Games you WANT to be good, but know won't!

[airrazor7]

Spy Fiction on the PS2.

I enjoyed playing it a lot but it was obvious that it didn't have the production value of other games in its genre like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid. I enjoyed it because of the its concept which was fresh and new for a spy game. The game actually had true espionage, unlike its competitors they claim espionage but don't really portray it in the game. In Spy Fiction you could assume the identity/physical appearance of others and hide in plain sight. All of the tools and gadgets the player gets to use are pretty neat as well; I personally enjoyed the remote camera, the deck of cards and the goodnight ring.

I just wish someone would make a sequel that would enhance everything from the game and make more explorable levels. It would be cool if it was designed so that the player could tackle the mission however they wanted; for ex.: full espionage, talking/manipulation, theft of essential items and IDs, stealth kills or gunsblazing. Wait, I think I just described Deus Ex HR.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

I didn't experience any multiplayer lag either... but dude, the console port thing is pretty obvious... Press Start at the beginning? I don't see how it's problematic but it's still there.

Its not a console port if there was no lead platform, That press start thing is as old as the hills the only difference is it used to say insert coin. One screen(that's been around longer then you and I) at the start of a game doesn't make it a port.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,704276/Crysis-2-New-info-about-Cryengine-3-from-Crytek-founder-Cevat-Yerli/News/

Okay. Then lack of graphical options definitely has me stumped. Simply allowing three pre-set choices (without the usual wide range of choices for different specs) and the aim assist in the menu. Even for a demo it just feels like it's shoddily been ripped from from the 360 demo.

 

[GeorgW]

DNF, I just have a bad feeling, but I'll buy it regardless. Too long development time.

The new FF, I've never even played an FF game, but I'd like to start with a good one, and the new ones haven't exactly given me that feeling. Yes, I could try out an old one and still might, but I also want the series to get back on its feet and support it if it does.

The new DMC, I don't have THAT much of a problem with the design, but it's a bad sign over-all. If they abandon the design, they could might as well abandon what made the originals great.

Episode 3. It's just taken too long, same as with DNF. It'll probably be good, just not good enough.

 

[meowchef]

Brink
The First Templar

I want them to be good... but *sigh* I doubt it.

 

[TheComedown]

Okay. Then lack of graphical options definitely has me stumped. Simply allowing three pre-set choices (without the usual wide range of choices for different specs) and the aim assist in the menu. Even for a demo it just feels like it's shoddily been ripped from from the 360 demo.

The Graphics options did bug me, I really wanted to turn down the bloom. Although it runs a hell of a lot better then warhead did on hardcore settings. I didn't see the aim assist option, but that is just Crytek getting lazy hopefully by the time the final release comes out they will have tweaked the versions so that each platform is optimized in more areas then just graphics.

 

[Phlakes]

I've never even played an FF game, but I'd like to start with a good one

Go get VI or VII now. Like, right now.

OT: DNF will be mediocre, but I don't care.

 

[Fappy]

I'm surprised no one has said "every future entry in the Sonic franchise" yet.

 

[MakazeX]

Final Fantasy 13-2.
Although saying that, final fantasy 10-2 was a bad sequel to a good game.
So maybe Final Fantasy 13-2 will be a good sequel to a bad(ish) game...

Dark Souls.
I fear that the change to multi-console will destroy it. But I have hope.

 

[snagli]

Crysis 2, I want to believe it can be good but I have yet to hear anything about it that doesn't get on my nerves. Is case you are confused here is a checklist of stupid things to do with the franchise:

Far more drab environments
Far, far more boring enemies
Inconsistent storyline
Laggy multiplayer
Obvious pc port (This may not be as much as an issue as it sounds though, Bulletstorm has proven to me that ports aint all that bad sometimes.)

yeah, i've seen my brother play the beta (naughty pirate), and it's as dull as a rock. the storyline is so ridiculously different from the first that it couldn't possibly be a sequel, there are no giant tentacle monsters, all aliens are easier to kill than most humans, and lame building after lame building is not really original.

the only thing i actually liked was the customization of you suit

crysis 2 was a heap of poo

also,

Spoiler

NO NOMAD!!

 

[Ekit]

I want every game to be good, but that is of course not going to happen.

 

[IamQ]

Battlefield 3 looks great, but the console versions seem li ke they might suck hard with only 24 players on 64 player size maps.

Who in their right minds would even consider buying something like Battlefield 3 on console over PC anyway?

Someone who perfers a controller over keyboard and mouse? Someone who can't afford a good gaming PC?

It's not that obvius of a choice.


OT: Star Wars: The Old Republic.

It's an MMO, and wether it wants to or not, it will be competing with WoW, and it will loose.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I have a bad feeling about LA Noir.
I like the sound of the interrogation mechanic but I think they're overestimating how good/real their characters look.
Sure, they look a lot better than Oblivion or something like that but (from what I've seen) it still looks like the Hall of Presidents.
I also don't like the fact that they're cutting out gameplay to be dlc.
I also get the feeling that they put all their effort into selling the game on this mechanic and that the world it takes place in will not be oozing with character the way a Noir style world should.

 

[OliverTwist72]

FFXIV, what you're saying its already released??? LIES AND SLANDER!!!

 

[Mr Companion]

Crysis 2, I want to believe it can be good but I have yet to hear anything about it that doesn't get on my nerves. Is case you are confused here is a checklist of stupid things to do with the franchise:

Far more drab environments
Far, far more boring enemies
Inconsistent storyline
Laggy multiplayer
Obvious pc port (This may not be as much as an issue as it sounds though, Bulletstorm has proven to me that ports aint all that bad sometimes.)

yeah, i've seen my brother play the beta (naughty pirate), and it's as dull as a rock. the storyline is so ridiculously different from the first that it couldn't possibly be a sequel, there are no giant tentacle monsters, all aliens are easier to kill than most humans, and lame building after lame building is not really original.

the only thing i actually liked was the customization of you suit

crysis 2 was a heap of poo

also,

Spoiler

NO NOMAD!!

Its good to see somebody actually agreeing with me .

Yeah seriously though how did the main cast end up going from flying into the alien homebase to defending New York from entirely different aliens with an entirely different art style that not only differs from the first game but is also inferior to it by making the enemies standard bipedal mooks instead of blue glowing floating ice creatures from The Matrix. The shift makes no sense for the aliens culture (Why has the color scheme changed and why are the walkers suddenly less cool) and begs the question of why unstoppable airborne hoards would be replaced by slow ground based cannon fodder.

Final note: At the end of Crysis 1 you see swarms of the incredibly hardy alien machines flowing far overhead after taking out a fleet of battleships and an aircraft carrier and surviving a nuclear explosion, why would they change their tactics after such an overwhelming victory?

 

[Wayneguard]

Diablo III

About every month I'll have this urge to check up on the latest Diablo news and every time, without fail, I am reminded how disappointed I am by how it's shaping up.

 

[C2Ultima]

That was basically my opinion of Tron: Evolution.

 

[ABLb0y]

Duke Nukem forever. I bet it will be torn to shreds by critics, and swiftly forgotten about. however, I've wanted it ever since i heard about it at age 5 so i'll be damned if the reviews stop me from playing it!

 

[indiangrunt91]

I gotta say Crysis 2, the demo looks like its trying to be Crysis Modern Warfare plus a nanosuit

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Final Fantasy XIV. I know its been released, and its bad. But theyre fixing it.....I hope theyre fixing it....

MMOs can change a lot over the course of a few months, so there is hope.

OT:

I want Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One to be good, but I know it'll suck.