The flat-out worst game you have ever played. EVER.

[Canid117]

that is all

 

[Kadoodle]

My worst game was probably pokemon dash on the ds. I never have had an interest in pokemon. That game just made me hate em' more.

 

[Therumancer]

Cliver Barker's Jericho. It's a textbook example of how to not design a game. And before anybody gets any ideas, I bought the game knowing how shitty it would be, but I had thought I would get some amusement from writing a review. Sadly, that didn't happen...

I'll actually defend this one, largely because it has redeeming merits in some incredibly good writing, and the ideas at play were not bad, they just lacked on the implementation. I think the problem with the gameplay was that they were testing out an idea to sell cheat codes, where you needed a number from your disc that you would use when you paid in order
to have a unique code created to unlock the cheats. If you play the game "straight" without playing into the money making gimmick at least part way, your asking for trouble, though admittedly there are ways to get 4 of them (I think) for free, and they should still be on the gamefaqs forum.

At any rate Jericho is one of the few shooters I ever noticed getting an RP board on Gamefaqs (even if it later closed). Even now there is a dedicated fan community that wants a sequel given how it ended on a cliffhanger.

It's not a good game I suppose, but not one I think can be fairly called among the worst of all time. Being very weak in some areas, and very strong in othrs, with a small but dedicated fanbase holding out beyond all apparent hope, I think it pretty much fits the definition of "cult classic".

Please don't mistake this post for some sort antipathy filled diatribe, I'm genuinely curious about your responses.
First, what good writing? Granted, Clive Barker is a professional writer, but the story felt "far out there" for lack of a better phrase. There may be worse stories (eg MW2), but I would hardly call this good. I didn't care much for the characters either, as even though they had distinct personalities, they felt so damn stock and one dimensional. As for the cliffhanger, was it really one? Big bad was (presumably) killed by Lynch, and the surviving protagonists left the Breach.
Second, you said the game had some strong areas. What might those be?
Lastly, I realize everybody has different opinions, but the thread was dealing with the worst game you've [sic] ever played. In my case it's Jericho. Of course it's just my opinion, and had I said InFamous (yes, I consider it a horrible game, but not quite the worst), I would have pissed off other fanboys.

Well, you are correct that the storyline *IS* "Far Out There" and I guess that appeals to some people, and not to others. But then again, that's in keeping with a lot of Mr. Barker's writing which is substantially differant than the movies that have been based off of it. Simply put the whole "first born" concept was a somewhat differant spin on lovecraftian horror, and while not totally original, using superhumans as an opposing force was fairly well done. I think the appeal of the characters isn't so much the personalities which were fairly "stock" for horror and/or military fiction, but the unique spins on some of the powers. For example you had a guy with a fire elemental living in his arm.

The gameplay mechanic of controlling an entire squad in a shooter and jumping between them was decent, but it wasn't implemented well, and as many reviewers have pointed out the combat enviroments were simply far too confined.

As far as the ending goes, you don't know all of who lived and who died, the First Born is not dead, and apparently the water they are in is supposed to be in hell or purgatory, and apparently the sequel is intended to be set on an aircraft carrier playing home to the spirits of six hundred and sixty six dead children or something like that. Clive Barker apparently said how he intended the series to continue, but it's probably not going to happen.

The point here wasn't so much me defending it like it's a personal favorite of mine, because despite being a Clive Barker fan it's not, I was simply pointing out that this game is a cult classic. I think it's mediocre, but good enough where I was hoping to see if it could be improved upon in sequels.

To put things into perspective, at the very beginning of last year (2010) a fansite was launched to try and keep the fanbase alive, and there is still a 200+ message thread about it going on in the Gamefaqs 360 forum (last time I checked). This game managed to achieve a fanbase, even if it's not a large one.

http://www.jerichosquad.com/

 

[Zakarath]

Desert Bus.

/thread

 

[Electrogecko]

OP: Portal, Halflife 2 and big rigs but hell at least big rigs was hilariously bad. i regreat buying portal and halflife.

The worst games you've ever played are Portal and HL2....what the hell do you like?

 

[Bonino90]

I'm really not sure, I always try to avoid bad games, but I got burned on Alpha protocol.

 

[Gage540]

let me put it this way. I have said to my friend "I need to go take a superman 64" He immediately understood what i was saying and lead me to the bathroom.

 

[katsumoto03]

Kingdom Heats. My god it was unbearable.

[Flame shield up!]

 

[BelmontClan]

I find it rather amusing how people are listing games like Call of Duty, Kane & Lynch, or even Haze as the worst games they've every played.

Something tells me they've never had the misfortune of being subjected to this horrid abomination of a game:

Spoiler

It pains me to even think about what I could have done during the time I wasted playing this festering and repulsive piece of crap.

I lol'd.

*jaw drops* Oh my LORD is that terrible! It looks like the player got stuck in the ceiling at one point.

 

[Randoms]

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, I am an achievment addict, often not buying games just for the lack of trophies. I could not finish this game, I gave up about 10 minutes in. It gave me mental scarring

 

[Dfskelleton]

Hilariously awful: E.T. for the Atari 2600. I actually play it for lolz sometimes.

Frustratingly awful: Fatal Inertia for 360. I bought it at Gamestop, got home played it for 15 minutes, went back to gamestop and returned it and got something decent. That game was poorly thought out, really buggy, and just boring in general.

Also, F.E.A.R. 2. Let me write out what Warner Brothers was thinking when they took over:
"People don't play horror games for horror! That's stupid! They play it for 30 seconds of full frontal nudity over the course of the game that supposed to be scary mixed with generic FPS action and overused gimmicks! Why would you want a disturbing little girl running at you trying to dissolve you when you could have a naked chick running at you and pounce on you? Obviously that's what horror fans like! That's why SIlent Hill and Resident Evil are so unpopular durrrrrrrrrrrrrg"

 

[oniemiru]

its a Tie between Shaq Fu and E.T
second place - Minecraft...

 

[Shia-Neko-Chan]

Fallout 3 Vanilla

 

[PhunkyPhazon]

It's almost a tie between Sonic 2006 and the GBA version of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. But I suppose I'll pick the former, because MUA is so laughably bad it's still a bit enjoyable. Sonic 2006 is just so bad it's depressing.

 

[Joshimodo]

Customization, BAM!!!!

But I do hate COD now, I liked it better when it was an MOH rip-off (A really good rip-off, but still a rip-off)

Other games did it better, first, BAM!

Kingdom Heats. My god it was unbearable.

[Flame shield up!]

Agreed.

 

[Jiefu]

Geist. Not truly the worst (which was likely some sort of NES game that I don't recall), but the worst that I can remember playing through entirely.

 

[bushwhacker2k]

Okay, just gotta say it, if you don't have a decent amount of game experience can you not post here? I know this is a harsh thing to ask, but I think people are mistaking 'bad' for 'mediocre and bland' and frankly some of the game they either didn't give a chance or simply weren't interested in the style... halo and dragon age are the worst games you've ever played? Really? Let me know how pong and wii sports goes for you -_-

 

[Ivan Torres]

Customization, BAM!!!!

But I do hate COD now, I liked it better when it was an MOH rip-off (A really good rip-off, but still a rip-off)

Other games did it better, first, BAM!

Really? It has some of the best customization I've ever see- oh yeah Counter Strike: Source.

 

[archvile93]

It's probably not the worst I've played, but the worst I can remember is Bioshock. Please don't ask me why I think so as I've explained this many many times in the past, and if you ask I will just ignore you.

 

[InnerRebellion]

Half Life 2. I found it extremely bland in gameplay, and the story was meh.