Bad Games In A Good Series?

[oopsdidn'tmeanto]

Final Fantasy XI was a stab to my heart, but after thirteen games and dozens of knockoffs, how can I expect the fun to last forever?

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass would have been one of my favorite handheld games if not for that moronic idea in which I had to traverse each dungeon level -that I had ALREADY SURPASSED- just to get to the next part.

The new Alone in the Dark held so much potential... Although, upon reflection, every game following the original were several kicks to the lungs.

What I am about to say were not bad, per say, only a bit of a letdown.
Silent Hill 4 and Origins. Silent Hill 4 was not originally a Silent Hill game, of course, and as such, I believe that it is a good -NOT GREAT- game with the 'Silent Hill' name tacked on, thus making it a bit difficult for the Silent Hill fans to digest. (Although, I did enjoy the storyline...) I have yet to complete SH: Origins, (just bought it and am currently in the theater.), so forgive me if I make a mistake, but I fail to see why people condemn it to the fiery pits of Hell. Sure, the storyline is weak, and The Butcher is just a cheap knock-off of Pyramid Head, not to mention the fact that they followed the movie and made Alessa seem evil instead of a tragic little girl that I can sympathize with, but overall, I'm having fun. Isn't that what videogames are about?

Apologies, this appears to have changed into an Origins review...

 

[oopsdidn'tmeanto]

silent hill 2
no no im just kidding put the crucifix down

You value your health, then. 8D

but seriously DMC2,FF8, and Halo 2 were all enormous letdowns for me due to their crappy storylines

Finally, another person that disliked Halo 2.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

but seriously DMC2,FF8, and Halo 2 were all enormous letdowns for me due to their crappy storylines

Finally, another person that disliked Halo 2.

I think you'd find that you're in good company if you dislike Halo 2 (not my company though), I'm actually amazed that you feel the way you do.

I'm thinking Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike is a black mark on that grand series.

 

[PxDn Ninja]

Warcraft 3 is awesome, and so is the rest of the series.

I wish I had played the same Warcraft you did. The one I played was slow, cartoonish, and felt like a poorly executed kids game.

 

[savandicus]

warcraft was always suppose to be abit cartoonish in graphics which meant that everything looked abit better with the graphics avalible at the time because it was suppose to be that way. As for it being slow i found i could complete most missions in as long or as short as i wanted.

Final Fantasy 11 would be the game that was terrible in a good series. Played 7,8,9,10,10-2 (which wasnt great but meh) and 12 which all had some good points with 7 and 9 being my favourates. 11 though i played and thought was the biggest pile of crap ever, they'd gotten rid of everything that made ff good and thrown out a pile of screw you. Doesnt deserve the title of final fantasy. (aswell as the film that was called final fantasy but wasnt really anything to do with the games not advent children but the other one, that sucked)

 

[Whiskyjakk]

Fallout Tactics; shotgunning mutant dogs from the back of a jeep was actually pretty good fun but the dialogue and inventory system made me want to strangle someone.

 

[jezz8me]

Final Fantasy XII

I never understood the Devil May Cry 2 hate. I had more fun with it than 3 or 4.

Any Spyro game on the ps2

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Man, FFXI...*shudder* Also, Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's.

 

[drivel]

DMC4, Alone in the Dark 4, Final Fantasy X-2 (the primary game mechanic involves changing the characters' clothes? REALLY?), Final Fantasy XII.

 

[felltablet]

Doom 3

I was going to say Doom 2! I like Doom 3, and its sweaty, oppressive atmosphere. It truly feels like a descent into perdition. I found Doom 2 too 'set-piecey', too contrived. Although not bad, as such.

On topic: Escape From Monkey Island.

Do you mean a descent into repetion? I believe you have a typo.

"Oh look a medkit in a closet..... again.... OMG could it be a trap??

The game had almost no strategic shooter aspects just cooridors and enemy spawns.

Otherwise:
Baldur's Gate: ToB
The exspansion, while it ended the story, had none of its own and no sense of exploration.

 

[SanitysEclips3]

Any Sonic game after Adventure 2 for the Dreamcast.

 

[shadow_pirate22]

Oddworld: Munch's Oddyssee. Some game series should never move from 2d to 3d. (No offense to stranger's wrath, that was a wonderful game)

 

[DizzleMcSizzle]

Devil May Cry 2

Damn was beaten to it.
Err.. Also Final Fantasy 8 and 9. But thats just my opinion =)

i really liked FF9. 8 i was never really a fan of.
maybe its a love for Vivi.

 

[haveyouseen_mywallet]

resident evil survivor. took a great series to a fps, horrible, also a bad extension to a great story.

 

[HeyZeus_Ezekiel_Jesus]

Unreal II.

Did we really need an Unreal II?

No we didn't!

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

Metroid prime: Hunters

Hand cramp! HAND CRAMP!!

 

[Kikyoo]

Megaman X6. As a fan of the Megaman series I liked 7 and 8 they were interesting enough to be entertaining without screwing the pooch over to hard, but for the horror of Megaman X6 I think the series should have ended with 5. That was a good stopping point. 6's Story was weak, stupidly hard, and most the game simply felt terrible.