People who hate Super Mario Sunshine also hate the environment.
I vote SSX, for throwing the best things about the series down a bottomless pit.
I vote SSX, for throwing the best things about the series down a bottomless pit.
Long-requested sequels that are monumentally disappointing
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FrontalMonk
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Anyone remember Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows? No? Sequel to Gauntlet: Dark Legacy? Nothing? That's because it was horrendous.
Thats because its not a sequel. Its just based on the same RPG series as the Sega CD, Mega Drive and Sega CD versions.
This might be a legitimate candidate for worst first impression, it seems that everyone's warming up to it and that it actually IS the real deal despite that initial shot being... well, Max looking like that.
DoDonGouki
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That Splatterhouse game from 2010. Boring garbage.
It didn't have to be RTT but it could at least have involved some tactics, like figuring out the best way to storm a building and get your mark, make a clean getaway, etc. Instead it's just a scripted rail shooter.
While I don't know if a new Clive Barker FPS was "long requested" by a large number of people, I was hurting for a new game like Undying for years ; - ; And yes, I know your post probably wasn't directed at my choice in particular, I just needed one more post to hurl hatred at that damned game.
Funnily enough though, we got a game that (seemingly) took heavy inspiration from Undying when Bioshock 2 came out. Unfortunately, most people ended up writing that game off for no other reason other than it was a sequel to one of the most overrated releases of this gen.
ThatObviousUser
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Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Baby difficulty, and extremely short length.
And doesn't count at all.
I dunno, I don't think it will get shit on as much as RE5 did.
Other M gets my vote. Bad story that makes little sense in spots, atmosphere couldn't touch the Prime series, and the dodge move was broken.
edgefusion
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Another vote for SSX here. Game is bland as fuck. Lifeless tracks, soulless characters, zero customisation beyond colour swaps and a drab soundtrack. Probably my biggest disappointment this gen.
I wouldn't even compare Shinobi to those games.
Also, don't blame Hotsuma for your own shortcomings.
DigitalDevil
Member
Came for Nights, was not disappointed.
papersleeves
Member
You are a mean person. Xenosaga is ACE.
Muffdraul
Member
Nights Journey Into Dreams is the perfect answer. I prayed for it for years, got it on day 1, popped it into the Wii, and about 15 minutes later I ejected it and could hear the sadtrombone.wav in my head.
Chrono Cross. Personally I loved it, but holy shit... the CT fanboy shit-storm over it was truly the stuff of legend.
Chrono Cross. Personally I loved it, but holy shit... the CT fanboy shit-storm over it was truly the stuff of legend.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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The long-awaited sequel to Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3.
Yeah, I agree with this. I remember being excited about it. It was disappointing for sure.
And it wasn't a long-awaited sequel, but add Suikoden IV to this list.
ThatObviousUser
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Solid SOAP
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Just a stiff, offensive rehash of the Genesis greats. It sucks, because it was at this time that the franchise started to pick up momentum with Colors and Generations, they had to fuck it up with this shit though.
On it's own it's not a terrible game, but it goes against so many Genesis ideals, calling it Sonic 4 is an insult.
Trancetronic
Member
Starfox Assault. 10 missions. Horrible on foot missions. No branching paths. Beat it though. but ew. Adventures was better(HERE IT COMES)
Resident Evil 5. Yep.
Sonic Unleashed. Starts off exciting. Then that 30 minute Werehog Ice level kicks in. Not to mention the Super Sonic Finale was horrible.
Wind Waker was a snooze fest.
Metroid Prime 2. Just didn't have the energy or charisma of the first one. Same for 3. Other M was terrible too.
Sonic 3D Blast- lol
Note that I've beaten all of these game sbecause I did enjoy them at purchase. But looking back in retrospect and they just weren't that were hyped up to be.
Resident Evil 5. Yep.
Sonic Unleashed. Starts off exciting. Then that 30 minute Werehog Ice level kicks in. Not to mention the Super Sonic Finale was horrible.
Wind Waker was a snooze fest.
Metroid Prime 2. Just didn't have the energy or charisma of the first one. Same for 3. Other M was terrible too.
Sonic 3D Blast- lol
Note that I've beaten all of these game sbecause I did enjoy them at purchase. But looking back in retrospect and they just weren't that were hyped up to be.
Can't wait for the remakes to redeem them.
You mean like how HGSS redeemed GSC?
Freeza Under The Shower
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you people know nothing. NOTHING.
ladies and gentlemen, the king:
and I would also add Alien vs Predator 3 (2010), since Rebellion already made a better game than that in the past (1999). It was mind boggling that they added a melee system that ruined everything.
btw, does anyone know whether the lead designer for AvP 1 jumped to Monolith years later? Because AvP 1 guides the player using light(s), yet the sequel made by Monolith doesn't, but then FEAR does it like a master.
ladies and gentlemen, the king:
and I would also add Alien vs Predator 3 (2010), since Rebellion already made a better game than that in the past (1999). It was mind boggling that they added a melee system that ruined everything.
btw, does anyone know whether the lead designer for AvP 1 jumped to Monolith years later? Because AvP 1 guides the player using light(s), yet the sequel made by Monolith doesn't, but then FEAR does it like a master.
What were they thinking with that tagline?
Anyway, I loved the game, thought some of the refinements made to the formula were nothing short of brilliant. Only played it post-patch and on PC, though.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Why is SSX so hated?
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
and this. What a difference the presence of fog made in a positive serendipitous way.
well, at least the comics are running again, so a next game would a least know where to go for ideas. ... if there is a next game some day.
oh yeah, THE PLOT
Would've said NiGHTS but I'm glad to see I've been beat.
GSC needed less redeeming than RSE will take to make a modern Pokemon game. If the final product resembles the originals, they have failed.
GSC needed less redeeming than RSE will take to make a modern Pokemon game. If the final product resembles the originals, they have failed.
you people know nothing. NOTHING.
ladies and gentlemen, the king:
I was gonna say Doom 3 but I'm changing my answer to this.
CoffeeExpress
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I've played Unreal 1 and 2. I dunno how you can consider it a disappointment when the first wasnt that great.
Dont confuse this as the sequel to Unreal Tournament 99.
Talking about this makes me want an Unreal Tournament 99 akin to the Quake 3 Browser game..
ThatObviousUser
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Yes, exactly in that way.
No. You're wrong, just in terms of pure facts. It's would take far less effort to get RSE to a hypothetical Gen V standard than it took to get GSC to Gen IV standards.
I could go on for HOURS about how much better RSE are than GSC, but I've done it so many times already...
This, and the story makes no sense.
I suppose a follow on to this would be Jedi Knight III. 2 was a finely crafted story driven game, with a very likeable main character. III took that out and replaced it with a generic character and sucked out an intense experience for more player choice. It was the wrong move, resulting in a disjointed story and I felt that all the atmosphere from the IP just evaporated.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Heresy! Unreal was huge at the time and a driving force behind Voodoo card sales. The sequel was played up as equally huge in the years before it came out. Then it came out.
Now, I didn't think it was that bad at the time, but it sure as hell counts as the most disappointing long-requested sequel. (I also replayed it recently and dear god, that guy walks slooooooooooooow as fuck)
Not as long as Duke Nukem Forever of course, but that was development limbo and doesn't really count. DNF was clear conceptually complete in 2003 from the looks of it. DNF wasn't really a sequel to anything anymore.
Glass Rebel
Member
And you'd still be wrong in the face of dat last fight and my nostalgia glasses~
Why is Ruby/Sapphire looked down upon so much, anyway? Keep in mind that I ask that as someone who's played only Red/Blue and Explorers of Sky.
Goldeneye's single player on Wii was the most fun I've had with an FPS in ages. It's a crime to put it in the same sentence as Perfect Dark Zero.
Glass Rebel
Member
No day/night cycle and shitty Pokemon designs for me personally. Also coming from the amazing GSC with additional Kanto region was a bit of a disappointment. Afaik RSE and it's underlying mechanics gave the competitive scene a huge boost though but I never cared about that side.
Toriyama'd.
ThatObviousUser
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They started anew. Fans who were expecting all three regions to be traversable, or for the plot (hardy har?) to be continued were let down. In addition, much of Hoenn is water and has to be surfed on to get to many key areas, which can be annoying. Other things from Gen 2 didn't carry over as well, like the day/night cycle.
In the end it was probably necessary but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth. I'm hoping the eventual remakes will let me appreciate Hoenn more.