this one-- OH DAMN A BOSS FIGHT"
Or the repeated screams of "not treasure, not treasure... as you try to back out without getting murdered as something horrible flies into your line if sight
Fr. I'm just trying to chill and all of a sudden the old king of Athens is talking to me about the forbidden artifact scattered in this now sealed temple.
Except when it’s a REAL open world like ‘Subnautica’ and finding the alien “temple” early just means you go a source of Magnetite earlier than planned.
This happened to me last night after a mammoth session boxing off side missions until half one this morning. Let me find the cogwheels and leave me alone, and damn you to hell. I've spent all day feeling rattled.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life. Trust in his atonement on the cross that his atonement in his blood can eternally forgive you of your sins and you will recieve it . The testimony of this power being witnessed in his resurrection. Trust in him my friend
This happened to me in Breath of the Wild. I had completed all the dungeons and was exploring the castle for secrets when I accidentally triggered the final boss. What followed was several minutes of me going “no please you really don’t have to!” as all this epic shit started happening.
And then you have the consideration of the term “point of no return”. Do you start over so you can proceed on order or keep the hours played already and do your best to fix the jump ahead.
Then there’s always go back to a recent save point.
Could be worse. Far Cry 5 would trigger story missions while you were trying to do other things. Didn't matter if you were exploring or trying to do a task; they'd just find you and pull you into doing a mission in a separate area.
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Me: Why do you hate me???
Or...I pick up an amulet. It says I can't sell quest items. It's not part of any current quests.
I can’t handle that stress anymore.
Me: I said fuck off I’m gathering berries for the baker he’s gonna make a bruschetta that’ll temporarily raise my charisma.
Me, covered in high-level equipment: Yep, and totally on purpose, too! =w="
Oh.
Wait...
....Nevermind.
Fast travel to a settlement and accidentally bump into that character who informs you that another settlement needs my help
Not fucking now! I'm trying to plant Mutfruit!
Easy to break quest if you go to the right place at the wrong time
"Uh yeah sure, I'm right on that, whoever you are. I'll be shortly returning to... wherever the hell it was I encountered you to look for your parents. Any minute now."
If this is suspension of disbelief related then I'm not sure what to tell you as I've never had a problem with immersion. Hope you find a solution.
Finished a big mission and on my way back activated a secondary one that made me go to a snow peak and fight a Storm bird 🤣🤣
Not by choice
When TES 6 eventually lands I will treat every NPC as a potential explosive.
A bit like walking into a Trump rally and seeing someone's mouth begin to open in front of you...
Oops that was actually the main path and now you can never go back! And there was in fact a collectible on the other path.
*already backtracking* "Yeah hold that thought"
NICO WHEN ARE WE GOING BOWLING
“Boss weapons! Right down the road!”
“Right down the road?”
“Right down- byeeee”
*never seeing that vendor ever again*
3000 game hours later...
"Guys he's coming! Quick get your lines ready! It's happening! Stay calm!"
NPC main person: "Hey, you, could you-"
Me: *bypasses them in a hurry to pick alchemy herbs*
NPC: "Well fuck me too I guess."
“Oh good, you’re here!”
“I am? AH FUCK! I guess I am. What? What do you need?”
"Oh, this looks cool. What's in here-"
"Ah shit, my inventory is full..."
Do you want to fuck off forever, or do you want to look at the immense cheese options?
One step later...
Then there’s always go back to a recent save point.