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Hacked Off: Having to Complete Tasks Three Times in Games

James HaxellJun 24, 2017June 24, 20170

Repetition is one of the fundamentals of gaming. Most video games just revolve around completing the same tasks again and again but in slightly different

Hacked Off: When a Game Has Too Many Side Quests

James HaxellMay 26, 2017May 26, 20170

If an open world game didn’t have any side quests, it’d feel pretty empty. Yet, one of the things people complain about most are the

Hacked Off: When AIs Have Incredible Aim in Video Games

James HaxellApr 21, 2017April 21, 20170

This week’s Hacked Off could be entirely localised to me. There are two instances where it has really put a downer on my gaming, with

Hacked Off: When a Game Has Online Achievements Which Seem Impossible

James HaxellMar 9, 20170

As promised, albeit a week or so late, this feature is based on those infernal online achievements/trophies /anything else they go by nowadays. While it’s

Hacked Off: When Everyone but You Has Left the Online Multiplayer Mode

James HaxellFeb 17, 2017February 17, 20170

Nowadays, it is hard to find a game that doesn’t offer an online multiplayer. If it doesn’t, it is often criticised for it. Yet, what’s

Hacked Off: When Video Games Have Escort Missions

James HaxellFeb 3, 2017February 3, 20170

This is a special topic, as this is the first time someone other than me has been annoyed enough to voice their grievances. Fellow GR

Hacked Off: The Strange Place Pre-Orders and Special Editions Are In at the Moment

James HaxellJan 19, 20171

Pre-orders are getting out of hand, just like DLC did all those moons ago. There once was a time where you would just go into

Hacked Off: When the Tutorials for Video Games Are Terribly Done

James HaxellJan 5, 20170

What better way to start off the New Year than by continuing to rant about trivial aspects in video games? Tutorials normally annoy me in any

Hacked Off: When People Give Up on Video Games Too Quickly

James HaxellDec 22, 20160

As Christmas is this week, I tried my hardest to think of something festive to annoy me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t. What’s there to hate? Festive

Hacked Off: When the Lore in Some Video Games Is Hidden and Not Easy to Access

James HaxellDec 8, 2016December 13, 20160

Two of the games I have come to love on the current generation of gaming are Destiny and Overwatch, and these are both contributors to

Hacked Off: When Video Game Characters Somehow Carry Hundreds of Items

James HaxellDec 1, 2016December 3, 20160

In most games the characters can carry everything but the kitchen sink. No matter what they are wearing, they seem to find a place for

Hacked Off: When Video Games Have Awful Mini-Games

James HaxellNov 17, 2016December 13, 20160

Mini-games are some of the best things in video games. They often break up the action with a fun little activity. Yet, some developers don’t

Hacked Off: The Build-up of Hype Too Far Before New Game Releases

James HaxellNov 10, 2016December 13, 20160

Now, hype is a weird one. Obviously, it’s something that can never really change. If a developer decided to stop building up anticipation for a

Hacked Off: Why Have Split Screens Become a Thing of the Past in Most Video Games?

James HaxellNov 3, 2016December 13, 20161

As a child I remember spending a lot of time playing games with various family members. Whether it was Pokémon Stadium or Perfect Dark, it was

Hacked Off: Other Players Sending Angry Messages to You

James HaxellOct 27, 20160

Now, it’s been a good two weeks since I’ve written one of these, I apologise; however, it seemed things weren’t bugging me. But I was

Hacked Off: The Resident Evil 7 Demo

James HaxellOct 6, 2016October 7, 20162

Normally, I pick aspects of games to rant about, but I feel like the Resident Evil 7 demo has done enough to bug me. One

Hacked Off: Games Where Decisions Don’t Affect the Games as Much as They Seem

James HaxellSep 29, 2016September 29, 20160

With the sudden increase of decisions in games affecting the story, I have to say I’m really happy with them, and I have played a

Hacked Off: When Video Games Have Title Screen Scenes

James HaxellSep 22, 20160

I find one of the most exciting moments of a game is right at the start. It’s the climax of all this anticipation waiting for