So grab a pen and pad and keep score of how many of these you're guilty of. We'll even let you compare your score to some of our most obsessive IGN editors, just so you don't feel so bad about yourself.

Can't you just, you know, walk through that Mega Man boss door like a respectful house guest? You have to jump, you say? Are you that excited to get your ass kicked by some kitchen appliance turned deadly robot? Well, OK, if you must, jump, jump, jump!

So, you have a full clip of ammo in a first person shooter. Should be good enough, right? Nope, because there's another full clip of ammo sitting right there on the floor. But since your clip is full, you can't pick it up. That's where you find yourself firing off a single round so that you can pick it up. But why? Because you can't just leave it there on the floor. Somebody else might grab it.

You know how you make the lifts in Halo come to you quicker? You randomly and haphazardly melee attack the nearest wall in front of you repeatedly until it arrives. Oh wait, that's a total lie and you only do that because of some bizarre yet totally understandable obsession.

You know those Metroid doors will open eventually, right? Shooting them over and over again while you wait for them to let you through won't make them open any faster. Have some damn patience!

Sometimes you can figure out within the first few seconds of a heated racing game that things just aren't going to pan out for you. Are you that much of a doubtful perfectionist that you're positive that you won't be able to turn things around during the next lap? Who cares? Just restart the damn thing to be sure, right?
I love the megaman in the NES especially the 4th one... Always fight Pharaohman first to get an optional add-on power - Ballon
ReplyDeleteOh and yes I always jump (or sometimes slide starting Megaman 3) whenever I enter the Boss Room... :D