Worst games of 2018?

[FakeSympathy]

Here we go. Let's talk about the WORST games that have come out this year. These are the games that failed either it did not meet QA standards or was ruined by terrible decisions

10. Radical Heights
You know, I was one of the few people who was looking forward to this game. I thought maybe Boss Key and Cliff B. learned something from their failures with Lawbreakers. But no, the game was simply trying to cash in on the Battle Royale fad. Other than having the 80's arcade theme, RH didn't even try to have their own spin on the concept. It caused rightfully for Boss Key Production to close, and I hope Cliff B. stays away from game industry. Sorry dude, you had your days with Gears of War series. Time to move on

9. The Quiet Man

When I first saw this game, I thought there would be more to it. I thought to play as a deaf person meant using some sort of vibration-related skills to solve problems. Sadly, the combat is terrible and I feel the live-action segments made the game worse.

8. Agony

I was impressed with the Kickstarter success of this game, and any game that is successful on Kickstarter usually has my wish to be the best. Sadly, this was one of those game that failed hard, with the poor design choices and bugs riddled everywhere. If I wanted to explore Hell, I think I rather pick up Doom 2016 instead.

7. Shaq Fu: The Legend Reborn

I honestly thought this was a joke. I really did. But lo and behold, the game gets released. The game is on par with Power Ranger Mega Battles when it comes to how bad it is. The beat'em up games are supposed to be stress relievers. This game made me more stressed out instead.

6. FIFA/Madden 19

From the cringy-ass announcement at E3, to more or less the same gameplay, these two sports games feel they are the worst of their series. Slightly different rosters from last year AND lootboxes/microtransaction issues? EA is really scraping the bottom here, isn't it?

5. Metal Gear Survive
Funny thing is, even if this wasn't cash grab hoping on the popularity of MGS series, it still would've sucked. Yeah, it may have garnered more attention if it was announced as a new IP, but it's clear Konami doesn't know how to make survival game. Why didn't they take notes from other successful survival games, if not take survival aspects of MGS3 and expand on it? On top of all that they force you to PAY for the save slots! #FuckKonami

4. Crisis on the Planet of the Apes
I usually don't like VR games as it reminds me of the motion control days of gaming, that it makes me look like a jackass. This game is no exception. I don't feel very immersed; I feel nauseated and disoriented but the strange perspective of the game. Try doing anything, even as simple as picking something up, is a struggle.

3. ATLAS
This game literally just came out and it is already starting to show it's true colors; A DLC for ARK just charged at full price. The developers were really lazy as the UI is exactly the same as ARK. The gameplay is riddled with bugs and glitches, and I say it is in worst state than ARK was when it was first released.

2. Earthfall
This game is just like Left 4 Dead, but worse. I don't know how in the world they make the awesome concept and gameplay of L4D and make it worse, but the devs did. L4D series looking back was kinda repetitive, but at least it had irregular special enemy spawns and different maps with multiple stages to play in. Earthfall has predictable special spawns and fewer and shorter maps than L4D.

1. Fallout 76
Multiplayer game built from singleplayer experience, little to no narrative, remove NPCs, outdated engine, Terrible PVP, dull overworld, top it all off with terrible PR management. What do you get? You get an unholy abomination known as Fallout 76. This game gets so many things wrong. Even if this game was a singleplayer, I don't think it would have been good, considering the outdated engine that was also used to make Skyrim and Fallout 4. I am actually worried for future Bethesda titles, as they announced the creation engine is here to stay.

 

[Trunkage]

I could understand Fallout 76 as the biggest disappointment of the year. It should be somewhere on this list. 1st though? you've listed a bunch of games that are objectively worse

 

[Mcgeezaks]

I could understand Fallout 76 as the biggest disappointment of the year. It should be somewhere on this list. 1st though? you've listed a bunch of games that are objectively worse

But Reddit told me it was the worst game of all time!

 

[B-Cell_v1legacy]

list is incomplete without battlefield V.

 

[Catfood220]

I can't think of a bad game I've played this year, I have actively avoided them as my game time is preciously short. The only thing I can think of is Lost Sphear and that wasn't bad, it was just boring.

 

[Dalisclock]

I could understand Fallout 76 as the biggest disappointment of the year. It should be somewhere on this list. 1st though? you've listed a bunch of games that are objectively worse

People had higher hopes for FO76? It's a AAA game from a major publisher so there's a higher standard considering the budget invovled?

Hell, I don't even think it's so much that the game is awful for a lot of people, but the fact Bethesda keeps finding new wants to add to the growing disaster that is the games launch is playing into this.

I mean, yeah, Metal Gear Survive could also fit that bill but I don't think anyone really expected MGS to be good(I don't even consider it a Metal Gear game), not to mention a lot of people pissed at Konami before this because of the MGS3 pachinkoslots thing and how Kojima was treated at the end.

 

[Trunkage]

list is incomplete without battlefield V.

I'll say it again, there are objectively worse game on this list. BFV goes on disappointing. But my question would be, why would you think it would be good. Sounds like its exactly as bad as everyone expected

I can't think of a bad game I've played this year, I have actively avoided them as my game time is preciously short. The only thing I can think of is Lost Sphear and that wasn't bad, it was just boring.

I don't understand why people cant wait for reviews. They HAVE to buy it day and date and wonder why they are disappointed

 

[BrawlMan]

list is incomplete without battlefield V.

I'll say it again, there are objectively worse game on this list. BFV goes on disappointing. But my question would be, why would you think it would be good. Sounds like its exactly as bad as everyone expected

I can't think of a bad game I've played this year, I have actively avoided them as my game time is preciously short. The only thing I can think of is Lost Sphear and that wasn't bad, it was just boring.

I don't understand why people cant wait for reviews. They HAVE to buy it day and date and wonder why they are disappointed

It's because of that "got to have it first mentality". That are some cases where reviewers just aren't really trustworthy. I know there are some good reviewers out there but most "professional" reviewers wouldn't know a good or bad game, if it bit themm in the genitals. Even individual critics on YouTube suffer from this or just being plain smug.

I don't have much time or patience for bad games, so I pick something that is either unique or I know what works for me. These days I can predict if a game works for me or not, or it won't turn out that good.

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

I could understand Fallout 76 as the biggest disappointment of the year. It should be somewhere on this list. 1st though? you've listed a bunch of games that are objectively worse

Is it? Even ignoring all the technicalties and the catastrophic way Bethesda been handling the launch, it's a bland, unimaginative "open world survival sandbox with crafting", that looks like an expansion for F4.

EDIT: Mind you, i think "dissapoitment" is an important factor in all these kind of lists. Otherwise they'd consist of 10 randomly picked cashgrabs from the depths of Steam, that no one heard off. You need that dissonance between what developers promised/what they delivered. That warrants dumspter fires like F76, or hilariously pretentious wet farts like Agony, or TQM.

 

[Worgen]

I could understand Fallout 76 as the biggest disappointment of the year. It should be somewhere on this list. 1st though? you've listed a bunch of games that are objectively worse

People had higher hopes for FO76? It's a AAA game from a major publisher so there's a higher standard considering the budget invovled?

Hell, I don't even think it's so much that the game is awful for a lot of people, but the fact Bethesda keeps finding new wants to add to the growing disaster that is the games launch is playing into this.

I mean, yeah, Metal Gear Survive could also fit that bill but I don't think anyone really expected MGS to be good(I don't even consider it a Metal Gear game), not to mention a lot of people pissed at Konami before this because of the MGS3 pachinkoslots thing and how Kojima was treated at the end.

What you have to understand is that people love the fallout series, but they are also used to playing them with mods, which makes the experience much better then the vanilla game. Since they couldn't mod fallout 76, all they were left with was disappointment and a nylon bag.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

let's see

-Fallout 76
-Detroit: Become Human
-The Quiet Man
-Metal Gear Survive

Man, Yahtzee's list is going to be interesting this year

 

[Dalisclock]

What you have to understand is that people love the fallout series, but they are also used to playing them with mods, which makes the experience much better then the vanilla game. Since they couldn't mod fallout 76, all they were left with was disappointment and a nylon bag.

I'm gonna admit straight out I haven't played any FO since NV came out(so I got to play it new in it's constantly crashing glory) and there's a grand total of one game I've played where I care about mods at all(that would be Kerbal Space Program), but I do have to question where a series is when the mods are what makes it worth it. Because it's a common theme with Besthesda I've been hearing is that Elder Scrolls/Fallout have great modding scenes and they make the game so much better. Which is great, but Bestheda should be questioning why they can't learn something from the Modders and make their games better to start out with.

I mean, first they need gamers to hold them accountable so they actually notice is a problem, otherwise they might not care as long as the money keeps rolling in.