Well, that wasn't what I was expecting...

[Soulgaunt]

Borderlands
What I expected: A fun, interesting RPG/FPS with a successful build system and a dark-ish sense of humor.
What I got: A bruise from facepalming too much, and a hilariously simple build system.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

With Fallout 3, I expected to get a game that was basically Oblivion with guns. What I got was Oblivion with guns and a lot of walking through a lot of dessert. More walking then I ever could have imagined. Still love it, though.

I expected Oblivion with guns too, and ended up getting my favorite game of all time.

 

[Unstoppable Wall]

Oh why not I'll bite.

Left 4 Dead 2

What expected: A more of the same sequel with a few additions here and there

What I got: A bit more of the same but with so much new to it that it blew me away and I'm now addicted to hitting zombies with frying pans, machetes, katanas, chainsaws...Sorry got a bit off track there, anyway well done Valve.

Peace,War,Love,Hate,Chaos and Greed
-Unstoppable Wall

 

[Hollock]

Inglorious Basterds

What I expected: A good film with a fair amount of dark humour to keep me interested.

What I got: A very long feeling film with some very funny parts that was much better than I expected (apart from the length, it felt very long indeed).

yeah I didn't get a chance to watch that in theaters, but watched that on megavideo. In case you don't know megavideos a site that actually has some good quality video but only lets you watch in 75 min. chunks then makes you wait half an hour. Imagine what that was like, took a while.

I hope you're not using that as a base of complaint, you watched the film for free. Waiting a number of hours after watching 75 minutes is your punishment for not paying to see the film and failing to learn how to use torrents.

1. I would have seen it if I could have I'm 16 and am not allowed to go without adults. I would have gladly paid to see it. I like going to the movies and actually boosting the sales of a film if it's good (like inglorious Bastards)

2. I wasn't really complaining about the length. You said it was a very long film, which led me to believe that it wasn't solely the video player causing the movie to feel long but the length of it itself. This is why I posted and mentioned it, I thought I'd be a little funny.

3. I appreciate that I could watch it before it came out on DVD without forcing people to go see it.

4. I know how to download fucking torrents, I just didn't get a torrent for this movie because I chose not to. Any asshole could click download and be done. And even retards can type into a search engine "how to download torrents" or some shit to do it.

5. I'm sorry if i offended you by agreeing with you, and also committing the sin of not downloading every movie I want to watch and using a service online that I still do like (and in fact am still using now) to watch movies. and If I haven't seen a movie before I don't download it, I watch it and then later decide if I want it to take up space on my computer. I do the same thing when downloading music as well, hope that's not a problem.

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

Turok:
Expected: unadulterated Dino slaughter
Got: shit

 

[lee1287]

SEX

what i expected:

two minutes of moaning and a rash.

what i got:
....NOTHING!

 

[RatRace123]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Heroes

What I expected- a fun little romp that meshed Battlefront with a good ol' jedi brawler and an extremely awkward name.

What I got- not even past the demo, it sucked so much it made me want to replay LEGO Star Wars, which I did. Oh, and an extremely awkward name.


Soul Calibur 2

What I expected- a game with Link in it

What I got- an extremely fun fighter, introduced to a new series, one of my favorite Gamecube games.


The Cleveland Show

What I expected- A cut and dry rip off of Family Guy

What I got- A show that has had consistently better episodes than recent Family Guy ones.


American Dad

What I expected- see above

What I got- see above (also overall better show.)

 

[T-Bone24]

Bioshock

What I expected: A thrilling and fun FPS with a great storyline.

What I got: A boring and pointlessly obtuse game with a story that really hung over your head for the most part, not going anywhere. I had no idea why I was going where I was going. That may have been because I inadvertantly had the game spoiled for me.

Bioshock, obtuse?

In what way? I found the story to be very clearly told, and the gameplay very visceral and involving.

If you didn't know why you were going where you were going and obeying Atlas, you missed the entire point of the story twist.

In all honesty, I gave up before I got to the twist. At Hephaestus, builiding the bomb, I couldn't find any of the materials and there was nary a hint as to where I could find them. Again, this is opinion. OPINION.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Bioshock

What I expected: A thrilling and fun FPS with a great storyline.

What I got: A boring and pointlessly obtuse game with a story that really hung over your head for the most part, not going anywhere. I had no idea why I was going where I was going. That may have been because I inadvertantly had the game spoiled for me.

Bioshock, obtuse?

In what way? I found the story to be very clearly told, and the gameplay very visceral and involving.

If you didn't know why you were going where you were going and obeying Atlas, you missed the entire point of the story twist.

In all honesty, I gave up before I got to the twist. At Hephaestus, builiding the bomb, I couldn't find any of the materials and there was nary a hint as to where I could find them. Again, this is opinion. OPINION.

Without wanting to spoil too much, if you play on just past that section you reach a sequence that explains exactly why and for what you have been running around fetching things for Atlas for the last 6 hours.

The game WANTS you to question why you're doing these things.

All the ingredients for the bomb can be found by just exploring each area of the core. Kill Big Daddies, look at wall safes and collect anything lying around that's glowing yellow.

 

[Soxafloppin]

Xfactor 2009

What expected - No good preformances

What i got - This

 

[SmartIdiot]

Watchmen

What I expected: Another crappy, overlong, superhero movie from Hollywood, shoddily adapted from the Graphic Novel.

What I got: Quite possibly my new favourite movie, not even noticing it's consumed 2.5 hours of my life.

Inglorious Basterds

What I expected: A good movie about Jews killing Nazis with some dark humour and a splattering of violence.

What I got: Perhaps Tarantino's finest movie since Pulp Fiction.

 

[Tourette]

Far Cry 2
What I expected: Battling mercenaries and burning grassland with a variety of interesting real weaponry.

What I got: Spending 90% of the game driving around and losing progress to the shitty save system.

I still like it though.

Ha... I fucking knew this one would pop up straight away.


Count me in on that too, I was sorely disappointed by that game, for exactly the same reasons.

and me

/waves hand

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Mass Effect
I expected: An overwrought but well intentioned space opera

What I got: A complex and innovative story, full of action and drama.

Fallout 3
What I expected: An RPG in a post- apocalyptic world

What I got: Possibly the finest crafted game ever made.

Casino Royale
What I expected: Another attempt of Hollywood to make a classic series more "gritty and realistic," ruining the franchise.

What I got: The best Bond movie ever made.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Fallout 3
What I expected: An RPG in a post- apocalyptic world

What I got: Possibly the finest crafted game ever made.

I like your thinking. F3 has yet to get old for me after 250+ hours.

 

[GreyWolf257]

Sling Blade

What I expected: When I first watched it years ago, I thought it would be a horror movie.

What Really happened: It turned out to not be a horror movie, but rather a really good movie with an incredible story.

 

[DashRollRush]

Dead Rising
What I expected: An average, pass-the-time zombie game.
What I got: One of my favorite games of all time.

 

[Mushroomfreak111]

Inglorious Bastards... It looks like it's gonna be an awesome action movie, but then you learn who directed it and watching the movie is the saddest experience all year...

 

[TK421]

Mine are all the generic ones that have already been complained about. For instance: The Transformers Movies, Left 4 Dead, The prequels of Star Wars, that sort of thing.

[b/]Sherlock Holmes[/b]

What I expected:
A well told and smartly written story of a revamped Holmes

What I got:
A shit story with lame detective scenes dumbed down so stupid people could feel smart and shitty acting from Rachel McAdams who didn't even try to do an English accent.

I was disappointed with the Holmes movie as well. Not as much as you, but still disappointed.