Games that should have never existed.

[deckai]

Fallout: New Vegas
replaced the at least creative green color scheme for a generic, brown one. was being a bit too forward with its humor, as if it was saying "see this? this is funny, now laugh" rather than "i'll just leave this here, I guess you can laugh if you like it"
there were too many weapons but not enough variety (which most games seem to be having trouble with)
I felt like i was playing a worse version of Fallout 3, not to mention the fact that it was almost twice as buggy...

But...

**NOTE** I do NOT want a flame war about this, it's m opinion, just leave it at that

Damnit... and here I was about to unleash a rant about your rant...




OT: Hmmm, games that shouldn't have existed... hm.. to be honest, I can't think of one right now... there are no games that I hate so strong, that I wished they never existed.. there might be a few ones that weren't necessary.. but hey, isn't the definition of luxury, having access to things that are unnecessary?

 

[Iwata]

The hatred for CoD is, in part, justified, but I must say I'm a bit baffled at the "World at War" hate. It came at a time when WWII shooters were no longer 20-a-month, and was a good WWII game at that.

 

[Grey_Focks]

Eh, only games I wish never existed were The Last Remnant and Crackdown 2. One killed an entire genre for me, and the other was the single biggest letdown in gaming I've ever felt.

And people saying games that I like shouldn't exist (Fallout 3? Really?) makes me a very sad panda.

 

[duktapeman90]

Oh look, one of these threads again. Can't we just accept that different people like different games and leave it at that? No? Fine, have fun being pretentious.

 

[Dr Pyramid Head]

Duke Nukem Forever. God, every copy of that thing should die in a fire. The storyline was horrible, the graphics were painful... Them being able to release a game capable of filling in the hellish wait would be like trying to obliterate a skyscraper with a toothbrush.

 

[pspman45]

Damnit... and here I was about to unleash a rant about your rant...

Yea, I just don't want to fill this thread with nothing but a rather lengthy argument between two fans whose Ideas will never change.
I'm just going to leave it at that

 

[demalo]

Masters of Orion 3... (MOO3)

I still play MOO2 every so often if i'm feeling hungry for galactic conquest. I miss those kinds of games. MOO3 should have been a return to that and totally killed the series. Maybe someone can reboot it again some day, but replacements have come out but I just haven't wanted to take the risk in blowing money on another 4x game that can't deliver. Of course that may have been the issue with MOO3, it was supposed to be a 5x game (can't remember the 5th X) but it just didn't work.

 

[RickRoll]

Oblivion, that unimmersive, bland, bug ridden piece of... well, waste of money that is.
Only way to make it even remotely enjoyable is by heavy modding.

Of all the games to choose... that's easily my favorite game of all time. And won Game of the Year. And is considered by many as, along side Mass Effect, the best RPG in the last decade.


I'd say, every Fable after Fable: Lost Chapters, Crysis 2, the single player sides of Bad Company 1 and 2, and Every COD after 4.

Yeah what is that guy talking about? Oblivion!? Seriously! Oblivion rocks! He probably just sucks at it...

 

[Raregolddragon]

Command & Conquer 4, the game that singlehandedly killed one of my most beloved gameseries. "Let's improve the gameplay by getting out all the fun parts like basebuilding and gathering resources and limit the amount of units you can have in a mission!" Yeah that worked like a charm... NOT!

And lets not forget the whole respawning deal. Its a fucking RTS game not a mindless shooter!

 

[RickRoll]

All the Madden games. I hate football to begin with, and degrading the gaming medium by adding a scam series of football video games that are essentially just the same crappy game over and over again with just a few new players and and some insignificant changes in the game mechanics is the epitome of bad game design. Boring, bland, uninspired, pointless, etc., etc. Screw you John Madden.

 

[Wardi Boi]

Crackdown 2

It is just a completely lazy copy of the first game. Sure, there is four player co op but that is no where near enough to sell a game on its own.

They could've added in something interesting like, oh, what's that big meaty chunk in a game...oh yeah, a story; all you get are a few short and poorly constructed cutscenes that barely tie it all together. What's sad is that if they weren't there in the first place, the player would still be in the same state of confussion.

Even the co op element of it wasn't executed brilliantly. If anything, it made the game short because everyone came in and did everything for you (in my experience anyway) or they were just total nobs that would hunt you down until the end of time.

 

[AlternatePFG]

Oh look, one of these threads again. Can't we just accept that different people like different games and leave it at that? No? Fine, have fun being pretentious.

You're much too logical and positive for this thread.

 

[l3o2828]

Oh look, one of these threads again. Can't we just accept that different people like different games and leave it at that? No? Fine, have fun being pretentious.

I agree.
Besides this has turned into 'Post Games You Didin't Like So You Wasted Your Money Opinions' thread.
There are only a few games that truly hurted the industry but most of them just let it evolve (not so much Triple A games but i'm trying to make a point).

 

[SamBargeron]

Meh... even the worst games teach me something... so no game should have never existed. Oprhan: Scion of Sorcery is one of the worst games I've ever played. I own it. I even play it once in a while.

 

[Draitheryn]

Grand theft auto, then the riots in Britain wouldnt have happened. Also Battletoads, I'm sure in some way that lead to 9/11.

 

[Dfskelleton]

I refuse to accept that FEAR 2 was actually made ever. I was so disappointed that I refuse to buy FEAR 3, no matter how good the reviews are.

 

[greatman32]

Final fantasy X-2 first time the start of a game has made me leave in disgust.

 

[Gaute Eiterjord]

Fallout: New Vegas. It looks like a re-release with little new elements. Simply could made as a DLC.

If New Vegas is a DLC then it is the biggest DLC in gaming history.

But of course it is a DLC if it has more quests and factions than Fallout 3, not to mention a differnet setting, different factions, more weapons, new game mechanics, more grey morality, a completely different plot with branching choices (something even F3 didn't have) and not to mention hundreds and even thousands of play (replay) value.

And of course I can't forget the "little new elements" such as;

*Iron sights
*Special VATS melee attacks
*Special Unarmed attacks that can be learned
*Different unarmed attacks
*Survival - and everything that stems from that (e.g. campfires)
*The companion wheel
*The fusion of small/big guns
*New speech system that isn't luck based
*Taking normal damage in VATS instead of only 10%
*Perks every other level
*Traits
*Weapon mods
*Companion perks
*The ability to become homosexual
*Nerve
*The reputation system
*Gambling
*Hardcore mode
*New animations
*Changing the character's age (useless, but a nice addition)
*Challenges
*Medical implants
*Unique weapons now have unique designs
*Damage Threshold
*Night vision
*"Dumb" dialogue
*Ammunition creation


And if that isn't enough, I could bring out my ol' wall o' text regarding why Fallout: New Vegas was a good game compared to F3 and deserved to be released.

Also...

Fallout: New Vegas. It looks like a re-release with little new elements. Simply could made as a DLC.

I could be interpreting that wrong, but it sounds like you haven't actually played the game.

And if it is a DLC, then it's probably one of the only (or few, I'm not sure) DLCs to ever have DLC released for it.

I agree. New Vegas was quite enjoyable, and it was different "enough" from Fallout 3.

 

[Hollock]

either shadow the hedgehog for being the worst idea ever, or too human because it took so damn long to make and sucked (not unlike duke)

 

[LITE992]

I don't know where I stand on the CoD games. Some say that CoD games after 4 should never have existed, while I also think CoD games after 3 should never have existed. The former rids us of shit sequels while the latter rids us of games ripping off CoD to get sales.

also, 3D Sonic games, especially Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, rushed like hell, and always thinking they'll get it right this year.