Ever tired your hardest to not hate a game?
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God knows I've tried not to hate the Kingdom Hearts franchise. My girlfriend is IN LOVE with that whole series and I've tried playing it to maybe change how I feel, but NOPE. The novelty of the Sqare/Disney crossover got me as far as Halloween world I think, before I realized that the game itself is very boring. It's what I get for wanting a mashup rather than a story specific to the KH universe.
Mw2 anyone? I was looking forward to it very very much. All of the things I heard that would happen in the game didn't. It was basicly a faster paced version of CoD4. I've given up on that game now but I wished I liked it more.
I really wanted to like dragon age, but I just hate it. I guess there's just something wrong with me, because everyone else loves it. Bioware put a lot of effort into the game no doubt, but it's BORING!
Any RTS.
I've Played a ton of RTS's in my time and only once have I ever enjoyed it and that was playing Age Of Empires 2 on LAN with three other people. Otherwise, I can never get into an RTS and god knows I've tried.
I've Played a ton of RTS's in my time and only once have I ever enjoyed it and that was playing Age Of Empires 2 on LAN with three other people. Otherwise, I can never get into an RTS and god knows I've tried.
Halo 3: I tried not to hate it, I really did. The single player was boring and really tough, especially on the flood levels. I only beat it because the legendary achievement was appealing, which I got.
GTA4: I, too, believed the hype of this game, and my own brother's hype. All the cars controlled like crap, I'd bump into a cop and he goes apeshit, cars could ram through streetlights like... something really inappropriate but god forbid you hit a tiny tree. Multiplayer killed the game for me.
Final Fantasy 13: Seriously, this game pisses me off. How the hell can I be expected to kill a boss with 6 million health if it's capable of instantly killing my leader? Solution: Grind for hours just to stand a chance.
Final Fantasy X-2: I bought it expecting a badass sequel to a great game, but ended up playing a long chick flick of a game. I fell in hate with this game the same day I got it.
Final Fantasy 12: The fucking battle system. It's the most intolerable of any FF title I've played.
GTA4: I, too, believed the hype of this game, and my own brother's hype. All the cars controlled like crap, I'd bump into a cop and he goes apeshit, cars could ram through streetlights like... something really inappropriate but god forbid you hit a tiny tree. Multiplayer killed the game for me.
Final Fantasy 13: Seriously, this game pisses me off. How the hell can I be expected to kill a boss with 6 million health if it's capable of instantly killing my leader? Solution: Grind for hours just to stand a chance.
Final Fantasy X-2: I bought it expecting a badass sequel to a great game, but ended up playing a long chick flick of a game. I fell in hate with this game the same day I got it.
Final Fantasy 12: The fucking battle system. It's the most intolerable of any FF title I've played.
Civilization. Afterlife. Total War. I so want to be able to play games like these, but I SO suck at strategy games. They just frustrate the hell out of me, which is not fun.
Monkey Island 4. My favorite franchise bit me in the ass with shitty controls, overuse of crap timing games, and a somewhat-too-stupid ending.
KotOR. Just couldn't get into it. Hated the combat, wasn't impressed by the world or the characters. Didn't stick with it too long as a result. I hear it gets better, but meh.
Monkey Island 4. My favorite franchise bit me in the ass with shitty controls, overuse of crap timing games, and a somewhat-too-stupid ending.
KotOR. Just couldn't get into it. Hated the combat, wasn't impressed by the world or the characters. Didn't stick with it too long as a result. I hear it gets better, but meh.
Hubby just got Shadow of the Colossus and was trying to play it. I don't see the appeal. Looked lonely and boring.
That's exactly what I'm talking about. The first time you face Bartandelus, after about 20-25 minutes I was thinking "Sweet, he's almost done" then he cast Doom on my leader. What. The. Fuck? For every step forward SQUENIX took with XIII, they took two leaps back.Kevlar Eater said:
I tried not to hate Too Human but failed....god that game is disgusting.
I thought the idea of it was great...how did they fuck it up?!
I thought the idea of it was great...how did they fuck it up?!
Actually, something that just occurred to me: There are games I don't so much try not to hate as I try not to hate playing with certain other people.
For instance, I love the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja games. They're way too fun to be license games or fighting games, yet somehow are both. However, my best friend and I cannot play Storm (the current gen incarnation) together, because whoever the random character selector gives us will determine the fight, and there is never any deviation. I kick his ass in all things relevant to the individual combat, especially when I close to melee range, he is a farking god with the support abilities. Therefore, if he gets a good leader/support combo via randomizer, a la Naruto with Sasuke or Kakashi as supports, he'll break me over his knee. If I get a melee specialist, however, such a neji, he's broken over my knee. There is no suspense or test of skill anymore when the two of us sit down to play. It's gotten to the point that it is more fun for us to play the single player and pass the controller between fights than to actually play the multiplayer.
For instance, I love the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja games. They're way too fun to be license games or fighting games, yet somehow are both. However, my best friend and I cannot play Storm (the current gen incarnation) together, because whoever the random character selector gives us will determine the fight, and there is never any deviation. I kick his ass in all things relevant to the individual combat, especially when I close to melee range, he is a farking god with the support abilities. Therefore, if he gets a good leader/support combo via randomizer, a la Naruto with Sasuke or Kakashi as supports, he'll break me over his knee. If I get a melee specialist, however, such a neji, he's broken over my knee. There is no suspense or test of skill anymore when the two of us sit down to play. It's gotten to the point that it is more fun for us to play the single player and pass the controller between fights than to actually play the multiplayer.
Twilight Princess. I tried, oh how I tried. I tried the hardest I could to like it-- I really wanted it to be as good as everyone said, so I ignored the numerous little annoyances, contrivances, and instances of mind-boggling stupidity on the parts of both the dev team and the writer. I wanted it to get better so badly that I played it for sixteen goddamn hours.
It didn't.
It didn't.
You don't need to apologize for not liking a game. I mean, ME2 is my favorite game I've ever played, and ME1 is a close second, but even I could point out some control screw ups and bafflingly bad design choices. I loved the final product, but if the characters and plot didn't resonate with you (and they weren't for everyone) then you have nothing to apologize for for not liking it.Tenmar said:
Personally, I really like bioware, but that's because to me, plot and character are the most important things, and the plots and characters they write tend to resonate with me very well. If they don't for you, then you won't like their products, plain and simple.
