I think we play bad games because a little part of our brains tells us "Maybe it will get better." This happened to me with FF10...the combat was normal as far as Final Fantasy goes, but other than that, it was almost painful to play, especially when the characters started to speak (and maybe this is just me, but I hated the leveling system)...but I kept chugging through it until I accidentally left the disc out of its case when I was playing God of War and a cat all but destroyed it. Nowadays, though, I just turn off bad game in the first half hour...thankfully, that "Maybe it will get better" part of my brain moved to the Caymans or died.
Why do we play bad games?
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Hell, I don't even play games I do enjoy playing! I bought Gears of War 2 the other day. I enjoy it, but I barely play it. I spend more time playing games I don't like, such as Counter Strike, but thanks to Valve and their freaky hypnotism, I can't stop playing.
Unless a 'bad' game is completely unplayable I'll at least give it a shot once I've gotten it otherwise I'll feel like I've wasted my money... more. I played The Simpsons Game too- gameplay is bleh but it tries hard to make up for it with Simpson-y charm. Every line is spot on funny (at least the first time you hear them...) and the cutscenes are right out of the show. Shame- I heard Hit & Run and Road Rage were both better, perhaps finally heralding the coming of an age where Simpsons games were NOT piles of donkey feces (the arcade game notwithstanding).
There is also the occasional game that has things in it no other game has done well, usually something 2D related. We (my brothers and I) will still occasionally dip into the oldie SNES puzzle game 'King Arthur's World', frustrating instant death traps and all, just because there's never been a game like it since unless you count Lemmings (KAW really is just a heavily combat-oriented Lemmings with more control over your units). It also has some really good music.
There is also the occasional game that has things in it no other game has done well, usually something 2D related. We (my brothers and I) will still occasionally dip into the oldie SNES puzzle game 'King Arthur's World', frustrating instant death traps and all, just because there's never been a game like it since unless you count Lemmings (KAW really is just a heavily combat-oriented Lemmings with more control over your units). It also has some really good music.
Often, because of the license, see, Star Wars The Force Unleashed, any Star Trek game other than Bridge Commander, etc, etc... I've played through so many shitty licensed games that I've lost count.
We also buy into the hype, literally, by preordering. Think about it, what sense does it make to preorder a game? It might be really bad, I personally like to read at least 3 reviews of a game before I buy it. Renting, that's something else, but before I buy anything, I like to think I'm making an informed purchase.
That being said, I preordered Gears of War 2, and I don't regret it, but it really makes no sense to preorder games, especially Wii games, because you don't have downloadable demos to see if you might like it, and the waggle controls are less than consistent from third party efforts. (That being said, I actually am a Nintendo fanboy, I'm just being honest)
The third reason is a little bit of OCD. It's really not fun going after the 1337 achievements on many Xbox games, but we do anyways. Or trying to play GH3 Through the Fire and Flames perfectly on expert, that's not fun, that's just tedium for bragging rights in forums. (I don't care about very many achievements, 100% completion etc, but I know many people do)
We also buy into the hype, literally, by preordering. Think about it, what sense does it make to preorder a game? It might be really bad, I personally like to read at least 3 reviews of a game before I buy it. Renting, that's something else, but before I buy anything, I like to think I'm making an informed purchase.
That being said, I preordered Gears of War 2, and I don't regret it, but it really makes no sense to preorder games, especially Wii games, because you don't have downloadable demos to see if you might like it, and the waggle controls are less than consistent from third party efforts. (That being said, I actually am a Nintendo fanboy, I'm just being honest)
The third reason is a little bit of OCD. It's really not fun going after the 1337 achievements on many Xbox games, but we do anyways. Or trying to play GH3 Through the Fire and Flames perfectly on expert, that's not fun, that's just tedium for bragging rights in forums. (I don't care about very many achievements, 100% completion etc, but I know many people do)
I generally play bad games to get to the good ones. If it's part of a series, for example. See my attempt to play through the Turok series in chronological order and nearly failing with Evolution oh so many times.
I don't buy 'bad games'. I make sure I know a whole hell of a lot about a game before it gets my money, so I protect myself from awfulness most of the time.
Good games that just aren't fun is a different story. Recently, the one that comes to mind is Call of Duty 4. THe first half is great, the 2 scenes (you know which 2) are some of the best storytelling in games... but the second half is just so frustrating, and packed with bad design choices, I spent the ast 2 hours wanting to do something else.
I realized then the big problem: realism. Games that try too hard to be realistic often lose sight of the most important thing, fun, and that's just not good!
Good games that just aren't fun is a different story. Recently, the one that comes to mind is Call of Duty 4. THe first half is great, the 2 scenes (you know which 2) are some of the best storytelling in games... but the second half is just so frustrating, and packed with bad design choices, I spent the ast 2 hours wanting to do something else.
I realized then the big problem: realism. Games that try too hard to be realistic often lose sight of the most important thing, fun, and that's just not good!
speak for yourself.
Although I have tried to get through particularly frustrating games, that are annoying because of difficult puzzles and hard bosses, but that makes them fun once you figure them out. However I don't like to continue playing a purely crappy game.
Although I have tried to get through particularly frustrating games, that are annoying because of difficult puzzles and hard bosses, but that makes them fun once you figure them out. However I don't like to continue playing a purely crappy game.
Exactly I try to tell people that is a problem with WoW along with it being too addictive with some peopleFatalis67 said:
