There's a puzzle mechanic in a point and click game I've seen twice now in two recent games, and no sir, I don't like it.
Behold this image:
The part of the puzzle you are dealing with is in the green box. The other knight (and sometimes spears) come at you, either high, middle, or low, and you need to block appropriately.
How do you block? By the buttons in the red box. How do you press the buttons? By mousing over and clicking.
This wouldn't be so bad if you could actually press buttons on your keyboard, but nope, you need to move the cursor. And you aren't looking where the cursor is, because you are reacting to what is happening on the right.
If I had dedicated buttons, or is what just one option (for high or low, click or hold to change) then fine, I could concentrate on the green. But when I have to make sure I don't overshoot moving to the other button in time, sod off!
(It can become a long memory sequence of "high, middle, low, low, high,..." etc, but it's a long sequence, and I can't remember that long.)
Don't make this a new trend in puzzles, games!
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