AHA-Lambda
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Can't argue with that list at all.
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C|NET: The most disappointing games of 2014
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Haven't played Tomo; what made it disappointing for you?
JumpJeff84
Member
I couldn't even play the demo for more than ten minutes without getting pissed off. And I LIKE stealth games.
Justice_Bolt
Member
You realise you are in the minority right?
Katana_Strikes
Member
Shadow of Mordor for me. That game got (somehow) great reviews and it was dull, repetitive and unoriginal (which isn't a bad thing per se), yet wasn't as good as the games it mimicked.
AC Unity wasn't completely terrible. It's not all bad but the games clunky controls, repetitive side missions/collectables and shoddy release condition meant the game felt old and tired and needs resting and brought back to the drawing board.
Watch Dogs gets a lot of hate but it was a pretty enjoyable game still. The best "AC"game this year.
AC Unity wasn't completely terrible. It's not all bad but the games clunky controls, repetitive side missions/collectables and shoddy release condition meant the game felt old and tired and needs resting and brought back to the drawing board.
Watch Dogs gets a lot of hate but it was a pretty enjoyable game still. The best "AC"game this year.
Thankfully I never experienced major bugs or glitches, and for me it's not below par at all, but instead the best entry in the series since Assassin's Creed II. The game gets so many things right, even beyond the beautifully crafted world and stunning graphics. Side activities are much improved over previous games, co-op is a lot of fun, the auto descend function or whatever it's called is great, the amount of customization for your character is great and so on. There are some annoying things of course, like how long the companion app takes to finish, but on the whole, great great game.
I can definitely see why this would be the case for many, but for me, it's a better experience than the Sims 3 by far. I've played both this year, and the Sims 3's sluggishness (even on a PC many years newer than it) really gets in the way of my enjoyment. The Sims 4 meanwhile vastly improves the creation tools, and I've always enjoyed building houses more than anything in these games.
Correct, don't get so caught up in the hype, for anything, ever. It was a perfectly passable and entertaining Ubisoft genre game (fillin' bars and what not), and delivered pretty much exactly what I expected of it. Rather ridiculous that it took mods to make it look good though.
If AC: Unity isn't truly current gen, then I don't know what is. It's easily the most graphically impressive game I've ever played anyway. The scale, the detail, amazing.
Pinko Marx
Banned
What really? I was just about to bite the bullet on Dragon Age, thought consensus is that it was amazing
I very much enjoy DAI, and this is coming from someone that thought DAO was just okay and DA2 was an atrocity.
Its the best DA yet.
Play on hard mode or nightmare, though. Normal mode is way too easy.
ME2 combat being a Vanguard is fucking amazing up there with the best.
In fact I think ME2 is one of the best games of last gen.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Good list
I knew about them, but I completely forgot about them. Not many on GAF talk about sports games, but a few of my friends bought it bitched for a few weeks,and then stopped playing.
most people who played it probably know that the game has some serious flaws
They actively misrepresented the game with an on stage demo. For better or worse, Destiny is no different than what people were readily given access to over the summer. It just falls way short on its ambitions.
CaptainGyro
Banned
Neverr cared about the NHL one but yeah i was looking forward to all of the others and didn't end up buying any of them..
Anton Sugar
Member
What really? I was just about to bite the bullet on Dragon Age, thought consensus is that it was amazing
There are good fetch quests and bad fetch quests. DAI, IMO, is mostly full of good ones. They get you exploring new areas of the map, they have an impact on the area, and are somewhat relevant to the story.
GOTY for me, so far. I highly recommend it. I spent a few hours in the (huuuuuuuuuge) starting area alone doing quests and each one felt different. Some ARE tedious, though.
What really? I was just about to bite the bullet on Dragon Age, thought consensus is that it was amazing
You will never have consensus among gamers.
GrandHarrier
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What really? I was just about to bite the bullet on Dragon Age, thought consensus is that it was amazing
You can safely ignore that posters opinion. The game is thoroughly enjoyable.
Anton Sugar
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I agree but it is very ambitious, as well.
whiteninja
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Only played Thief out of all those and yes it was very dull. Had to force myself to get though the whole thing I kept thinking it would get better but nope.
Astral Dog
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good list.
SirMossyBloke
Member
I'm sorry, but if the tradeoffs are terrible frame rate, graphical glitches and some of the worst bugs in a full release game in a long time, then no, its not the most graphically impressive game.
Its actually embarrassing.
Nobody knew how bad some of these games could be until matchmaking didn't work or faces started disappearing. Given the review embargoes, most people were not sharing an opinion until after some of these games went on sale.
I wonder how Ubisoft would fare in the 2015 Consumerist poll if they were eligible. Just one fuckup after another all year long.
Well, I can't judge by anyone else's experience obviously, but thankfully none of those are applicable for me.
Nonsense. It's not to everyone's tastes and it has some quirks, but I've played 130+ hours of it and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Leafhopper
Banned
Damn.
SuperSonic1305
Member
So much wrong in one sentence.
It's a decent list but I would probably flip the order and add the MCC. Destiny takes the #1 spot for 3 factors alone:
1) The Pedigree of the developer (my personal favorite shooters of all time)
2) The amount of time it has been in development (Easter egg seen in ODST which released 5 years earlier)
3) The massive budget
That doesn't even include the nonexistent story and characters, terrible level design, lack of worlds, and annoying RNG loot.
1) The Pedigree of the developer (my personal favorite shooters of all time)
2) The amount of time it has been in development (Easter egg seen in ODST which released 5 years earlier)
3) The massive budget
That doesn't even include the nonexistent story and characters, terrible level design, lack of worlds, and annoying RNG loot.
Absolutely. As much as the game may get wrong, nobody can deny how much of a technical achievement the game is. Easily the best looking game available right now, a surprise considering its scale. That alone should keep it from the top 5 considering other games this year. It's just a shame that everything else turned out the way it did.
Tranqueris
Banned
I think Watch Dogs cemented this idea in my head that if Ubisoft is marketing a AAA game with some kind of unique and amazing sounding idea, then prepare to be disappointed. Not because that idea is bad, but because it has to be mashed up and stomped to fit into Ubisoft's assembly line method of making AAA games (access/climb tower to unlock side quest busy work, get collectibles, etc).
I haven't played it so I could be wrong, but what I saw of what turned out to be the end result of the "players invading your world, everyone is connected" feature seemed really disappointing. Like I said, I haven't played it, so there could totally be some kind of foundation that breaks the mold of Ubisoft big budget game design, but I really doubt it.
I haven't played it so I could be wrong, but what I saw of what turned out to be the end result of the "players invading your world, everyone is connected" feature seemed really disappointing. Like I said, I haven't played it, so there could totally be some kind of foundation that breaks the mold of Ubisoft big budget game design, but I really doubt it.
It seems like they want to create GTA V level games on a Call of Duty production schedule. It isn't working.
Nope, it's very much a Ubisoft game. That said, the players invading your world stuff is a really neat multiplayer feature.
Senteevs
Member
I agree with this. If I don't get a discount for NHL 16, I'm gonna be pissed.
Seeing how that is never going to happen, I am and will be pissed.
Insane Metal
Member
It's a very solid game, gameplay wise. Since the problem with the servers has been solved, the game is pretty good.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
How is Destiny and Thief lower then AC:U? I can't agree with that list.
SolidSnakex
Member
For all their problems, Destiny and Thief worked like they were supposed to at launch. And in the case of Destiny, there was a lot that could go wrong iwth its launch because it was an online only game. Yet they pulled it off without any issues. I can't think of another online only game that's launch was as smooth as Destiny's.
Destiny gets a lot of crap for stuff it should get a lot of crap for (story, levels, repetitive structure etc.) but as first person shooters go it's at least more ambitious and has more replay value than Titanfall, a game that somehow got a pass despite it's (even more) shallow story and limited game modes.