Biggest game-related disappointment of the year?
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Year's not over. I'm wary of November 19th but so far it's been how the credit crunch has affect my gaming budget. That or GTA 4
My major disappointment for the year?
Discovering that the internet and forums I once looked to for advice was no longer a pure source of well-written, unbiased, grammatically-correct reviews. Knowing that I can no longer trust the word of the masses to aid me in my need to know whether I should buy something or not, to find out how a game really is.
Because of this change in trends, I very nearly missed out on playing a few fantastic games that were otherwise spat on and degraded is terrible - these games include Assassin's Creed and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Yeah, that's right. I LIKED them, but nearly didn't get them when I read so many reviews telling me they were bad. Sure, the game play in AC is repetitive and the plot is just weird, but the game is innovative and is a whole lot of fun. I can't wait to see what they do next.
And SW:FU is a bit buggy (though I noted only two small issues on the PS3 version) and might be a bit short and linear (but not to degradation), and all the Star Wars fanboys might be a bit butthurt because it doesn't fit into their sweaty, grand visions and dreams for what they want out of the 'Verse, but it was a lot of fun and technically brilliant.
And do you know why I think people are suddenly getting butthurt over all the new releases these days? Because they're spoilt. They've played open world games like your GTAs and such, and now think it's 'bad' to have a closed-world, linear game. Or becuase they get so wrapped up in what they think the game will be like, make assumptions and put this new game on a pedestal of chased silver and the purest shimmering samite, and before you know it - the game that they assumed would be one way is still brilliant, or good, or just solid and fun, but because it didn't meet their lofty expectations, suddenly it's 'shit.'
EDIT: Oh, and to add - I liked Spore too. I'll agree that it seemed like several different games all stuck together, but it was FUN, damnit.
Discovering that the internet and forums I once looked to for advice was no longer a pure source of well-written, unbiased, grammatically-correct reviews. Knowing that I can no longer trust the word of the masses to aid me in my need to know whether I should buy something or not, to find out how a game really is.
Because of this change in trends, I very nearly missed out on playing a few fantastic games that were otherwise spat on and degraded is terrible - these games include Assassin's Creed and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Yeah, that's right. I LIKED them, but nearly didn't get them when I read so many reviews telling me they were bad. Sure, the game play in AC is repetitive and the plot is just weird, but the game is innovative and is a whole lot of fun. I can't wait to see what they do next.
And SW:FU is a bit buggy (though I noted only two small issues on the PS3 version) and might be a bit short and linear (but not to degradation), and all the Star Wars fanboys might be a bit butthurt because it doesn't fit into their sweaty, grand visions and dreams for what they want out of the 'Verse, but it was a lot of fun and technically brilliant.
And do you know why I think people are suddenly getting butthurt over all the new releases these days? Because they're spoilt. They've played open world games like your GTAs and such, and now think it's 'bad' to have a closed-world, linear game. Or becuase they get so wrapped up in what they think the game will be like, make assumptions and put this new game on a pedestal of chased silver and the purest shimmering samite, and before you know it - the game that they assumed would be one way is still brilliant, or good, or just solid and fun, but because it didn't meet their lofty expectations, suddenly it's 'shit.'
EDIT: Oh, and to add - I liked Spore too. I'll agree that it seemed like several different games all stuck together, but it was FUN, damnit.
The Push back of Fallout 3, although it is close now, yay.
Spore looked good, but its not
And the fact that Rock Band 2 looks to do the same thing 1 did and that is release 1 year after the USA get it
Also, i know it was last year but god dam it took way to long to release Smash Bros Brawl, now that it came out in Aust in March, I am still playing it, i played it yesterday
Spore looked good, but its not
And the fact that Rock Band 2 looks to do the same thing 1 did and that is release 1 year after the USA get it
Also, i know it was last year but god dam it took way to long to release Smash Bros Brawl, now that it came out in Aust in March, I am still playing it, i played it yesterday
Infinite Undiscovery was my biggest dissapointment of the year. Generally Square RPGs are at least tolerable and ive enjoyed the majority of them. This thing was so abysmal I couldn't even think of finishing it after the first 10 hours.
Condemned 2 comes at a very close second.
Prototype's delay would be 3rd.
Condemned 2 comes at a very close second.
Prototype's delay would be 3rd.
Probably Valve constantly delaying the TF2 updates on the 360! I MEAN COME ON! But.. knowing Valve's track record, it'l be worth the wait. Maybe not the $10 Microsoft's charging though..
Also I feel I should mention GTA4, only because it was lamer than watching The Godfather in slow motion.. and in reverse.
Also I feel I should mention GTA4, only because it was lamer than watching The Godfather in slow motion.. and in reverse.
gosh, so many disappointments...
strange that my other thread, "the best suprises of the year" has so little replies compared to this one lol
a rather pesimistic year then i presume
or its just gamers being gamers lol
strange that my other thread, "the best suprises of the year" has so little replies compared to this one lol
a rather pesimistic year then i presume
or its just gamers being gamers lol