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I bought it last year, everyone was like OMFG THIS IS AWESOMESTUFF.
I fucking HATED it.
I bought it last year, everyone was like OMFG THIS IS AWESOMESTUFF.
I fucking HATED it.
Biggest game let down you've ever had?
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Heavy Rain. But not the first time I played it. The first time I played it I loved it. Instant favourite of mine. However, every time I play it again I begin to hate it more and more. While the last third is still fantastic there is so much about the beginning which sucks. Some awful writing. Bad voice acting in places. Incredibly slow in places (and I usually like very slow paced things). Completely nonsensical moments. A very forced romance.
I think the game would have worked better as a shorter, downloadable title and with a much better script writer.
I think the game would have worked better as a shorter, downloadable title and with a much better script writer.
For me it has to be Portal, "The Cake Is A Lie" the ammount of times ive herd that phrase is unreal... it made me hate the game... almost.
Call of Duty games were so dissapointing in every way.
Also Metroid Other M was a big offender, What they did to Samus was so stupid.. fuck you Team Ninja.
Call of Duty games were so dissapointing in every way.
Also Metroid Other M was a big offender, What they did to Samus was so stupid.. fuck you Team Ninja.
Lost Planet 2. I was led to believe there was a solid single-player campaign. Maybe my standards are too high, I don't know, but that was not a solid single player campaign. i didn't know who I was playing or what faction I was with half the time. Combat was nice, but I'm one of those snobs who likes a bit of story to go along with my combat XD.
And in a surprising twist, I though I had been let down by Red Dead Redemption, so I traded it in. And then I realized it was actually a solid game with great story and combat and re-bought it lol. Except for cougars. Oh god the cougars.
And in a surprising twist, I though I had been let down by Red Dead Redemption, so I traded it in. And then I realized it was actually a solid game with great story and combat and re-bought it lol. Except for cougars. Oh god the cougars.
All these people hating on Dragon Age 2, damn you all. But anyway, biggest disappointment for me was EVE online. I loved freelancer and homeworld and I thought this would be a combination of those two games times a million but NO its a corporate run snail paced mining frenzy. Oh and second place goes to Halo 2 because GRRRHGH I really liked Halo, Halo3 came back to save the day but Wars, ODST, and the Reach singleplayer came around so GRRHHGRHRGHHHRGGRHRHHHRGRGRH
Maybe because I didn't keep up with much of the pre-release info and footage of Spore is the reason why I actually did enjoy it. I was much younger at the time and was not an avid PC gamer by any stretch of the imagination, so the simplicity and one-dimensional gameplay did not bother me much. Interestingly enough, while many complain about the creature creator not being good enough, I payed little attention to that, for I was having fun designing and downloading starships.
One big disappointment to be was The Force Unleashed 1. Me, being a HUUUGE tech geek, the awesome AI and destruction physics made me salivate. However, it was not a focus of the game, for it was VERY linear (more noticeable in this game than far many others.) Perhaps it was the omnipresent minimap that made me aware of this, but...
Another problem was that the game did not have the "physical impact" that it promised. I felt no physical force behind a force push (especially stupid force-immune enemies), and never felt the bone-crushing force of a stormtrooper being flung into a steel wall. The tech was impressive, but lacking compelling link and flow with the gameplay mechanics and controls.
One big disappointment to be was The Force Unleashed 1. Me, being a HUUUGE tech geek, the awesome AI and destruction physics made me salivate. However, it was not a focus of the game, for it was VERY linear (more noticeable in this game than far many others.) Perhaps it was the omnipresent minimap that made me aware of this, but...
Another problem was that the game did not have the "physical impact" that it promised. I felt no physical force behind a force push (especially stupid force-immune enemies), and never felt the bone-crushing force of a stormtrooper being flung into a steel wall. The tech was impressive, but lacking compelling link and flow with the gameplay mechanics and controls.
Amazing, that was the first title I thought of as well. I bought as my first real independent gaming purchase as a kid, and I hated it from the second it began. Then it decided to glitch and always remain on the loading screen (I gave up after 2 hours waiting) and I took it as an excuse to go and exchange it for something else. It might have just frozen and worked fine, but thank god it did, or I'd been stuck with it forever.Catie Caraco said:
I agree. I loved DS (it was my first Thief game) and I never truly understood the outright hostility it received from fans of the series. It's still a wonderful game on its own.ResonanceGames said:
I'll nominate Grand Theft Auto 4 to the list. I was so looking forward to the game, and got it from my sister as a birthday present. Spent around 4 hours on it, and have never picked it up again. It's just awful, horribly gritty and realistic, and there's way too many controls to remember. Now it just sits there gathering dust. I might trade it in one day for something else.
Haven't had the heart to tell my sister she wasted her money.
Yes, I was in a hurry and read quickly. I loved FFX but FFX-2 left a bad taste in my mouth.00slash00 said:
Spore. I spent 3 years of my life eagerly following every... Single... fucking... development site of that crap ass game.
It was the biggest disappointment when I played it. It almost reduced me to tears. I hated everything about it. (Apart from the cell stage, because whats not to like?)
Everything after the cell stage. Massive disappointment. No fish stage? A cell just gets legs and goes on land?
Creature stage? Oh okay, bones on the ground. Premade creatures? Oh, erm. Right. Oh, I've won creature stage inside 20 minutes? Okay then.
Tribe stage? I CANT CUSTOMIZE MY CREATURE ANYMORE? Well, okay i'll soldier on. I can't design anything on this stage? I can only put 1 piece of armor on my creatures? Okay, well that's cool. Oh, I'm fighting myself, and another premade creature... I've won? Well, that was a good 7 minutes.
Okay, City stage. Well, this is kinda live civ. Only, a lot less padded ou- Oh, i've won that?
Space stage? Okay, now maybe this won't disappoint me. I can't come back to my creatures? Erm okay, I guess I'll just colonize planets. Oh, so the cities I make are just... Pretty looking buttons? Fine then.
5000000 planets later. I finally expanded my hollow empire to the center of the galaxy. To find the mystery behind this game. Oh, it's a short cut scene involving a cartoon robot giving me the power to do something I could to in under 60 seconds anyway? FUCK YOU SPORE /uninstall
It was the biggest disappointment when I played it. It almost reduced me to tears. I hated everything about it. (Apart from the cell stage, because whats not to like?)
Everything after the cell stage. Massive disappointment. No fish stage? A cell just gets legs and goes on land?
Creature stage? Oh okay, bones on the ground. Premade creatures? Oh, erm. Right. Oh, I've won creature stage inside 20 minutes? Okay then.
Tribe stage? I CANT CUSTOMIZE MY CREATURE ANYMORE? Well, okay i'll soldier on. I can't design anything on this stage? I can only put 1 piece of armor on my creatures? Okay, well that's cool. Oh, I'm fighting myself, and another premade creature... I've won? Well, that was a good 7 minutes.
Okay, City stage. Well, this is kinda live civ. Only, a lot less padded ou- Oh, i've won that?
Space stage? Okay, now maybe this won't disappoint me. I can't come back to my creatures? Erm okay, I guess I'll just colonize planets. Oh, so the cities I make are just... Pretty looking buttons? Fine then.
5000000 planets later. I finally expanded my hollow empire to the center of the galaxy. To find the mystery behind this game. Oh, it's a short cut scene involving a cartoon robot giving me the power to do something I could to in under 60 seconds anyway? FUCK YOU SPORE /uninstall
Legend of Spyro: The Eternal-
Fuck it, I'm sick of talking about that game.
Gotta say Super Mario 64. It may be the first 3D platformer ever, but the age shows. Too much.
Also, I burned through most of Pilotwings Resort (including the secret tough missions) in about 2 weeks, except for ONE FUCKING GOLD RING. A whole season later, I still have no idea where to find it.
Not sure whether that's disappointment, but I really wanted to say that.
Fuck it, I'm sick of talking about that game.
Gotta say Super Mario 64. It may be the first 3D platformer ever, but the age shows. Too much.
Also, I burned through most of Pilotwings Resort (including the secret tough missions) in about 2 weeks, except for ONE FUCKING GOLD RING. A whole season later, I still have no idea where to find it.
Not sure whether that's disappointment, but I really wanted to say that.
Wow. That is just horrible. Sorry you wasted your precious man-hours on a Zelda CD-i worthy cutscene with no point.Robert Ewing said:
I was very interested to see a lot of repeat titles as well as some really popular titles I hadn't thought people would be so upset about. It's been really cool to see some insight into this, and see what really ticks people off about games. Other titles that were mentioned here that I could agree with:
Spore - Really enjoyed it until the tribal stage, and then it became more and more ridiculous and less and less enjoyable.
Fable 2 - Tried SO HARD to get into it and just couldn't. Spent more time faffing about cheating on my husband and buying people out of their houses than I did becoming the hero of Albion.
Oblivion - Apparently I don't like sand box or open exploration games like that. Lost track of what I was supposed to be doing and said "forget this." The story could not keep me engaged and I always felt that whatever I was off doing that wasn't related to the mission goal was too hard for me to succeed at. Tried it twice and never touched it again.
Final Fantasy X-2 - Disgustingly offensive to females. Yuna turned into Rikku clone and they threw in the vaguely lesbian goth chick for what purpose? She was never introduced, they didn't explain how she was there... she just was.
and lastly...
Dragon Age 2 - ... Such a train wreck after the fantastic awesomeness that was Origins. The Darkspawn became putty creatures that wouldn't have frightened me as a four year old (and I was afraid of almost EVERYTHING as a four year old, the Elves became bug-eyed bobble-heads that DID scare me (and Elves were my favorite to play in Origins, so it felt like a slap to the face).. and I was just plain offended with the changes in Isabela and Merrill. How did Isabela go from a ginger to a cocoa goddess? Blah, I could complain all day... and I'm more terrified than excited about DA3.
Spore - Really enjoyed it until the tribal stage, and then it became more and more ridiculous and less and less enjoyable.
Fable 2 - Tried SO HARD to get into it and just couldn't. Spent more time faffing about cheating on my husband and buying people out of their houses than I did becoming the hero of Albion.
Oblivion - Apparently I don't like sand box or open exploration games like that. Lost track of what I was supposed to be doing and said "forget this." The story could not keep me engaged and I always felt that whatever I was off doing that wasn't related to the mission goal was too hard for me to succeed at. Tried it twice and never touched it again.
Final Fantasy X-2 - Disgustingly offensive to females. Yuna turned into Rikku clone and they threw in the vaguely lesbian goth chick for what purpose? She was never introduced, they didn't explain how she was there... she just was.
and lastly...
Dragon Age 2 - ... Such a train wreck after the fantastic awesomeness that was Origins. The Darkspawn became putty creatures that wouldn't have frightened me as a four year old (and I was afraid of almost EVERYTHING as a four year old, the Elves became bug-eyed bobble-heads that DID scare me (and Elves were my favorite to play in Origins, so it felt like a slap to the face).. and I was just plain offended with the changes in Isabela and Merrill. How did Isabela go from a ginger to a cocoa goddess? Blah, I could complain all day... and I'm more terrified than excited about DA3.
For a long while it was Star Wars: KOTOR 2. There was SO MUCH CUT CONTENT. Just the single fact that there wasn't the HK factory in the original release is enough of a disappointment, considering you would have been able to have HK make his own assassin droid army. Thankfully, a team of modders managed to restore most of the cut content and fix a bunch of the glitches in the PC version, but still....
LotR: Conquest as mentioned previously was disappointing. Dawn of War: Soulstorm for the extreme load times, numerous bugs, and terrible script (METAL BAWKSES!). Spore for reasons already outlined; I hated Space, favorite was the Creature. Can anyone explain what exactly happened to Spore that made it so cut down and short?
And Nintendo deciding to take out Mewtwo for SSBB ABSOLUTELY PISSED ME OFF.
And Dragon Age for some reason. The original. Granted, I was stuck playing on my friend's computer, but I played through ME2 and Prototype without any gripes on that. It just felt too long and pointless, so I quit after the mage tower business I think. None of the characters really connected to me, and the setting seemed rather bland and cliche.
LotR: Conquest as mentioned previously was disappointing. Dawn of War: Soulstorm for the extreme load times, numerous bugs, and terrible script (METAL BAWKSES!). Spore for reasons already outlined; I hated Space, favorite was the Creature. Can anyone explain what exactly happened to Spore that made it so cut down and short?
And Nintendo deciding to take out Mewtwo for SSBB ABSOLUTELY PISSED ME OFF.
And Dragon Age for some reason. The original. Granted, I was stuck playing on my friend's computer, but I played through ME2 and Prototype without any gripes on that. It just felt too long and pointless, so I quit after the mage tower business I think. None of the characters really connected to me, and the setting seemed rather bland and cliche.
GTA IV. i liked it, i 100%'d it and TLAD, but the gameplay just became too realistic and serious, forgetting that San Andreas was great because it was still somewhat silly and fun. What should have filled my need for Next Gen San Andreas just ended up disappointing me, until I found Saint's Row, which gladly filled my hole.