Least Favorite Entry In Your Favorite Franchise ?
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Judge Magister
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You dislike sequels
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Judge Magister
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I'm stuck thinking what game is the worse.
lifa-cobex
Member
Soul Reaver 2.
Demons and guards that block are way too annoying.
DMC2
No explination necessary.
Bad Game.
MGS4
The game has highs and lows but needed tightening up.
Story and bosses didn't stand out either.
Demons and guards that block are way too annoying.
DMC2
No explination necessary.
Bad Game.
MGS4
The game has highs and lows but needed tightening up.
Story and bosses didn't stand out either.
ThisIsMyDog
Member
Resident Evil 6
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
Splinter Cell:
Conviction
Final Fantasy:
2 or 13
Resident Evil:
6
Conviction
Final Fantasy:
2 or 13
Resident Evil:
6
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I was hyped as hell for this game and was 100% on board with the new direction. I found it boring as hell. A total letdown whether you judge it as a JRPG or as a character action game. It stands as the only mainline FF I've never finished.
Re. Final Fantasy XIII, a lot of the criticism is totally valid but I still like the game. It has maybe the best battle system, music, and overall audiovisual presentation in the series. That was enough to overcome the retarded characters/dialog and the linear design for me.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Since to me Ninja Theory's DMC doesn't belong in the series, DMC 2 would be the worst in DMC.
If that one counts, then that's the worst. I like DMC 2 better.
Dark Souls 2 as the worst souls game. I like it, though.
If that one counts, then that's the worst. I like DMC 2 better.
Dark Souls 2 as the worst souls game. I like it, though.
MiguelItUp
Member
Dark Souls 2
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Dragon Quest IX
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Dragon's Dogma 2
Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Dragon's Dogma 2
Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Judge Magister
Member
That game never got translated or did it?
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
RE5
MGS4
Splinter Cell Conviction
Gears 4
FF XIII
MGS4
Splinter Cell Conviction
Gears 4
FF XIII
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Resident evil Code Veronica
Yoshi story
Pilotwings 64
Venus vacations prism Dead or Alive Xtreme
Yoshi story
Pilotwings 64
Venus vacations prism Dead or Alive Xtreme
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Indeed, it even gives the feeling of those Japanese B-movies.
Baemono
Member
Doom 3 (you're supposed to be the Doom slayer, not the Jump scarer)
God of War Ascension (which is an ironic title after the emotional rollercoaster I had playing it after III which remains my favourite)
Super Mario Sunshine
GTA IV
Pokémon Ultra Moon (barely more interactive than watching a let's play on Youtube)
Max Payne 1
Uncharted 1
God of War Ascension (which is an ironic title after the emotional rollercoaster I had playing it after III which remains my favourite)
Super Mario Sunshine
GTA IV
Pokémon Ultra Moon (barely more interactive than watching a let's play on Youtube)
Max Payne 1
Uncharted 1
NeverYouMind
Member
Tekken 7 is cringe distilled. I am disturbed by every major update to Tekken 8 since FFXVI shitbird bringing it closer to that half-baked garbage. At some point I might just roll back to Heihachi update and say goodbye to the online.
Hashassin
Member
Oh lord you know FF16 is really terrible if it makes me forget about the crapshoot that's 13. At least the music is fantastic..
What happened after 12, squenix... What kind of demons have corrupted your hearts?
ResilientBanana
Member
Halo 5
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Tekken 7 is cringe distilled. I am disturbed by every major update to Tekken 8 since FFXVI shitbird bringing it closer to that half-baked garbage. At some point I might just roll back to Heihachi update and say goodbye to the online.
Tekken 7 was peak. Yea the roster got very stupid but at least you could play defense. They went way too far with the meters and rage. Rage drive + rage art was fine. High level Tekken 8 is an abomination and not even fun to watch.
But to answer the OP I pick SoulCalibur 6.
NeverYouMind
Member
Peak trash. Presentation is garbage. Story is worse than doing nothing. Content is nonexistent. Online is garbage. Wall bounces, floor bounces, and screws can take a hike. Supers and armored attacks are some Tekken Revolution shit. Gameplay system is borked past Tekken 6.
P.S. Tekken 8 has potential. It is the most experimental entry since 4. It needs to shed the T7 legacy crap though and get properly rebalanced.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Not that I'm aware of... Doesn't change the fact that out of all the SMT games it looks like the shittiest one.
EntelechyFuff
Neo Member
I'm gonna be lazy and pick on Final Fantasy.
For me it's Final Fantasy 9. I know it's a darling to the community, but I find it to be sort of off-puttingly conservative...It's like a grab bag of FF memories, almost like a spinoff game IMO. It just lacks a cohesive identity of its own, and most of the party members are very one-note...really everyone outside of Vivi and Steiner. I also played it when it was originally released on PS1, and Square was clearly chafing at the limitations of the system: I remember distinctly the sensation of looking at some enemy models and scratching my head like...wtf am I supposed to be seeing here? That, and the ATB system felt slow with (what seemed like) conflicts between battle animations and command input order.
It just wasn't a smooth experience to play, and the way it tied itself to the historical series paradoxically felt like a product of brand insecurity to me.
For me it's Final Fantasy 9. I know it's a darling to the community, but I find it to be sort of off-puttingly conservative...It's like a grab bag of FF memories, almost like a spinoff game IMO. It just lacks a cohesive identity of its own, and most of the party members are very one-note...really everyone outside of Vivi and Steiner. I also played it when it was originally released on PS1, and Square was clearly chafing at the limitations of the system: I remember distinctly the sensation of looking at some enemy models and scratching my head like...wtf am I supposed to be seeing here? That, and the ATB system felt slow with (what seemed like) conflicts between battle animations and command input order.
It just wasn't a smooth experience to play, and the way it tied itself to the historical series paradoxically felt like a product of brand insecurity to me.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
I love them all but if I have to pick its MGS4
The one I really dislike though is Shenmue 3
The one I really dislike though is Shenmue 3
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
Least Favorite Entry In Your Favorite Franchise ?
Looking around at the gaming landscape wind waker going toony especially at that time in gaming hd history (ps2, Xbox) was devastating (obviously loved Wind waker, it was great), some Zelda fans will try to sell you Skyward Sword being the least favorite, maybe they have a case. But in BOTW/TOTK there's just a lot of staring off into the landscapes, flying forever in the sky over baron wastelands etc. and than there's the divine beasts.
GamesDontSuck
Member
Metal Gear Solid 5.
Sure, it has the best graphical fidelity of the entire series and the gameplay is fun - up to a point as the games missions repeat themselves yadda yadda we all know the deal.
But the game, in many ways, is so unlike a mgs game. Some argue that is because it is undercooked... perhaps. Perhaps not.
Shame really.
Sure, it has the best graphical fidelity of the entire series and the gameplay is fun - up to a point as the games missions repeat themselves yadda yadda we all know the deal.
But the game, in many ways, is so unlike a mgs game. Some argue that is because it is undercooked... perhaps. Perhaps not.
Shame really.
Bernardougf
Member
Elden Ring ... I will easily play Dark Souls 2 multiple times before ever touching this turd again.
Metal Gear 5 - couldn't even make to mid game.. just horrible
Metal Gear 5 - couldn't even make to mid game.. just horrible
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touchfuzzy
Member
Skyward Sword, though a lot of my issues with it were with the dopey motion controls. Maybe one day I will try the Switch re-release to see if I like it better as a normal-controlling game but I just can't motivate myself to spend the money and invest the time in a game I remember disliking.
GymWolf
Member
Best open world stealth
Terrible mgs game
Roberts
Member
Was thinking about this and couldn't come up with a good answer.
Elder Scrolls franchise is one of my favourite, but I've loved all the games. Same with Fallout and I even love 76. Halo and Gears franchises were never my favourite but I don't think they ever made a bad or a disappointing game, maybe Halo 5 is not up to standard.
Oh, I never really liked that last Thief game they made.
Elder Scrolls franchise is one of my favourite, but I've loved all the games. Same with Fallout and I even love 76. Halo and Gears franchises were never my favourite but I don't think they ever made a bad or a disappointing game, maybe Halo 5 is not up to standard.
Oh, I never really liked that last Thief game they made.
Horseganador
Member
All the mainline Zelda games have seemed like gems to me, but this one... I haven't even finished it, I can't stand its mechanics.
Walliwallipaloo
Member
Fallout 2 and Fallout 4 are tied in the running for me.
Fallout 2, when I played it back in the day, felt so tonally bizarre. It clearly thought that it was a lot funnier than it actually was, and that really hurt the game. It didn't take itself seriously enough to be enjoyable. While Fallout 1 definitely had plenty of jokes and dark humor, it was still creepy and heady enough that you could get lost in its world. Fallout 2 never gave me that sort of feeling. Or maybe I never got the chance, what with all the constant crashing.
Hated it.
Fallout 4 feels like STALKER-lite in its gameplay (not terrible), and in its presentation - hell, I don't even know, man. It's so bland and milquetoast and strange. Its fixation on settlement building felt completely and totally wrong. Its fixation on the dog companion felt completely and totally wrong. All of it felt wrong. It was tonally discordant and offputting throughout. It did have its moments. Nick Valentine was a good companion (at least in my opinion). Honestly, so was Codsworth. Guess I just have a thing for robots. That, or the person/person(s) responsible for writing the robots did a better job than whoever did the other companions.
There are a ton of franchises I can think of that have a black sheep in them I dread to play, but I'm thinking about Fallout because I recently reinstalled F4, and was shocked by how mehhh it made me feel, right from the start.
Other opinions:
MGS 5 is one of the best stealth games I've ever played, purely from a mechanical standpoint. I've never had so much fun crawling around in dirt. I will say nothing more about this game, however, for the sake of us all. Suffice it to say, it would all be very, very negative.
Dark Souls 2 is an easy game to pick on, but for good reason. It's clunky, it's chunky, it feels strange and floaty, and my god the animations. And the digital 8-way movement. Why did they do that? They didn't in DS1! Why would they do that in DS2?! Maybe to make the movement easier to interpret for online play, a bandwidth-saving measure? IDK, but it was awful. The visual presentation was cheap-looking and wretched. The combat lacked all sense of impact. The sound effects were awful. The weapon degradation was onerous.
I have tried no less than six different times to slog through it, hoping I'd find some joy in its existence. But no. Oh, no. There is none to be found. I could replay DS1, and have replayed DS3 more times than I feel comfortable sharing. But even though there's an entire "Dark Souls" game sitting there, ripe to be explored, I will have to leave it be.
Ah, and Zelda. There were more misses than hits in my opinion. Link to the Past was the game of my childhood, and the original Zelda was my favorite game on the NES. Ocarina of Time is one of the best games ever made, and basically a masterpiece. No game has ever replicated its feel, its sense of wonder, in my opinion. I recognize just how much of a miracle it was they were able to achieve what they did with OoT, given how they were themselves pioneers in the 3d open-world action-RPG-on-console space.
And yet I feel everything after OoT has by some measure been disappointing. Not simply in that OoT achieved such lofty heights that it is hard to match (which is true), but also in that there's nowhere near the same level of quality. For all that can be said of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword (Buy New Batteries, the Game), I feel that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are the biggest disappointments. Save some occasional moments here and there, I felt they had little to do with the franchise as a whole, and felt rather soulless and bland.
There's also the fact that accidentally beating the game feels rather... bad, and a fair bit disappointing. That was, I guess, rather unique.
Fallout 2, when I played it back in the day, felt so tonally bizarre. It clearly thought that it was a lot funnier than it actually was, and that really hurt the game. It didn't take itself seriously enough to be enjoyable. While Fallout 1 definitely had plenty of jokes and dark humor, it was still creepy and heady enough that you could get lost in its world. Fallout 2 never gave me that sort of feeling. Or maybe I never got the chance, what with all the constant crashing.
Hated it.
Fallout 4 feels like STALKER-lite in its gameplay (not terrible), and in its presentation - hell, I don't even know, man. It's so bland and milquetoast and strange. Its fixation on settlement building felt completely and totally wrong. Its fixation on the dog companion felt completely and totally wrong. All of it felt wrong. It was tonally discordant and offputting throughout. It did have its moments. Nick Valentine was a good companion (at least in my opinion). Honestly, so was Codsworth. Guess I just have a thing for robots. That, or the person/person(s) responsible for writing the robots did a better job than whoever did the other companions.
There are a ton of franchises I can think of that have a black sheep in them I dread to play, but I'm thinking about Fallout because I recently reinstalled F4, and was shocked by how mehhh it made me feel, right from the start.
Other opinions:
MGS 5 is one of the best stealth games I've ever played, purely from a mechanical standpoint. I've never had so much fun crawling around in dirt. I will say nothing more about this game, however, for the sake of us all. Suffice it to say, it would all be very, very negative.
Dark Souls 2 is an easy game to pick on, but for good reason. It's clunky, it's chunky, it feels strange and floaty, and my god the animations. And the digital 8-way movement. Why did they do that? They didn't in DS1! Why would they do that in DS2?! Maybe to make the movement easier to interpret for online play, a bandwidth-saving measure? IDK, but it was awful. The visual presentation was cheap-looking and wretched. The combat lacked all sense of impact. The sound effects were awful. The weapon degradation was onerous.
I have tried no less than six different times to slog through it, hoping I'd find some joy in its existence. But no. Oh, no. There is none to be found. I could replay DS1, and have replayed DS3 more times than I feel comfortable sharing. But even though there's an entire "Dark Souls" game sitting there, ripe to be explored, I will have to leave it be.
Ah, and Zelda. There were more misses than hits in my opinion. Link to the Past was the game of my childhood, and the original Zelda was my favorite game on the NES. Ocarina of Time is one of the best games ever made, and basically a masterpiece. No game has ever replicated its feel, its sense of wonder, in my opinion. I recognize just how much of a miracle it was they were able to achieve what they did with OoT, given how they were themselves pioneers in the 3d open-world action-RPG-on-console space.
And yet I feel everything after OoT has by some measure been disappointing. Not simply in that OoT achieved such lofty heights that it is hard to match (which is true), but also in that there's nowhere near the same level of quality. For all that can be said of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword (Buy New Batteries, the Game), I feel that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are the biggest disappointments. Save some occasional moments here and there, I felt they had little to do with the franchise as a whole, and felt rather soulless and bland.
There's also the fact that accidentally beating the game feels rather... bad, and a fair bit disappointing. That was, I guess, rather unique.
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GudOlRub
Member
GTA 4
After having played Vice City and San Andreas I couldn't help but feel disappointed, it felt so barebones and lacked so many activities and mechanics from previous entries, all the fancy new physics were amazing sure but to me it didn't made up for all the lost features and it really surprised me in a negative way.
I still like the game though and as I grew older I did came to appreciate the story a bit more but I prefer V and the 3D era games.
Dark Souls 2
Pretty self-explanatory.
Resident Evil 4
I recognize that it is a good game but it began the trend of chasing action instead of survival horror so I resent it for it.
After having played Vice City and San Andreas I couldn't help but feel disappointed, it felt so barebones and lacked so many activities and mechanics from previous entries, all the fancy new physics were amazing sure but to me it didn't made up for all the lost features and it really surprised me in a negative way.
I still like the game though and as I grew older I did came to appreciate the story a bit more but I prefer V and the 3D era games.
Dark Souls 2
Pretty self-explanatory.
Resident Evil 4
I recognize that it is a good game but it began the trend of chasing action instead of survival horror so I resent it for it.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Oof I'll get a ton flack for this, but it's Halo 3. I loved Combat Evolved (one of my top all-time games). Halo 2 and xbox live were fire. Then comes along halo 3 with a muddied look and absurdly clunky feel with movement and BR spread. I never recovered. If it weren't for Halo3 I probably would have had a lot more Halo friends on neogaf during Halo 3's glory days. Instead all I did was rant and complain. It still feels like a spartan is carrying a horse when playing Halo 3. That combined with the OP vehicle death machines driving all over creation made it horrible for me. There were games where I could successfully sticky a warthog not once but twice and it would still drive off with the people in it laughing as they gunned me down repeatedly.
NeverYouMind
Member
I like Dark Souls II SoFS and Bloodborne equally. I also enjoy galloping around on Torrent.
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