Chilean Newspaper Lists Shenmue, Okami as Part of "Worst Games of All-Time"
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Hey everyone, actual chilean reporting here.
For those of you who accuse this article of being clickbait:
You're completely right.
Las Últimas Noticias (LUN as we call it), is one of those shitty newspapers that have absolutely no credibility, composed mostly of clickbait. It's actually sort of a running gag here that some utterly catastrophic or world changing event happens and LUN just publishes the latest toothpaste preference of some cockstain celebrity on their first page.
Besides this country just doesn't take videogames seriously enough to have any weight on the matter.
For those of you who accuse this article of being clickbait:
You're completely right.
Las Últimas Noticias (LUN as we call it), is one of those shitty newspapers that have absolutely no credibility, composed mostly of clickbait. It's actually sort of a running gag here that some utterly catastrophic or world changing event happens and LUN just publishes the latest toothpaste preference of some cockstain celebrity on their first page.
Besides this country just doesn't take videogames seriously enough to have any weight on the matter.
As a Shenmue fan I once heard the old G4 show "Filter" list it as one of the worst games at all time. I suppose the justification in these cases is that they didn't do so well financially, or were major flops compared to the budget, which was certainly the case for Shenmue and Psychonauts when it first came out. It all depends on what measures they're using.
It's always better to look into what you read, before stating that something was written in complete seriousness.Alex Co said:
Even if it was made in complete seriousness, this is still an opinion and much like buttholes, everyone has one.
Differing opinions will come and go, but don't act like this is something worth trying to rile the masses into action.
The worst thing you can do is make something out of nothing.
These kind of lists are subjective, clickbait, and tend to reference prominent pop-culture stinkers rather then truly shit, lesser-known games. I understand this.
But still, I'm getting pretty damn tired of Duke Forever always cropping up. It's not a *bad* game - it went through absolute development hell and failed to live up to expectations, sure, but now we're judging the game by its hype, not the game itself. By that criteria, we could call Kate and Milo the worst game ever because a) it was never released and b) it didn't exist outside of a lie calculated to sell Kinekts.
But, DNF, itself, the actual game - it's average. Not great, but also completely undeserving of the uninspired and steady stream of pop-culture-critic urine it attracts. I could name plenty of games I'd rather not play than DNF.
But still, I'm getting pretty damn tired of Duke Forever always cropping up. It's not a *bad* game - it went through absolute development hell and failed to live up to expectations, sure, but now we're judging the game by its hype, not the game itself. By that criteria, we could call Kate and Milo the worst game ever because a) it was never released and b) it didn't exist outside of a lie calculated to sell Kinekts.
But, DNF, itself, the actual game - it's average. Not great, but also completely undeserving of the uninspired and steady stream of pop-culture-critic urine it attracts. I could name plenty of games I'd rather not play than DNF.
In a country where "gaming culture" isn't a thing like in the US, yeah, I pretty much agree with this, but still the "expert" here wasn't brought in to create a list at all.Lunar Templar said:
I remember seeing this and read Pac-man and Psychonauts, I knew someone fucked up, but considering that the latest "gaming" section of a news channel stated that the new Bethesda game was called "Wolfenstein the New Order: Beyond castle wolfenstein" just a few days ago, is just another example of why almost no one here pays much attention to any game related thing on the news.
The Atari version of Pac-Man deserves to be on the list. Probaly the worst port ever.
Even DNF doens't belong. I could make a list of 20 FPS games that are far worse. Gearbox' own Aliens Colonial Marines for starters makes DNF look like a masterpiece.
Weird list though. Grim Fandango is usually listed in top 10 best point & click adventures.
Looks like the creator of the list mistook commercial flops for bad games.
Shenmue, Grim Fandango, Okami, Psychonauts are al games that sold poorly despite being well received games.
DNF is also a game people love to hate, even though it's more disappointing than truly bad. I enjoyed it. It's not great or anything but I had a fun time playing it. The dated graphics didn't bother me, I liked the retarded humor. Its length is above average and the gameplay is diverse.
I also liked it's not non stop shooting but had a good pacing. I liked it had some puzzles. Or tried to. I enjoyed the part with RC car and the kitchen level where you play as mini-duke.
Being a fan of 80s/early 90s action flicks also helps. DNF was basically a throwback to those days. Altough not a very good one. Some modern elements felt out of place. The weapon limit was a huge let down.
I did enjoy the regenerating health bar. It makes sense in the game, by calling it the "ego" meter. Clever and funny and it made regenerating health work.
DNF was a flawed game, but far from bad, let alone one of the worst ever.
Aliens Colonial Marines was much much worse. That game was so bad it was unplayable.
Even DNF doens't belong. I could make a list of 20 FPS games that are far worse. Gearbox' own Aliens Colonial Marines for starters makes DNF look like a masterpiece.
Weird list though. Grim Fandango is usually listed in top 10 best point & click adventures.
Looks like the creator of the list mistook commercial flops for bad games.
Shenmue, Grim Fandango, Okami, Psychonauts are al games that sold poorly despite being well received games.
DNF is also a game people love to hate, even though it's more disappointing than truly bad. I enjoyed it. It's not great or anything but I had a fun time playing it. The dated graphics didn't bother me, I liked the retarded humor. Its length is above average and the gameplay is diverse.
I also liked it's not non stop shooting but had a good pacing. I liked it had some puzzles. Or tried to. I enjoyed the part with RC car and the kitchen level where you play as mini-duke.
Being a fan of 80s/early 90s action flicks also helps. DNF was basically a throwback to those days. Altough not a very good one. Some modern elements felt out of place. The weapon limit was a huge let down.
I did enjoy the regenerating health bar. It makes sense in the game, by calling it the "ego" meter. Clever and funny and it made regenerating health work.
DNF was a flawed game, but far from bad, let alone one of the worst ever.
Aliens Colonial Marines was much much worse. That game was so bad it was unplayable.
I think a lot of people are missing the point. This is an article with a "Click Bait" title about an article with a "click bait" title. One which included Desert Bus but wasn't commented on at all in the Escapist Article. Also including two Tim Schafer games on that list, going for the hipster vote, I like it.
It's very Meta.
I smell a conspiracy of epic proportions, clearly Alex is part of the Illuminati. It's the only logical explanation.
It's very Meta.
I smell a conspiracy of epic proportions, clearly Alex is part of the Illuminati. It's the only logical explanation.
This seems more like a list of games that were expected to sell really well but didn't, but then big rigs and desert bus are on there so I have no idea.