Games you should really enjoy, but don't.

[Tuesday Night Fever]

I was playing Crysis 2 recently and while I enjoyed the combat and the phenomenal graphics, I had a hard time keeping myself engaged. After a few hours I quit and I never really picked it back up again.

Glad I'm not alone with that one.

I picked up Crysis, its expansion, and Crysis 2 during a Steam sale for like $10. I freaking loved Crysis and the expansion. But Crysis 2... ugh.

Sure, it may have been prettier... but it was also far clunkier and a ridiculously shallow corridor shooter with most of the things that made the first game great completely gutted from it.

As for something of my own to add...

Metroid Prime, and all similar Metroid games. I love Metroid on the NES and SNES, and in concept I love the idea of what Metroid Prime does with the series... but for some reason I just can't get into it. I'm not even really sure what the deal is, since the game is comprised of a bunch of game elements that I absolutely love.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

Hearts of Iron 3 - The load times just made it impossible for me to play without wanting to strangle myself which is sad because I really enjoyed its predecessors. Maybe I should go back and try it again with a super powerful processor, I dunno.

something isn't mature just because you put alot of naked women

There's literally one naked woman the entire game that isn't reliant on a choice you make. And another that isn't from you literally requesting to see a naked woman(If you kill Baron LaValette) and that only shows up if you go to the dungeons instead of the other path. So unless you're constantly seeking nudity, the most you are going to see is one nude and one topless. Which is hardly alot [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D_Z-D2tzi14/S8TRIo4br3I/AAAAAAAACv4/Zh7_GcMlRKo/s400/ALOT.png] of naked women. I mean comparatively Mass Effect 1 had close to the same nudity content.

 

[Kekkonen1]

Hearts of Iron 3 - The load times just made it impossible for me to play without wanting to strangle myself which is sad because I really enjoyed its predecessors. Maybe I should go back and try it again with a super powerful processor, I dunno.

something isn't mature just because you put alot of naked women

There's literally one naked woman the entire game that isn't reliant on a choice you make. And another that isn't from you literally requesting to see a naked woman(If you kill Baron LaValette) and that only shows up if you go to the dungeons instead of the other path. So unless you're constantly seeking nudity, the most you are going to see is one nude and one topless. Which is hardly alot [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D_Z-D2tzi14/S8TRIo4br3I/AAAAAAAACv4/Zh7_GcMlRKo/s400/ALOT.png] of naked women. I mean comparatively Mass Effect 1 had close to the same nudity content.

Fair enough, I just know that the first thing that happens in the game is a sex-scene and I didn't play long after because I didn't care for the combat. Also, whether by choice or not you can't really contest that the game does have a kind of game-of-thrones esque fascination with sex, seeing as you in the first Witcher-game even collected cards for the women you had sex with if I remember correctly.

 

[Arslan Aladeen]

Uncharted 3

The first game was pretty good, the second was friggin amazing, but the third one...I just...I dunno...

Parts of it felt really cheap, and the story really bothered me for some reason I don't remember. I seem to remember the controls or combat or something bothering me a lot, too. I guess I felt like Uncharted 2 had a really great balance to it, and 3 tried tweaking it to make a lot of things better, and it completely threw off the balance. By the end, I kept playing simply because I refused to let the game win.

You know its bad when something horrible happens to one of your favorite characters...

Spoiler

Sully dying.

...and it doesn't make any sort of emotional impact. Its all made worse when...

Spoiler

it turns out the whole the was a hallucination. Like they were TRYING to pull at my heartstrings and manipulate my emotions, but they failed at the whole thing so spectacularly.

In short, I really can't think of a single thing I liked about Uncharted 3, which is too bad, because I can't think about a single significant issue I had with Uncharted 2.

I overall enjoyed 3 but yeah, 2's campaign was better. As to why the story bothered you, I think it's b/c in interviews, ND talked about how they had an idea for a set piece and tried to fit it in to the story. I don't know if that's the way they did it for 2, but if it was, it didn't work as well for 3. Plus the villains, were kinda disappointing. Marlowe hardly does anything, and Talbot is kinda confusing. Is he mystical? How does he vanish into thin air and take a bullet to the gut and come back like nothing happened? What's his connection to Marlowe, he seems, really loyal to her for some reason.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

Double post apparently. I guess it lied to me about my typing in the captcha wrong twice

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

Also, whether by choice or not you can't really contest that the game does have a kind of game-of-thrones esque fascination with sex, seeing as you in the first Witcher-game even collected cards for the women you had sex with if I remember correctly.

Sure, can't argue with that. But Game of Thrones much like TW2 has a great deal of actually maturity and depth that goes beyond the superficial. They are actually quite alike. The chief difference where storytelling is concerned, is that TW2 is told through one set of eyes, whereas GoT is told through dozens. There's the same gore, nudity, cursing but there's also the same political intrigue and moral depth. And that's what makes both actually mature.

Also personally from a business standpoint I think it's a fantastic way to make media be it games or TV. Form a core consumer base that will always support your games because of the intellectual points behind them, the storytelling among other things. And then bring in everyone who isn't interested in those aforementioned things, by giving them nudity and gore. It's probably the best way(If not only way) to create high quality products that aren't mainstream in their actual content.

 

[karloss01]

Vanquish - I got the demo and loved the gameplay, but the main character sam... God his voice pisses me off, the gruffness feels too forced that i lost interest after the first mission.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations - tried playing it twice furthest i've got is being given the zip-line hook. and i'm not playing AC3 until i've force myself to finish it.

@ everyone that mention Saint Row The Third; i agree with you all, killing Gat was handled very poorly and changing everyone's personality ruined it for me too. I didn't feel like I was interacting with the same people I took over stillwater but a bunch of random people who stole their identities.

 

[OpticalJunction]

I should really enjoy the witcher 2 because it's a deep RPG with lovely graphics and a complex, branching storyline, just the kind of game I like. But for some reason, I can't get into it. I think it's the unintuitive gameplay mechanics.

 

[CleverCover]

Oblivion: An Rpg where you can do practically anything and end game is saving your kingdom from losing its only heir. Open exploration, varied ways of fighting, and fucking magic.

you know I've owned this game 4 times, I play the first couple of main quests, finish the dark brotherhood quest line then quit again!

Funny thing is, I really like Skyrim

Maybe I should try it then... I was afraid after my disastrous attempts with Oblivion it would only end the same.....

But it could tie me over until I finally get enough money for what I really want....

Decisions, decisions. Have they fixed the bland character thing yet?

 

[ShinyCharizard]

Red Dead Redemption. I'm usually a fan of rockstar's open-world games but it is just so, so boring and frustrating to play.

 

[mohit9206]

SKYRIM : this was my first elder scrolls game. this was supposed to be so awesome and so hyped up. but all it is just a list of boring fetch quests and dull characters thin story etc.huge world to explore but nothing worth exploring for

SAINTS ROW 3: i bought this game after reading many reviews stating how fun and over the top this game is.
but its not all that fun. its same boring repetitive mission to go kill a thousand guys at this place. story is very dull and lifeless.

MIRRORS EDGE : terrible story , repetitive gameplay and horrible combat make this a very non fun game to me

Perhaps you ought to read the OP, as well as the title again.

We were not asked about what popular games that we dislike. We were asked about games that we should like, but do not.

yeah i know. i was supposed to like these games , i was supposed to have fun with these games but i couldnt because they are not fun. i expected them to be fun. not saying these are bad games. just not as fun as i had thought before i started playing

 

[Vhite]

TES: Morrowind
I keep throwing my money and time at it but nothing happens!

 

[bificommander]

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. I like space strategy games, it looks awesome, it's based on fun small scale engagements instead of Zerg rushes, it got great reviews...

And it becomes a hideous slog of a game once you leave the solar system and start using and fighting ships with shields. Now you get to shoot every ship for 2 minutes so their shields drop, giving you a shot at the ship for about 10 seconds. Rince, repeat.

 

[Saulkar]

Half Life 2

I just end up feeling physically and mentally exhausted from playing this game...

I concur. While the cinematic mod really livens up the drab visuals, the gameplay and pacing just drags it down. Interestingly enough the gameplay videos that predate the game's launch all show a much more interesting experience including vastly superior A.I. that is not gifted with an instantaneous reaction time.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Pretty much every Valve game except for Portal. I can't quite put my finger on it, but for some reason they seem really cold and clinical, I'm not sure why. I just enjoyed Portal's puzzles so it didn't bother me so much, but it's quite annoying really. I'd love to enjoy them, they're supposedly awesome.

 

[putowtin]

Oblivion: An Rpg where you can do practically anything and end game is saving your kingdom from losing its only heir. Open exploration, varied ways of fighting, and fucking magic.

you know I've owned this game 4 times, I play the first couple of main quests, finish the dark brotherhood quest line then quit again!

Funny thing is, I really like Skyrim

Maybe I should try it then... I was afraid after my disastrous attempts with Oblivion it would only end the same.....

But it could tie me over until I finally get enough money for what I really want....

Decisions, decisions. Have they fixed the bland character thing yet?

Which bland bit?
Yes your character still looks a bit odd, but at least the NPC's don't stare you out whilst you have a conversation!

 

[bafrali]

Psychonauts. It is a platformer with great visual style and very good writing but once I put it down, I couldn't bring myself to start up the game again.

 

[SoulSalmon]

For as much as I praise Guild Wars 2 for being the best MMO available at the moment, I really don't play it that much...
I can't think of anything WRONG with it per-se, I just never really think to myself "I'm gonna go play Guild Wars!".

 

[Rastien]

I fucking love strategy RPG's but...

I fucking HATE final fantasy tactics the story i find bland and the combat system irritates me no end.

HOWEVER

I fucking love i mean love all of the Nippon Itchi SRPGS such as

Disgaea (all of them)
Phantom Brave
La Pucelle Tactics
Makai Kingdoms (i fucking love the story in this one)

I played these games to death, but final fantasy tactics? i can't stand but people tell me i should love it as i like final fantasy (well 7-10)