Things about gaming that make people mad but you actually don't care

[Doctor_MG]

1) accessible difficulties and optional easy modes: I don't get why people have an issue with this. There is nothing to be gained by locking people out of games arbitrarily. Using things like Nabbit or Toadette in New Super Mario Bros is a complete choice. If you don't want easy mode don't select it or use the things that make the game easier. It's simple.

2) Motion controls: I mean, yeah I guess there is a limit to what should be included, but I typically utilize them if I can and enjoy the experience. Maybe forced motion controls for competitive and highly accurate things is difficult (i.e. golf or something), but the shaking of the Wii mote in donkey Kong country is perfectly fine for me. I loved the pointer controls in Metroid prime. Heck, I liked the motion controls in skyward sword.

3) Microtransactions: like motion controls there is a point where I understand it's too much. However, cosmetic stuff that doesn't effect the gameplay in really any meaningful way? Eh, don't care. It's silly in single player games, but then it matters even less. As long as I don't have to do a forty hour grind because the publisher is hoping I'll cave and buy levels, I couldn't care less.

4) EA: They aren't my favorite publisher, but I do enjoy some of the stuff they put out. Namely battlefield. They get put on blast for canceling studios and stopping franchises, but in some of those instances, such as dead space, they allowed for multiple sequels, spinoffs, animations etc and it just never pulled in the dough. They make dumb decisions and they are totally corporate, but I feel like most of the bigger publishers are like that, from Activision to Ubisoft. In fact, I personally think Activision makes way more egregious choices and are much less daring. Heck, aside from the recent remasters of crash, Spyro, and Tony hawk they've been dishing out nothing but movie tie-ins and Call of Duty games for the last ten years. At least EA gives us games like Mass Effect, Titanfall, Fe, Dragon age, all of those Hazelight Studios games (which I like), Sims, Need for Speed, and Anthem in addition to their yearly sports, semi yearly Battlefield, and movie tie in games like Star Wars. They aren't all amazing, but there is variety.