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Title: Disappointing games
Post by: TyVulpintaur on March 17, 2013, 05:57:06 PM
The other thread was locked, so starting one here. What are some of the most disappointing games (that you thought might be good) you've played?

Mine:
1. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (Gamecube).  It was fun playing through the first time, but then having to play through 2 more times to get a mediocre "bonus" ending was so disappointing, I took the game to Gamestop and traded it in, and have never touched the game since.

2. Double Dare (NES). The Q & A round is fun (could often shut out the computer) but the obstacle course...I'd be lucky to get to the 7th obstacle before time ran out.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Pea on March 17, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
In my opinion, since Westwood sold to E.A., the Command and Conquers have generally sucked. A lot. Generals was great, but it was the start of a terrible new era.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: TyVulpintaur on March 17, 2013, 06:18:23 PM
EA destroys everything they get their hands on :-/ (NASCAR Thunder series was great with 2003 edition, but went down hill after that)
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Nrein on March 17, 2013, 06:20:11 PM
The newest SimCity. Always online DRM, enough said.

Also, Restaurant Empire I/II. Honestly, for being games specializing in running restaurants, you don't feel like you are with all the limitations.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Pea on March 17, 2013, 06:31:14 PM
One of my favorite all time games is Outpost 2, but at the same time it might be the most disappointing in my opinion. The game was set up with so much potential, but they did absolutely nothing with it.

The campaign was short and had no variation between the two available factions. The two factions were only really different cosmetically. Once the game reached a certain point, nothing would change. It would be the same fully upgraded colony. The game is a very difficult fight for survival on a new planet, but once you make your colony pretty much self sustained, there is nothing else to do. They might have made more to do once you make yourself really advanced.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: TyVulpintaur on March 17, 2013, 06:40:57 PM
Oh, that reminds me of Romance Of the Three Kingdoms III. (You play during the Three Kingdoms era of China, trying to reunite the country). Battles are fun except that Fog of War or rain occurs WAY too much, so that you literally can't see the enemy even if they're standing right next to you until you go to walk and are ambushed. And the copy I had must have been corrupted, because if an enemy tries to attack a battleground (not a city) and the leader is not able to go defend it, the game crashes.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: FeralWings on March 17, 2013, 08:40:37 PM
Let me capitalize on how much EA screws IP's.


Dead Space 3.


-Ruined weapon system
-Ruined ammo system
-Lame expectable jumpscares, which are copy-pasted in different locations
-No creativity with new enemies
-Horrible-looking suits


-Money farming devs.


On the other side, if you don't touch multiplayer, play the game on hardest settings and play it solo, it makes for a decent thriller-shooter with some scary aspects, and decent story. Crappy ending if you ask me.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: MrRazot on March 17, 2013, 09:45:32 PM
Damn I came here to say Dead Space 3 :P
Either way... it was pretty bad :/
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Rhoryc on March 18, 2013, 12:35:40 AM
Far Cry 2


Though I suppose it's fun if you like doing the same thing over and over and over and over again.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: NovaAurora on March 18, 2013, 01:13:50 AM
Not that I really expected too much after it got delayed for so long, but Aliens: Colonial Marines is such a sad and pathetic story on so many levels. I remember the first time I ever heard of that game something like 4 or 5 years ago, and it looked so incredibly cool. Obviously, it came out and was so completely broken it can barely be called a game now.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: FeralWings on March 18, 2013, 06:48:08 AM
I agree on A:CM, terribly dissapointing. Really a shame on the dev's parts.
Also, I'd say Far Cry 3 is worse than FC2. I enjoyed FC2, and at the time it was a GREAT game, but with Far Cry 3 they've just made a silly, buggy and mediocre animal hunting game. God the crap you have to find to make gear.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Luke White-Heart on March 18, 2013, 03:04:25 PM
Darkvoid.
 
I had such high expectations, but there was no story, the graphics weren't that great, and nothing made sense. So disappointing.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: anoni on March 19, 2013, 11:34:21 AM
Duke Nukem Forever

It was disappointing, but I'll never give up on the duke
Title: Re: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Lokilullaby on March 19, 2013, 03:01:03 PM
Duke Nukem Forever

It was disappointing, but I'll never give up on the duke

Duke Nukem Forever was a great game.  It just released a decade too late.  If you went into the game expecting halo our call of duty, you were gonna be disappointed.  The game was basically just a HD remake of an old PS2 title.  And if it came out when it was supposed to, it would have been remembered as one of the greatest games from the PS2/Gamecube era.

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Title: Re: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Nrein on March 19, 2013, 06:28:35 PM
Duke Nukem Forever

It was disappointing, but I'll never give up on the duke

Duke Nukem Forever was a great game.  It just released a decade too late.  If you went into the game expecting halo our call of duty, you were gonna be disappointed.  The game was basically just a HD remake of an old PS2 title.  And if it came out when it was supposed to, it would have been remembered as one of the greatest games from the PS2/Gamecube era.

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How could it be a remake if it was intended to be the "ground breaking sequel to one of the greatest shooters of the 90's" as I remember seeing it be called in a pre-review :x
For everything they said it would be, it was way bellow the mark.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Lokilullaby on March 19, 2013, 07:37:51 PM
Again if it was released on time  years prior it would have been groundbreaking.  It's the same game that was supposed to be released on N64

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Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: FeralWings on March 19, 2013, 07:44:50 PM
Banjo&Kazooie, nuts and bolts. A sad revival of the glorious N64 game. Shame on you, developers. You don't resurrect a Malware beauty, just to ruïn it.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Rhoryc on March 19, 2013, 08:10:52 PM
Bioshock 2

Story and characters were not as interesting to me compared to the first one and the gameplay was largely the same.
Title: Re: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Lokilullaby on March 19, 2013, 08:37:56 PM
Banjo&Kazooie, nuts and bolts. A sad revival of the glorious N64 game. Shame on you, developers. You don't resurrect a Malware beauty, just to ruïn it.
Lawl malware.

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Title: Re: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: RodentOfUnusualSize on March 19, 2013, 09:49:16 PM
 
 
Banjo&Kazooie, nuts and bolts. A sad revival of the glorious N64 game. Shame on you, developers. You don't resurrect a Malware beauty, just to ruïn it.
Lawl malware.

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I giggled.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: FeralWings on March 19, 2013, 09:52:31 PM
Rare. Sigh, I'm tired okay :|
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: RodentOfUnusualSize on March 19, 2013, 09:55:37 PM
Dissapointing games, however: Silent hill homecoming and silent hill downpour. Both were poorly executed, and took away from everything silent hill and made it into OMG ACTION gamE!!!1!
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: TyVulpintaur on March 19, 2013, 09:56:14 PM
GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie (and Tooie)...the good Rare games...

Star Fox Adventure: Dinosaur Planet....a so-so game (damn you, Test of Fear!!!!)

Beyond that....all crap.
Title: Re: Disappointing games
Post by: Lokilullaby on March 22, 2013, 03:01:27 PM
The new tomb raider was disappointing. Great game, but the ending was sudden and felt a bit forced, without revealing anything important.

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