Games you've wanted for years before finaly getting them and finding out they're actually just shit.
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For those of you who actually like Kingdom Hearts...(I know i'm speaking to the minority here.) I waited for the second installment for nigh on 5 years...After playing KH2 I was extremely dissapointed, it's not a bad game, but the story fell over on itself so much they had to add little plasters of filler in the gaps, it ended up looking like a clay pot made by a 4 year old.
Fable 2
like most people i brought into the hype cause of what PM said and the fact he promised that it would be a huge game with lots to do but i brought it and i was disapointed as it wasnt the inprovement from fable it was just as short as the orginal and i was disapointed damn you PM you made so many false promises and i'll never forgive you.
like most people i brought into the hype cause of what PM said and the fact he promised that it would be a huge game with lots to do but i brought it and i was disapointed as it wasnt the inprovement from fable it was just as short as the orginal and i was disapointed damn you PM you made so many false promises and i'll never forgive you.
Far Cry 2. Loved the first one (despite stupid mutant things half way through) so as soon as the previews came out I was excited. Got it a few weeks ago, played for 2 days, got bored with the constantly respawning outposts, map and general malaise it inspired in me, sold it.
aye... fable 2...
(and in responce to all the too human posts... didnt you play the demo? that made it pretty clear it sucked...)
whats always puzzled me is... who can look at their creation, in tatters, ready and waiting to fail... and do nothing about it? biggest exaple of which being too human...
all that money... and all that time... but in the end, i dont understand how anyone thought that was good enough?
(and in responce to all the too human posts... didnt you play the demo? that made it pretty clear it sucked...)
whats always puzzled me is... who can look at their creation, in tatters, ready and waiting to fail... and do nothing about it? biggest exaple of which being too human...
all that money... and all that time... but in the end, i dont understand how anyone thought that was good enough?
Spore and MGS4:GotP. I must learn to keep those expectations low. And I will never watch trailers again. And important lesson, I just wish it hadn't been so painful.
Hellgate: London.
By far the single worst game purchase I have ever purchased.
I remember watching the trailer for it with a friend and drooling long before its release. Such a horrible let down, which cost me top $$.
Edit: You have to be joking! Not one other mention of Hellgate: London.
People complaining about HL2 when this game exists....
By far the single worst game purchase I have ever purchased.
I remember watching the trailer for it with a friend and drooling long before its release. Such a horrible let down, which cost me top $$.
Edit: You have to be joking! Not one other mention of Hellgate: London.
People complaining about HL2 when this game exists....
I once heard of "Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle Of Europe" and after some research I almost fell in love with it. Flying with realistic planes from the Allies AND the Axis in the Second World War! A plane could even desintegrate when damaged too much.
It took over 2 years B4 I got my hands on it. First week after I played it, it was already collecting dust in my drawer.
It was nothing like I imagined it to be. Not fun at all. Controls that where streched over my whole keyboard. Planes stalling(when trying to get altitude) and desintergrating(when in a steep dive) way too fast. Controls that where gone after 5 hits from a 11,7mm.
I still have it, but I'm thinking of selling it...
It took over 2 years B4 I got my hands on it. First week after I played it, it was already collecting dust in my drawer.
It was nothing like I imagined it to be. Not fun at all. Controls that where streched over my whole keyboard. Planes stalling(when trying to get altitude) and desintergrating(when in a steep dive) way too fast. Controls that where gone after 5 hits from a 11,7mm.
I still have it, but I'm thinking of selling it...
Spore and GTA4...
Spore has some amazing technology inside it that is enough alone to make it a good toy, the game itself is dreadful though. I was massively disappointed with how dumbed down it had become, clearly in order to sell to the general casual audience who have no major love for RTS, Sim or RPGs, but would gladly accept any mediocre crap thrown at them.
With GTA4, during the time I played it I really enjoyed it, but once the story is over, is there REALLY any fun in trying to find 200 pidgeons, increase the pointless relationship with your 5 buddies, and find all hidden ramps? It doesn't really feel like a game for the most part, more just like a very cool interactive movie with A LOT of driving and some stupidly easy action sequences. It all looks very nice, but where's the GAME? It's more like an extremely dull, city-shaped sandbox, only it's not really filled with sand, it's filled with pebbles that just hurt your fingers when you move them around.
Spore has some amazing technology inside it that is enough alone to make it a good toy, the game itself is dreadful though. I was massively disappointed with how dumbed down it had become, clearly in order to sell to the general casual audience who have no major love for RTS, Sim or RPGs, but would gladly accept any mediocre crap thrown at them.
With GTA4, during the time I played it I really enjoyed it, but once the story is over, is there REALLY any fun in trying to find 200 pidgeons, increase the pointless relationship with your 5 buddies, and find all hidden ramps? It doesn't really feel like a game for the most part, more just like a very cool interactive movie with A LOT of driving and some stupidly easy action sequences. It all looks very nice, but where's the GAME? It's more like an extremely dull, city-shaped sandbox, only it's not really filled with sand, it's filled with pebbles that just hurt your fingers when you move them around.
If you are referring to the Star Coins, they were bloody easy. The only one that gave me any trouble was the final one in the final castle, and that's only because i wanted to be nice to the developers and not resort to the Mega Cheating Mushroom to clear the path.Sgt. Dante said:
Mister Benoit said:
I was about to pint this out too. One I had an experience with was:
Ephemeral Fantasia
I finally got it after many years of thinking, "I'd like to play that" but finally seeing it in the bargain bin, new.
Found out it's very non-linear, very repetitive, and tests your patience a lot - things I would not have had a problem with back in the day, but now almost 30yrs old, I find to tax my patience too much.
Edit:
Oh and "Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge", and "Tiberium Sun".
both of these C&C games were hot "new releases" and finally when I got them, three years later, turns out they are ... um.. bleh... not my taste
NFS Pro Street.
WTF EA Blackbox !!!!!!!!!!!
I appreciate the 'going the simulation road' to 'spice things up' but it never geled. It looked rushed, missing stuff or just too much 'stuff'. Horrible menus, gameplay that felt it wanted to be both simulation and arcade that didn't work, ear bleeding soundtrack, lame tracks.
RIP Need for Speed
WTF EA Blackbox !!!!!!!!!!!
I appreciate the 'going the simulation road' to 'spice things up' but it never geled. It looked rushed, missing stuff or just too much 'stuff'. Horrible menus, gameplay that felt it wanted to be both simulation and arcade that didn't work, ear bleeding soundtrack, lame tracks.
RIP Need for Speed