The Infectious Paradox
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The worst HUD design you've ever seen
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Wolves hunt in packs
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Hmm not actually the whole HUD but i really dislike enemies hp bars hovering over their heads, very distracting.. and BioShock 1 and 2 didn't had an option to turn it off, so does Avowed.
Wolves hunt in packs
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Also on topic.. there are lot of games with bad HUD like the first Dead Island and Borderlands 3 for example... thankfully you can turn off most of it.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I remember Horizon: Zero Dawn having the worst inventory I've ever interacted with. Does that count?
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
TommyCronin6969
Member
Shit like this needs to go.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
wait you state the bottom one as good UI?I remember Horizon: Zero Dawn having the worst inventory I've ever interacted with. Does that count?
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
holy fucking shit man XD
Mephisto40
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Action Service on the Amiga
Possibly the worst UI ever
Yes those buttons with green lights above them do something, as does clicking on the VHS tape slot
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Yes, it displays all the important info and it has charm. What problem do you see in that UI?
R6Rider
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ShaiKhulud1989
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Have you ever heard of a company called Paradox?
kiphalfton
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Doom Eternal
Magic Carpet
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Any HUD that has blood splatter on the screen. This kind of thing belongs in the same category as lens flares.
Unless your that one game with controls to blink every now and then to clear your vision. The ultimate survival mechanic. Blinking.
Unless your that one game with controls to blink every now and then to clear your vision. The ultimate survival mechanic. Blinking.
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V1LÆM
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it only looks so bad because of all the shit added to it.Shit like this needs to go.
and you can disable pretty much everything. choice is good.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
yeah i really don't see how this fucking mess is good UI. left and right far side never both in picture (besides UWS users) Top shows 6 pages. then Inventory is also several pages if needed and super clunky. And it needs to scroll up and down with super big boxes. Are you trolling? Because when i booted this game the first thing i tought of was.. holy shit this UI is clunky as hell
loving the game tho but UI ? hell nah
Chuck Berry
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Easy nomination for laziest OT of the year holy shit lol
TommyCronin6969
Member
Yeah true but as a HUD it still sucks. First thing I do when starting a game is to see if the HUD can be disabled. Horizon even though the game sucks let's you disable the HUD entirely and just swipe the touch pad and the HUD shows up for a few seconds that's how it should be done.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Dude, it's a complex RPG so of couse it has a lot of stuff.yeah i really don't see how this fucking mess is good UI. left and right far side never both in picture (besides UWS users) Top shows 6 pages. then Inventory is also several pages if needed and super clunky. And it needs to scroll up and down with super big boxes. Are you trolling? Because when i booted this game the first thing i tought of was.. holy shit this UI is clunky as hell
loving the game tho but UI ? hell nah
But I think it's presented well enough. I've had no problems with it in 50 hours of playtime.
intbal
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Divinity 2 (Xbox 360)
The game was originally released in early 2009. During development, plenty of PC and Xbox gamers were still using 4:3 displays. For final release, they neglected to respace the HUD elements in the Xbox version for 16:9 displays. They didn't even fix it for the slight remaster that came out more than a year later with engine upgrades and expanded content. Just the same old HUD 4:3 positioning in the middle of the screen.
(Absolutely awesome game, btw)
The game was originally released in early 2009. During development, plenty of PC and Xbox gamers were still using 4:3 displays. For final release, they neglected to respace the HUD elements in the Xbox version for 16:9 displays. They didn't even fix it for the slight remaster that came out more than a year later with engine upgrades and expanded content. Just the same old HUD 4:3 positioning in the middle of the screen.
(Absolutely awesome game, btw)
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GametimeUK
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
wvnative
Member
Shit like this needs to go.
The shitty part about FF16 is that they said they totally redesigned it after feedback from the reveal trailer, but decided not to use it because "it looked too sci-fi, clashing with the game's setting"
The Infectious Paradox
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I agree. Especially this one. I recently modded it and graphically it looks amazing but I can't find a HUD I like yet. Base his is garbage
PauloRoberto
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I hate the soulsbourne inventory screen, everything on the same place and with the game still running (when you have the option to play offline), GOD DAMM IT :-D
GymWolf
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Lol the opposite for me, i had zero problem with horizon inventory but half the times i do something that i don't wanna do in the kc2 inventory.I remember Horizon: Zero Dawn having the worst inventory I've ever interacted with. Does that count?
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
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GymWolf
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Din din din din.
YOU PC BRO?!
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Sorry guys but I’d have to say almost every FromSoft game ever… the UI is an unintuitive disaster.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
nah UI was always clunky as fuck.
The one game withjust flat out hate it or love UI is from the monster hunter series.
not sure what side i am on.. after spending more like 2000 hours in all games total
nemiroff
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I guess this thread is about HUD, but I just had to say that as a gamer and a pro UX-er I'm in love with kcd2s UI. Not necessarily the UX per se (which always could be better), but the aesthetics and organic look & feel is fucking amazing. Nostalgic feels is off the chart also. Symbology/iconography and typography is great as well. I love details like the hare feedback animation in the HUD.I remember Horizon: Zero Dawn having the worst inventory I've ever interacted with. Does that count?
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
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Roman Empire
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You guys are forgeting one of the kings of bad UI.
Suicide Squad.
Suicide Squad.
Myths
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I mean… functionality, accessibility, information flow and clarity are the most important parts of design here. GOW seems straightforward even if its aesthetic is tame.I remember Horizon: Zero Dawn having the worst inventory I've ever interacted with. Does that count?
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
FFXIV essentially copy pasting no less. I’m tired of the NewRodinPro font being used in their games, looks so out of place for a medieval setting. Should be using a nice Serif font or maybe even Slab Serif. But that aside, the worst part for me is how small the Eikon ability indicator is — looks like half of an SNES controller.
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Shadowstar39
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The first game did it better. I don't know why you have to push to the left or right to get more details. Before you just hit r3 i think (or another button and it would flip a pop-up with stats and details (the stuff that now shows on the left or right). I will say this menu does load faster though, but that may just be the ps5 ssd.yeah i really don't see how this fucking mess is good UI. left and right far side never both in picture (besides UWS users) Top shows 6 pages. then Inventory is also several pages if needed and super clunky. And it needs to scroll up and down with super big boxes. Are you trolling? Because when i booted this game the first thing i tought of was.. holy shit this UI is clunky as hell
loving the game tho but UI ? hell nah
notseqi
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dont make me post all of em'
sainraja
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The one you are calling "better" looks messy and cluttered. There is just too much there and one can easily dismiss the bottom one like you did the above one... and I would argue GOW's UI does match the aesthetic of the game world. The character's in the inventory screen don't need to look like a mannequin behind a display, like the one in the UI you prefer lol.I remember Horizon: Zero Dawn having the worst inventory I've ever interacted with. Does that count?
If not, any modern game which UI is just white lines could qualify, there are tons of those. Just compare those two:
Bad UI. No personality and it looks dull. Just some white lines, fog and 2 models thrown in there:
Good UI, design matches the setting of the game and it also looks beautiful.
Edit: Skyrim's UI is fucking bad.
One can learn how to use something, that does not necessarily mean the UI has no problems. There are ways they could have streamlined what they are showing and even if they were to do that, you'd initially take issue with it because how USE to this you've gotten.
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EverydayBeast
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Hollowpoint5557
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I dont get the BL3 hate. One screen for missions, one screen for map, one screen for your items, one screen for skills, one screen for the bonus prestige-like points, one screen for daily challenges, one screen for mayhem mode, one screen for the special modifiers such as the valentines day one or Halloween, one screen for socials, one screen for putting in redemption codes, one screen... yeah ok, I get it.
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Tomofdahook17
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I hate this garbage. I try to minimize as much of the HUD as possible while also giving me directions towards missions etc.Shit like this needs to go.