Your top 5 dissapointments of this gen

[Great Rumbler]

Shadowrun (2007) was the last multiplayer FPS worth playing tho

That's funny, I'm pretty sure Left 4 Dead came out AFTER Shadowrun...

[cool breeze]

Once I made peace with the fact that there was absolutely no semblance of platforming in the game, I ended up enjoying it for my playthrough.  But the fact that it took many of the platforming conventions that made the first two so much fun to play and basically said fuck it, let's try and sell a concept using the façade of these nostalgic characters to lure people in...I don't know, I thought it was kind of bullshit.  Not to mention the fact that it had one of the poorest camera and control systems I've used in a next-gen game.

Also a lot of the missions in the game are basically luck if you're trying to design vehicles the entire time.  That one where you have to fly a certain distance if the Jiggoseum was absolute horseshit.

you did this on purpose

[iconoclast]

That's funny, I'm pretty sure Left 4 Dead came out AFTER Shadowrun...

L4D is okay, but that's not what I meant since it's not really a competitive game.

[Great Rumbler]

That's funny, I'm pretty sure Left 4 Dead came out AFTER Shadowrun...

L4D is okay, but that's not what I meant since it's not really a competitive game.

Team Fortress 2 came out after Shadowrun.

[Tasty]

Mario Galaxy - Was super excited to play this but it was just boring.

[TakingBackSunday]

Once I made peace with the fact that there was absolutely no semblance of platforming in the game, I ended up enjoying it for my playthrough.  But the fact that it took many of the platforming conventions that made the first two so much fun to play and basically said fuck it, let's try and sell a concept using the façade of these nostalgic characters to lure people in...I don't know, I thought it was kind of bullshit.  Not to mention the fact that it had one of the poorest camera and control systems I've used in a next-gen game.

Also a lot of the missions in the game are basically luck if you're trying to design vehicles the entire time.  That one where you have to fly a certain distance if the Jiggoseum was absolute horseshit.

you did this on purpose

Hey I don't buy any of the Mario Parties or anything!

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

actually, replace RF: Armageddon with this:

LittleBigPlanet (series) - I keep trying to like it, and keep burning myself every time. The controls wouldn't be so much of an issue if a lot of the levels weren't built around demanding some sort of precision. Love the art style, and the music, though. LBP PSP and Vita come the closest to being what I expected, and are the two best of the bunch imo, but as a whole I just don't think the games are very good at what they set out to do.

Yeah I tried to enjoy the Vita one (the only LBP I played) and it is just not good at all.  I'm hoping that once LBP3 on PS4 bombs, they can put this franchise out to pasture.  Not saying it's shit but it just didn't click with me and wasn't compelling enough to push forward.

[Robo]

MGS4 - Snake Eater is one of my favorite games ever.  MGS4 is on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - In retrospect, I don't know why I bought this or was ever anticipating it to begin with.  Gave it away to a friend.
Bioshock 2 - I didn't play Minerva's Den because I'm not buying this piece of shit twice.
Diablo 3 - I don't remember Diablo 2 being so fucking boring.
Resident Evil 5 - I might include 6, too, but the memory of RE5 has kept my expectations sufficiently in-check.

[fistfulofmetal]

5.) Mass Effect 3

4.) Mass Effect 3

3.) Mass Effect 3

2.) Mass Effect 3

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[MCD]

- MS dropping Japanese dev support. Come on, I know they were struggling as fuck but dropping Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon among many other RPGs is not cool. What's worse is that now they may never go back because the focus is on EUROPE. meh.

It doesn't help that Japan, no, the whole fucking industry is all about MOBILE so few actually are bothering to invest in consoles.

- Waggle and motion crap prolonging this generation for like...3 more years. Sure, we might have missed the current and upcoming games like MGS Rising or Halo 4 but fuck man, I was in fucking high school back when 360 launched. Now I am a jaded, bitter fucker that can't be assed to play anything.

[tiesto]

If you get the Chaos Rings games on sale, they're well worth it.  If you pay $18 for them, you're probably going to feel burned.

People who bitch about the touch interface on games that were ported from the DS should be institutionalized.  Plus, there's quite a bit of original content (or at least original if you don't have a Japanese feature phone) available from SE on iOS.  Not all of it is good, but there are definitely some interesting titles to be found there.  People are just salty they're ditching portables.

I got Chaos Rings for $4 and it's not bad for that price... what else is good that's not a game I already played on DS? FF Dimensions looked good apart from its amateur RPG Maker-level graphics but I don't think I'd spend $20 for a cellphone game.

[drew]

Ninja Gaiden II
Halo 3
Vita
Bioshock

[Human Snorenado]

Ninja Gaiden II
Halo 3
Vita
Bioshock

Like... Bioshock 1 or 2?  Because I can understand 2.

[Tasty]

Huh, I really disliked most of Brawl's soundtrack.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Awesome write up wrath.

Whats your beef with mario galaxy? Ive never played  it but everyone seems to love it.

Hard to believe Oscar doesnt like Mirrors Edge.

[Tasty]

"I hate that SMG was linear like 2D Mario."

"I love SMG2 even though it's a ton more linear."

[Tasty]

It wasn't 1000x, it wasn't even 10x. The levels were harder in general but that didn't make them better designed. SMG2 even copied an entire SM64 level wholesale.

Also, I had a ton of fun exploring Galaxy. Sea Slide was awesome.

[Van Cruncheon]

hmm.

torchlight 2
zelda: skyward sword
dragon age 2 (origins to a lesser extent)
test drive unlimited 2
anarchy reigns

[Great Rumbler]

test drive unlimited 2

:'(

[Cerveza mas fina]

Torchlight 2, such a snoozefest. People claimingnits better then D3 are on drugs.

[drew]

Like... Bioshock 1 or 2?  Because I can understand 2.

one.  I think it had less to do with the actual game but more with GAF hype, ruined the game for me and almost made me quit videogames altogether (skate saved me)

[Human Snorenado]

Like... Bioshock 1 or 2?  Because I can understand 2.

one.  I think it had less to do with the actual game but more with GAF hype, ruined the game for me and almost made me quit videogames altogether (skate saved me)

...you're really fucking weird. But, whatever floats your boat skeeter.

[Phoenix Dark]

WoW Cataclysm - worst expansion imo

[Third]

Final Fantasy XIII
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Silent Hill Homecoming
Silent Hill Downpour
Zelda TP
Zelda SS

Yeah, basically all of my favorite franchises

[Raban]

I don't really have five disappointments because I feel like this generation has been mostly great. I didn't really play any games that evoked a strong negative reaction, and I found myself pleasantly entertained by a lot of this gen's most criticized games.

What I felt more affected by was the surprising growth of the industry and what appears to be a windfall of mainstream attention towards gaming. Game design trends have radically shifted, and it became much more important for console manufacturers to think about the user's experience and build something that caters to their idea of what a set-top box should do. And I can't forget to mention the rebirth of mobile phones and browsers as viable gaming platforms.

That said, I find both the Vita and 3DS to be incredibly disappointing, if only because their predecessors easily rank as two of my favorite systems to game on, and I feel like the hardware design and software library of both consoles are pitiful by comparison. Not only that, but both fail to offer an experience any more meaningful than the the service I can readily access on my phone, a device I already carry everywhere.

I don't doubt I'm alone in my opinion of the 3DS because it certainly has more merit than its direct competitor, but I'm indifferent toward it and its relative success. TBH, I'm not totally sure what I was expecting.

[fistfulofmetal]

The *growth* of the industry?  You, uh, know we're down from last gen, right?  The industry has shrunk.

in terms of what? Total console sales? some quick wikisearch shows that combined console sales were around 200m during the PS2 era and the current era is sitting at around 230m.

[Raban]

The *growth* of the industry?  You, uh, know we're down from last gen, right?  The industry has shrunk.

I think this really depends on what you're looking at. I'm not really speaking in terms of sales numbers because I truly don't know, but just that there are more and more varied methods of getting games to consumers, seemingly more than ever before. And the avenues for getting into game development have never appeared to be more inviting than now.

[bork]

Crackdown 2

Forgot all about this one.  Yeah, I loved the original game, but the sequel was a big ol' turd.

Mario Galaxy - Was super excited to play this but it was just boring. I intend to give it another shot though.
Uncharted 2 - 10/10 reviews and GotY awards everywhere! This game is going to be awesome! Nope.

Kinda scratching my head on these two.

Red Dead Redemption - ^

But not on this one.  Rockstar games have some great presentation and they do an amazing job hyping their games up (even after ditching GTA4, I wanted The Ballad Of Gay Tony when that trailer with Pjanoo came out), but I'm always disappointed with what I play.

SFxT... I was hoping it would be great, but it wasn't. Whatever.

To be fair, they've stuck to their word and have been patching the game to make it better.  The big version 2013 update is coming out at the end of the month and will really be changing the game up quite a bit.

MGS4 - Snake Eater is one of my favorite games ever.  MGS4 is on the opposite end of the spectrum.

I only played a little bit of MGS4.  Spoiled myself on the 90 minute ending (WTFLOL) and never played it again.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - In retrospect, I don't know why I bought this or was ever anticipating it to begin with.  Gave it away to a friend.

What were you expecting?  As far as Tekken goes, this is the best game in the series, easily.

Torchlight 2, such a snoozefest. People claimingnits better then D3 are on drugs.

Played this a few times and never went back to it.  But I would have done with this Diablo III or any other game like it.  I just don't "get" these games.  Sure, there's loot and stuff.  But I don't find what boils down to "CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK" very compelling.  I know I'm nitpicking, but I'd prefer to play something like this with a controller.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I don't have too many disappointments but the Wii was an exercise in Nintendo trying to limbo under a continually dropping bar of already low expectations.  Wii Music was probably the lowest of the low points for Nintendo.  It was so cynical that you almost had to give a little bit of respect to Nintendo for thinking so little of their userbase.  Almost.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I installed Diablo 3 to check out what changed, not much it seems. Played for 2 hours, not a single decent drop.
Pff.

The *growth* of the industry?  You, uh, know we're down from last gen, right?  The industry has shrunk.

in terms of what? Total console sales? some quick wikisearch shows that combined console sales were around 200m during the PS2 era and the current era is sitting at around 230m.

in terms of its financial value.  and yes, unit sales are slightly higher, but the generation has also gone on considerably longer.

Well last gen wasnt in the middle of an economical crisis.

Shits not even over yet.

[Robo]

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - In retrospect, I don't know why I bought this or was ever anticipating it to begin with.  Gave it away to a friend.

What were you expecting?  As far as Tekken goes, this is the best game in the series, easily.

A Tekken that I'd actually like and want to play because it was likely to be the best in the series.  Nope—still hate it.

[Cerveza mas fina]

 

[tiesto]

But not on this one.  Rockstar games have some great presentation and they do an amazing job hyping their games up (even after ditching GTA4, I wanted The Ballad Of Gay Tony when that trailer with Pjanoo came out), but I'm always disappointed with what I play.

  That trailer almost sold me on the game, then I remembered I don't like GTA

/Pryda fanboy

[chronovore]

Shadowrun (2007) was the last multiplayer FPS worth playing tho

I think most people's "Shadowrun issue" with it is that there's no "Shadowrun" in the actual game.

Hmm...

- No F-Zero game for Wii
- Lost Odyssey
- Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts
- Zelda: PH and Spirit Tracks
- No proper Half-Life 3

Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts is one of the best games for 360, why did it disappoint you?

Once I made peace with the fact that there was absolutely no semblance of platforming in the game, I ended up enjoying it for my playthrough.  But the fact that it took many of the platforming conventions that made the first two so much fun to play and basically said fuck it, let's try and sell a concept using the façade of these nostalgic characters to lure people in...I don't know, I thought it was kind of bullshit.  Not to mention the fact that it had one of the poorest camera and control systems I've used in a next-gen game.

Also a lot of the missions in the game are basically luck if you're trying to design vehicles the entire time.  That one where you have to fly a certain distance if the Jiggoseum was absolute horseshit.

I think I had to look up how to do that one on YouTube. It was quite the puckerfest. But there was a triathlon race in the space-themed world which was even more annoying. At least that Jiggoseum javelin-toss was a quick chuck or three before rinsing and repeating. The triathlon actually required the car be redesigned between race attempts, once you saw which each leg required.

In the end, I got all of them except the 0 pt. Achievement for owning a different game (those should be against Microsoft's publisher regs, what a bunch of crap).

[naff]

Sony shitting the bed

Fable 2/3: liked the first one, but maybe because of my age and less exposure to ARPGs but 2 was the most boring game I attempted to play this gen.

Starhawk: over 300 hrs in the 1st one.

Xbox Live Gold: maybe this is ok in the States, but here it is the biggest piece of shit ever conceived, P2P multi and nothing else except access to some terrible game sales. Praise be to Santa Demi I never had to pay for it.

Majority of Japans output moving to handhelds. I don't care for handhelds but I now have a PSP
 Go and a 3DS. Just more crap to maintain in order to play a few games, not really socially viable to use outside my house much so uh, sux for me.

[Steve Contra]

Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City

[TakingBackSunday]

Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City

oh fuck this.  arkham city is on of the best games this entire generation.

[demi]

Sony downgrading their entire PS3 hardware (BC, Linux, attacking GeoHot, etc...) is def a huge disappointment. Now they are charging dummies for games that should have worked in the first place.

[naff]

To an extent it has been pretty funny seeing them practice self immolation, losing Sony Liverpool and Vita bombing was a rough blow though.

[Steve Contra]

Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham City

oh fuck this.  arkham city is on of the best games this entire generation.

If you mean Arkham Asylum, yes, you are correct. 

[Beezy]

I'm also one of the few who liked Asylum waaaay more than City.

[archie4208]

Asylum had a much tighter design.  Good Metroidesque pseudo exploration and Riddler trophies were much more intelligently placed.  City felt like they wanted to add everything possible so it feels sloppier.

[demi]

Ya, no question Asylum is better.

[Cormacaroni]

Vita
DS
3DS
Wii
Wii-U

[tiesto]

Sony shitting the bed

Fable 2/3: liked the first one, but maybe because of my age and less exposure to ARPGs but 2 was the most boring game I attempted to play this gen.

Starhawk: over 300 hrs in the 1st one.

Xbox Live Gold: maybe this is ok in the States, but here it is the biggest piece of shit ever conceived, P2P multi and nothing else except access to some terrible game sales. Praise be to Santa Demi I never had to pay for it.

Majority of Japans output moving to handhelds. I don't care for handhelds but I now have a PSP
 Go and a 3DS. Just more crap to maintain in order to play a few games, not really socially viable to use outside my house much so uh, sux for me.

I liked 2 better than 1 actually (and I thought that most people did too???). Game was sluggish as shit and the combat was retardedly basic, but the sim stuff was pretty fun, loved buying up property and being a slumlord, turning hos into housewives, contracting STDs, shooting down obnoxious gargoyles who taunt you, and all that other ridiculous shit you do in the game. The game seemed to have a much larger scope without being too overbearingly open-ended. Not my favorite western RPG by any means but certainly not my least... still haven't played 3.

[Huff]

dont play 3

[TakingBackSunday]

both batmans are amazing.  asylum had a better designed world, city had a better battle system and toooooooons of fanservice.  they're both incredible games.

[Rahxephon91]

Didn't really care for Asylum much. Maybe I just don't like Metriod-esque games. Was able to get into City and really liked it. Maybe it was the open world part.

[D3RANG3D]

Zelda
Mario Other than Galaxy
Metroid
Skyrim
The shift to non gaming devices.

[treythemovie]

Microsoft
Sony
Nintendo
Square Enix
idk, Capcom?

[Huff]

Konami was the worst publisher/developer this gen

[treythemovie]

Konami was the worst publisher/developer this gen

Right... they exist. Kinda forgot that for a moment

[Human Snorenado]

Konami was the worst publisher/developer this gen

yeah, i mean, other publishers have had lower lows, but those publishers usually have some highs.  konami's been nothing but disappointment this gen, especially on consoles.  revengeance is probably going to be awesome but it's outsourced.  contra 4 was pretty good but it was outsourced.  internally, the best stuff they've done has been igavanias, metal gear acid, and metal gear peacewalker.  that's just sad.

They're too busy bathing in yugioh money to care

[Tasty]

Konami was the worst publisher/developer this gen

yeah, i mean, other publishers have had lower lows, but those publishers usually have some highs.  konami's been nothing but disappointment this gen, especially on consoles.  revengeance is probably going to be awesome but it's outsourced.  contra 4 was pretty good but it was outsourced.  internally, the best stuff they've done has been igavanias, metal gear acid, and metal gear peacewalker.  that's just sad.

They're too busy bathing in yugioh money to care

Also their apparently prolific Japanese health centers.

[Mr. Gundam]

Konami makes kickass baseball games.

Too bad they're Japan-only.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Shit I was actually looking forward to:

Uncharted 3  - balls.  U2 was soooo good and then we get this turd .  U3 was so bad that I don't give a flying fuck about Uncharted now.

Halo 4 - absolutely mind numbingly boring.  I think I'm done with Halo.

LA Noir - not even a game.  Trash.

Dragon Age 2  - one of the worst sequels ever.

Arkham City - Not a bad game but just a big let down after Asylum.  I absolutely loved Asylum.

[Mr. Gundam]

Uncharted 3 wasn't terrible, but it was just so... average... that it's worse than terrible.

[Timber]

No Persona 5.

[Mr. Gundam]

No Persona 5.

Famitsu leak later today, be patient.

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LOL No way is it gonna be Persona 5.

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[demi]

No Persona 5.

No reason to, you dummies kept gobbling that P4 cock.

Atlus :jewrubbinghands