Annoying game conventions that need to go away

Justin Kemppainen, Minnesota Game Examiner, writes:

Video gaming is not quite what it used to be, from the side-scrolling pew-pew of Contra to the mind-numbing intensity of games like Modern Warfare. Even so, as the years go by, there seems to be many different trends that plague medium.

Whether it be gameplay, plot, character, or even simply control-based issues, there are many annoying conventions that would best serve developers and gamers alike by dying quietly. In no particular order, here are a few:

Resident Evil Control Scheme

Okay, so this has been a subject of great debate for quite a long time. Developers and fans alike praise the clunky control system for its "harrowing" factor. That is, to say, that by being inept, it raises the tension factor of the game…