I assume the thread title actually means "bad games - in your opinion - that got good reviews". At least, I hope so.sravankb said:
Bad games that got GOOD reviews
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Gears of War 3.
Please don't hurt me.
And yes, I know it's subjective whether you like a game or not, but seriously, the story is horribly written (at least by my standards), there's zero to none character development, the aesthetics consist of brown, and slightly different shades of brown, and the gameplay consists of hiding between chest-high walls, popping up to shoot something.
/rant
Please don't hurt me.
And yes, I know it's subjective whether you like a game or not, but seriously, the story is horribly written (at least by my standards), there's zero to none character development, the aesthetics consist of brown, and slightly different shades of brown, and the gameplay consists of hiding between chest-high walls, popping up to shoot something.
/rant
For me, it's FFXII. I don't like any single part of its gameplay. I did one try to find a bad review for it from a professional outlet. Couldn't find one.
ALSO VAAN MUST DIE. PAINFULLY. TWICE. IN A BOAT. WITH A SPOON!
ALSO VAAN MUST DIE. PAINFULLY. TWICE. IN A BOAT. WITH A SPOON!
Halo: I honestly have no idea why I don't like this one. Just never could get into it.
Team Fortress 2: The gameplay is boring and dated, but I think the thing that bothers me the most about it is all the internet memes. The game isn't funny, and the memes aren't either.
Mass Effect 2: Admittedly I never played the first one. I imagine a major part of it is the story, which for the most part, I ignored.
Team Fortress 2: The gameplay is boring and dated, but I think the thing that bothers me the most about it is all the internet memes. The game isn't funny, and the memes aren't either.
Mass Effect 2: Admittedly I never played the first one. I imagine a major part of it is the story, which for the most part, I ignored.
Prototype. Oh dear god Prototype. I can quite honestly say that this is the worst game I have played this (or any other) generation. Yes, I know that is my opinion, but I honestly do not understand how this game got any positive reviews at all.
So people shouldn't EVER share their opinions online because it's pointless?sravankb said:
...Really? Well, I guess the topic's title could use the almighty "IN YOUR OPINION" stamped onto it for clarity, but is this honestly a big issue?
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean may be an awfully written piece of tripe with two unlikable clods in the lead roles that make me seek out better leads in 13-year-old fanfiction that despite it's rather pretty graphics is also cursed with a slow unwieldy battle system and voice acting that was literally done by hobos from off the streets that was given a good score and as a result cursed us with Eternal Sonata which was so awful that just hearing about it caused me to go ballistic from how much it insulted my sensibilities and everyone unfortunate enough to pay money for it by treating them like five year olds with multiple brain intrusions...
But what's even more baffling to me is that it's sequel, Baten Kaitos Origins, one of my favorite games of all time that improved every single thing the original did wrong is some thought to be a LESSER GAME than both of these.
DO I have to say that this is an opinion now? I think that's fairly obvious.
But what's even more baffling to me is that it's sequel, Baten Kaitos Origins, one of my favorite games of all time that improved every single thing the original did wrong is some thought to be a LESSER GAME than both of these.
DO I have to say that this is an opinion now? I think that's fairly obvious.
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter has a 9.9 on Gametrailers for some extremely mind-blowing reason, even though i literally played the demo for about 15 minutes and was bored to hell and never even bothered to try it again. One of the most unoriginal, unstimulating, awkwardly controlled games i've ever played. No soul to it whatsoever!
It happens all the time. It's all caused by those damn opinions... A recent example is inFAMOUS 2. I found it good, but highly overrated. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.296612] Meanwhile, the one person I though would agree with me, Yahtzee, loved it. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3611-Infamous-2] I felt betrayed...
Medal of Honour: Rising Sun a very very poor follow up to that rather good Frontline on consoles. Rising Sun was a very bland and amazingly ugly corridor shooter that several reviews gave 9/10 while the majority of the playerbase thought 6/10 was generous.
Why would I flame you when I not only agree with you, but you also made me laugh? Cherries for you!Mr Shrike said:
I will disagree with you on Pokemon though, it might be because I'm a good little whore, but I love those games.
OT: I've noticed this thread is a matter of opinion, but GTA IV. I did not enjoy that game at all. The driving and the aiming sucked, and the story was crap. Ok yeah, some of the dialog was pretty decent, but it was shadowed by the rest of the plot.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
It's an awful game. The controls are so bad, I'm having nightmares after trying the game. The gameplay below average, the aesthetics are nothing special. All in all, it's a below average game. I don't get why it gets so good review scores.
Also almost every FPS and Uncharted. Uncharted is just a bad PoP copycat with ranged weapons and an awful story.
It's an awful game. The controls are so bad, I'm having nightmares after trying the game. The gameplay below average, the aesthetics are nothing special. All in all, it's a below average game. I don't get why it gets so good review scores.
Also almost every FPS and Uncharted. Uncharted is just a bad PoP copycat with ranged weapons and an awful story.
Hmmm...True enough.sravankb said:
The topic is worded in the negative.
Of course, when you start praising something, some people still descend upon you as a "fanboy", so I guess the futility of the matter is built-in no matter what.
It's why I've only ever created one topic during the entirety of my posts here on The Escapist.
I think one of my favorite threads I've seen on here was a thread that encouraged you to talk about your favorite games critically and pick out things that weren't good or didn't appeal to everyone. It came with an arbitrary score system that rated you from fair critic to fanboy, but I liked the idea of the thread itself. And I don't come to these forums often, but I know that I've seen more than one favorite game thread in some form or another.Atmos Duality said:
I do wish that you could be critical without someone getting defensive, and praise without being called a fanboy/girl. Because you can't find valid points for everything, no matter how good a critic you are.