Hacked Off: Having to Complete Tasks Three Times in Games
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...
Author : James Haxell
Hacked Off: When a Game Has Too Many Side Quests
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
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: Having Too Much Freedom in a Game and Not Knowing Where the Hell to Go Next
How many times have you been adventuring in a game which lets you choose the order in which you play missions, and you see something...
Hacked Off: When a Game Has Online Achievements Which Seem Impossible
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
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
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
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...
How The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Can Reinvigorate the Series
The problem most classic Nintendo games have is that they never really mix up the formula. There might be new gimmicks that make it feel...
Hacked Off: When the Tutorials for Video Games Are Terribly Done
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
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...
Yooka-Laylee Gets a New Trailer and Release Date, but Wii U Edition Is Canceled
Yooka-Laylee, the ‘spiritual successor’ of Rare’s N64 hit, Banjo-Kazooie, has finally been given a release date after being delayed. The game will now be launched...
Hacked Off: When the Lore in Some Video Games Is Hidden and Not Easy to Access
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...
New Trailer of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding Released at Game Awards Features Mads Mikkelsen
A new trailer for Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima’s first game post Konami, has been released at the 2016 Game Awards. The announcement trailer back at...
Hacked Off: When Video Game Characters Somehow Carry Hundreds of Items
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...
Pokémon Sun/Moon Becomes Nintendo’s Best-Selling Launch in the UK Ever
Pokémon Sun and Moon were released in the UK on November 23rd, selling more copies than any other Nintendo game on launch. The game beat...
Hacked Off: When Video Games Have Awful Mini-Games
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
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...