The worst game of the year

[Iwata]

So we've had a few "game of the year" threads so far, but I don't think we've had a "worst game of the year" thread yet. Not that I could find anyway.

So here it is! Which game, to you, earns that dubious distinction? The biggest waste of money for you this year, thus far?

I'll start the hostilities with "Brink". Not just a massive letdown, but a terrible game in its own right.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Duke.
Nukem.
For-never.

 

[Justice4L]

Well it depends, if Battlefield 3 is patched it may be up there for GOTY.

If not, then by default it is the worst as it barely works.

 

[ThunderCavalier]

Duke.
Nukem.
For-never.

Basically.

Definitely not the worst game ever, but definitely the biggest letdown ever.

 

[Raika]

The worst game I've played so far this year is Catherine. Way to go, Japan, you've made yet another terrible game with a dating sim tire-ironed into it, then populated it with a cast of completely unlikeable characters. Let's hear it for Japan, everyone!

 

[JemothSkarii]

I hate to say this, but probably The Cursed Crusade, even though I love that game to bits.

For a game that I think is the worst: Brink, just...dat A.I (I don't like Multiplayer)... and it was just eh...even the SMART button wasn't as awesome as it was touted to be. Thank god I played it on my friend's PC.

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

For me, Brink.

Funny, because at the same time I am posting in this thread, another thread was on the front page for "Most boring game you've ever played". Brink fits both categories perfectly.

 

[ResonanceGames]

I generally avoid bad games, but I did pick up two total stinkers this year: Duke Nukem Forever and Homefront.

 

[Iwata]

I generally avoid bad games, but I did pick up two total stinkers this year: Duke Nukem Forever and Homefront.

Homefront was a massive letdown as well. I liked the premise, I liked the fact that it has a John Milius script, and the gameplay itself wasn't bad, the but at the end, the whole experience felt like a tutorial for a better game you didn't get to play.

 

[DustyDrB]

Of the games I played this year, I liked Two Worlds II the least. It wasn't a terrible game, though. It had some seriously clunky menus, creepy-awkward character animations, and awful voice acting. But it was good in a few ways too. It had a pretty world to explore. So if you're really into just wandering about, I'd actually recommend the game to you.

 

[rayen020]

the worst game i played this year was off road; extreme for the PS1 wait it's 1997 right? No? well i'm too poor to play new games, so i can only go with what zero punctuation gives me.

 

[Eternal_Lament]

I try not to buy bad games, so I usually only get stuff that I know will be good or I know I will at least enjoy.

To that extent I have played two games this year, one that I hated but I'm sure everyone else liked and one that I liked but I know others hated.

The game I played and liked was Bleach: Soul Ressurection, which despite all it's fun for me I understood why others didn't like it

The game I played and hated was Shadows of the Damned, not because I thought it was shit, but rather just a major let-down. With a strong opening and horrible ending, I felt like I had wasted my time and didn't really enjoy myself, even though I knew there were people out there who loved it (and of course people who just loved it because of Suda 51, which I still don't really understand)

 

[mikey7339]

Duke.
Nukem.
For-never.

This goes beyond Worst Game of the Year. It took over a decade of waiting just to be let down by a pile of garbage wearing a Duke mask.

Worst Game of the Decade, now THAT'S an appropriate title for Forever.

Worst game I have gotten to play this year. But I'm sure there was much worse that I just never picked up. Brink does come to mind, god only knows how awful all the movie video games were.

 

[putowtin]

worst game I've played this year was The Sim's Medieval.
Wow was that bad

 

[wgmovies]

mindjack uch i wish i did not buy that peice of shat

 

[rohansoldier]

I generally avoid bad games, but I did pick up two total stinkers this year: Duke Nukem Forever and Homefront.

Homefront was a massive letdown as well. I liked the premise, I liked the fact that it has a John Milius script, and the gameplay itself wasn't bad, the but at the end, the whole experience felt like a tutorial for a better game you didn't get to play.

I agree with both brink and homefront, I didn't play DNR in the end due to hearing everywhere how much it sucked.

Brink was just boring, it's main trick (the so called smart button) was no where near as developed as it should have been.

Homefront I think had major potential, but was just a huge let down. What should have been a stealthy, freedom fighter-esque objective based game with morale of citizens and revolutionaries (kind of like red faction guerrilla on earth or the ps2/xbox freedom fighters game) turned into just another dumb first person shooter.

For the record, I have nothing against first person shooters, I just don't like it when games like homefront are hyped up to be something they are not. What should have been done was an update or sequel to freedom fighters with more varied objectives and the ability to properly command squads to complete the missions (whilst also having side missions from civilian or military npc's which are picked up by exploring the environment), now that would have rocked if done properly.

I am still holding on to the possibility of that game being released, preferably in third person format. However, to shake things up, how about you get to play as a korean/japanese freedom fighter in a game where the US are the invaders? That could be an interesting change of pace.