Bionic commando (the "reimagenig") the controls are way to hard to learn HOW HARD IS IT TO FUCK UP THE CONTROLS OF A REIMAGENING OF A NES GAME?! also they messed up Rad Spencer
Games you regret buying
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Spore - I preordered on the hype - felt very let down - w00t first post is a moan - but I have strong anti-spore, anti-I-waited-and-wanted-how-many-years-for-THIS feelings to vent
Quoting you because you sir got an awesome avatar. I love Zelos, most fun character from any RPG in my book. I also didn't care for Aion...Underground Man said:
Other games I've regretted buying includes BioShock, I just couldn't get into it. Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life, I bought it because I loved Friend of Mineral Town and those 2 had bonus items if you connected them... I barely played for 2 hours before I got bored.
GTA IV, I bought it during Steam's Christmas sale and it still wasn't worth the money, I've played that less than Harvest Moon.
There are probably more among this list that I can't remember.
FFXIII
I played far enough to see the awesome summons and even that couldnt keep me interested.
I played far enough to see the awesome summons and even that couldnt keep me interested.
Siren Blood Curse, I bought it recently for £10.00 and it's just a horrible game. The controls are crap, the lighting is just awful (you can't see where you're going) and the story is weak. I advise everyone looking for a survival horror game to look elsewhere.
Seriously? This goes for everyone who seriously thought ODST had a good story. I'm not even trying to be a dick, but what the hell?Kermi said:
I just beat Reach and feel that the stories are extremely similar except for two crucial elements that ruined the story of ODST for me.
1. Buck: Everything about this character seemed out of place in the Halo universe for me, and I mean EVERYTHING. His attitude did not fit the serious nature of the game, but was to frequent to call comic relief. Thank God he barely shows up in Reach.
2. Love: Ok, I get that Master Chief and Cortana is a slight love story. Really, I consider it to be much deeper than that, delving into issues of human/AI friendship that actually show up in Reach's datapads. But the love story between Buck and ***** Who's Name Doesn't Matter was so forced and the drama in it was so frequently fluctuating, that it took ANY realism or emotion and destroyed it.
I have a few other problems with the plot as well. Unless you read the books, Reach and ODST are both about random military squads with an unusually quiet member, and both stories are presented with little to no background information about any of the characters. ODST's basic plot for a non Halo gamer is literally described in one short paragraph:
'You wake up after crashing and your team is gone. You find shit about them and subsequently trip balls and re-enact their day to find out that they are either dead or looking for some AI or engineer or something that mattered I think. Plus Buck loves some *****. The End.'
Reach's story is well presented and actually has a degree of meaning in the Halo universe. While playing as Noble Six you honestly feel as though your actions will potentially contribute to saving the entire Human Race. And THAT'S mainly why I didn't like ODST's story.
Plus: No competitive multiplayer. Shitty firefight. Little to no upgrades from Halo 3 engine. And it was INITALLY A FREAKIN EXPANSION PACK.
So not worth $60... if it was even $10-$15 dollars cheaper I'd reconsider.
Ninety Nine Nights 2. I loved the first one (yay mindless hack n slash)
the second one made me die inside... I tried so hard to like it, but it was such epic fail
the second one made me die inside... I tried so hard to like it, but it was such epic fail
Are you serious? I mean, I love the game, but I can accept criticism to its story or gameplay, but the setting?! Really?! Aren't you tired of running the same spaceship corridors, or hills, or war-torn cities? If nothing else, one criticism that should never be aimed at Bioshock is that of a bad setting! A 1950's sunken art-deco city?! That is awesome by itself.Sabiancym said:
I thought of another one, but this one will be almost as unpopular as saying Bioshock but still...I really regret getting Braid. Sure it was only $15, but I didn't enjoy a second of the time I spent playing it. It's the first (and last) game I bought because of reviews. It's also the game that made me more bitter to the "games as art" argument because if this is gaming as art, I'd rather just go back to games as games where they are fun.
But hey, to each their own. If you loved it, I'm glad you did. I just couldn't find the fun in it even though I really want to.
But hey, to each their own. If you loved it, I'm glad you did. I just couldn't find the fun in it even though I really want to.
That's what I felt. The story just seemed too disjointed (maybe I played it while tired and missed important things to tie it all together), but the setting is what made me finish it. The entire game world was beautiful and grotesque at the same time. If all games settings were as well thought out and delivered as well as Bioshock I'd be a happy gamer.Iwata said:
I can see where you're coming from here: two games set in the Halo universe, both involving squads of badass soldiers. However, they don't feel the same in terms of atmosphere and the nature of the fighting is quite different. ODST had a sense of lonliness and isolation for all the parts you play as "The Rrookie", until the crowning moment of awesome that is the last level - one of the Halo series' better vehicle chase/race sequences if you ask me.TomLikesGuitar said:
He was just egotistical. I don't really see why this is so horribly out of place for you - most of the marines in the Halo universe mouth off quite a bit, and although the few and far between ODSTs you see in Halo 3 are more like the silent protagonist in ODST, I think Buck's overall attitude contributed well to the overall characterization of his team.
I agree. The moment where Dare pulls Buck in for a kiss was one of the most awkardly executed moments in gaming history. I get that buck and Dare had a relationship, and I was happy to accept that up until that point. But that's the moment where Dare went from badass black ops Oni operative to pitiful damsel in distress who needs the big bad male lead to come rescue her perky ass.
I don't read the books, and do not follow the story beyond what is encapsulated by the games cutscenes and in-game level progression/vocal exposition. I had played Halo CE and Halo 3 - at that point I had no real familiarity with the story of Halo 2. I had no difficulty following the storyline. Something I think a lot of people failed to realise is that ODST was as much about the city itself (or more correctly the Superintendant/Virgil), as it was the Rookie. I remember Yahtzee commenting in one of his EP columns that the Rookie uses his magicalpsychic powers to "see" stuff that happened earlier in the day... which isn't the case at all. The Rookie is following a series of clues to track down his squad - occasionally he finds some ODST ordinance (Dare's helmet, the medi-foam canister, the bent sniper rifle) and knows he's on the right track.
The scenes WE play through are what VIRGIL saw earlier in the day.
I think it was a fascinating way to execute the storytelling experience. As a plot? It's not particularly strong, but you can break ANY piece of media down into a couple of sentences if you want, and equally make any piece of media sound like utter shit if you don't give it the respect it deserves.
Is The Lord of the Rings just about "some short guys with hair feet who walk a long way to drop a ring in a volcano, occasionally assisted by elves and a wizard"?
Yeah, but ODST was really more about stepping into the shoes of the Helljumpers and seeing what happens. It was intended as a spinoff/expansion for a reason - it's not part of the main story. The ending, in retrospect, was more of a teaser for Reach than anything else - they're excavating something on earth and it turns out Dr. Halsey was studying something similar on Reach too... and ultimately these forerunner installations were the key to seizing control of - and destroying - the Halo rings, which led to the defeat of the Covenant and the destruction of the Flood... presumably.
It was built on the Halo 3 engine, they never promised anything more than that. There's no competitive ODST multiplayer because the ODST multiplayer WAS the Halo 3 multiplayer. You may feel like Firefight was shit, I personally thought it was a fun idea - I much prefer it to the Gears of War horde mode it allegedly ripped off. I'm glad it was included in Reach with matchmaking.
It's either worth playing or not, quibbling over whether it should have been a few bucks cheaper is just nitpicking - ultimately, you voted with your wallet.
Assassin's Creed 1 and 2, truly, the only games I do enjoy buying seem to be RPG's by Bioware and Bethesda and Obsidian(not alpha protocol though). I also enjoy multiplayer games as well.
