games you hate that everyone seems to love (keep your rage contained!)

[purf]

Bioshock.

I don't like playing a puppet or a character who I want to constantly punch in the face. Oh, a random syringe with mysterious stuff in it? Hey, cool, sure, let's inject it! I know (or so I've been told - stopped playing and uninstalled when I had to murder some guys who, I don't know...*[see below]) that was kind of the point, but it made for a horribly annoying experience and thus it failed completely as a first person game, where I'm supposed to step in some character's shoes: why should I care about any of the stuff happening or why, in fact, should any of the persons there care about anything or merrily continue *whatever they were doing in this mess of a failed societal experiment overrun by killthirsty somethings? What were they doing in that long level designer's corridor anyways which conveyed no whatsoever sensation of having anything behind its walls, let alone a city? Even if I had finished it, I would have perceived the o-ho twist only as an excuse to why I had to endure this crap. I could have added "pretentious" in front of "crap". Which I now can do anyways, knowing the "story".
Having to play a literal rendition of a 1989's game called Pipe Mania every couple of minutes in order to get health and ammunition did not exactly help either.

Should someone ever make a movie adaption, it should be mandatory to have microphones hanging into the picture. Hell, show the director in his chair. Break the 4th wall in most stupid ways.

 

[Lugbzurg]

Call. Of. Duty. I just don't see what people see in this. The games tend to be rather clunky and try to take themselves way too seriously when they're outright ridiculous (Modern Warfare 3 really took the cake, and not just because it wasn't even "Modern"), what with things like regenerating health, clunky design aspects, really low difficulty level and just overall doing nothing for the industry. It doesn't bring anything new to the table and there really isn't anything significant that sets it apart from anything else. I wonder why people think it's so "manly" or "hardcore". It does seem to have some nice characters here and there, some choice music and a few "wow" moments. But, as a game series, it just doesn't seem to work. I did like how you could actually play the main menu of Black Ops, and the arcade was a nice touch. But, I'll stick with something like Geometry Wars. That was worlds better. Maybe, they ought to make a spinoff series or at least one stand-alone game out of "Nazi Zombies".

There are some others that I just don't get the hype about, but still need to truly look into in order to have a solid opinion, like Gears of War and God of War. Again, I don't know a whole lot about them, but, from what I've seen so far, they seem rather underwhelming. Whenever I get the chance, I'll try 'em out to know how they work out for certain, once and for all.

 

[neversleep]

SNIP

There are some others that I just don't get the hype about, but still need to truly look into in order to have a solid opinion, like Gears of War and God of War. Again, I don't know a whole lot about them, but, from what I've seen so far, they seem rather underwhelming. Whenever I get the chance, I'll try 'em out to know how they work out for certain, once and for all.

if you can find a cheap price for the first god of war i'd recommend it. I didn't get the charm at all either till I played it. It is of course not the god send it's often made out to be. (it rarely ever is) But it has some fun combat, cool setpieces and lot's of mythologic creatures(which to me was a plus). Also the gore was enjoyable.

 

[The_Waspman]

PPPPRRRRRROOOOOTTTTTTOOOOOTTTTTYYYYPPPPEEEEEE!!!!!

Seriously, every time this thread comes up again, I will post this answer again. I know its kinda dumb to hate a game, but this game... THIS game...

There are no words to describe how this game makes me feel. When Prototype 2 was announced, I said to someone 'they could make it a million times better than the first one, but it will still be the second worst game of all time'. I just...

For a less mania inducing answer, yes, I agree with everyone who said Half Life 2. That game does not play well, and I am at a genuine loss as to why it garners so much love from the gaming community. Is it Alyx? Is that the answer? Because that is an answer I could understand.

 

[ghastly_necron]

fallout 3 soooo dull and soooo slow

 

[Drummie666]

I hate Mass Effect 2. So mediocre it was complete shit. From everything I've heard and seen I'd probably hate 3 as well, even without the shitty ending.
Every Bethesda game I've ever played. That makes Fallout 3, Skyrim and I believe something else I'm forgetting... Anyway, Fallout 3 was the epitome of dull. Words can't describe just how dull that thing was. Skyrim was mediocre and the devs forgot to put in an ending.
Every Call of Duty game. Mainly because of permanent aim assist. There's a ton of issues after that, but that's my number one complaint.
Trine 1 for reasons that escape me.

That's all I'm remembering at the moment.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

Metroid Other M. So underhandedly misogynistic it got me to hate it on those values alone.
Duke Nukem Forever. Mediocre to the ninth degree and yet people still went out and bought it.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

It's not really hate, but I could never finish a Bioware game other than Sonic Chronicles. Near the ending, it just starts to feel like I'm trudging through a thick swamp to nowhere in particular. I lose all interest in them. It always feels so repetitive and I feel little to no attachment to any of the characters.

Let me explain that last statement. No, I don't hate the characters. I just feel no connection or attachment to them. Considering that interaction with the characters is one of the most important parts of Bioware games, this seriously hampers my enjoyment of them. It's possibly the graphics and animation, maybe the voice acting, or how for the most part my party feels completely interchangeable. Other than maybe a couple skills and some slight stat differences, or a class in the case of Dragon Age, the player can choose exactly what they want their party to be like. For example, at no point in Dragon Age did I say something like "oh man, looks like I'd better bring Morrigan over Wynne" or "Sten over Alistair". This is even a problem in Mass Effect where I never felt like I needed to bring Liara along instead of, like, Wrex even though she's Asari and therefore a powerful Biotic. Perhaps it's because I prefer to play on easier difficulties on account of the fact that I don't find hard games fun (Touhou notwithstanding) that I see little difference in the characters' combat abilities.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Resident Evil 4. The majority of people I know who like the series love it and think it's by far the best game in the series. I don't get it. I don't hate it, but to me it's certainly not the best in the series.

 

[Squidbulb]

Pfft. I don't hate any game. I just don't play games that I don't like. It's as simple as that.

Mass Effect's are 3rd person and the gameplay isn't as good as I'd like.

All MMORPG's. There's nothing I like. RPG absolutely has to be single-player in my books.

How do you know what you like before you play it?

 

[SajuukKhar]

The Witcher and Dark/Demon souls

Not saying that they are BAD games but they are by no means these epic pieces of perfection that people make them out to be.

 

[Lugbzurg]

SNIP

There are some others that I just don't get the hype about, but still need to truly look into in order to have a solid opinion, like Gears of War and God of War. Again, I don't know a whole lot about them, but, from what I've seen so far, they seem rather underwhelming. Whenever I get the chance, I'll try 'em out to know how they work out for certain, once and for all.

if you can find a cheap price for the first god of war i'd recommend it. I didn't get the charm at all either till I played it. It is of course not the god send it's often made out to be. (it rarely ever is) But it has some fun combat, cool setpieces and lot's of mythologic creatures(which to me was a plus). Also the gore was enjoyable.

Honestly, I think I'm more interested to see what this "Devil May Cry" thing is all about. That seems to be an action brawler that interests me more. However, I want to start at the beginning. I see that 3-5 have been put up on Steam, but they still have yet to put the first two up!

Metroid Other M. So underhandedly misogynistic it got me to hate it on those values alone.
Duke Nukem Forever. Mediocre to the ninth degree and yet people still went out and bought it.

In my experience, it seems there are hoards of people who hate these games, and very few who actually like them. As a matter of fact, I've never heard of anyone who actually liked Metroid: Other M, yet. People bought Duke Nukem Forever because they'd been waiting 15 years for it. Plus, his previous major title, which came out about 16 or 17 years ago, Duke Nukem 3-D was one of the most iconic videogames in history. So, they believed that this new outing would be amazing, as well. How were they supposed to know a 15-year-developed game made by five companies derived from one of the most iconic videogame franchises of all time would fall so short?

 

[Something Amyss]

Any FPS.
Minecraft.
Skyrim.

I don't care if people like them. Just accept that I do not.

 

[bobmus]

Mass Effect the First. Bored me so much with it's drawn out conversations and bad combat mechanics I couldn't be bothered with it or its sequels.

 

[Justyn Stahll]

Skyrim...That overhyped Piece of Crap. The underpowered magic and the overpowered melee. The fact that the Civil War questline and the "Main" questline have barely any effect on eachother and most of all which makes me RAGE anytime I play, the fact that if you talk to some one and someone else walks by AND SCREAMS IN YOUR F&$^ING EAR!!!

Minecraft - Meh fun for awhile then it gets dull...

RE5- Played every single Resident Evil up to that point liked them all but your "Spunky Sidekick" in that game is Pants-on-head RETARDED

Call of Mapack - Dull charcters for the tacked on Singleplayer and just annoying

Thats my rant on these games...>.<

 

[Sean Hollyman]

Bioshock. I got bored playing that piece of shit game.

 

[Vigormortis]

The Witcher and Dark/Demon souls

Not saying that they are BAD games but they are by no means these epic pieces of perfection that people make them out to be.

Pretty much what I was thinking; recently anyway.

Admittedly, I haven't played the Witcher games, so I can't really say one way or the other how I feel about them. However, I'll be honest....I've played several games by From Software, including Dark Souls, and still say they can't craft a quality game to save their lives.

Don't get me wrong, if someone loves their games, fine. I'm not gonna bash you for liking something I don't, but don't tell me their brilliant master-pieces. Anyone who looks at them objectively would not say that. :/

I'd have said games like Call of Duty or Mass Effect or something, but I don't really hate Mass Effect (just sorta neutral about it) and Call of Duty is just too obvious a choice. So...stickin' with Dark Souls.

 

[Gatx]

League of Legends/Dota 2. Pretty much all of my friends LOVE either one or another but I just cannot get into them. There is a pressure to do well in the game, I get enough pressure to do well in real life, I don't need that in my leisure activities.

 

[Vigormortis]

Bioshock. I got bored playing that piece of shit game.

You know, beyond the amazing art direction, I wasn't that fond of that game either. Still, I'd hardly call it "shit". It was fairly well crafted; just not in a way that "clicked" with me. But, to each their own.

Any FPS.
Minecraft.
Skyrim.

I don't care if people like them. Just accept that I do not.

For me, it's not a matter of not accepting that someone likes or dislikes something that I do/don't. I only take issue when someone tells me I'm a tasteless idiot for liking or not liking something they do/don't.

Also...I agree on Skyrim. I might've enjoyed it more if it had more heft to it (big map =/= hefty narrative) and hadn't been so buggy.