Most Boring Game You've Ever Played

[scorptatious]

So much hate for Oblivion.

I'm also surprised how many people say Shadow of the Colossus, that's my most favorite game of all time.

OT: Probably FF X-2. No offense to those who like it, but I didn't find myself going very far in that game. Mostly because of the annoying characters, the shameless copy and pasting of old environments from the first game, the rather bland battle system, and the lack of an interesting and gripping plot, I couldn't play more than a few hours before I got bored and returned it to the GameStop from where I bought it.

Again, no offense to those who like it.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

How could you successfully make LOTR BORING?

I don't know, Tolkein did a pretty great job of it.

Trololo...

Seriously though, those books are a struggle to get through.

Ouch, you got me on that one! I have to admit I struggled with Fellowship, it's so very slow to get started and Tolkien was one for details. I am fully aware that just because certain pieces of literature are deemed "classics" it doesn't neccesarily mean they make good books. Besides, I managed to successfully read the Silmarilion (after three tries and making many notes as I went!) I'd like to see someone adapt that in a way that doesn't send you to sleep after 5 minutes.

I guess I should have said: "How could you successfully make a game of the LOTR films boring." But then I've just answered my own question there...

As for Dragon Age: Origins... yeah that's another game that I got bored with after an hour or so and never went back to. Which is a shame because I love Bioware's games.

 

[putowtin]

Mass Effect.

Can't last 25 minutes.

the vehicle missions are like driving in real life except with flashy lights that somewhat resemble weaponfire

What car do you drive? and more importantly where can I buy one!?!

 

[Scrustle]

NIER. 'nuff said.

Not really... I don't think enough people have played the game for it to be widely known. On that note, I have actually been thinking about buying the game. What exactly is wrong with it?

Mmmm, perhaps. Its just really slow. Its all generic. Go here, collect/kill/pat on the head this amount of people/beasts/small mammals. The moves are sluggish and boring, physical and magical. The plot is so thin that it's non existant and the characters are all monotone and suicidal-ly depressing. I tried to power through it but after 10 hours, I gave up.

It was that or die from a lack of soul because it had been slowly destroyed by playing NIER.

Crap. I really liked the idea of the game.

 

[scorptatious]

ALL final fantasy games, I've only played 6,7 and 10, and was I bored to death, I dont see the appeal at all for turn based combat, its so slow paced and repetitive, seeing the same attack animations over and over again ......... YAWN!

How can you say they were all boring if you've only played three of them? I can understand not wanting to play the other games in the series based on previous experiences, but it just seems like you're contradicting your point by saying that.

 

[The_Deleted]

ALL final fantasy games, I've only played 6,7 and 10, and was I bored to death, I dont see the appeal at all for turn based combat, its so slow paced and repetitive, seeing the same attack animations over and over again ......... YAWN!

How can you say they were all boring if you've only played three of them? I can understand not wanting to play the other games in the series based on previous experiences, but it just seems like you're contradicting your point by saying that.

Surely having a crack at three games in a series is a fair go. I'd be put off after three attempts if they didn't grab me.

 

[Nudu]

i played 2 hours and got to level 5, so don't say i didn't give it a fair shot.

I ...don't even know how to respond to that

 

[Scarim Coral]

Animal Crossing for the DS.

Seriously all I was doing were-
1. Character wake up and check mails.
2. Take the fruits by shaking the tree that have it and talking to the NPC's along the way.
3. Sell my stuff to the Racoon.
4. Put the money to the bank to pay off the loan.
5. Save the game and wait until tommorrow to repeat 1.

Ok sure there were some events in every other days but since I did that for two hours everyday since I bought it, I did wonder why I am still playing it when the game itself is such a chore?

 

[EmperorSubcutaneous]

As for Dragon Age: Origins... yeah that's another game that I got bored with after an hour or so and never went back to. Which is a shame because I love Bioware's games.

You should stick with it. It's worth the tedious stretches. (Also, I've noticed certain Origins are way better than others. Both the dwarves, the city elf, and the human noble are my favorites. Mage and Dalish elf are both on the boring side. It definitely colors your first impressions of the game.)

 

[harknesssimm]

L.A. Noire Bored me to death, I loved Red Dead and was exited to get a similar game to it and got what was essentially a point and click adventure for PHD's in Micro-expressions

 

[Proverbial Jon]

As for Dragon Age: Origins... yeah that's another game that I got bored with after an hour or so and never went back to. Which is a shame because I love Bioware's games.

You should stick with it. It's worth the tedious stretches. (Also, I've noticed certain Origins are way better than others. Both the dwarves, the city elf, and the human noble are my favorites. Mage and Dalish elf are both on the boring side. It definitely colors your first impressions of the game.)

Yeah, when I played it I started as a Mage and someone else told me that was a bad idea. Perhaps I'll give it another go some time.

L.A. Noire Bored me to death, I loved Red Dead and was exited to get a similar game to it and got what was essentially a point and click adventure for PHD's in Micro-expressions

Pfft! You don't even need to pay that much attention to the facial expressions, they're so ridiculously exagurated that it's easy to see if someone is lying. The REAL problem is navigating the game's flawed system of logic. Even if you know someone is lying about something you still have to accept the accusation that Cole makes and sometimes it's totaly different to what you were thinking of.

I didn't find the game boring, but it wasn't quite what I was expecting either. Whereas I would replay RDR or any of the GTA games, I feel no particular need to go back to LA Noire.

 

[LordDarkPhantom]

so recently, like last weekend, i decided to start playing world of warcraft's free trial to see what all the fuss is about. i was a been apprehensive about getting addicted since it does have that reputation. but how could i? it is one of the most boring, repetitive, poorly paced games ever made. i played 2 hours and got to level 5, so don't say i didn't give it a fair shot. right after a mission where i had to kill 10 of the exact same enemy, using one of two of the exact same attacks (which are accomplished by pushing one button over and over), and then killing a bigger version of that same enemy, my mind broke, and i gave up.

so anyone curious about WoW and havent tried it yet, i can tell you it is TERRIBLE. the world is fairly decent, but everything is just plain dull and generic.

It took you 2 hours to get to level 5? Wow..

That's not particularly bad if it's your first time playing.. And I completely agree that the initial few levels are nothing else but spamming the same two spells.

 

[Thedutchjelle]

Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring.

You play as Frodo, doing about 103453 random f'in chores before he ever even attempts to leave the shire....eventually youre suppose to play as other characters but I never made it out of the shire.

I actually loved that game, as the other two parts were made by EA and were just generic hack 'n slash. The first part actually followed the book much better.

On topic: Counter strike Source. Played it for a whopping 3 or 4 hours. Worst purchase ever.

 

[The Pinray]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I have beaten basically every other zelda game there is, but i cant bring myself to play that piece of crap for more than an hour. and i have tried. many times.

Same here. I've actually fallen asleep playing that game. It's probably because I didn't play it as a kid, so nostalgia just isn't a factor for me. Majora's Mask was bad to me too. But I absolutely loved Twilight Princess. Wind Waker was great too. I'm not getting Skyward Sword because in my opinion the Wii is trash.

EDIT: Figured I'd toss in Oblivion, too. That's the only other game I've fallen asleep playing. Such a bad game to me. But there's hope on the horizon. Skyrim may redeem The Elder Scrolls for me.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

Pretty much any simulator game that you are not interested in or good at. I really enjoy Sim City and Sim Theme Park, but the games never really tell you what you are working towards. In Sim Theme Park, I understand that you need to raise money to earn golden tickets (not sure what those are for) and golden keys that allows you to open new locations with different themed areas.

After I get bored with Sim City, I just let the apocalypse rain on Jay Town and call it a night.

 

[EzraPound]

I'm also surprised how many people say Shadow of the Colossus, that's my most favorite game of all time.

OT: Probably FF X-2. No offense to those who like it, but I didn't find myself going very far in that game. Mostly because of the annoying characters, the shameless copy and pasting of old environments from the first game, the rather bland battle system, and the lack of an interesting and gripping plot, I couldn't play more than a few hours before I got bored and returned it to the GameStop from where I bought it.

Again, no offense to those who like it.

I feel you on Shadow of the Colossus--I'm playing the remaster right now, and it's easily one of the best games I've played in the past decade (up there with Deus Ex, Grand Theft Auto III, Shenmue/Shenmue II, Portal, etc.) in spite of it having a few flaws.

Also, excepting Final Fantasy IX, Hironobu Sakaguchi stopped producing or directing Final Fantasy games after VII. X2, actually, was the first FF in which he played no role. . . so that might explain why it sucked.

 

[Ando85]

Anarchy Online. Whole game seemed like a huge repetitive grindfest.

 

[lRookiel]

ALL final fantasy games, I've only played 6,7 and 10, and was I bored to death, I dont see the appeal at all for turn based combat, its so slow paced and repetitive, seeing the same attack animations over and over again ......... YAWN!

How can you say they were all boring if you've only played three of them? I can understand not wanting to play the other games in the series based on previous experiences, but it just seems like you're contradicting your point by saying that.

Surely having a crack at three games in a series is a fair go. I'd be put off after three attempts if they didn't grab me.

What he said, and yeah its just that the FF games are all turn based combat right? anyway I just dont go for that type of gameplay, it gives me a major case of sleepy-itis (lol) and thank god I never actually owned any of them, would have been a waste of money for me.

 

[scarecrow350]

I stopped playing farcry 2 mainly because of the bloody commute between the fun bits
i'm about half-way through and i've been meaning to get back to it for a while
its just sitting on my steam list gathering dust

 

[Omnific One]

Borderlands, it's just so bland.
DA:Origins, but I love the story and characters, but it is a pain in the ass to play.