games that should have NEVER EVER been made

[Monty McDougal]

I love halo. But when i saw the trailer for halo 4. i lost a little of the innocence left in me. My two problems are the title and the that is pretty much goes the utmost lazies path for a new sequel. Everyone's thoughts after Halo 3: "Halo 4 will probably be master chief waking up. But i don't think that they'd do that. It's too stupid" But that's what they did.

 

[Monty McDougal]

Wow. Eight pages in and no mention of Madden. I'm simply going to assume the silence to be unanimous agreement that Madden (and by extension, EA Sports) simply shouldn't exist...

I think that most gamers don't even think about those as games. Kinda like how we treat the wii. ha ha

 

[zehydra]

Dynasty Warriors Gundam.


That is all.

Don't even go there, that game (and it's 2 sequels) are awesome. I will be picking up the 3rd on the 28th when it comes out.

OT: Shovelware. Anything sold for $15 or less at the Wal-Mart bargain bin. You know what I'm talking about.

There's a correct answer to this question:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

It's good once you turn off the game breaker weapon.

Which weapon is that? Cause the Smash Balls were a load of fun. Could single-handedly change a match, which is cool IMO.

The smash ball was a game breaker because anyone, regardless of skill could win pretty much due to luck.

30% luck. 70% when to use it, or how to avoid it. It forces you to focus more on the "who" rather than that "what" of the match, so you can counter it, or even using the ball to force your opponents into bad situations by luring them to the ball without going after it yourself. I've had games where when the Smash Ball appeared, everyone stood still and waited for the first person unlucky enough to jump after it.

What? Why?? I've never had a match where the person who got the smash ball didn't benefit to a great degree.

That is, why would you ever avoid it?

 

[djw175]

See the problem with threads like this is that it's really just a place to list games that people don't like.

 

[Genixma]

Might sound like a broken record but...

DMC2
Metroid: Other M
Resident Evil 5
Superman 64

 

[Greatjusticeman]

The Sims.

I never thought a game about real-life would actually be popular.

 

[LaMer]

Duke Nukem Forever.

 

[honestdiscussioner]

How about AVGN's favorite game to rag on: Jeckell and Hyde?

Looks like some one else did mention it.
But in my book I still win because I described "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" and I spelled it correctly.

Nope, it's such a bad came it doesn't deserve correct spelling! lol

 

[Harbinger_]

Enchanted Arms. SUCH A HORRIBLE GAME

 

[EradiusLore]

I hope i`m the first person to say CoD

i wouldnt personaly say CoD, but i would definitely say Modern Warfare and its sequels

 

[Twilight_guy]

E.T. for the Atari 2600; All that the game inevitably did was fill landfills. Also PacMan for the same system which also bombed.
What's that? You want a fanboy answer and not a logic one? Well then you can just sit and spin.

 

[Linolium25]

Far Cry 2, F.E.A.R 2, Dragon Age: Awakening

 

[aescuder]

Dude, don't be that guy. Because no matter how good my point is, you're not going to be swayed. Ten bucks says you've got half a reply formulated to whatever you think I'm going to say. Just let people *****.

Even if I don't agree, I might still find it an interesting argument. For now, I am just curious.

Fine. Ever since the original Diablo came out Blizzard peaked on that series at 2. Now in this day and age you'll inhabit a lifeless meaningless avatar to depopulate the world of it's cuddly hideous fauna over and over again in a game that feels more like an MMO than anything else. That was great for 2001. Now, they're going to render Diablo 3 in 3D add a few classes finally let people chose their sex (if I remember correctly) but underneath the tweak-like updates it'll still be Diablo and nothing will have changed... and they will make a fortune. It's a good business model, minimum work for maximum profit, but when I think about it I feel a little more hollow inside.

Oh, *that* business model. Simply put, it's a cash cow game. So, that would mean you are against all franchises that are actively recycling their games. Like Call of Duty, Need for Speed, all sport games from EA. I think Diablo scores pretty well compared to those recycled games.

EDIT: But yeah, point taken.

Not precisely. I'm against taking ten plus years to make a cash cow game and then it sell atrociously well because fans are fans. Shovelware is easy to spot and avoid and naturally gets removed by the more discerning gamer and when it doesn't make money it goes away. Blizzard get to do the same thing, sell it as new, and make oodles of money. It's like a scam. It's hard to fight the shovelware gag reflex when it's got ten years of hype behind it.

Blasphemous curr!jk I'd have to disagree mate almost to the point where I wish people made MORE diablo clones. There just hasn't been much like D2. Even if the game is a half-assed cash cow (which it really isn't in my opinion) I would much rather see that than yet ANOTHER first-person or third-person with spacemarines/Nazis/Russians. E3 bored me to death with those god-forsaken shooters, however pretty they look.

It's the same damn thing, the only saving grace is that EA pops out one every couple of years. So they're relatively easy to avoid, but Blizzard takes ten years and well, even if you're not a fan... it took ten years it has to be good! Sadly no. It's the same game different kind of ball, so to speak.

How is a game being released 10 times in 10 years easier to avoid than a game being released once in every ten years? I don't follow that logic. And blizzard is miles and miles away from EA. Are they saintly developers that doesn't care about money? definitely not but the quality of their games are in a completely different ballpark.

And how in gods name are you critiquing a game that hasn't even been released yet? I don't even think they gave beta keys yet.

I have never had to argue to anyone that blizzard is better than EA...Never. If you honestly think that they're in the same league then I don't know what to tell you man. Quite frankly you might just be a lost cause.

 

[Truehare]

Any game based on a movie, ever.

Amen to that. Can't remember a single one that was worth my time... well, I seem to remember having some fun with Krull on the 2600, but THAT should tell you something about movie-based games.

My contribution is the game I was playing earlier today: ArcaniA. I've been talking about my love for the Gothic series for some time now, and all I had heard about this game was terrible. But today I was able to experience its awfulness for myself. They managed to take everything that was good about the first three games and change it for the worse. Even having paid 20 bucks for the whole Gothic saga on Steam, I feel more robbed than if I had paid the same price for only the first three games (Forsaken Gods is also expendable).

Also: Any Silent Hill game after 1 and 2.

 

[aescuder]

Dude, don't be that guy. Because no matter how good my point is, you're not going to be swayed. Ten bucks says you've got half a reply formulated to whatever you think I'm going to say. Just let people *****.

Even if I don't agree, I might still find it an interesting argument. For now, I am just curious.

Fine. Ever since the original Diablo came out Blizzard peaked on that series at 2. Now in this day and age you'll inhabit a lifeless meaningless avatar to depopulate the world of it's cuddly hideous fauna over and over again in a game that feels more like an MMO than anything else. That was great for 2001. Now, they're going to render Diablo 3 in 3D add a few classes finally let people chose their sex (if I remember correctly) but underneath the tweak-like updates it'll still be Diablo and nothing will have changed... and they will make a fortune. It's a good business model, minimum work for maximum profit, but when I think about it I feel a little more hollow inside.

I've played Diablo II almost every day for the last 10 years and loved every second of it. I WANT more Diablo...and they've put alot of work into DIII.

Now, if you applied that argument to WoW...I'd cheerfully agree. But as is...I must take your skull for Khorne.

WoW and Diablo are at their core the same game. Blizzard just traded settings and races. I know you can make that argument about a lot of games, but you know what? It doesn't apply to me. I've only ever owned one CoD game, and I work to pick out the stuff that really tries to be good, and not in that mind numbing way of "good" that people attribute to holding down the right mouse button for hours or until the land is devoid of fauna.

Inkidu man you are starting to sound both stupid and crazy. You are definitely alone in this little crazy hater island of yours. What's your definition of innovation in a sequel? Making a sequel to a game that takes TEN YEARS (while adding new settings, story, characters, gameplay mechanics and literally an additional dimension) is not a cash grab buddy. If they really wanted to make money they would have kept making Diablo games every 2-3 years which they certainly could have because its blizzard. Plus there's a difference between hyping a game too much and taking your time to make the best sequel possible and having the fans miss it enough. (and boy do we miss it)

man if you're not into blizzard games then thats fine but don't go bashing a game that HASN'T EVEN BEEN RELEASED YET and badmouthing a beloved developer like you really know what you're talking about.

P.S. I would love to see what your immaculate library of games look like.

 

[TheScottishFella]

Any game based on a movie, ever.

To narrow it down... Breaths in

Avatar, terminator salvation, ET, Tron, Thor, Bttf (questionable) Jurassic Park..... Oh god writers block I can't remember others. HELP!

 

[OliverTwist72]

Desert Bus is a game that should have never been made. All these others I bet some people actually enjoyed (however small the numbers were).

Citation needed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_&_Teller's_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus

 

[Sneaklemming]

The half life series, so that I could live in ignorance of near perfect games.

 

[zehydra]

Dynasty Warriors Gundam.


That is all.

Don't even go there, that game (and it's 2 sequels) are awesome. I will be picking up the 3rd on the 28th when it comes out.

OT: Shovelware. Anything sold for $15 or less at the Wal-Mart bargain bin. You know what I'm talking about.

There's a correct answer to this question:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

It's good once you turn off the game breaker weapon.

Which weapon is that? Cause the Smash Balls were a load of fun. Could single-handedly change a match, which is cool IMO.

The smash ball was a game breaker because anyone, regardless of skill could win pretty much due to luck.

30% luck. 70% when to use it, or how to avoid it. It forces you to focus more on the "who" rather than that "what" of the match, so you can counter it, or even using the ball to force your opponents into bad situations by luring them to the ball without going after it yourself. I've had games where when the Smash Ball appeared, everyone stood still and waited for the first person unlucky enough to jump after it.

What? Why?? I've never had a match where the person who got the smash ball didn't benefit to a great degree.

That is, why would you ever avoid it?

By jumping after it, you leave yourself open to attack. Most people waste their Up + B attack on it, meaning whoever goes after it will be helpless if they get knocked over the edge.

Countering someone who has it is all about which character got it. if Mario or Samus, get to an open area, where it's difficult to hit a moving target. If Lucario, seperate so he can't get multiple hits. If Olimar, wait for a few second until the rocket takes off, then jump, double jump, and Up + B to avoid most of the damage.

I wouldn't recommend using a B move at all to get it. I usually use a mid-air A attack if I can, so that I can press B very very shortly (in midair) after I get it.

 

[yanipheonu]

Modern Warfare. Because I liked COD better as a WWII shooter.