The worst aspect of shove for me is that seeing memes and clips of bosses like Ragzlin being cheese-shoved into a hole, and knowing while playing I could do it myself if I wanted to, lessens the entire game into a something of a joke. I can't take these characters seriously anymore because everything really is just a joke or a meme.
The slapstick style gameplay undermines storytelling. It's like a Monty Python movie suddenly trying to present a serious dramatic scene - it just won't have any impact. This is part of why I'm criticizing Larian for weak game direction. You can't be everything at once and all over the place with different styles and genres.
