Bad Games You Still Want To Play

[Nim]

Postal 3. Had to dive into the foreign land of .cfg-files to get the damn thing to not chug like a car with a faulty clutch. But when I finally got it to work... Well I can't say it was time well spent. Bugs everywhere, the AI is complete crap and the combat is, to put it gently, unfinished.

Still, it's an interesting example of a developer going out of its way to make a truly broken game and believe me, it's close. But a game that for once does not take itself very seriously is refreshing, or something...

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

Quick question: has anybody here played Haze? Because since my initial post I've been actively looking for a copy that's in good condition and cheap ($5 is my limit).

 

[TaintedSaint]

I've heard very few good things about Mirror's Edge. But it looks so damn interesting that I think I pretty much have to play it.

What mirrors Edge is Awesome.

 

[Clinky]

Does it count if it's not because of reviews but because of the community getting stirred into a tizzy over them and their publisher?

Because I've really been wanting to give Bioware's RPGs(Namely Dragon Age Origins and II, and the Mass Effect games) a shot, I admit I love the concept of taking a character and basically acting in the game as I get to know my teammates and everyone's story. I loved that aspect of the Persona games and Bioware seems to have that going on in their games as well. I've also seen gameplay and it looks like it would be fun as well. I don't see much of a reason to not give it a shot.

But then you have all this stuff going down with DLC, EA's practices, that whole ME3 ending debacle... I swear the way some people talk I feel like I should be ashamed for wanting to play them... Yet I still want to play them.

 

[Baralak]

To all those who keep listing Duke Nukem Forever. Try it. You may be in for a suprise.

This game is not as bad as some reviews claims it to be. The shooting and weapons are fun, it has a good sp lenght, bossfights and it features a few nice enviromental (right spelling?sorry not sure) puzzles. The only thing that really sucked are the loading times and a few shitty looking levels (Las Vegas outdoors, urgh). I had much fun with this game and i loved the simple oldschool multiplayer. I own it for the ps3 (heard the 360 has a few nasty tearing issues).

Yeah, it's really not a bad game. It's biggest crime was being "average" when everyone expected "stupendous". I mean, rightfully so, because there was so much hype and build up both by Gearbox and by the game's own legacy. Still, it's not worth the 1-4's it usually gets in reviews. If you find it for $10-$20, it's worth that at least.

 

[Sack of Cheese]

I really want to play 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand. When the entire premise is ''that ***** took my [diamond studded] skull'' it's gotta be worth a look

For some painfully mysterious reasons, I enjoyed it way more than Gears of War 1 and 2.

I want to play Lair and Postal III.

 

[devilofthemist]

ninety nine nights, yeah i know it's terrible, but i still love playing it

 

[Iwata]

Quick question: has anybody here played Haze? Because since my initial post I've been actively looking for a copy that's in good condition and cheap ($5 is my limit).

I've played it.

It's... generic. That's pretty much all I can say.

As for my games of choice, I'd go with Spark Unlimited's games. Legendary and Turning Point, based mostly on some really cool premises.

 

[CrashBang]

Free Radical made Haze?! But they made Time Splitters and Second Sight! I never thought to look into who made Haze because of all the bad press it got; hard to believe it was one of my favourite devs... wow.

OT: A few weeks ago I was really in the mood to grab and play a cheap JRPG and saw Infinite Undiscovery for like £7. I heard it's terrible but I still regret not picking it up. I still will, probably.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

I'll play Duke Nukem Forever eventually.

I'm just waiting for the price to drop enough.

Sure, I saw it on sale for $2.50 at one point... but I think if I'm patient I can do better.

 

[Rude as HECK]

Postal 3. Had to dive into the foreign land of .cfg-files to get the damn thing to not chug like a car with a faulty clutch. But when I finally got it to work... Well I can't say it was time well spent. Bugs everywhere, the AI is complete crap and the combat is, to put it gently, unfinished.

Still, it's an interesting example of a developer going out of its way to make a truly broken game and believe me, it's close. But a game that for once does not take itself very seriously is refreshing, or something...

This. The weird thing is, Postal 2 was no where near as shoddy. In fact, on some level, somewhere.. I liked that game.

 

[k3v1n]

I found "Too Human" on a garbage can(no, I'm not kidding) and decided to try it out. I actually liked it, except when you're in valhalla, which is excruciatingly boring.

Also, there's this semi-obscure game called "Deadly Premonition" I'd really like to buy and try out but it's got some really bad reviews, and I can never get around to buying it.

 

[Rude as HECK]

Also, there's this semi-obscure game called "Deadly Premonition" I'd really like to buy and try out but it's got some really bad reviews, and I can never get around to buying it.

It's also got really good reviews. I saw some clips, it looks bizarre. There's one scene involving the main character eating a dog food sandwich (or something like that) and enjoying it

 

[samaugsch]

I found "Too Human" on a garbage can(no, I'm not kidding) and decided to try it out. I actually liked it, except when you're in valhalla, which is excruciatingly boring.

Also, there's this semi-obscure game called "Deadly Premonition" I'd really like to buy and try out but it's got some really bad reviews, and I can never get around to buying it.

Wow. Apparently, Too Human is so bad that someone actually left it with the garbage. =P

 

[Steeveeo]

Oddly enough, Star Fox: Adventures is one I've been wanting to play again. I don't know why, as it was a crappy Star Fox game, but my memory says it was a fun Action/Adventure with Star Fox in it. However, Tricky...freaking Tricky...

 

[shrekfan246]

I've heard very few good things about Mirror's Edge. But it looks so damn interesting that I think I pretty much have to play it.

The game is frustratingly trial-and-error at points, but (on PC at least) it is actually very well designed in how the controls function, and it is fairly interesting. Of course, I did need to turn down the bloom and brightness and everything to just under half of their original settings, but still... I've had a lot of fun with it, truth be told.

OT: It depends on our definition of "bad". Are we saying "bad" as in "The community hates and vilifies anything remotely related to the game because it was so hyped up and received perfect reviews but was merely mediocre" or "bad" as in "This game is so terrible it will try to eat your computer and then murder your family, all while flipping you off."

Because if it's the first, then Dragon Age 2, which I've never gotten around to finishing yet (but to be fair, I only just finished DA:O the other day). Otherwise... I'm not that sure. I've played games a lot of people seem to consider "bad" and had a lot of fun with them (for instance, the only Sonic game I've ever not enjoyed was '06).

 

[Geth2]

For me it is Alpha Protocol I wanted to buy it day one, but I could not afford it so I decided to rent it. I actually enjoyed it and now that is is under $10 I keep thinking about buying it.

 

[Baralak]

For me it is Alpha Protocol I wanted to buy it day one, but I could not afford it so I decided to rent it. I actually enjoyed it and now that is is under $10 I keep thinking about buying it.

Alpha Protocol is an awesome game. Buggy, but awesome. It's still got the best conversation system I've seen in any game, ever.

 

[FilipJPhry]

I'd like to try Too Human, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel for the Xbox because I'm a huge Fallout fanatic, and Red Steel.