Games that ruin other games

[MiracleOfSound]

Has a game ever had a feature that was so good that it somewhat ruined similar games for you due to its absence?

For example:

Playing GTA after Assassin's Creed 2 or Crackdown feels a little empty to me now due to not being able to climb and jump all over everything.

Playing any military shooter since MW2 has felt a bit dull to me as nothing has matched its amazing set-pieces and OTT action.

Playing any RPG after Fallout 3 can feel a little limiting due to narrow, small areas and less physical interaction with the world.

And Red Faction: Guerrilla ruins every other game due to not being able to DESTROY EVERYTHING.

 

[Popadoo]

Any game released around the same time as a new COD. I don't even like COD, so it's quite upsetting when amazing games are ignored because there's a new way for 12-year-old's to kill you online.

 

[Baby Tea]

Every RPG since Baldur's Gate. Ever. There have been some good ones, no question. But it just seems like Baldur's Gate is set in stone as the RPG series to end them all. Freaking love Baldur's Gate.

 

[Defense]

I liked the Final Fantasy XIII battle system so much that other Final Fantasy games bore me now.

No joke.

 

[moretimethansense]

Persona 3 & 4, other RPGs just don't compare after you've spent a year getting to know all the charecters in non life threatening situations.

After that, all charecters seem underdeveloped.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Every RPG since Baldur's Gate. Ever. There have been some good ones, no question. But it just seems like Baldur's Gate is set in stone as the RPG series to end them all. Freaking love Baldur's Gate.

The only one I played was Dark Alliance it and it was... good but nothing that made go 'wow!' It felt like Bard's tale without the sense of wacky fun.

Though I've heard it's not the best one in the series.

Any game released around the same time as a new COD. I don't even like COD, so it's quite upsetting when amazing games are ignored because there's a new way for 12-year-old's to kill you online.

Well, I kinda meant ruined in the way that they are so good that other games lose some of thier appeal. But yes, COD does own the market when it gets released.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Gunstar Heroes has ruined every 2D shooter for me.

They lack steerable flamethrower snakes. And lightning boxes of auto-aim death. And lightsabers.


Also on PS3/360, with online co-op!

 

[baddude1337]

Playing Prototype after playing Infamous is just boring. I don't really know why, Infamous is just the better game I guess.

After Playing Saint's Row 2, GTA 4 just isn't anywhere near as much fun.

 

[Palademon]

TimeSplitters.
THIS IS THE REASON MOST FPSES BORE ME. THIS IS WHY I CANT FIND COD THE MESSIAH THAT OTHERS DO.

 

[oreopizza47]

No offense to Dante's Inferno, because it is a good game, but how did we get this far without mentioning the fact that Dante's Inferno is absolute crud when compared to God of War? I have GoW III and Dante's Inferno both on my game shelf. Guess which one has more playtime logged and Trophies earned.

EDIT: Can I just point out that I'm really tired of the captchas?

 

[Baby Tea]

Every RPG since Baldur's Gate. Ever. There have been some good ones, no question. But it just seems like Baldur's Gate is set in stone as the RPG series to end them all. Freaking love Baldur's Gate.

The only one I played was Dark Alliance it and it was... good but nothing that made go 'wow!' It felt like Bard's tale without the sense of wacky fun.

Though I've heard it's not the best one in the series.

Dark Alliance isn't Baldur's Gate.
Dark Alliance is an action RPG that is nothing at all like the greatly superior PC version.

It might say 'Baldur's Gate' on the box, but it's even half-related to the masterpiece on the PC.

 

[lordlillen]

uncharted 1 & 2
every game ysut look ugly now

 

[DustyDrB]

I'm playing Alpha Protocol right now, and am trying to be stealthy.
A week ago I was playing Metal Gear Solid 4. I won't say the latter has ruined the former, but stealth feels super-limited in Alpha Protocol to me right now.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Every RPG since Baldur's Gate. Ever. There have been some good ones, no question. But it just seems like Baldur's Gate is set in stone as the RPG series to end them all. Freaking love Baldur's Gate.

The only one I played was Dark Alliance it and it was... good but nothing that made go 'wow!' It felt like Bard's tale without the sense of wacky fun.

Though I've heard it's not the best one in the series.

Dark Alliance isn't Baldur's Gate.
Dark Alliance is an action RPG that is nothing at all like the greatly superior PC version.

It might say 'Baldur's Gate' on the box, but it's even half-related to the masterpiece on the PC.

[looks up baldur's gate let's play on youtube]

That game looks fun - and was that the D&D attributes system I saw?

 

[Susan Arendt]

TimeSplitters.
THIS IS THE REASON MOST FPSES BORE ME. THIS IS WHY I CANT FIND COD THE MESSIAH THAT OTHERS DO.

Damn straight. Though I will specify "TimeSplitters 2".

 

[Radeonx]

Also on PS3/360, with online co-op!

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS SOONER.

Every RPG since Baldur's Gate. Ever. There have been some good ones, no question. But it just seems like Baldur's Gate is set in stone as the RPG series to end them all. Freaking love Baldur's Gate.

Baldur's Gate created a horrible monster for me.
Every RPG I play is compared to it, and every RPG instantly gets less enjoyable because of how awesome it was.

 

[thethain]

I tried to play FFXIII after Mass Effect 2, the voice acting seemed so blah, uncaring, uninvolved. Granted the horrible combat system of the new FF didnt do it any favors.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I tried to play FFXIII after Mass Effect 2, the voice acting seemed so blah, uncaring, uninvolved. Granted the horrible combat system of the new FF didnt do it any favors.

I didn't have to play Mass Effect to find Final Fantasy boring... that time I watched paint drying did that for me.

 

[HT_Black]

Dragon Age was a major step down from anything Bioware made before it-- I just can't enjoy it properly now that I've played Mass Effect.
Similarly (and wierdly), since I played Dawn of War 2, I can enjoy neither the average RTS, the average isometric RPG, or the average Third-person Shooter. I think both were worth it, however.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Also on PS3/360, with online co-op!

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS SOONER.

Total lack of hype?

Game is just as good as you remember. Better, probably.