What's your biggest game dissapointments in this generation?
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I'll take Portal and Pyschonauts. After all the "best game ever" and "you guys didn't buy it even though it was the best!" I picked up both (Orange box and Xbox original download) and was disappointed by both.
Gears of War - Overhyped fistfuck.
Halo 3 - Best of compilation (which coincadentally is the best way to figure out if you love or hate something, in this case FUCKING HATE)
GTA IV - No Tanks, shitty soundtrack, stupid driving shit.
Haze - Watch Yahtzee's review
Army of Two - Stop, go, stop, go, stop, go, stop, die!!!! Revive, go, stop, go... etc.
Mass Effect - I was never a fan of RPGs before and I'm damn sure not a fan of RPGs with guns, especially now.
Assassin's Creed - Goddamn repetative shit, at least Hitman has variety when going to do a kil.
Halo 3 - Best of compilation (which coincadentally is the best way to figure out if you love or hate something, in this case FUCKING HATE)
GTA IV - No Tanks, shitty soundtrack, stupid driving shit.
Haze - Watch Yahtzee's review
Army of Two - Stop, go, stop, go, stop, go, stop, die!!!! Revive, go, stop, go... etc.
Mass Effect - I was never a fan of RPGs before and I'm damn sure not a fan of RPGs with guns, especially now.
Assassin's Creed - Goddamn repetative shit, at least Hitman has variety when going to do a kil.
Turok's hype was incredibly well done. I was pretty disappointed with the game. It gets second place.
However, I think the true tragedy of this generation has to be Alone In the Dark 4. It was a game I was truly excited about. Yet, so many reviews just continually ripped into it. I haven't played it yet, but I've seen a lengthy video review that pointed out the game's flaws, but also showed all of its great qualities. I'd have to say that the game is quite a bit better than than the reviews say it is. The game is selling so poorly that Atari is most likely going to go bankrupt. I find this so sad.
Also, I'm incredibly disappointed with the Wii. My dad and I both wanted one and ended up buying one in a $600 bundle. The underwhelming graphics and often awkward control schemes make it the worst of the three consoles in the generation. I know, it has more good games than the ps3, but most of them are ruined for me by the low resolution graphics. Also, the console is full of shovelware. Perhaps the most infamous of these is NinjaBread Man. My dad bought some British racing game for it, and this game is so awful that it makes the Ford Racing Series look like Gran Turismo.
However, I think the true tragedy of this generation has to be Alone In the Dark 4. It was a game I was truly excited about. Yet, so many reviews just continually ripped into it. I haven't played it yet, but I've seen a lengthy video review that pointed out the game's flaws, but also showed all of its great qualities. I'd have to say that the game is quite a bit better than than the reviews say it is. The game is selling so poorly that Atari is most likely going to go bankrupt. I find this so sad.
Also, I'm incredibly disappointed with the Wii. My dad and I both wanted one and ended up buying one in a $600 bundle. The underwhelming graphics and often awkward control schemes make it the worst of the three consoles in the generation. I know, it has more good games than the ps3, but most of them are ruined for me by the low resolution graphics. Also, the console is full of shovelware. Perhaps the most infamous of these is NinjaBread Man. My dad bought some British racing game for it, and this game is so awful that it makes the Ford Racing Series look like Gran Turismo.
Oh, well, the Xbox 360 package was stupid 
The PS3 was too pricey, and had too few games for it (and still does)
The Wii is gimmicky, has very few games that interested me, and had a stupid name.
My beloved C&C was raped unto oblivion. And the guy who made the totally awesome music is stuck making totally awesome music for crap games. I bought Universe at War JUST BECAUSE Frank Klepacki made the music. That's it! And the game thoughtfully considered all the revelations in the RTS genre, and pissed on them.
Most games that I've bought within the last year or so I've liked, but very few of them were allowed enough development time to go from good to great.
I've been driven to playing GunZ-the duel over the hundreds of dollars worth of games in my house.
1. It's free
2. The game play is unique.
I've never seen another game like it, and probably never will. It is the only FPS that actually requires skill. Not knowing when to duck, and knowing how to aim, but actual SKILL. If every game was as unique as GunZ, I would sell myself on the streets to buy every new game.
The PS3 was too pricey, and had too few games for it (and still does)
The Wii is gimmicky, has very few games that interested me, and had a stupid name.
My beloved C&C was raped unto oblivion. And the guy who made the totally awesome music is stuck making totally awesome music for crap games. I bought Universe at War JUST BECAUSE Frank Klepacki made the music. That's it! And the game thoughtfully considered all the revelations in the RTS genre, and pissed on them.
Most games that I've bought within the last year or so I've liked, but very few of them were allowed enough development time to go from good to great.
I've been driven to playing GunZ-the duel over the hundreds of dollars worth of games in my house.
1. It's free
2. The game play is unique.
I've never seen another game like it, and probably never will. It is the only FPS that actually requires skill. Not knowing when to duck, and knowing how to aim, but actual SKILL. If every game was as unique as GunZ, I would sell myself on the streets to buy every new game.
I thought I'd hear Assassin's Creed in the distance. Personally I liked it. It was intriguing and the assassinations were fun, yet challenging. I could imagine people expected too much out of this game because of the glorified trailer and proliferation of previews.
I have to agree with Brawl it is indeed a lot of fun, but where they dropped the ball was in online multiplayer. Dammit, Nintendo get an online system that works.
Oh yeah I forgot Oblivion, talk about a world with boring characters, landscapes, music, plot, and immersion. Impossibly overrated game.
I have to agree with Brawl it is indeed a lot of fun, but where they dropped the ball was in online multiplayer. Dammit, Nintendo get an online system that works.
Oh yeah I forgot Oblivion, talk about a world with boring characters, landscapes, music, plot, and immersion. Impossibly overrated game.
Because the Call of Duty series (when still in WWII) could always make a brand new person and storyline and basicly new story while still staying in the WWII era. And the fourth one isn't even about WWII. The Call of Duty series could do a different war everytime a new game came out.lukemdizzle said:
Halo, on the other hand, is just being continnued because of the many many many fanboys. It is about a single person and if they just picked another person in the game at random and used that whole game to explain their story it may feel like a completely different game and would no longer be "milking it".
If CoD went on and on about a certin person in the war and explianed his evolution throughout three games having him almost die at the end of each game then they would be milking it.
Alone in the Dark (360 version) Man I was so psyched after watching all the tech demos and other info and when I got it home and started playing I realized it was all lies. Sure you can do some of the stuff they said but only in the places they said. Once you get away from those specific areas they showed everything became very scripted.
Incredible Hulk (360 version) I was expecting a Hulk UD the next generation. All I got was a repetative boring game
Iron Man I don't understand where this game went so wrong. IM should be a perfect vg character.
Incredible Hulk (360 version) I was expecting a Hulk UD the next generation. All I got was a repetative boring game
Iron Man I don't understand where this game went so wrong. IM should be a perfect vg character.
I was in another country before GEARS came out, and as such knew nothing of the hype. I borrowed it from a friend and found it really enjoyable, and there were no expectations to be disappointed by. So gears was solid, in my mind.
Ninja Gaiden 2 was really unfortunate. I wanted NG x 11, but it was just more of the same with worse level design.
Harumph.
Ninja Gaiden 2 was really unfortunate. I wanted NG x 11, but it was just more of the same with worse level design.
Harumph.
Assassins Creed, one of the best possible twist storylines ever, screwed up because the marketers got overexcited. Imagine playing as Altair all through the game, only to realize that you're really his descendant trapped in a freaking memory machine. That would have been intense.
They should have lessened the memory glitches, and made them rare, they should have made the monologues of the dying guys more general and a lot shorter so that when you did find out the twist ending, you'd be all:
"Oh.... It all makes sense now."
Instead you knew you were Desmond from the start. Great freaking job Ubisoft.
They should have lessened the memory glitches, and made them rare, they should have made the monologues of the dying guys more general and a lot shorter so that when you did find out the twist ending, you'd be all:
"Oh.... It all makes sense now."
Instead you knew you were Desmond from the start. Great freaking job Ubisoft.
In my opinion it's good the way it is. I absolutely HATE WTF endings. It's like playing MGS games only to figure out it was VR missions done by Raiden all along. It really cheapens the conflicts of the story. The whole idea of the game was to show that during the past (Altair), present (you), and future (Desmond), nothing has changed in the conflict in the Mid-East.Somethingironic said:
Of course it's your opinion, so I'm not going to start a fight over it.
GTA IV I guess was one of mine... When I first began playing it I was like 'this has to be the best game I've ever played' but after a couple of weeks I'd already stopped playing it regularly it and rarely went on it for more than an hour every few days. I still don't think I'm even half way through and haven't played since mid-June. I'm pretty sure I will get around to it eventually, it's just the matter of 'when'. I know with GTA:SA I had it for about a year before I even attempted the story mode seriously.
Another disappointment was Faces of War after the awesomeness of it's preceding title Soldiers: Heroes of WWII, they just dumbed it down horrendously... luckily the next sequel Men of War looks like it's getting back on track.
Another disappointment was Faces of War after the awesomeness of it's preceding title Soldiers: Heroes of WWII, they just dumbed it down horrendously... luckily the next sequel Men of War looks like it's getting back on track.
Disappointment and shame, thy name be repetitveness and unoriginality.
Yeah, we had some landmark games (GTA IV, Halo 3, Gears, MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2), but have you stopped to take a look at them and examined them? It's just more of the same stuff we've had rehashed with prettier graphics and a longer story.
GTA IV: Really, yeah it was good, but was there anything really innovative about it? You steal a car, you meet a contact, you shoot people, rinse, and repeat. It's been done before in every other GTA game as well as so many rip offs. Just because it's made by the same people as the original doesn't mean it's innovative and not another clone.
Halo 3: Just because the first two games were amazing, doesn't mean the third will be without flaws. Hearing people talk about it now, many still refuse to believe that Halo 3 is anything short of revolutionary. Yeah it has new weapons, but what really distinguishes it from any other FPS?
I could go on, but for the sake of not becoming repetitive, i will stop here.
Yeah, we had some landmark games (GTA IV, Halo 3, Gears, MGS4, Ninja Gaiden 2), but have you stopped to take a look at them and examined them? It's just more of the same stuff we've had rehashed with prettier graphics and a longer story.
GTA IV: Really, yeah it was good, but was there anything really innovative about it? You steal a car, you meet a contact, you shoot people, rinse, and repeat. It's been done before in every other GTA game as well as so many rip offs. Just because it's made by the same people as the original doesn't mean it's innovative and not another clone.
Halo 3: Just because the first two games were amazing, doesn't mean the third will be without flaws. Hearing people talk about it now, many still refuse to believe that Halo 3 is anything short of revolutionary. Yeah it has new weapons, but what really distinguishes it from any other FPS?
I could go on, but for the sake of not becoming repetitive, i will stop here.
I think Eurogamer summed up Alone In The Dark best by calling it "A noble failure." Because that's exactly what it is- as soon as you get past the admittedly excellent opening sequence and land in Central Park the game becomes an exercise in tedium which always feels like it could be much, much better. Playing through the game is almost a sorrowful experience because you just know it could be so much better.brenflood said:
The combat is dull, the enemies moreso, the scripting is blatant and it features some of the worst driving sequences I've ever played. A very pretty experience, but terrible all the same. It's such a pity, because it really could have been one of the best games of this generation. And the worst thing is that if it's failing then it'll discourage other developers from experimenting and trying new things... Resulting in even more mediocre and uninspired games fore us all to wade through.
HAZE...where do i begin?
Lack of any really good RPGs for the PS3. Yes, I've played Oblivion to death.Dying for Fall Out 3, and still dreaming to lose myself in Final Fantasy 13
Games coming out that don't have 2 player versus/co-op. Esp some FPS. I don't feel the need to get online to play against something with a pulse.I hate to see on the back of the box: 1 player (up to 32 online).I'd rather tackle the game at home with a friend.
Lack of any really good RPGs for the PS3. Yes, I've played Oblivion to death.Dying for Fall Out 3, and still dreaming to lose myself in Final Fantasy 13
Games coming out that don't have 2 player versus/co-op. Esp some FPS. I don't feel the need to get online to play against something with a pulse.I hate to see on the back of the box: 1 player (up to 32 online).I'd rather tackle the game at home with a friend.