Not the best games nor the worst games , but average games in the middle.

[PleasantAsAHeadcrab]

This might sound crazy, but I think the entire Kingdom Hearts series is completely average, with the only possible examples being 358/2 Days, and maybe Chain of Memories. Which basically means I found Organization 13 to be a lot more compelling than the actual protagonists, in a nutshell. *Cough* On the other hand, maybe I'll at least rank it as 'very good' once I actually play Birth By Sleep.

 

[Zack1501]

lost planet is really cool the first time you play but it is kind of hard to do anything cool without dieing. plus i hate third person

 

[Vault101]

Red faction gurrella was fun but really droped the ball on a story that could have been decent if handled well

 

[Tanakh]

Disgaea.

I hope you die in a fire for not liking what I like

Mhee, i liked the characters, story was ok, cool voice acting in japanese, and some very good sprites.

Sadly for me i felt they needed way more sprites, i mean, seriously no male and female for the ultimate class? And most of the changes were only recolor. And the gameplay... that killed it for me.

 

[StorytellingIsAMust]

This is my opinion and I do not want to offend any of you but you shouldn't be offended because these are games and it's not like I'm insulting your mother. Okay, disclaimer out of the way, here we go:

The entire Halo series
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2
Super Mario Galaxy
All Resident Evil games except 4
The entire Call of Duty series
Kingdom Hearts 1, 358/2 Days, and Re:Coded
Final Fantasy X
The entire Devil May Cry series
Star Fox Command
Prototype
Mirror's Edge

This might sound crazy, but I think the entire Kingdom Hearts series is completely average, with the only possible examples being 358/2 Days, and maybe Chain of Memories. Which basically means I found Organization 13 to be a lot more compelling than the actual protagonists, in a nutshell. *Cough* On the other hand, maybe I'll at least rank it as 'very good' once I actually play Birth By Sleep.

I agree, Sora is a weak protagonist. Roxas, Namine, and the entire Organization are much more interesting characters seeing as how they are constantly struggling with the traditional definition of humanity. I loved 358/2 Days's story, but felt the gameplay was lacking. Conversely I loved Chain of Memories's gameplay, but I felt that the story needed more behind Namine's character.

 

[The_Deleted]

I'm sure there are hundreds... but the one that immediately sprung to mind was Dead To Rights for the PS3. Was great fun for a few hours and the dog should have been an interesting dynamic, but it got old very quickly and got left behind. more recently it seemed Enslaved has gone to that great mediocre place in the sky. One of those games I just stopped playing.

 

[veloper]

Most full priced titles fall into that category.

The truly outstanding games are rare and really awful games that still cost millions to develop are also rare.
Silly topic.

 

[Ultress]

Wild Arms XF mainly guilty of being boring which is better than it's predecessors crime of being awful

Apollo Justice: it's a fine game but it just doesn't have the original trilogy's charm

Dark Sector:It works but it's just kinda boring

 

[krazykidd]

Most full priced titles fall into that category.

The truly outstanding games are rare and really awful games that still cost millions to develop are also rare.
Silly topic.

Silly answer and still you didn't name me a game that you found adverage . Sigh

 

[Bostur]

Crysis felt incredibly average. Good fun for a while, but then it just fizzled like average games tend to.

Alpha Protocol felt average, it had some really outstanding elements combined with some poor ones. I do prefer these kind of ups and downs instead of just flat averageness.

Assasin's Creed 2 and Bioshock 2. At first they seemed like good games but after a while I felt they simply weren't going anywhere interesting.

Most of the CoD series. Not bad but not particularly good either.

 

[Voulan]

This might sound crazy, but I think the entire Kingdom Hearts series is completely average, with the only possible examples being 358/2 Days, and maybe Chain of Memories. Which basically means I found Organization 13 to be a lot more compelling than the actual protagonists, in a nutshell. *Cough* On the other hand, maybe I'll at least rank it as 'very good' once I actually play Birth By Sleep.

I agree, Sora is a weak protagonist. Roxas, Namine, and the entire Organization are much more interesting characters seeing as how they are constantly struggling with the traditional definition of humanity. I loved 358/2 Days's story, but felt the gameplay was lacking. Conversely I loved Chain of Memories's gameplay, but I felt that the story needed more behind Namine's character.

I was ready to cry bloody murder at you both, but then you both are right about Sora vs. Organization XIII. I think that's the point, though - Sora is so full of light and cheerfulness that he doesn't experience anythings so drastic or horrible as, say, Roxas. He's naturally optimistic about everything, and never gives up. I mean, just compare his and Roxas' themes and it shows you a lot about their differences. I think Sora will be fleshed out a little more in the future, hopefully - though in Chain of Memories we did get to see a more angry and heart-breaking side to him, what with fighting with a pseudo version of his best friend, losing his dearest memories, yelling at Donald and Goofy when they contradicted him (whoah, that scared the hell out of me!) and making a really hard choice in the end.

I wouldn't go so far as to say the games are average, though. They're my favourites out of all others.

OT: I'll give Alice: Madness Returns a mention. The game is fun and beautiful, but it doesn't break many boundaries.

 

[veloper]

Most full priced titles fall into that category.

The truly outstanding games are rare and really awful games that still cost millions to develop are also rare.
Silly topic.

Silly answer and still you didn't name me a game that you found adverage . Sigh

Pick any game that had a big marketing budget recently. Chances are you picked an average game.
Ask instead what's great or what is crap.

 

[StorytellingIsAMust]

This might sound crazy, but I think the entire Kingdom Hearts series is completely average, with the only possible examples being 358/2 Days, and maybe Chain of Memories. Which basically means I found Organization 13 to be a lot more compelling than the actual protagonists, in a nutshell. *Cough* On the other hand, maybe I'll at least rank it as 'very good' once I actually play Birth By Sleep.

I agree, Sora is a weak protagonist. Roxas, Namine, and the entire Organization are much more interesting characters seeing as how they are constantly struggling with the traditional definition of humanity. I loved 358/2 Days's story, but felt the gameplay was lacking. Conversely I loved Chain of Memories's gameplay, but I felt that the story needed more behind Namine's character.

I was ready to cry bloody murder at you both, but then you both are right about Sora vs. Organization XIII. I think that's the point, though - Sora is so full of light and cheerfulness that he doesn't experience anythings so drastic or horrible as, say, Roxas. He's naturally optimistic about everything, and never gives up. I mean, just compare his and Roxas' themes and it shows you a lot about their differences. I think Sora will be fleshed out a little more in the future, hopefully - though in Chain of Memories we did get to see a more angry and heart-breaking side to him, what with fighting with a pseudo version of his best friend, losing his dearest memories, yelling at Donald and Goofy when they contradicted him (whoah, that scared the hell out of me!) and making a really hard choice in the end.

I wouldn't go so far as to say the games are average, though. They're my favourites out of all others.

OT: I'll give Alice: Madness Returns a mention. The game is fun and beautiful, but it doesn't break many boundaries.

Sora's personality is pretty flat, even his cheerful demeanor seems to fall flat at times. It all seems forced and corny. I'm not even sure if its genuine anymore. Of course, this is just my interpretation.

 

[Instant K4rma]

I'd feel willing to toss up Brink for this title. I picked up Brink while it was 50% off, and I feel it was well worth the 25$ I spent. Had I paid the full 50$ I probably would have been a little disappointed.

Not a bad game, but it's not blowing my hair back either.

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

Star Ocean 4 was pretty forgettable
Also while we're on that note Infinite Undiscovery
Viva Pinata

 

[ChildofGallifrey]

Uncharted 1 & 2 are the most average games I've ever played. Average story, average characters, average gameplay. Above average production values, but that's all it really does well. It's pretty much the video game equivalent of Avatar.

 

[NickCaligo42]

Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age
Twilight Princess
Mario Galaxy
Fallout 3
Jedi Outcast, subsequently Jedi Academy
The upcoming Warhammer 40K: Space Marine if the demo is any indication
Bioshock
Crysis 2
Borderlands
Uncharted series

... in recent memory, at least. Strictly average games, unremarkable but for MAYBE one or two things. Enjoyable in the right mindset, but not necessarily that engaging. Gaming equivalent of junk food. Crysis 2 is about at the top of that list.

 

[Voulan]

Sora's personality is pretty flat, even his cheerful demeanor seems to fall flat at times. It all seems forced and corny. I'm not even sure if its genuine anymore. Of course, this is just my interpretation.

To each their own, I guess. I personally disagree with you, but then I'm a fanboy of the series and can't see beyond what doesn't make the game great, etc etc.

Seriously though, I wouldn't call the series average. Perhaps Chain of Memories borders the line. But otherwise no. Fanboy, and all.