What small little thing makes you go "Instant no buy for me" in an upcoming game?

[Veknoid_Outcast]

drbunnig said:

Inability to change or invert X / Y axis camera and controls.

Is this classed as a little thing? Don't know, but I ain't buying a game if I can't change it to my liking.

Oh man, I ran into this recently with Astro’s Playroom and I was despondent. It turns out you can invert the Y axis globally from the PS5 settings menu, so that saved the day.

I wouldn’t have stopped playing but boy would it have made life difficult. It’s hard to overcome 30 years of muscle memory.

@OP: I don’t think there are minor issues that would keep me from investing in a game. I want to experience as many games as possible, so I often give them the benefit of the doubt. The things that turn me off are major structural or design philosophy decisions — things that define the game.