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Samurai Goomba

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tony2077 said:
none that i can think of
The game that is your avatar is a good example. I just started playing today, and already several things jumped out and bit me on the butt.

-Extremely obscure solutions to puzzles. So, there are these invincible enemies, and there's a section in the beginning where you have to run past two of them to sloooowly open a door. You can't just make a break for it, because they will hunt you down. You can't kill them... Just because. But it gets a lot stupider. The solution is that you get them to follow you into one part of the room, then you quickly run to the other side and LOCK THE DOOR ON THEM. Yes, you USE A GLASS DOOR TO STOP TWO RAGING BERSERKER INVINCI-ALIENS. And it works. Forever. They never bust through the flimsy glass door despite being extremely strong and able to withstand bullets.
-The SMG is accurate at a distance of 20 feet. Max. Even in bursts. Any farther out and about half your shots miss. The Pistol is even less accurate than that.
-Reloading is a pain and takes forever.
-Getting more ammo is a pain and takes forever.
-Healing is a pain and takes forever.
-Why do I have to freaking stare at something every time I pick it up? "Ooh, an ammo clip. I haven't seen one of those in about 20 seconds. I better savor the experience."

On the other hand, Breakdown is SO creatively and extensively bad it officially breaks the rules and becomes awesome again. Kind of like Dead to Rights.
 

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collegestudent22 said:
Korten12 said:
-Zen- said:
Korten12 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
someboredguy said:
Z of the Na said:
Oh, plenty.

Far Cry 2 - Completely different from the first one.

Fable 2 - Don't even get my started.

Mainly, anything with a "2" slapped on the end of it has dissapointed me.
Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 would like to speak to you.
Fallout 2 is waiting out the back when they're finished.
Left 4 Dead 2 is on his way as well
And isn't he bringing Bad Company 2 with him as well?
Oh yes he is, along with Gears of War 2. Oh boy this won't end well.
It's ok, Street Fighter 2 is coming to mediate.
Killzone 2 is also coming for a visit. xD how long will this go?
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is curious to hear about this hullaballoo.
Jak 2 is also driving in with a shotgun. :)
And Halo 2 and Forza 2 have a bit to add.
You have attracted the attention of Thief 2 and Baldur's Gate 2. Look out for both your valuables and your life.
 

Tony2077

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Samurai Goomba said:
tony2077 said:
none that i can think of
The game that is your avatar is a good example. I just started playing today, and already several things jumped out and bit me on the butt.

-Extremely obscure solutions to puzzles. So, there are these invincible enemies, and there's a section in the beginning where you have to run past two of them to sloooowly open a door. You can't just make a break for it, because they will hunt you down. You can't kill them... Just because. But it gets a lot stupider. The solution is that you get them to follow you into one part of the room, then you quickly run to the other side and LOCK THE DOOR ON THEM. Yes, you USE A GLASS DOOR TO STOP TWO RAGING BERSERKER INVINCI-ALIENS. And it works. Forever. They never bust through the flimsy glass door despite being extremely strong and able to withstand bullets.
-The SMG is accurate at a distance of 20 feet. Max. Even in bursts. Any farther out and about half your shots miss. The Pistol is even less accurate than that.
-Reloading is a pain and takes forever.
-Getting more ammo is a pain and takes forever.
-Healing is a pain and takes forever.
-Why do I have to freaking stare at something every time I pick it up? "Ooh, an ammo clip. I haven't seen one of those in about 20 seconds. I better savor the experience."

On the other hand, Breakdown is SO creatively and extensively bad it officially breaks the rules and becomes awesome again. Kind of like Dead to Rights.
did you get to the boss and for some odd reason its one of my most favorite games ever
 

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A small list...

90% of all faighting games have the nasty habit of "I don't care how good you are, I'm programmed to kick your ass and can."-ness, so safe to say Fighting game designers hate everyone.
Anything from Ninja Gaiden, the game is designed to own you... hardcore style.
Shooters like Unreal Tournament, have enemies that make the most impossible shots.
Anything that requires you to move with a PS3 sixaxis controler *cough*Lair*cough*.
Any shooter game where someone online can kill everyone in a game without firing a bullet(a.k.a. Melee).
Monopoly... 'nuff said.
Rail shooters with unblockable boss fights.
Any game that places you in a timed puzzle, and sends so many guys at you it's nigh impossible to even think about the puzzle.
Flight-sims where the enemy is ALWAYS behind you.
...on that last note, Flight-sims where hitting an immobile ground target mission objective, is harder than hitting the hundreds of copy-paste fighters darting around.
Games with a difficulty curve that's almost recurved.
Racing games where you dont hold first for more than 3 seconds.

Basically, (before I beat this dead horse any further) game designers have(every once in a while) a game or two to vent out all the disposition to everyone who hates them.
 

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The first time I played the descent demo, they didn't leave the name of the game. I didn't know what I played for 15 years, that is until it was announced on wiiware the other day and now I want.
 

Samurai Goomba

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tony2077 said:
Samurai Goomba said:
tony2077 said:
none that i can think of
The game that is your avatar is a good example. I just started playing today, and already several things jumped out and bit me on the butt.

-Extremely obscure solutions to puzzles. So, there are these invincible enemies, and there's a section in the beginning where you have to run past two of them to sloooowly open a door. You can't just make a break for it, because they will hunt you down. You can't kill them... Just because. But it gets a lot stupider. The solution is that you get them to follow you into one part of the room, then you quickly run to the other side and LOCK THE DOOR ON THEM. Yes, you USE A GLASS DOOR TO STOP TWO RAGING BERSERKER INVINCI-ALIENS. And it works. Forever. They never bust through the flimsy glass door despite being extremely strong and able to withstand bullets.
-The SMG is accurate at a distance of 20 feet. Max. Even in bursts. Any farther out and about half your shots miss. The Pistol is even less accurate than that.
-Reloading is a pain and takes forever.
-Getting more ammo is a pain and takes forever.
-Healing is a pain and takes forever.
-Why do I have to freaking stare at something every time I pick it up? "Ooh, an ammo clip. I haven't seen one of those in about 20 seconds. I better savor the experience."

On the other hand, Breakdown is SO creatively and extensively bad it officially breaks the rules and becomes awesome again. Kind of like Dead to Rights.
did you get to the boss and for some odd reason its one of my most favorite games ever
Nah, I just started playing. And in spite of everything, it IS pretty immersive. Like I said, Breakdown is a fairly entertaining trainwreck at this point, maybe it'll get better.
 

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Eponet said:
collegestudent22 said:
Korten12 said:
-Zen- said:
Korten12 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
someboredguy said:
Z of the Na said:
Oh, plenty.

Far Cry 2 - Completely different from the first one.

Fable 2 - Don't even get my started.

Mainly, anything with a "2" slapped on the end of it has dissapointed me.
Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 would like to speak to you.
Fallout 2 is waiting out the back when they're finished.
Left 4 Dead 2 is on his way as well
And isn't he bringing Bad Company 2 with him as well?
Oh yes he is, along with Gears of War 2. Oh boy this won't end well.
It's ok, Street Fighter 2 is coming to mediate.
Killzone 2 is also coming for a visit. xD how long will this go?
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is curious to hear about this hullaballoo.
Jak 2 is also driving in with a shotgun. :)
And Halo 2 and Forza 2 have a bit to add.
You have attracted the attention of Thief 2 and Baldur's Gate 2. Look out for both your valuables and your life.
i invited ratchet and clank 2.
 

Tony2077

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Samurai Goomba said:
tony2077 said:
Samurai Goomba said:
tony2077 said:
none that i can think of
The game that is your avatar is a good example. I just started playing today, and already several things jumped out and bit me on the butt.

-Extremely obscure solutions to puzzles. So, there are these invincible enemies, and there's a section in the beginning where you have to run past two of them to sloooowly open a door. You can't just make a break for it, because they will hunt you down. You can't kill them... Just because. But it gets a lot stupider. The solution is that you get them to follow you into one part of the room, then you quickly run to the other side and LOCK THE DOOR ON THEM. Yes, you USE A GLASS DOOR TO STOP TWO RAGING BERSERKER INVINCI-ALIENS. And it works. Forever. They never bust through the flimsy glass door despite being extremely strong and able to withstand bullets.
-The SMG is accurate at a distance of 20 feet. Max. Even in bursts. Any farther out and about half your shots miss. The Pistol is even less accurate than that.
-Reloading is a pain and takes forever.
-Getting more ammo is a pain and takes forever.
-Healing is a pain and takes forever.
-Why do I have to freaking stare at something every time I pick it up? "Ooh, an ammo clip. I haven't seen one of those in about 20 seconds. I better savor the experience."

On the other hand, Breakdown is SO creatively and extensively bad it officially breaks the rules and becomes awesome again. Kind of like Dead to Rights.
did you get to the boss and for some odd reason its one of my most favorite games ever
Nah, I just started playing. And in spite of everything, it IS pretty immersive. Like I said, Breakdown is a fairly entertaining trainwreck at this point, maybe it'll get better.
it gets worse mainly the platform parts my god those were annoying when i first played it but I've beat it 4 or so times now so i know whats where
 

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Vivace-Vivian said:
Z of the Na said:
Fable 2 - Don't even get my started.
GOOD GOD yes.
I'm surprised anyone would even mention F2, as it seems to be the complete opposite of the OT. In fact, a lot of people complained at both how easy the game was, and at the fact that there's next to no penalty for dying. The first game suffered from the same issues (for the most part), so I expected this going into it.

Now in terms of "Failed promises by developers", the Fable series definitely stands out as ranking contenders.


Back to the OT:
Battletoads is one of the classic "Why god why?" games,
as well as any of the CONTRA games,
Ninja Gaiden games,
and Super Ghouls n' Ghosts all come to mind.

I disqualify "I Want to be the Guy" simply because the developer admitted that his iterative process in developing the game was to test the limits of how impossible he could make it while still holding the attention of his friend, who playtested it for him.
 

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Monopoly on my Windows Mobile PPC >.>

got the whole top of the board except Water works all hotels except the railroad (Obviously) and in 40 goes round the board the CPU Player only ever landed on there water works >.<.

I Was like FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU- then rage quit >.< haven't booted that on my PPC since
 

Kouen

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GAH! My post didn't show up for ages only after posting this one did the original show...

sorry
 

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God of war 3 on chaos or as I like to call it 'fuck you mode' a single hit in a boss fight and you might naswell restart.
 

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phoenix352 said:
Eponet said:
collegestudent22 said:
Korten12 said:
-Zen- said:
Korten12 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
someboredguy said:
Z of the Na said:
Oh, plenty.

Far Cry 2 - Completely different from the first one.

Fable 2 - Don't even get my started.

Mainly, anything with a "2" slapped on the end of it has dissapointed me.
Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 would like to speak to you.
Fallout 2 is waiting out the back when they're finished.
Left 4 Dead 2 is on his way as well
And isn't he bringing Bad Company 2 with him as well?
Oh yes he is, along with Gears of War 2. Oh boy this won't end well.
It's ok, Street Fighter 2 is coming to mediate.
Killzone 2 is also coming for a visit. xD how long will this go?
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is curious to hear about this hullaballoo.
Jak 2 is also driving in with a shotgun. :)
And Halo 2 and Forza 2 have a bit to add.
You have attracted the attention of Thief 2 and Baldur's Gate 2. Look out for both your valuables and your life.
i invited ratchet and clank 2.
Age of Empires 2 isn't far behind.
 

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phoenix352 said:
Eponet said:
collegestudent22 said:
Korten12 said:
-Zen- said:
Korten12 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
CowboyfromHell666 said:
MiracleOfSound said:
someboredguy said:
Z of the Na said:
Oh, plenty.

Far Cry 2 - Completely different from the first one.

Fable 2 - Don't even get my started.

Mainly, anything with a "2" slapped on the end of it has dissapointed me.
Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 would like to speak to you.
Fallout 2 is waiting out the back when they're finished.
Left 4 Dead 2 is on his way as well
And isn't he bringing Bad Company 2 with him as well?
Oh yes he is, along with Gears of War 2. Oh boy this won't end well.
It's ok, Street Fighter 2 is coming to mediate.
Killzone 2 is also coming for a visit. xD how long will this go?
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is curious to hear about this hullaballoo.
Jak 2 is also driving in with a shotgun. :)
And Halo 2 and Forza 2 have a bit to add.
You have attracted the attention of Thief 2 and Baldur's Gate 2. Look out for both your valuables and your life.
i invited ratchet and clank 2.
Metal Gear Solid 2 and Splinter Cell 2 are gonna sneak in for a peak at the ruckus.

On topic. Call of Duty World at War. The developers hate you in that, they hate you, their AI hates you, the AI on veteran hates you and all their grenades hate you to.
 

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Insofar as ruining a game I was enjoying, there was a boss in metroid prime 3 (actually most of them) that required you to go into hypermode to inflict lasting damage on him. This drains a significant amount of health, and on top of that, he can regain his if you're not careful. By playing perfectly, getting him down to his last legs I had lost 80% of my health for no reason. Then he killed me in no time. It was god damn impossible.