Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness. I'm fairly sure that Core were just trolling TR fans by that point, Angel of Darkness was borderline unplayable due to its horrible controls, and other gameplay design choices
Most disappointed sequel?
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Huh, for me it was the same series, but earlier on. I loved Fable, and the expansion that went with it. I spent hours playing that game, even ran through it three separate times. But then they released Fable 2. One of the aspects of the original fable that I loved were the combat mechanics, something that received a complete and in my opinion inferior overhaul, to the point where I had to force myself to finish the main story. I never even bought Fable 3, since 2 left such a bad taste in my mouth (of course, my friend knew I loved the first game so he bought me the 3rd as a Christmas gift. I still haven't finished the tutorial)kiri2tsubasa said:
Well, since people mentioned Metroid Other M enough times, and it deserves all the hate it gets, I'll go with Devil May Cry 2 (can't be disappointed with DmC since reading an article about how Capcom wanted to appeal to a more western audience before the game was revealed killed my enthusiasm for the series). The amount they get wrong in this game is so baffling, I don't know where to even begin. The lackluster combat, the boring levels that you jump between without any idea as to why your there? Reusing a boss fight from the previous game? Making the main character as dull as possible and giving him a pointless Two-Face coin toss gimmick? Making in brain-dead easy?
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FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Ultimate Carnage was so fun at LAN parties (ah how I miss those), just having a laugh driving like crazy with your mates. How do you fuck up a mindless chaotic derby car game in this day and age you might ask?
Well the fine fucktards at Team6 Game Studios found a way. It's broken in every way:
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Ultimate Carnage was so fun at LAN parties (ah how I miss those), just having a laugh driving like crazy with your mates. How do you fuck up a mindless chaotic derby car game in this day and age you might ask?
Well the fine fucktards at Team6 Game Studios found a way. It's broken in every way:
Just look at itEurogamer said:
Ninja Gaiden 3. Then they remade the game entirely by way of apology, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge was very good (to me, anyway).
Mega Man X7: Wow, talk about a major dip in quality. I mean, X6 was pretty bad but... X7 was just a slap in the face. X5 pretty much marked beginning of the decline of the series. When they started breaking the flow of the game to have some annoying support character tell you things you already knew("Whoop! Mega Man, Mega Man!" shut up, I don't NEED you!), it started taking the fun out of it. That and the games became horrifically slooooooow. One of the things I always loved about the Mega Man X series was how fast paced the games were.
Mass Effect 3: It was nowhere near what it should have been. It was an unpolished and buggy mess. Which is telling of how rushed it was. And it had one of... no the most disappointing ending I've ever seen in a video game series. Yet, I can still enjoy the game... it just saddens me with all that wasted potential.
Devil May Cry 2: Boring level designs, boring enemy designs(I'm fighting a helicopter... meanwhile in the first game I fought a giant-magma-spider-scorpion-thing, a giant chicken that shoots lightning and the freaking god of the underworld). And no signs of the fun loving, wise cracking Dante from the first game in sight.
Mass Effect 3: It was nowhere near what it should have been. It was an unpolished and buggy mess. Which is telling of how rushed it was. And it had one of... no the most disappointing ending I've ever seen in a video game series. Yet, I can still enjoy the game... it just saddens me with all that wasted potential.
Devil May Cry 2: Boring level designs, boring enemy designs(I'm fighting a helicopter... meanwhile in the first game I fought a giant-magma-spider-scorpion-thing, a giant chicken that shoots lightning and the freaking god of the underworld). And no signs of the fun loving, wise cracking Dante from the first game in sight.
Dragon age II is an easy one. The game on its own is still better than the average RPG, but was cleary rushed. They had only 14 months to work on it, and it shows.
recently would be Gears of war Judgment. The MP was for some bizarre reason heavily influenced by COD, which really wasn't necessary. The campaign was enjoyably, but the story was just stupid. Sure, GoW has never been great at plots, but it was still a interesting world with fun characters. This prequel takes place at major point in history of the universe and they do absolutely nothing with it.
recently would be Gears of war Judgment. The MP was for some bizarre reason heavily influenced by COD, which really wasn't necessary. The campaign was enjoyably, but the story was just stupid. Sure, GoW has never been great at plots, but it was still a interesting world with fun characters. This prequel takes place at major point in history of the universe and they do absolutely nothing with it.
Fable 3- they took Fable 2 and awkwardly grafted on all of the "Responsibility of Rule" stuff. It neither complemented the game's basic structure nor managed to stand on its own.
DAII, obviously.
Gears 3 was pretty disappointing. The whole thing just felt sloppy and unpolished.
DAII, obviously.
Gears 3 was pretty disappointing. The whole thing just felt sloppy and unpolished.
Beat me to it. That game pissed me off so much with all it's added "features" (ie. removing everything that made the first game so fun). They didn't even fix the "fall two feet and lose health" glitch that was in the first game.Johnny Novgorod said:
Saints Row 3. Compared to 1 and 2, so much content was cut in 3 that it felt like an expansion pack rather than a game.
Mass Effect 2, overall not a bad game. Where 1 had planet exploration, in 2 you got a crosshair sweeping over a planet. Most of the RPG elements were stripped and the story felt rushed.
Mass Effect 3, better than 2 but worse than 1. The beginning and middle acts were well done, but it fell apart in the third. It was not the heroic ending we were promised.
Knights of the Old Republic 2, not for the actual game but more from the higher ups ordering the games released before it was finished.
Mass Effect 2, overall not a bad game. Where 1 had planet exploration, in 2 you got a crosshair sweeping over a planet. Most of the RPG elements were stripped and the story felt rushed.
Mass Effect 3, better than 2 but worse than 1. The beginning and middle acts were well done, but it fell apart in the third. It was not the heroic ending we were promised.
Knights of the Old Republic 2, not for the actual game but more from the higher ups ordering the games released before it was finished.
Not to mention the egregious bumper car physics. I went right back to replay Playground of Destruction after abandoning the sequel in disgust.Lovely Mixture said:
Metroid Other M is one but it's said enough already so:
Half Life 2, srsly, overrated, dull gameplay that didn't age exactly well and it's story is never finished. Only redeming factor is it's atmosphere but it's surpassed by countless other games.
Half Life 2, srsly, overrated, dull gameplay that didn't age exactly well and it's story is never finished. Only redeming factor is it's atmosphere but it's surpassed by countless other games.
Shame Bugbear didn't develop it themselves.Greni said:
probably a tie between Crackdown 2 and Dragon Age 2.
Crackdown 2 looked soooo fun, it makes me sad
Crackdown 2 looked soooo fun, it makes me sad
It would have to go to BioShock Infinite or Skyrim, both of which really slimmed down on the components that I felt made their predecessors excellent. Sure, the previous games in both series were more clunky, but also immensely more charming, immersive, and fun to explore.
Infinite just had such pathetic level design and did not make Columbia an interesting enough place, while Skyrim wasn't even an RPG anymore, just an action game with random, pointless numbers.
I haven't played Sly 4 and never will, mainly because its very existence as an overly-goofy, stupid, non-Sucker Punch-developed piece of trash infuriated me. Anyone with eyesight could tell from gameplay demos that the ancestors were gimmicky and pointless, and the animation/art style and dialogue were just betrayals to what made the previous Sly games great (including Sly 3, to a much lesser degree than the first two games).
DAH! Path of the Furon was disappointing in how the PlayStation 3 version was cancelled at literally the last minute... ._____.
Infinite just had such pathetic level design and did not make Columbia an interesting enough place, while Skyrim wasn't even an RPG anymore, just an action game with random, pointless numbers.
I haven't played Sly 4 and never will, mainly because its very existence as an overly-goofy, stupid, non-Sucker Punch-developed piece of trash infuriated me. Anyone with eyesight could tell from gameplay demos that the ancestors were gimmicky and pointless, and the animation/art style and dialogue were just betrayals to what made the previous Sly games great (including Sly 3, to a much lesser degree than the first two games).
DAH! Path of the Furon was disappointing in how the PlayStation 3 version was cancelled at literally the last minute... ._____.
'Niche' doesn't mean 'dead'. Fighting games were always niche, and in spite of their niche status, multiple series(most notably Namco's Tekken) enjoyed strong success in the Western console industry due to their ability to adapt to the changing times, a concept that has always eluded the comically inept Capcom. Fighting games never fell from grace in Japan, which is widely considered to be the land of their birth. Arcades flourish in Japan to this day.Diablo1099 said:
Diablo1099 said:
Street Fighter IV rewards the losing player, as do Tekken 6, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Mortal Kombat.
Still, SF4 made Fighting Games a bit more than Niche, not quite mainstream, but still larger than then it was Pre-SF4Raika said:
Tell me how? you mean giving points even in the case of a loss?
Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 2 (the focus on ship upgrades and the overhauled mission structure), Modern Warfare 2 (EVERYTHING), Fable 2 (no redeeming qualities, imo), all the painkiller stand alone expansions (booooring), and Halo 3 (what a mess!).
Honourable mentions: Fable 3 and Halo 4. Technically not disappointing because I expected them to be bad. Oh, and Halo Reach cause I expected to hate it but actually quite enjoyed it.
Honourable mentions: Fable 3 and Halo 4. Technically not disappointing because I expected them to be bad. Oh, and Halo Reach cause I expected to hate it but actually quite enjoyed it.
BioShock Infinite was definitely the most disappointing sequel I've ever played. It completely removed the rich ecology found in the first BioShock with the Big Daddy/Splicer/Security system. There were no truly large areas and basically no room for exploration. Holding only two weapons was literally a downgrade in every way without any sort of upside or advantage to it, mainly because it's faux strategy as opposed to being able to have multiple weapons, but more limited ammo.
All emergent gameplay was gone. The only Vigor that caused any sort of unusual scenario was the Possession Vigor, and even that was completely scripted and made obvious to the player. All Vigors were straightforward and served a single purpose, and there was basically no point in being creative with any of them.
Removed are the physics and ragdolls from the previous games, as well as the intense atmosphere. There was almost no character progression to be had, with Vigor and weapon upgrades being made through the use of money, which can be found everywhere and is literally tossed to you without any effort. Not once did I ever feel like I had to overcome a challenge as great as beating a Big Daddy, or make wise decisions as to how I progressed. There was no strategy or thought required to progress through Columbia, unlike in Rapture, where clever thinking and planning ahead were the best courses of action.
Now, instead of hacking, all you need to do is simply press square and have all of the work done for you. Want a turret? There. Security drone? Done. Health packs? Just ask. Not once did it ever feel like I had to be dependent on my environment to succeed, Elizabeth just gave me everything.
Because hacking and all of this emergent gameplay was removed, the special upgrades you can receive are now completely restricted to the jaunty, obnoxious, over-the-top combat. Only a small handful of them are even useful, the rest of them coming into play when on the extremely rare and boring Skylines, or when performing some ridiculously uncommon action.
Not once was there ever a level as massive, unscripted, creative, and exciting as the fifteen-minute demo featuring the horse tranquilization and the blimp battle. It feels as if Ken Levine looked at that gameplay and said, "Wow, okay, yeah, that was hands down the most freaking awesome gameplay I have ever seen in my life. Alright people, it is our foremost duty to make sure nothing like that ever happens in BioShock Infinite."
Instead of soaring through the air and feeling like I was truly exploring a sky city, I was mostly stuck to corridors and outdoor areas that surrounded me with big, ugly buildings. Why on Earth, Irrational? You excite me with this idea, and then only feature it a handful of times.
Admittedly, I thought Infinite's story and voice acting were completely serviceable. Booker and Elizabeth's growing friendship was a huge highlight of the game for me, even though the ending could have been completely different if Booker had simply stopped to think for a moment. Here's a clue so as to avoid spoilers: Lutece as an infant.
However, another huge disappointment was the fact that the Voxophones were recorded by all of five or six people, sticking almost exclusively to Lutece and Comstock for the entirety of the game. How could this game that's got a huge budget and is supposed to be all about this incredible city only hire a few voice actors to work on these audio recordings? I really wanted to dive into Infinite's citizens and see what their experiences were like throughout the game. Rapture was so incredibly rich and detailed because it went into such depth accounting the tales of dozens of different citizens' experiences in the days and months before the city's fall. Instead, I'm pretty much told what the city is like, and then just expected to run around and shoot my way through it.
This will probably be the most unpopular opinion on the thread, but being a huge fan of the first two BioShock games and having played each of them at least ten times (the first game more around 20), and having waited eagerly for this game since its announcement, I realized right from the start that it was a terribly designed game. Its popularity most likely stems from the fact that it's a standard shooter game that manages to have a good story, colours, and a setting other than the Middle East or Russia.
All emergent gameplay was gone. The only Vigor that caused any sort of unusual scenario was the Possession Vigor, and even that was completely scripted and made obvious to the player. All Vigors were straightforward and served a single purpose, and there was basically no point in being creative with any of them.
Removed are the physics and ragdolls from the previous games, as well as the intense atmosphere. There was almost no character progression to be had, with Vigor and weapon upgrades being made through the use of money, which can be found everywhere and is literally tossed to you without any effort. Not once did I ever feel like I had to overcome a challenge as great as beating a Big Daddy, or make wise decisions as to how I progressed. There was no strategy or thought required to progress through Columbia, unlike in Rapture, where clever thinking and planning ahead were the best courses of action.
Now, instead of hacking, all you need to do is simply press square and have all of the work done for you. Want a turret? There. Security drone? Done. Health packs? Just ask. Not once did it ever feel like I had to be dependent on my environment to succeed, Elizabeth just gave me everything.
Because hacking and all of this emergent gameplay was removed, the special upgrades you can receive are now completely restricted to the jaunty, obnoxious, over-the-top combat. Only a small handful of them are even useful, the rest of them coming into play when on the extremely rare and boring Skylines, or when performing some ridiculously uncommon action.
Not once was there ever a level as massive, unscripted, creative, and exciting as the fifteen-minute demo featuring the horse tranquilization and the blimp battle. It feels as if Ken Levine looked at that gameplay and said, "Wow, okay, yeah, that was hands down the most freaking awesome gameplay I have ever seen in my life. Alright people, it is our foremost duty to make sure nothing like that ever happens in BioShock Infinite."
Instead of soaring through the air and feeling like I was truly exploring a sky city, I was mostly stuck to corridors and outdoor areas that surrounded me with big, ugly buildings. Why on Earth, Irrational? You excite me with this idea, and then only feature it a handful of times.
Admittedly, I thought Infinite's story and voice acting were completely serviceable. Booker and Elizabeth's growing friendship was a huge highlight of the game for me, even though the ending could have been completely different if Booker had simply stopped to think for a moment. Here's a clue so as to avoid spoilers: Lutece as an infant.
However, another huge disappointment was the fact that the Voxophones were recorded by all of five or six people, sticking almost exclusively to Lutece and Comstock for the entirety of the game. How could this game that's got a huge budget and is supposed to be all about this incredible city only hire a few voice actors to work on these audio recordings? I really wanted to dive into Infinite's citizens and see what their experiences were like throughout the game. Rapture was so incredibly rich and detailed because it went into such depth accounting the tales of dozens of different citizens' experiences in the days and months before the city's fall. Instead, I'm pretty much told what the city is like, and then just expected to run around and shoot my way through it.
This will probably be the most unpopular opinion on the thread, but being a huge fan of the first two BioShock games and having played each of them at least ten times (the first game more around 20), and having waited eagerly for this game since its announcement, I realized right from the start that it was a terribly designed game. Its popularity most likely stems from the fact that it's a standard shooter game that manages to have a good story, colours, and a setting other than the Middle East or Russia.
Street Fighter IV features the "Revenge Gauge", a meter that fuels the most powerful attacks in the game and which can only be filled by taking damage. Players with low health, by night known as losing, gain a massive damage boost to these attacks which are already more damaging than anything else in the game to begin with. It rewards you for getting your ass kicked.Diablo1099 said:
Mortal Kombat's super meter builds fastest when player characters are damaged, thus encouraging them to be struck. Being struck is how you lose in a fighting game.
Tekken 6's "Rage Mode" gives an enormous damage boost to players whose health is low.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 features "X-Factor", a mechanic which can cancel any attack and grants a damage boost that increases if members of your team have died. Ergo, the worse someone's doing in the game, the more powerful X-Factor becomes. This mechanic requires no skill, timing, or thought to use.