wastedyears
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For me, it is Gears of War 3. Nothing else even comes close.
What's the absolute worst game you paid money for in the 7th generation?
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I've thought about giving 2 a shot. Everyone claims its leaps and bounds better than the original but so far I just haven't wanted to put in the effort.
DirgeExtinction
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I'm torn between either L.A. Noire, Dragon Age: Origins, or Halo 4. Three of the worst(and most boring) games I've played during gen 7.
xenogenesis
Member
Worst game I've ever played.
For a moment there, I thought I was the only one. Bought it Day One, played it, still haven't beaten it. One cutscene was so long, that my controller turned off and it didn't notify me. I thought my game was frozen for a good 30 minutes before realizing what had happened. Taught me that a good battle system cannot save a RPG. Same reason why I haven't tried playing FFXIII.
I'm sorry GAF, I tried to like it. Bought it full price, could never get beyond the first few hours without getting fed up with how poorly it treats new players to the series.
I don't buy a lot of bad games, I wait for reviews, which make this one hurt as it was so highly reviewed. Its not a bad game, I just can't get into far enough to enjoy myself.
Please elaborate!!!
I remember playing this with friends for the equivalence of months in time spent playing the game! I had so much fun with the quests and just messing around!
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Mass Effect 3.
Some games suck and it's no big deal, you lost a few hours and you can sell the game back.
This game made me angry. Angry that I got caught up in the hype. Angry that I bought the PC version and couldn't sell the damn thing. Angry that I wasted 100+ hours on the series. Angry that everything was building up to what could be something amazing and milestone in videogame storytelling, only to have the developers give me the middle finger with that turd of an ending and then have the nerve to tell me to buy DLC.
Some games suck and it's no big deal, you lost a few hours and you can sell the game back.
This game made me angry. Angry that I got caught up in the hype. Angry that I bought the PC version and couldn't sell the damn thing. Angry that I wasted 100+ hours on the series. Angry that everything was building up to what could be something amazing and milestone in videogame storytelling, only to have the developers give me the middle finger with that turd of an ending and then have the nerve to tell me to buy DLC.
Yeah, you're correct. But I wasn't saying that Uncharted 1 is unplayable, just pretty mediocre. And in my opinion Uncharted 2 isn't fantastic either, but very good nevertheless. It's indeed pretty surprising how much they were able to improve from Uncharted 1, even though they core gameplay is the same. The pacing (among other things...) is just so much better.
Get a used copy. Of course it's possible that you will dislike it too, but I was quite surprised myself. Played it last year, so I still have the third game in my backlog. Not expecting too much from that, because it seems that many hate the game. Mixed opinions.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Lol, is this a Metal Gear ripoff? Guy looks like Snake.
brianmcdoogle
Member
Turok for the Xbox 360.
I paid 30 for it. Quite literally knowing what I know after playing that game to completion, if someone offered me 30 dollars to play it, I would decline. It is an ugly game, both cosmetically and in substance, filled with boring, broken gameplay; the last fight SPOILERS against the T-Rex involved me slowly running around a pillar, shooting it. I can't believe that I wasted the money and time in playing that game. I find it loathsome and I cannot recall stronger negative feelings I've had toward any other game. Luckily, as time goes on, I've forgotten a lot of it.
I paid 30 for it. Quite literally knowing what I know after playing that game to completion, if someone offered me 30 dollars to play it, I would decline. It is an ugly game, both cosmetically and in substance, filled with boring, broken gameplay; the last fight SPOILERS against the T-Rex involved me slowly running around a pillar, shooting it. I can't believe that I wasted the money and time in playing that game. I find it loathsome and I cannot recall stronger negative feelings I've had toward any other game. Luckily, as time goes on, I've forgotten a lot of it.
DracoBlade
Member
Skipped school too for this POS I beat it 3hrs having got the game a day before as "per order of the publishers" according Gamestop....should have seen the omen.
Booker Dewitt
Member
Forgot I spent two dollars on that game during a PSN sale. I had to wait in a queue because the server was to busy the first time I played it, after finally getting in, did not see a single soul the hour or so I played.
That was the worst game I played that gen. The worst game I bought was No More Heroes on the PS3.
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MW3
Haze
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xenogenesis
Member
When I saw the cover of the game I thought the same thing, lol. It is a stealth game (pretty much forced on the player since if I remember correctly the vampires in the game kill you with one hit).
Also I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this.
CertifiedFP
Member
I feel good for so many of the people who posted "FF13", knowing they have had the privilege of merely scratching the surface of where games start to go bad - At least there is a way to squeeze some form of enjoyment out of that game. And with no more adieu:
Halo 4. Dear god. Crippled gameplay customization features (Likely intentional to try and force DLC) in Forge and Custom Games... Movement stutter when shot (A big NO-NO-NO in the kind of game Halo once was)... Awful aesthetic customization on characters, as gone are the Tacticool and Swag of Reach and Halo 3, and in are... Are... I'm sorry, I can't even begin to think of how I would properly describe these armor pieces... Some prefer form over function and vice-versa, but I see no form nor function in these pieces. Grindy as hell XP system that is just grueling and tiresome, especially once "Specializations" become unlocked, which contain CODlocks which throw off the game balance even worse.
And do not get me even started on how most matches tended to devolve into DMR snipefests from far ends of the map with everywhere inbetween being a No-Man's-Land. This completely ruined the in-your-face gameplay of Valhalla and turned it to some wierd sniping corridor with the only hope for disruption being the fragile vehicles which would get torn to shreds by the DMR anyway. I do believe there is a quote somewhere on the internet that refers to Halo 4's gameplay on Valhalla being "the most accurate WW1 trench warfare simulator available on the AAA market", which is all that need be said of it.
And that's all I can say before I dive in truly deep and begin to suffer from the PTSD that Halo 4 gave me, causing me to shun the FPS genre for an entire year and become a JRPG fanatic (That's the only thing I can say positive of Halo 4 - It helped introduce me to JRPGs) before inching my way back in with BF4.
Halo 4. Dear god. Crippled gameplay customization features (Likely intentional to try and force DLC) in Forge and Custom Games... Movement stutter when shot (A big NO-NO-NO in the kind of game Halo once was)... Awful aesthetic customization on characters, as gone are the Tacticool and Swag of Reach and Halo 3, and in are... Are... I'm sorry, I can't even begin to think of how I would properly describe these armor pieces... Some prefer form over function and vice-versa, but I see no form nor function in these pieces. Grindy as hell XP system that is just grueling and tiresome, especially once "Specializations" become unlocked, which contain CODlocks which throw off the game balance even worse.
And do not get me even started on how most matches tended to devolve into DMR snipefests from far ends of the map with everywhere inbetween being a No-Man's-Land. This completely ruined the in-your-face gameplay of Valhalla and turned it to some wierd sniping corridor with the only hope for disruption being the fragile vehicles which would get torn to shreds by the DMR anyway. I do believe there is a quote somewhere on the internet that refers to Halo 4's gameplay on Valhalla being "the most accurate WW1 trench warfare simulator available on the AAA market", which is all that need be said of it.
And that's all I can say before I dive in truly deep and begin to suffer from the PTSD that Halo 4 gave me, causing me to shun the FPS genre for an entire year and become a JRPG fanatic (That's the only thing I can say positive of Halo 4 - It helped introduce me to JRPGs) before inching my way back in with BF4.
Hmm. I thought Skyrim was impressive and ran great on ps3.
Frostinferno
Member
it's a good idea for me to post this on the internet for everyone to see.
I bought it because some people said the first game was surprisingly good. so it was kind of like "alright, whatever, sure." whoops.
This right here. The only game I have ever traded in out of disappointment.
Loathed the controls. Couldn't get into the story. Quit maybe 2 hours in and never looked back.
I found it boring, I can't believe it was made by the same people who made the excessively fun Jak & Daxter.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I rarely go Day 1 on many things and this reminded me why.
Worst 60 bucks I ever spent, replaying ACII before hand got my hype bar rolling and made me take the plunge on this awful game.
I HAD SUCH HIGH HOPES FOR THIS BUT OH MY GOD IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE
La Noire. I didn't even actively hate the game and there's lots of things to like about it, but it was still disappointing in the long run.
This.
Boring, terrible story, and one of the most unlikable protagonists of all time.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
1 of 2 games I got last gen that I ended up trading in/selling o.o
Not a good MGS game at all. If this lamo mission based structure is what the series is sticking with I prolly shouldn't play any more of 'em! Comic-eqsue cutscenes are things I'll never like. Small, dull looking areas are another knock against it! Bosses are all crap. Umm what else was there? Bad controls? Its biggest crimes were so obviously being heavily balanced towards multi-player play an not single in the story mode and grinding for base building to get gear and crap? I didn't even touch that stuff after the first visit cause ugh.
Lost Odyssey was one I paid full price for. I though I would really like it, next gen big budget JRPG, Inoue designs etc. I know it's highly regarded by a lot of people but man the cut scenes just about put me to sleep. Random battles and so much loading man, killed the game for me.
You didn't like Z&W? Sinner!
Back when the Wii was my only system and I was desperate to play anything.
Most disappointing console of all time.
socomfanaticest2001
Neo Member
ill have to say unreal tournament ...... worst game ive ever bought in my entire life to be honest not even a second thought with me
ChrisInCali
Member
Borderline broken controls. The early days of the motion gimmick.
AmethystEnd
Member
LA Noire.
Which isn't to say it's a terrible game. I'm just extremely selective, and comparatively, it's the worst I paid money for in the 7th gen.
Edit:
I see I'm not the first person to choose this in the thread.
Which isn't to say it's a terrible game. I'm just extremely selective, and comparatively, it's the worst I paid money for in the 7th gen.
Edit:
I see I'm not the first person to choose this in the thread.
BouncyFrag
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Two Worlds
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Halo 4 without a doubt...
A perfect example of why not to board a hype train.
A perfect example of why not to board a hype train.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Call of Duty Ghosts
Lots of games were absolutely terrible (e.g. Diablo 3 or Metal Gear Solid 4) but this one I forced myself to play for 6 hours before I realized it was utter shit then I never touched it again.
Lots of games were absolutely terrible (e.g. Diablo 3 or Metal Gear Solid 4) but this one I forced myself to play for 6 hours before I realized it was utter shit then I never touched it again.
ChrisInCali
Member
This garbage
Out of my collection this is the game I hate the most and I paid $60 for it purely based on hype. It was my first GTA game and god it's so fucking boring. I gave it a shot, twice, but I just couldn't keep going. Luckily GTAV is amazing and it restored my faith in the franchise.
Totally agree. GTA IV lacked almost every single thing I loved that was added after GTA III, and somehow managed to bring a control scheme that I felt was worse that all the 3D games for their time.
I also will say I was MASSIVELY disappointing by Skyrim. Oblivion was and is eon of my favorite games, but Skyrim just feel flat for me. Worse quests, less interactivity, no characters I cared about, too much gray, the scaling was awful, the dragons were annoying, the main quest sucked, the same crap combat, everything was just a downgrade to me. I really hope Bethesda looks at From for the next Elder Scrolls game in terms of combat.
I know I'm in the minority but I hated Limbo. I found it to be pretentious and derivative. Every puzzle mechanic had been done before, and better (in Cloning Clyde, Braid, Portal, etc)
My biggest disappointment was Guild Wars 2. I was CHOO CHOO on the hype train but it really fell flat for me. The combat just lacked a visceral punch.
I also like to pretend Mass Effect 3 doesn't exist.
My biggest disappointment was Guild Wars 2. I was CHOO CHOO on the hype train but it really fell flat for me. The combat just lacked a visceral punch.
I also like to pretend Mass Effect 3 doesn't exist.
ChrisInCali
Member
This game killed console Zelda's for me. TP turned me off, but SS let me know Nintendo lost their way completely. ALBW has given me some hope though.
ChrisInCali
Member
Yeah, I couldn't bring myself to finish it. The game mechanics were kind of fun, but not enough to make me see it through at all.
Diprosalic
Banned
My friend gifted me his copy of Heavy Rain but i threw it away after playing it, thus costing me some amount of money in garbage disposal fees. Which was still way too much to spend on this game.
The_Afroman
Member
So hyped for this game. The pitch on how things effected the world, and so on.. yadda yadda. i have never heard so much BS spouted for a game in my life. it was practically a platformer on rails. This GI cover was so awesome... boy what a turd. The fact that this game got a sequel, amazes me to this day.
I, thankfully, only bought a couple of real stinkers last generation. Alone in the Dark takes the cake, easily.
Jim Sterling's three-part tour of the game is great.
Jim Sterling's three-part tour of the game is great.