Your Most Regretted Game Purchase

[Caligulove]

A lot of Game Boy games, to be honest. This was before the internet and I had a habit of making GameBoy game purchases on impulse while actually thinking about things like the games for my SNES- talking to friends and whatnot. Same thing goes for GBA titles.

Ever since then since games are getting more expensive, not to mention the general fact that I could be using my money for other things what with food, Uni and my car and all. Now I really put some more research into potential purchases, and it really is the perfect era for that- thanks internet!

 

[Ironman126]

Normally, I'd go with Red Faction 1&2, but they came with the Steam THQ Mega Pack, so what do i really have to complain about.

The worst game i bought was APOX, an ambitious and immensely flawed RTS based in a Fallout-esque setting with so many controls and such a need for constant micromanagement that it ceases to be fun after the first few mechanics are intoduced. In hindsight, i should have used the ten dollars i spent on it to buy the genuine Fallout experience that is Fallout New Vegas: Dead Money.

 

[ELD3RGoD]

Shadowrun. I seriously dislike games with no story mode. Atleast MMO's have SOME reasoning behind them.

Also, the cross-platform with xbox and PC just failed so hard.

 

[sabercrusader]

Lord of the Rings:Conquest.........You'd think, that with the Star Wars battlefront formula being so good that hey! Lord of the Rings could work just as well too. THEY WERE FUCKING WRONG. To this day, I blame it for the going under of Pandemic(even if it probably wasn't the main reason). So much potential. *sobs quietly in a corner*

 

[Rayansaki]

Dead Space comes to mind. I was bored 2 hours in and never bothered to finish it, and bought it on release week. Dragon Age was another offender, it was just too boring for me to play through, and I kept going in like 30 minute sessions until I gave up. Which is funny because I played DA2 in sick 5-6 hours sessions because I loved it so much.

I also have a most regretted into getting back to it and regretting stopping in the first place. When I bought Fallout 3 I spent around 3 hours wandering aimlessly and finally decided it wasn't worth my time. One or two months later I decided to give it another chance and nowadays it sits comfortably on my top 5 games of all time lists, and also top 5 most hours spent on game.

There are way too many games I regret buying, but Dead Space was probably the worst offender because I bought it on release week.

 

[Soupy George]

I got all excited about Dragon Age: Origins (PC) and laid down about 40 quid for the game and DLC. Unfortunately for me I found managing the characters ultra-fiddly and gave up on the game about six hours in. Might give it another go one day.

Just Cause 2.

What I was expecting: "OMG THIS GAME IS AMAZING! THE WORLD IS HUGE AND I CAN HOOK PEOPLE ONTO PLANES LMFAO!"

What I got: "Hey guys, let's have the worst voice acting ever put into a massive world with barely anything to kill and a shop system that's absolutely terrible."

Seconded. The graphics are gorgeous but after a while it all gets very samey. I'd still play it - I just don't think it deserves the plaudits it's received.

 

[Tibs]

Either Medal of Honor or Dragon Age 2.

 

[TerraRey]

EASY! Though it's a toss up. Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy XIV. FAIL games in my opinion.

 

[BoredDragon]

New Vegas for the PC, I played it for a weak before it locked me out. I have not been able to get it back up ever since.

Other than that I have gamefly to thank for helping me pick and choose what to buy on the console ^_^

 

[FoolKiller]

Videomation... a crappy NES title that didn't live up to it's claims. I got a refund for it.

 

[FullMetalZ]

Fable III.

Let me restate: Never again, Molyneux. Never...again.

I'll actually second this, and I'm a pretty big Fable fan. Fable III just seemed...empty. Could've easily been a rental instead.

 

[Imperiused]

Its a tie between Empire Earth and Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War. Horrid.

 

[HeroKing89]

Godzilla Destroy All Monsters or something like that. I was looking for a mindless beat em up style game and it looked fun. Well it certainly got the mindless part right but missed the fun.

 

[jpoon]

I think the most recent game purchase I regretted was Killzone 3. Just not a great game for someone who generally dislikes multiplayer games like this. Shoulda rented it instead. My all time worst purchase for the PS3 would most likely go to FFX XIII, the story sucked enough donkey balls that I just couldn't play it even though it looked great.

 

[Pointer]

Republic Commando because it had so much freaking potential and then it was so much dissapoint.

 

[Grey_Focks]

Crackdown 2. It had to take some serious work to fuck up Crackdown, but god damn them, they did it. ALL the charm, interesting bosses and gangs of the original....replaced with one boring gang, NO bosses, and a lot of boring to kill zombies. Fuck you very much.....

 

[DarkShadow144]

Two Worlds 2
the worst game i've ever played.

 

[The Apothecarry]

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.

Don't ever stumble into a GameStop when you're half awake after PAX. Just don't. You'll wake up with all these strange games in your apartment.

 

[thephich]

Dragon Age Origins. Great game, but I've only played 10 hours, and I paid full price. If I had bought it on sale, it would have been better, but that hurt my wallet!