Biggest gaming disappointment in 2011??

[Baron von Blitztank]

Hate to say it but Duke Nukem Forever.
I enjoy playing the Duke Nukem games (mainly Time to Kill, Manhattan Project and Duke Nukem 3D) and I really love the character. The problem is that the character is probably the only thing that was done right in DNF. I guess after a 14 year wait I expected something absolutley amazing and almost perfect (because let's face it, every game is gonna have a problem) but instead I got a game that was mediocre and ended up joining the legions of games it was meant to be taking the piss out of instead of being something completely different.
I noticed around a week ago that my copy of the game (PS3) had gotten a little scratch on it (which basically means that the entire disk/game is fucked beyond repair) and I'm still considering if I should buy a replacement (probably next year) or to just forget about it entirely and move on.

 

[Knocker]

Nothing has disappointed me. i don't play things that i don't like. i've been gsming too long to let crap get in my way or something fun.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

One word: Brink. Splash Damage had the opportunity to create something wonderful. It had a solid concept but was broken beyond belief which ruined the entire game.

I was a bit skeptical when they announced this game would be combining elements of parkor into a FPS. The first thing that came to mind was Mirror's Edge, and what difficulties that game came with. Then, I realized that this game would need to be as good as the Uncharted 2 multiplayer to actually be taken seriously.

Unfortunately, it just failed altogether.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

3DS... hands down...
Yet to prove it's worth... and somehow I don't think that will happen before 2013 if Nintendo isn't bankrupt by then because of two failed console starts

I really hope everybody gets out of this 3D rut. Everyone knows that 3D may not be the best thing for consoles and handhelds because the added depth can disrupt gameplay and in the case of the 3DS, can be a real pain to be fully immersed into the game.

3D may be great for movies and it may be worth the hassle when it becomes affordable (like every major technological advancement).

 

[ecoho]

Dragon Age 2 is still a great game. Its characters are second to none and the combat is much better than in the original. It just suffered from lack of environments and an odd story structure.

Cant argue with the chest!!

I thought the combat was a massive downgrade. Turned into spamming auto-attack endlessly at the endless stream of nonthreatening mooks.

i personally loved the game but i understand how some people would dislike it, what id like to know is why in the hell didnt they have an option to turn the system back to how it was in the first game?
OT: cant think of anything thats disappointed me this year but then i tend to check out games before i buy

 

[70R4N]

Dragon Age 2 >.>
Brink also comes to mind...

 

[Blame]

The "Brand new trilogy" announcement of Halo 4.

 

[somonels]

I haven't experienced any surprise disappointments, but the Christmas season is coming.

 

[holographicman]

crackdown 2
dont make promises in the the previews that you cant keep in the final release Ruffian >:O
AND DONT SCREW UP CRACKDOWN 3!

 

[johnstamos]

humanity general

 

[Guillermo Gonzalez]

Dragon Age 2 is still a great game. Its characters are second to none and the combat is much better than in the original. It just suffered from lack of environments and an odd story structure.

Cant argue with the chest!!

i can completely argue with the hair from this ************ (the only character i liked from this game).
the combat is mechanically fun but it's execution was fucking awful.

OP: Dragon Age 2.
then again, i haven't played as many games as i wanted to and most of them i have liked, with the exception of DA2 (and no, i haven't played DNF, and i never will).

 

[Vindictus]

Inb4 Dragon age 2 being terrible even though it's 7/10.

Oh wait, the idiots are already here.

Keyword here is disappointment, people can be disappointed with a game regardless of its "rating". Let's not talk out our butt holes because people don't happen to like a game that they have every right to feel was not as good as it should have been.

As for the OT: Brink.

So it's ok people are that disappointed (keeping in mind, we're comparing this 'disappointment' to Duke Nukem and other baddies of 2011) by a 7/10? That's just mindless hate.

 

[Guillermo Gonzalez]

Inb4 Dragon age 2 being terrible even though it's 7/10.

Oh wait, the idiots are already here.

Keyword here is disappointment, people can be disappointed with a game regardless of its "rating". Let's not talk out our butt holes because people don't happen to like a game that they have every right to feel was not as good as it should have been.

As for the OT: Brink.

So it's ok people are that disappointed (keeping in mind, we're comparing this 'disappointment' to Duke Nukem and other baddies of 2011) by a 7/10? That's just mindless hate.

and who says is a 7/10? you? who the fuck are you?
some people think is just plain not good, in this case, A LOT of people thought it wasn't good.
i would rate a 5/10 or if i'm feeling VERY nice, a 6/10.

 

[StormShaun]

Duke Nukem Forever, with all that hype, and all that effort, how did they fuck it up!?

*sigh*

Out of context here but...1994 posts, my birth year, LETS PARTY LIKE 1994!!!

EDIT: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, DNF is NOT THE WORST GAME THIS YEAR, its *Shudders* Dungeon Siege 3, Im sorry but how did they make a copy of Diablo 3, and its by a damn good company, I played it with my best friend and we hated it so much I retuned it that same day, I didnt want to waste that much money on that horrible game, it was almost as bad as Two Worlds...ugh, I need to wash my mouth now.

 

[NinjaTigerXIII]

Marvel Vs Capcom 3, no spectator mode no story mode and then they announce Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is coming out in November....for $20 less then the original game...One Huge dissapointment

 

[Zorak the Mantis]

I gotta say Diablo 3, even if it isn't out yet.

 

[Vindictus]

Inb4 Dragon age 2 being terrible even though it's 7/10.

Oh wait, the idiots are already here.

Keyword here is disappointment, people can be disappointed with a game regardless of its "rating". Let's not talk out our butt holes because people don't happen to like a game that they have every right to feel was not as good as it should have been.

As for the OT: Brink.

So it's ok people are that disappointed (keeping in mind, we're comparing this 'disappointment' to Duke Nukem and other baddies of 2011) by a 7/10? That's just mindless hate.

and who says is a 7/10? you? who the fuck are you?
some people think is just plain not good, in this case, A LOT of people thought it wasn't good.
i would rate a 5/10 or if i'm feeling VERY nice, a 6/10.

I'd get into a debate over Dragon Age 2 being a decent game, but there's not much point when you're fighting dumb anger and hatred. Not sure why so many people hate a game because it wasn't it's predecessor.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/dragon-age-ii

I don't necessarily agree with Metacritic, but it's certainly not what I consider a 5 or 6.

 

[octafish]

It's a toss up between Ubisoft's DRM, From Dust's horrible consolitis and Mass Effect 2's fanservice.

 

[khaimera]

That would be Brink. It was just dull.

I wouldn't be so annoyed with it if it hadn't cost 90 fucking dollars. And I only bought it because nothing else was coming out at the time.

Yikes. You have my sympathy. I rented it for 2 dollars and was pissed at how much I paid.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

Dragon Age 2:

Some things I liked, such as the friendship/rivalry meters and Varric (he was pretty much the only reason I finished the game).

The disappointments for me were the rectcons for the darkspawn, which went from from freaky slasher smile inhabitants of uncanny valley, to generic looking mooks who waddle into combat looking just like my brother running with a full diaper.

The single reused cave system, holding pattern plot, spawning in re-enforcements from nowhere, I could go on...