Games you regret to have bought ?
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Fellowship of the Ring.
The other two games were awesome and I wanted to get it to be able to PLAY the story as well as complete the set. That game has pissed me off more than any game I have ever played. I never even made it into Moria before I stopped playing and haven't picked it up since. This was almost 3 years ago.
First of all, none of the characters look, nor sound like their counterparts from the movies. Trying to hide from a Ringwraith in less than 4 seconds is almost impossible. And the combat sucked ginormous amounts of dick.
Luckily I only wasted $2 on it. Still not sure if it was worth it just to own the trilogy.
The other two games were awesome and I wanted to get it to be able to PLAY the story as well as complete the set. That game has pissed me off more than any game I have ever played. I never even made it into Moria before I stopped playing and haven't picked it up since. This was almost 3 years ago.
First of all, none of the characters look, nor sound like their counterparts from the movies. Trying to hide from a Ringwraith in less than 4 seconds is almost impossible. And the combat sucked ginormous amounts of dick.
Luckily I only wasted $2 on it. Still not sure if it was worth it just to own the trilogy.
Ah-Gxas said:
hm, umm. Well, this is awkward.
OT: I'd say it had to be... Radiata Stories- or whatever that piece of crap is called.
It was made by the same dudes who created Star Ocean 3, I though the game was fun, tried out Radia- blah, blah, blah and found it was BEYOND TERRIBLE.
Kinda surprised about the amount of hate out there for the CoD franchise considering how well they've sold and been received, expected more people to jump to its defense.
Same with DA:O, Mass Effect 2, and Fallout 3, Bioshock, and Red Dead Redemption, all of which I loved and all of which have near *key word, near* universal acclaim, but it just goes to prove that as long as something is popular, people will find reasons to hate it.
Increasingly I find that I am in a minority with Far Cry 2. I thought it was a welcome departure from familiar FPS territory, not every mechanic the game implemented worked mind you, and the save system was buggy as fuck, but I enjoyed what Ubisoft tried to do with the game.
As for the question of the thread: Resident Evil 5, a pale shadow of RE4; Red Faction Guerrilla, repetition parred with frustrating difficulty; Ghostbusters, good for only one playthrough with a tacked on multiplayer; Bad Company 2, uninspired and trite single player; and Lost Planet 2, incomprehensible plot coupled with strange controls and mechanics that forced you to replay the same levels over and over again for meager gains.
Same with DA:O, Mass Effect 2, and Fallout 3, Bioshock, and Red Dead Redemption, all of which I loved and all of which have near *key word, near* universal acclaim, but it just goes to prove that as long as something is popular, people will find reasons to hate it.
Increasingly I find that I am in a minority with Far Cry 2. I thought it was a welcome departure from familiar FPS territory, not every mechanic the game implemented worked mind you, and the save system was buggy as fuck, but I enjoyed what Ubisoft tried to do with the game.
As for the question of the thread: Resident Evil 5, a pale shadow of RE4; Red Faction Guerrilla, repetition parred with frustrating difficulty; Ghostbusters, good for only one playthrough with a tacked on multiplayer; Bad Company 2, uninspired and trite single player; and Lost Planet 2, incomprehensible plot coupled with strange controls and mechanics that forced you to replay the same levels over and over again for meager gains.
The Last Remnant.
I'm a big fan of JRPG, but in the recent years, it seems that game developers have forgot how to make good JRPG (hello Square-Enix). A good friend of mine, follow gamer and JRPG enthusiast propose me this game, saying how great it was. Turns out that The Last Remnant was probably the most boring, counter-intuitive cluster-f**k that I had played so far. Not only is the learning curve of this game is vertical, but the combat pretty much plays itself, so basically it's just another FFXII, which makes sense since it was made by Square Enix.
So moral of the story: Square Enix sucks; instead, play JRPG made by Atlus.
I'm a big fan of JRPG, but in the recent years, it seems that game developers have forgot how to make good JRPG (hello Square-Enix). A good friend of mine, follow gamer and JRPG enthusiast propose me this game, saying how great it was. Turns out that The Last Remnant was probably the most boring, counter-intuitive cluster-f**k that I had played so far. Not only is the learning curve of this game is vertical, but the combat pretty much plays itself, so basically it's just another FFXII, which makes sense since it was made by Square Enix.
So moral of the story: Square Enix sucks; instead, play JRPG made by Atlus.
Most recently, probably Marvel vs Capcom 3. It was fun for an hour or so, but there's no long-term satisfaction with it, i played it one more day and haven't played it since.
A little less so but still regret buying Black Ops. I still like playing zombies with my friends but i hated the campaign so much it felt like torture and i can't find much enjoyment out of multiplayer anymore.
A little less so but still regret buying Black Ops. I still like playing zombies with my friends but i hated the campaign so much it felt like torture and i can't find much enjoyment out of multiplayer anymore.
I'm very good at telling what kind of games I would like and what I wouldn't, mainly because I don't buy into hype. But games that I bought that I didn't like would be Marvel Vs Capcom 3, and that's it. Only purchase I've ever regretted and I've bought many games before.
Also I actually bought it on an impulse, I was bored and saw it at a store and just got it. And I'm a big fan of fighting games, Super/Street Fighter 4, Tekken, and even Marvel Vs Capcom 2 are al lgood. But this game had like nothing worthwhile in terms of single player, completely wasted all the potential of having a great crossover story, arcade mode is really all there is and then theres just a glorified training mode.
In terms of online, connection is good, but the matchmaking system is horrible and buggy, even when I just started the game I almost always get paired against someone with more than a hundred games played.
Also I actually bought it on an impulse, I was bored and saw it at a store and just got it. And I'm a big fan of fighting games, Super/Street Fighter 4, Tekken, and even Marvel Vs Capcom 2 are al lgood. But this game had like nothing worthwhile in terms of single player, completely wasted all the potential of having a great crossover story, arcade mode is really all there is and then theres just a glorified training mode.
In terms of online, connection is good, but the matchmaking system is horrible and buggy, even when I just started the game I almost always get paired against someone with more than a hundred games played.
Call Of Duty 7
I thought it was awesome but felt disappointed by it being extremely short and STILL having the balls to charge me 60euro,s (although I really liked the set-up)
I thought it was awesome but felt disappointed by it being extremely short and STILL having the balls to charge me 60euro,s (although I really liked the set-up)
Crazy Taxi (PC version)- Nostalgia did nothing to distract me from the horrible controls.
Bit.Trip series (PC version)- Barely play them.
Metal Slug Chronology- Impulse buy. Haven't touched it in months.
Bubsy 3D- Though it would be good for a laugh, hearing it was one of the worst games ever. Want some advice? NEVER play Bubsy 3D.
UmJammer Lammy- Impossible to beat due to antiqued controls and unforgiving timing.
The jewel case for Fear Effect 2- Don't... ask.
Bit.Trip series (PC version)- Barely play them.
Metal Slug Chronology- Impulse buy. Haven't touched it in months.
Bubsy 3D- Though it would be good for a laugh, hearing it was one of the worst games ever. Want some advice? NEVER play Bubsy 3D.
UmJammer Lammy- Impossible to beat due to antiqued controls and unforgiving timing.
The jewel case for Fear Effect 2- Don't... ask.
Mass Effect: Oh, I love RPGs, and this is /the/ RPG these days, I bet I'll fall totally in love with it!
Blandest. Game. Ever.
I got it at Christmas with a couple other games, so needless to say I didn't give it much of a chance and just played them instead, but... it didn't look like I was missing much.
Blandest. Game. Ever.
I got it at Christmas with a couple other games, so needless to say I didn't give it much of a chance and just played them instead, but... it didn't look like I was missing much.
Section 8, great call on that one btw.
Guild 2 Renaissance, thought it was a bugeless version of the original game with more contend. This was accurate. Too bad the extra contend makes the game terrible, absolutely terrible. Useless buildings added to the already cramped cities, useless new jobs that add nothing but rediculousness to the game, and castles where you can't live in. What-the-f.
Arcania - Gothic 4, I expected Gothic 4. I got Arcania. My mistake.
Darkstar One, The demo seemed very cool but closer look in the game itself proved to add nothing interesting at all.
Pariah, I picked it up again, because the demo was so cool and multiplayer was awesome. Turns out the MP part died like a month after release. Bleh.
The Witcher, Not because it's bad or anything but because I couldn't bring the commitment to go trough it. It's a titan of a game and I personally found the skill and combat system interesting, but I just didn't have the time nor interest to play it. Bought if for 30, is now available for much less than that.
Orange Box, Except portal it was full of great games that I wanted to like but just weren't for me... Feels bad to watch others have so much fun with it. I got it in a Valve pack on steam though, and Left4Dead 1 more than made up for it. :3
Crysis 2, Not a bad game qua FPS, but I liked Crysis because it was different. This game changed it all up. Single player especially made me rage. I hated it. Hated it so much. I didn't like Crysis 2 for its FPS play, I liked it because of its design, pacing, characters and prettiness. While Crysis 2 has the potential to look good, concrete just doesn't give that same feeling. Also seems to be a bit too 'fuzzy' on the bloom.
Dark Horizon, easily the most atmospheric space game I have ever played. Too bad it doesn't work. Just pisses me off seeing that beautiful DVD Cover, not being able to install it correctly, and if I do, Can't get past a certain level because it crashes.
Dragon Age 2, So I cancelled my pre-order.
Need for Speed Underground 2?(not sure), some racing game I played a demo off a while back with cool neon lights. I liked the demo a lot. Main game unfortunatly is some retarded mission running. I got it to race in good looking, neon lighted cars, not to hear some C-rate dialog every 20 minutes before I get to race in old wrecks for an hour (because they're so slow).
Call of Duty Blops, I regret buying it now because it no longer works and because the the sounds made my ears bleed. Single player was kinda nice, if not predictable and sometimes a bit too cute.
Guild 2 Renaissance, thought it was a bugeless version of the original game with more contend. This was accurate. Too bad the extra contend makes the game terrible, absolutely terrible. Useless buildings added to the already cramped cities, useless new jobs that add nothing but rediculousness to the game, and castles where you can't live in. What-the-f.
Arcania - Gothic 4, I expected Gothic 4. I got Arcania. My mistake.
Darkstar One, The demo seemed very cool but closer look in the game itself proved to add nothing interesting at all.
Pariah, I picked it up again, because the demo was so cool and multiplayer was awesome. Turns out the MP part died like a month after release. Bleh.
The Witcher, Not because it's bad or anything but because I couldn't bring the commitment to go trough it. It's a titan of a game and I personally found the skill and combat system interesting, but I just didn't have the time nor interest to play it. Bought if for 30, is now available for much less than that.
Orange Box, Except portal it was full of great games that I wanted to like but just weren't for me... Feels bad to watch others have so much fun with it. I got it in a Valve pack on steam though, and Left4Dead 1 more than made up for it. :3
Crysis 2, Not a bad game qua FPS, but I liked Crysis because it was different. This game changed it all up. Single player especially made me rage. I hated it. Hated it so much. I didn't like Crysis 2 for its FPS play, I liked it because of its design, pacing, characters and prettiness. While Crysis 2 has the potential to look good, concrete just doesn't give that same feeling. Also seems to be a bit too 'fuzzy' on the bloom.
Dark Horizon, easily the most atmospheric space game I have ever played. Too bad it doesn't work. Just pisses me off seeing that beautiful DVD Cover, not being able to install it correctly, and if I do, Can't get past a certain level because it crashes.
Dragon Age 2, So I cancelled my pre-order.
Need for Speed Underground 2?(not sure), some racing game I played a demo off a while back with cool neon lights. I liked the demo a lot. Main game unfortunatly is some retarded mission running. I got it to race in good looking, neon lighted cars, not to hear some C-rate dialog every 20 minutes before I get to race in old wrecks for an hour (because they're so slow).
Call of Duty Blops, I regret buying it now because it no longer works and because the the sounds made my ears bleed. Single player was kinda nice, if not predictable and sometimes a bit too cute.
Lets see here...
Far Cry 2 - first area was fun, then got the second where they said do it all over again and i kinda figured screw this
Oblivion - Just couldn't get into it
Call of Duty: World at War - Nazi zombies was kinda fun but that was it
Cryostasis - started out pretty alright, but hit a game breaking bug right in the middle
Killzone 2 - story sucked and additionally realistic shooting is overrated
Demons Souls - Way too punishing for me
Fallout New Vegas - Identical in almost every respect to Fallout 3 yet somehow not as good
Far Cry 2 - first area was fun, then got the second where they said do it all over again and i kinda figured screw this
Oblivion - Just couldn't get into it
Call of Duty: World at War - Nazi zombies was kinda fun but that was it
Cryostasis - started out pretty alright, but hit a game breaking bug right in the middle
Killzone 2 - story sucked and additionally realistic shooting is overrated
Demons Souls - Way too punishing for me
Fallout New Vegas - Identical in almost every respect to Fallout 3 yet somehow not as good
Bionic Commando remake.
The swinging mechanic was at least tolerable and fairly fun at times, but the environments were just so restrictive and filled with radiation (read: invisible walls) that it was never really fun.
Plus, the story is just retarded.
The swinging mechanic was at least tolerable and fairly fun at times, but the environments were just so restrictive and filled with radiation (read: invisible walls) that it was never really fun.
Plus, the story is just retarded.