Just a quick informal poll

What sorts of things do you first notice about a game? I’ve noticed I’m really into the way a game flows from screen to screen — if I have to do a lot of interacting to get things moving, if there are “extra” screens that just seem to be in the way, or a lot of button mashing that could have been left out (any sort of mash-A-for-two-minutes kind of deal).

Things like that can really spoil my early impressions, whereas I’m more likely to get into a game that has a smooth opening interface.

What do you nitpick? It’s curiosity day.

tags / discussion / nitpicks / lisha