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Games you absolutely hated that were well received?
- Thread starter ryan13ts
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oh man that's a good post, I totally understand why you'd hate Ni No Kuni but damn I loved that game
You're not making any sense. This isn't my way of disagreeing with you. I mean you are making no sense and I have no idea what this even means.
Excuse me?
paperspace
Member
I hate these threads. So what if you don't understand the appeal of a game. No one cares. Move on.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
Dark Souls.
Art and monster designs are good, everything else is trash. Clunkiest, crappiest "combat" I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing.
Art and monster designs are good, everything else is trash. Clunkiest, crappiest "combat" I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing.
There would be a huge backlash for anyone that gave the newest Zelda less than the highest scores. That's the only reason I can see for giving TP a 9 or a 10.
Same here.
Edit: Oh wait, you called Sunshine bad. I liked Sunshine. The worst part of Mario 64 was falling to your death because of the lousy camera angles. Sunshine fixed that with the water jet. The stages were also bigger in Sunshine. The small square areas in Mario 64 felt claustrophobic.
HammerOfThor
Member
Watch Dogs and Gears of War.
basically, i've talked about this in the past, the Wiimotes and the Wii hardware destroy any kind of fun I can have in a video game. I enjoyed the first hour or two of Galaxy and could never play it again after that because my hatred for the wiimotes > my love for the game
I guess I could've tried with a classic controler or something but I never got around to it, I just gave up on the Wii after a while
Razzorn34
Member
Mass Effect 2 - Critically acclaimed, but started the death of the series for me. Won't play 3.
Skyrim - Bland, boring, empty world. Subpar combat. Homogenized stats.
Pokemon - If it was more like Monster Rancher where you can work on powering up one monster, maybe I'd enjoy it.
Majora's Mask - I could never see this as a Zelda game. There is so much here that is a complete departure from the series.
Minecraft - Creating things with pixelated blocks for hours on end. I just can't see the draw.
Modern Shooters - Lumped into one, since as a whole are everything wrong with shooters these days. Regenerating health, limited weapon carrying capacity, cover systems, waist high walls, set piece combat, slow movement, and ADS.
Skyrim - Bland, boring, empty world. Subpar combat. Homogenized stats.
Pokemon - If it was more like Monster Rancher where you can work on powering up one monster, maybe I'd enjoy it.
Majora's Mask - I could never see this as a Zelda game. There is so much here that is a complete departure from the series.
Minecraft - Creating things with pixelated blocks for hours on end. I just can't see the draw.
Modern Shooters - Lumped into one, since as a whole are everything wrong with shooters these days. Regenerating health, limited weapon carrying capacity, cover systems, waist high walls, set piece combat, slow movement, and ADS.
Gaffercake
Member
Red Dead Redemption
Skyrim
GTA 4
Skyrim
GTA 4
MyNameIsRye
Member
Journey. Game was fucking pointless and stupid.
Red Mage
Member
The parts without the FLUDD were awesome.
Alan Wake: Great premise, horrible execution. Characters are incredibly unlikable, Alan Wake is one of the douchiest protagonists in a video game, the gameplay is boring and repetitive, the monster design is bland and forgettable (shadow people and random floating objects, really?), and the writing is just so stupid.
Super Meat Boy: The game is alright for the first two worlds, but then by the third world they begin to introduce things that just annoyed the ever-loving shit out of me. Also I never got the acclaim for the controls. To me, they felt extremely slippery and awkward. The later stages in the game seem to go against its own philosophy as well by having stages that are way too long to be enjoyable. Also the game looks pretty damn ugly.
Super Meat Boy: The game is alright for the first two worlds, but then by the third world they begin to introduce things that just annoyed the ever-loving shit out of me. Also I never got the acclaim for the controls. To me, they felt extremely slippery and awkward. The later stages in the game seem to go against its own philosophy as well by having stages that are way too long to be enjoyable. Also the game looks pretty damn ugly.
All the Assassins Creed games. They were kind of fun for a few hours but are all the same terrible game play with a horrible convoluted story for no reason. The only passable one was Black Flag because it stepped away from the standard formula a bit but it was still bad. I honestly can't see how people are so obsessed with those games and love the boring one dimensional characters.
Kocolino67
Member
I can't get over my Bioshock Infinite experience. Will I ever? And, am I the only one?
TheSonofBM
Member
Well you had a good run on GAF . . . all 3 posts.
I've warmed up to Skyrim after modding to fix mechanics and such. The world can be very flat at times but I like it more than I liked vanilla.
A lot of AAA fits the bill for me. I don't like cinematic-heavy action/hallway shooter titles, and that seems to be the bulk of what we get with it. GTA5 and SA did nothing for me (GTA4 didn't either) despite my love of 3/VC.
Demon's Souls/Dark Souls. Loved the concept, respect From for making them, but ended up really disliking them when I sat down to play them.
A lot of AAA fits the bill for me. I don't like cinematic-heavy action/hallway shooter titles, and that seems to be the bulk of what we get with it. GTA5 and SA did nothing for me (GTA4 didn't either) despite my love of 3/VC.
Demon's Souls/Dark Souls. Loved the concept, respect From for making them, but ended up really disliking them when I sat down to play them.
TIMtationX
Member
Bioshock.
IXI FalcoN
Member
Guess I'm the first in the thread to mention Borderlands.
I tried to like this game so much. It came out during a time in my life when I was broke so it got passed up for 2 years. Finally bought the GOTY edition when some friends were praising it up and down and bugging me to get it.
Game was dull as dishwater to me. Played the first area solo and couldn't get into it at all. It's a routine loot-driven RPG that happens to be guns instead of the usual fantasy-RPG weapons...big deal? Which character you pick means nothing since all that changes is a single useless power-up. The combat just revolves around shooting bullet sponge enemies. Quests mostly boiled down to "go to location, shoot everyone, pick up quest items. return to turn in quest." Game had no interesting plot at all.
After chewing my friends out for convincing me to buy this turd, they insisted I play with them, because the classic excuse from Borderlands fans is "well, you played single player. This game is sooooo much better in co-op!"
It's not. The annoying bullet sponge enemies just turn into bigger sponges! So the dull combat takes longer, but now you have the added benefit of your friends hoarding all the good loot...
Saw the game through to the end with them trying to find some redeeming quality. Some of the characters were funny I guess. It's about all the game has going for it from my perspective.
I'm convinced that the reason this game was successful is that it came out during a time when 4 player drop in/drop out co-op wasn't a standard thing yet. Many more games have done this better since. I just get annoyed when the co-op crutch gets used to excuse the dull gameplay. I had fun getting drunk with a few friends and watching Sharknado, but it sure as shit doesn't mean it's a good movie. Doing anything is better with friends, and that includes bad games.
I tried to like this game so much. It came out during a time in my life when I was broke so it got passed up for 2 years. Finally bought the GOTY edition when some friends were praising it up and down and bugging me to get it.
Game was dull as dishwater to me. Played the first area solo and couldn't get into it at all. It's a routine loot-driven RPG that happens to be guns instead of the usual fantasy-RPG weapons...big deal? Which character you pick means nothing since all that changes is a single useless power-up. The combat just revolves around shooting bullet sponge enemies. Quests mostly boiled down to "go to location, shoot everyone, pick up quest items. return to turn in quest." Game had no interesting plot at all.
After chewing my friends out for convincing me to buy this turd, they insisted I play with them, because the classic excuse from Borderlands fans is "well, you played single player. This game is sooooo much better in co-op!"
It's not. The annoying bullet sponge enemies just turn into bigger sponges! So the dull combat takes longer, but now you have the added benefit of your friends hoarding all the good loot...
Saw the game through to the end with them trying to find some redeeming quality. Some of the characters were funny I guess. It's about all the game has going for it from my perspective.
I'm convinced that the reason this game was successful is that it came out during a time when 4 player drop in/drop out co-op wasn't a standard thing yet. Many more games have done this better since. I just get annoyed when the co-op crutch gets used to excuse the dull gameplay. I had fun getting drunk with a few friends and watching Sharknado, but it sure as shit doesn't mean it's a good movie. Doing anything is better with friends, and that includes bad games.
pr0cs
Member
I don't understand why the Elder Scrolls series is so loved.
The concept of enemies scaling to your level is ridiculous and takes away the feeling of gaining power.
Especially in Oblivion where near the end of the game you're being interrupted by a gang of thieves on the road all wearing glass armor.
I like RPGs but scaling enemies is beyond stupid. Oblivion is one of the very few games that I traded in because I despised the game by the end and knew I would never ever touch it again.
The concept of enemies scaling to your level is ridiculous and takes away the feeling of gaining power.
Especially in Oblivion where near the end of the game you're being interrupted by a gang of thieves on the road all wearing glass armor.
I like RPGs but scaling enemies is beyond stupid. Oblivion is one of the very few games that I traded in because I despised the game by the end and knew I would never ever touch it again.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Rogue Galaxy. I don't understand how this game has a following. Such a horrible, horrible game.
Oh and I didn't think Phantasy Star IV was anything special. II had magnificent, huge dungeons, and III had a battle system that didn't waste your time. I'm not really sure what, if anything, IV offered.
Oh and I didn't think Phantasy Star IV was anything special. II had magnificent, huge dungeons, and III had a battle system that didn't waste your time. I'm not really sure what, if anything, IV offered.
Krusenstern
Banned
Most Ubisoft AAA productions. AssCreed 3, Far Cry 3 etc. I find them bland and soulless. Gameplay was about as exciting as to go shopping in the grocery store.
Ghost_Protocol
Member
Bioshock Infinite. I think reviewers forgot that they were reviewing a video game and instead chose to gush about the world/social commentary.
TheAdmiester
Member
Saints Row 3 and 4. Even if you didn't compare them to the far-superior first two games, they're absolutely terrible games devoid of any real humour.
I'd much rather have the map from the first two games and the actual decent customisation they had as opposed to the shitty, tiny Steelport and "hey guise look at these randum fart and dildo jokes lolol xdd". It's just a shame that SR2 was awful on PC, otherwise I'd still play it.
I'd much rather have the map from the first two games and the actual decent customisation they had as opposed to the shitty, tiny Steelport and "hey guise look at these randum fart and dildo jokes lolol xdd". It's just a shame that SR2 was awful on PC, otherwise I'd still play it.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Hate is a very strong emotion. I'd like to see it used less when describing games that just annoys us at best.
A game I'm playing right now that's annoying me is The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It's just these little things constantly. Not being able to walk for more than 5 seconds without something interupting gameplay, the incredibly stiff animation, the need to explain everything several times, how unnatural gameplay flows, etc. I understand what people like but it feels like they're copying the Zelda-formula more than they're making a Zelda-game.
A game I'm playing right now that's annoying me is The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It's just these little things constantly. Not being able to walk for more than 5 seconds without something interupting gameplay, the incredibly stiff animation, the need to explain everything several times, how unnatural gameplay flows, etc. I understand what people like but it feels like they're copying the Zelda-formula more than they're making a Zelda-game.
sleverfunk
Member
Fallout 3.
There's something about fallout 3 that makes me nauseus, it gives me headache and make me wanna puke.
I couldn't even keep on playing for an hour or two.
Maybe because how the game look, the tone and the atmosphere.
Never played it again.
There's something about fallout 3 that makes me nauseus, it gives me headache and make me wanna puke.
I couldn't even keep on playing for an hour or two.
Maybe because how the game look, the tone and the atmosphere.
Never played it again.
I'm a long time fan of Resident Evil since the PSX days and I liked 6 a lot, even if it was very different and well, not RE at all.
But I couldn't stomach Revelations for more than ten minutes. It felt clunky, awful and unfun.
I think I even read that "it's designed to be tiring and not fun". Well shit, I'm not that into video games that aren't fun. Guess I'll go and read a book instead I guess.
But I couldn't stomach Revelations for more than ten minutes. It felt clunky, awful and unfun.
Haven't played Bioshock Infinite enough to agree or not with you, but it seems these days doing 'social deep critical commentary' is a excuse to design a boring video game. I like the whole thing of Spec Ops: The Line being critical of violence and whatnot, but the game itself is a chore.
I think I even read that "it's designed to be tiring and not fun". Well shit, I'm not that into video games that aren't fun. Guess I'll go and read a book instead I guess.
tylerh1701
Member
Journey
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
Gone home
A buddy told me that it was worth 20$ and was so awesome! I got it and was so disappointed. What a boring "game". It was completely unentertaining and I could not believe how many people loved it. I played for like an hour or so before I decided to not waste my time on it anymore. I asked that buddy what he liked about it and he said he hadn't played more than 30 min but LOVED the whole nostalgia bits since it was in the 90s (pulp fiction, nirvana, ect.). That stuff was cool I guess but man, it was so boring to me.
A buddy told me that it was worth 20$ and was so awesome! I got it and was so disappointed. What a boring "game". It was completely unentertaining and I could not believe how many people loved it. I played for like an hour or so before I decided to not waste my time on it anymore. I asked that buddy what he liked about it and he said he hadn't played more than 30 min but LOVED the whole nostalgia bits since it was in the 90s (pulp fiction, nirvana, ect.). That stuff was cool I guess but man, it was so boring to me.
MemoryHumanity
Member
Skyrim. I hate almost everything about that game.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Mass effect:
contender for worst ai in any videogame
awful story pacing, total lack of character exposition for key characters (asari matriarch etc)
Talk her up for the first dreadfully boring hours of the game, then kill her off before you have any reason to know who that character is or to give two shits, yet act like it's a heavy and meaningful event
save the puppy/rape the puppy 'moral choices'
Dumbed down conversation system
Awful gunplay
one of the worst UI's/menu/inventory systems in an rpg ever
Endless asset copy pasta
5 minutes in udk terrain tool planets and too lazy to even use a smoothening brush
3 copy pasta micro dungeons (in which the ai also constantly gets stuck) on the planets
Broken self shadows that were patched out instead of fixed
and the fact that it's the exact same stale bioware story formula that we've already played many times before
Every single aspect of the game is lazy and half baked/poorly executed , despite being the same by the book formulaic shit they 've done several times before (it's just a lazy worse reskin of kotor)
But hey you can have space sex and there's a cool looking space ship (that serves as a shitty quest hub) wooo 10/10 goty
contender for worst ai in any videogame
awful story pacing, total lack of character exposition for key characters (asari matriarch etc)
Talk her up for the first dreadfully boring hours of the game, then kill her off before you have any reason to know who that character is or to give two shits, yet act like it's a heavy and meaningful event
save the puppy/rape the puppy 'moral choices'
Dumbed down conversation system
Awful gunplay
one of the worst UI's/menu/inventory systems in an rpg ever
Endless asset copy pasta
5 minutes in udk terrain tool planets and too lazy to even use a smoothening brush
3 copy pasta micro dungeons (in which the ai also constantly gets stuck) on the planets
Broken self shadows that were patched out instead of fixed
and the fact that it's the exact same stale bioware story formula that we've already played many times before
Every single aspect of the game is lazy and half baked/poorly executed , despite being the same by the book formulaic shit they 've done several times before (it's just a lazy worse reskin of kotor)
But hey you can have space sex and there's a cool looking space ship (that serves as a shitty quest hub) wooo 10/10 goty
silver moose
Member
Most recently GTAV and Assassin's Creed IV, both just bored me to tears after about 8 hours.
BaraSailey
Member
I've never absolutely hated a game before, but there are a few games that I didn't really like that got a lot of praise. The Halo series and Call of Duty are the only two I can think of at the moment. I tried to get into Halo, but other than the multiplayer, it just bored me.