Games that ruin other games

[icame]

I feel like this after I play any Bioware rpg.

 

[Telris]

I feel like this after I play any Bioware rpg.

This is exactly how I feel, Bioware <3.

 

[Radek1994]

Playing any MMO after playing WoW is just bad.

 

[SoulIsTheGoal]

Playing Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions after playing Batman: Arkham Asylum. Arkham is a vastly superior product and made Spidey a complete chore (Deadpool level was fun though).

 

[psivamp]

That said, my contribution to the topic: Planescape Torment. If I didn't already feel that Baldur's Gate was lacking in some areas, then PS:T came along and blew it out of the water for me. The setting is bizarre. The characters are fun...and bizarre. The plot, while ostensibly about an amnesiac immortal searching for who he is sounds like it should be rife with cliché but for me at least ended up being one of the most engrossing RPG experiences I've ever had, with the dialogue just packed with flavour, humour and intrigue.

It kind of tainted my view on every RPG I've played since since I often find myself comparing them unfavourably in comparison.

This. F'ing masterpiece.

Talking to the guy who preaches about the other planes and then making him piss himself is priceless. I need to reinstall this game and play it.

 

[captaincabbage]

Playing ANYTHING after Just Cause 2 feels tame.

 

[JLML]

Playing any open-world third person shooter (yes, I place Fallout 3 in that group) after Just Cause 2. Why? Just 'Cause. no, but seriously. Because... 1. you can get around easily. 2. you go EVERYWHERE. 3. You can steal any vehicle you want. ANY. 4. BY DROPPING DOWN ON THEM FROM A PARACHUTE! OR JUMPING TO THEM FROM OTHER VEHICLES!!! 5. HOOK-SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Playing any RTS after Dawn of War just seems like such a waste of cheap, pathetic units. In DoW every unit actually fights for more than 1 nanosecond. The vehicles and daemons actually are more durable than... let's say 10 basic infantry.

Playing any non-BioWare RPG after playing a BioWare RPG. It's obvious why, isn't it? :3

 

[bak00777]

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

so many good memories. even tho it was last generation, TS3 is still one of the best shooters out there. What current gen shooter allows you to make your own maps and kill each other as various versions of monkeys?

 

[adderseal]

The GBA Golden Sun games make every Final Fantasy game look like crap. Yes, even 1-7.

 

[omicron1]

Playing any linear RPG after Risen and Oblivion just feels empty. Especially when they have cordoned-off areas and individual "scenes" that you can travel around, but not out of... just breaks immersion completely for me.

 

[euro2019]

I still think the best FF battle system was on Crisis Core on the PSP, so far the best game on the PSP for me.

 

[SoulIsTheGoal]

The GBA Golden Sun games make every Final Fantasy game look like crap. Yes, even 1-7.

This. Definitely this.

 

[Trildor]

FPSs have forever been spoiled for me by the awesomeness that is Return to Castle Wolfenstein. What other game has a demonic zombie Nazi king for final boss?

 

[Dfskelleton]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent has ruined every horror game except for Silent Hill to me.

 

[Optimystic]

Bayonetta ruined Bullet Witch for me.

...Okay, okay, a serious answer:

Bioware ruined JRPGs for me. I just can't play them anymore, and indeed haven't since Baldur's Gate.

Oh, and insert generic comment about WoW ruining every other MMO ever

 

[Oxford The Cat]

Bad Company 2 after playing Black Ops.

After playing weapon damage done right in Hardcore mode BO, you can't go back to arcade mode FPS damage models and enjoy it as much.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Armored Core Nexus

Oh good grief, I could rant about that title endlessly.
Simply put, it book-ended a great run for the AC series, marking the point where it went from niche' to total shitfest; making each game progressively more about the new gameplay gimmick than the ability to build your own weapon of mass destruction.

 

[nitro27]

Minecraft, due to not being able to play any other game.

But seriously, any open world game after Just Cause 2, for its replay value, its diversity of vehicles, locations and weapons, its sheer size + grappling hook, and air vehicles... ... ... Also jumping off a cliff onto a helicopter, punching the pilot in the face until he gives the controls to you, flying low over a highway, jumping out onto the nose of the helicopter, attaching one end of your grappling hook onto the skids, attaching the other end onto a passing car, getting back in, flying up, and smashing soldiers with said attached car.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Playing Dark Athena after playing Escape From Butcher Bay ruined my understanding of how it leads into Pitch Black. All three are amazing, I just didn't sleep for a few days... >_>

 

[MisterShine]

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

This is why I'm not really an "old school" RPG'er anymore.

I always compare them to Baldur's Gate, Planescape and Arcanum. Which, of course, nothing can really live up to. I'm not sure why its only THAT particular genre that always makes me think of those games, but that is sadly the case.