I agree. I ended up skipping the shootout sessions in GTA 5 as that was the only option apart from starting over and over with something that doesn't really interest me. In the end I simply suicided a couple of times when a shootout popped up until skip to next part showed up.
DK cr and tf, never finished, always the annoying parts holding me back and a chore to play co-op with the lives system. If I like a section, I'll play it again out of my own choice.
It's a difficult balance anyway, Dark Souls would be a different far less rewarding game without the bonfires. Not that it doesn't cross the line as well, put a damn checkpoint before a boss. Yet some games like DK simply get the balance wrong. Great platformer, not fun to play together.







