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Post by ergates on Sept 27, 2018 9:15:23 GMT
As the title says, this is about video games you bought, with great expectations - but after playing for a while realised that either you hated it, it or it was too difficult to complete, too horribly bugged, or some other reason. Here's my 'list of shame'. Rise of the Triad (Original, 1994)Found it utterly boring after a few levels. Maps were confusing, frustrating, bland, labyrinthine mazes without any individual flavour, filled the same hitscan enemies. Tomb Raider (original 1996)Basically just ended up completely stuck trying to find some damned gear or cog. Ended up just giving up in frustration after wondering round in circles for days. This was before I had internet access - if I'd been in the same situation now I'd have simply used a walkthrough. Far Cry (original, 2004)Was a pretty good game during the first half - after which the Trigens appeared, thus ruining everything. Playing after that point became such a punishing, frustrating, stressful slog that I just gave up. Starcraft 2: Wings of LibertyI had such high hopes for this one after absolutely loving the original Starcraft, but oh boy, was I in for a world of disappointment! Don't even get me started on this game! The scenario ran something like: "Damn, this mission seems to be on some kind of timer, means I have to rush through it - I hate timed missions" "What?? So the next mission is also timed? Are you kidding?" "Great! So no actual hard timer, but if you take your time in this one and don't rush the Protoss grab the objective first and you lose - so effectively it's timed." "Oh another timed mission..... my my, what a surprise!" "..... wait.... don't tell me... this is the fifth timed mission on the trot, right? Ooooh yes (sarcasm) I must be psychic!" "Another........damned......stupid.......sodding..... TIMER!"
Are all the missions like this? Surely not?Check online - yes, every single campaign mission with maybe two exceptions is based on either some kind of timer, or some race against the clock mechanic, meaning you have to rush, rush, rush, rush playing as fast as possible. Taking your time, or actually slowing down so you can get to grips with all the new units they keep throwing at you is not an option. I know many people love this game, but as a person who likes to play slowly and methodically it represented everything I hated in a game, and I really, reallllly hate timed missions. It's probably a great title if you prefer multiplayer, but I do not. Star Wars The Old Republic MMO
Got to around level 20-something but began to realise that I just wasn't really enjoying the game much. Can't say it was objectively bad - just started to find it all rather grindy and repetitive. World of Warcraft Cataclysm:This was the expansion that caused me to cancel my account in utter disillusionment. Destroyed everything I loved about WoW. Shadow Warrior (2013)Just seemed very gimmicky - all big flashes and explosions, like a Michael Bay movie, but with very little substance underneath. Doom (2016)Another game lauded by critics, and one that most people seem to love, but after playing for around two hours it felt like an absolute chore, and I was frustrated by the style of gameplay. Once again this is a game that is meant to be played fast-fast-fast-fast-rush-rush-rush-rush. At it's core It's basically a horde mode arena shooter, featuring interconnected levels within which monsters spawn in in waves until all are killed... after which the pattern repeats in the next arena ad-infinitum. You have to stay constantly mobile, and race around at breakneck speed getting right up in the demons' faces. Any attempt to stop, or even slow down is punished. For someone who likes to use a slow, stealthy, methodical, sniper-type approach to shooters, this style of play is not enjoyable. I understand why others love this game, given that other gamers seem to love playing at speed, racing through content as if they were afraid of losing a race - but it's just not to my taste. And there you go. Feels good to get that off my chest
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Post by Iakus on Sept 27, 2018 15:24:04 GMT
Kingdom of Amalur. Twice.
I really wanted to like that game but Planescape: Torment it's not.
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Sept 27, 2018 15:36:37 GMT
No Man's Sky Not a matter of shame, really more like demonstrating good taste. This was all before the first big patch/expansion, though.
Watchdogs 1 and Sleeping Dogs For pretty much the same reason: I really enjoy the GTA freedom of these kinds of games, but at some point I just get bored and stop pushing the main quest line forward.
Wolfenstein: The New Order I had some kind of mental block with the controller layout and kept screwing up my aim or even pressing the wrong button, which is not great for an FPS that requires quick reactions. Couldn't even finish the first level without dying, so gave up. I had no such trouble with Destiny, so it's not FPS's in general.
Fallout 4 This is a bit of stretch, because I actually did finish 2 of the 4(?) faction endings. But that's the shame part -- I finished the heck out of everything FO3 and FNV had to offer, including all DLC. I didn't even bother to get the DLC for FO4, I was that disappointed with it.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Sept 27, 2018 15:38:28 GMT
Witcher 3
After all the hype it fell flat on the 13th hour I played it. Got so bored into the world, Geralt's monotonic talk and drab music. I've not touched it since and have uninstalled it. I'm glad I didnt pay full price.
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Sept 27, 2018 15:40:59 GMT
Witcher 3After all the hype it fell flat on the 13th hour I played it. Got so bored into the world, Geralt's monotonic talk and drab music. I've not touched it since and have uninstalled it. I'm glad I didnt pay full price. Points for courage for posting this. Let's hope the CDPR circlejerk doesn't find you.
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Post by CrutchCricket on Sept 27, 2018 15:53:10 GMT
Hmm, I think most of mine are on console, surprisingly enough.
Shinobi (PS2)- I liked this game, just never finished it. Too hard for me at the time, plus I always rented it. I took a look at some videos recently, it looks a little too dated to try and get into it again.
Some Samurai game (Way of the Samurai?) (PS2)- another rental, thought it'be cool since samurai rule, but it was way too bogged down in mechanics.
Heavenly Sword (PS3)- one of the launch titles and it looked like female God of War (and was before GoW III came out). Never finished the final battle. Too annoying. Every boss was annoying. People praise that game for story and characters but every character other than the protagonist pissed me off. Even Andy Serkis mocap didn't save it. I ended up trading this in.
Batman: Arkham City (PS3)- I liked Arkham Asylum and have every intention of finishing this one. I just haven't, and it's been 6 years. Double sucks that I also sprung for the Batman Beyond costume, which ended up a bust since it doesn't look that great on Bruce (a little too much Bat ass)
Borderlands 2 (PC): I got this because friends, it was going to be our next LAN game. Unfortunately it ran in sideshow mode on my computer, no matter what I did. But it never grabbed me anyway, too much randomly generated content, it felt meaningless. Plus I'm not a huge fan of cel shading.
Pillars of Eternity 2 (PC): Yeah I'm throwing this one on here as well. Real-talk, it was an impulse buy because Critical Role DLC makes it the closest thing currently to a Critical Role video game. But the style and the story hasn't quite grabbed me. I'll try to finish it but I'm not super invested. The voice work is of course phenomenal though.
Otherwise commenting on some of OPs games:
Starcraft- I hate what they've done with the story and the graphics, but the rushing is also annoying. I mean I get Koreans and uber-micro at the pro level, but even casual games seem to be about the rush. I know for the first one I loved maxing the tech tree and building up massive armies/fleets. Playing for ten minutes only to take out your opponent with five marines or twenty zerglings is not my cup of tea. Also protoss FTW!
TOR: The Old Republic has gotten quite a bit less grindy with the increases in XP gain. You can skip most of the sidequests. Of course since the game was build with the grindwheel in mind, skipping most of it may make the game feel a little empty and barebones. But the class stories are still worth it.
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Post by Andrew Waples on Sept 27, 2018 15:57:36 GMT
Rise of the Tomb Raider, navigating the map was a pain. I eventually finished it, but still.
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Post by Serza on Sept 27, 2018 16:14:20 GMT
Witcher 3After all the hype it fell flat on the 13th hour I played it. Got so bored into the world, Geralt's monotonic talk and drab music. I've not touched it since and have uninstalled it. I'm glad I didnt pay full price. Points for courage for posting this. Let's hope the CDPR circlejerk doesn't find you.
If I'm still around, I don't think there's much to fear.
Have you seen me go at it in the Witcher thread?
Most vocal opposition on the forums.
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Post by Son of Dorn on Sept 27, 2018 16:17:46 GMT
Let's see...
Dark Souls 1: Never understood what the hell you were meant to do in that game.
Wolfenstian 2 New Colossus: First half of the game was a pain in the ass to get though.
Every COD game: It got boring after Black Ops 1.
And finally...
Mass Effect: Gave up on it as a franchise. May still play it out of boredom, but my hearts never in it anymore.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Sept 27, 2018 16:43:59 GMT
Witcher 3After all the hype it fell flat on the 13th hour I played it. Got so bored into the world, Geralt's monotonic talk and drab music. I've not touched it since and have uninstalled it. I'm glad I didnt pay full price. Points for courage for posting this. Let's hope the CDPR circlejerk doesn't find you. Ah, at this age I dont give a flying... what most people think. Its my experience that counts for me. It didnt work like Witcher 2 did, although I didnt finish it either, cant remember why though.
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Post by AnDromedary on Sept 27, 2018 16:47:56 GMT
Oh, that's a big question. There are many, TOO MANY!!! Oh, where to begin? Maybe just a few candidates that I tried multiple times but never could finish: X1/2/3/Rebirth: I have all of them, I started all of them, I played all of them, I liked all of them but after a while it just gets too tedious. Same goes for Elite Dangerous. Not bad but it's just too much to keep going. A bunch of MMOs, e.g. TES Online and TOR. Never could get far beyond the tutorials. For some reason, I cannot finish games taking place on Mars. Mars: War Logs as well as all the Red Faction games. Actually I like the scenario but none of the games could really hold me. Binary Domain: It looked like a cheap Mass Effect but after a while it just got too corny. Splinter Cell Conviction: Didn't like the action oriented playstyle. I still want to finish it though because I want to play it before Blacklist and I hear that one is pretty good again. Isometric RPGs: I started so many and I really want to like them. Baldur's Gate 1/2, Neverwinter Knights, Divinity: Original Sin, the classic Fallout games. I tried all of them but finished none of them. Speaking of Fallout, Never finished Fallout 3 or New Vegas. I did finish Fallout 4 though (yep, I am bitch for voice over ). GTA5, it's so biiiig. There are literally hundreds more games but it gets too tedious, so I will abandon making the list of abandoned games. Basically, I tried every single game in my Steam/GOG/Origin/Ubi/Shelf Library but I finished maybe 15 to 20% of them. But that's ok, I buy most of the stuff I don't REALLY want for cheap years later in sales. Just trying it for 2-3 hours is ok when I just payed 5 bucks for it.
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Post by ArcadiaGrey on Sept 27, 2018 16:55:14 GMT
Ah yes, buying a game when others have recommended it only to feel that awkward shame when you don't like it. Then trying to come up with some decent excuse when they ask you how it's going other than 'meh I don't wanna play it ' Jade Empire. Maybe 18 months ago? A friend recommended it, I love BioWare, and of course I read the posts waxing lyrical about it. I did something I rarely do, I quit quite a way thru the game. I was in the city, I'd met John Cleese and done a bunch of stuff, then I just stopped. I was bored. I can see how great it would've been in it's day, but now that DA and ME exist I can just go play them. Plus I disliked the combat and I've never been into the samurai thing. Prison Architect. I loved Sim City 4 and was hoping for something along those lines, but there were 2 problems. Firstly it was more complex than my tired brain wanted to handle, but it also has really small icons that I couldn't enlarge. I get enough eye strain as it is, but the fact that it was enough to stop me playing just shows how little I cared for it. *shrug* The Witcher. Boring. Collecting women like trading cards low key pissed me off too. Plus I didn't enjoy the combat. Assassin's Creed 2. Impulse buy in the sale, but not my thing. The whole 'kick kick grab punch' thing is totally alien to me. Perhaps this is why I like stealth games and shooters, it's a simpler way of fighting and I can focus on the story instead.
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Post by ArcadiaGrey on Sept 27, 2018 17:09:48 GMT
Oh and Knights of the Old Republic. I just had no clue what was going on so I was a little lost, but I'm watching the movies now so maybe I can revisit it.
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Post by Serza on Sept 27, 2018 17:36:14 GMT
Oh and Knights of the Old Republic. I just had no clue what was going on so I was a little lost, but I'm watching the movies now so maybe I can revisit it.
KOTOR isn't the easier to pick up, but I went back to it.
It's good, though the inventory, codex and journal have aged about as well as bread would.
If you try to go back to it, I have a build that got me through both KOTOR and KOTOR2, and surprise surprise is actually my own.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Sept 27, 2018 17:59:21 GMT
Oh and Knights of the Old Republic. I just had no clue what was going on so I was a little lost, but I'm watching the movies now so maybe I can revisit it.
KOTOR isn't the easier to pick up, but I went back to it.
It's good, though the inventory, codex and journal have aged about as well as bread would.
If you try to go back to it, I have a build that got me through both KOTOR and KOTOR2, and surprise surprise is actually my own.
First time was quite hard, as I got the sabers almost at the end, and then tried to teach companions to be Jedis... Then I used some builds.txt advice and did "Obi-Wan" build, oh man he was powerful as hell. This also meant I needed to know somethings beforehand so yeah I used a bit of some guide to get better. Do pick it up, its still amazing IMHO KOTOR 2 needs the restoration project installed. Its amazing too. Maybe even better...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 18:01:59 GMT
From recent memory: Mass Effect Andromeda. Blew through the game, finished the main story and decided that was it. Didn't like any of the new characters (save for a couple, but even then it was due to their similarity to one or more of the original characters) and I found the worlds boring. I tried to jump into the multiplayer but it never clicked, and for whatever reason I had catastrophic connection issues that pretty much held up a giant stop sign. After finding out I could jump into ME3MP and play with no hitches whatsoever, I hit the uninstall button and haven't looked back since. Dark Souls 2. Gave it a try to see what all the noise was about. After taking several hours worth of play on a single level/boss I threw in the towel. I'm still convinced that series is some kind of legal torture device
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Post by CrutchCricket on Sept 27, 2018 18:18:21 GMT
Oh and Knights of the Old Republic. I just had no clue what was going on so I was a little lost, but I'm watching the movies now so maybe I can revisit it. Oh yeah. My Knights of the Old Republic story is a little different but I suspect just as brief. Now keep in mind this was before I played Mass Effect or had even a passing interest in RPGs. I was playing a lot of Jedi Outcast and Academy though (this is also important). So my friend recommends KOTOR, I spend a grueling half-day installing it... and the rest of the day trying to figure out how to just give myself all the powers, because again, this was before I understood the concept of "classes" or "roles" and it was Star Wars- how dare they try to stop me from being an all powerful, lightning-flinging, Force-choking, double-flipping Jedi, who can also shoot all the guns? Needless to say, that didn't work out too well. Finally I resigned to just play through it normally (for the time being) and got about maybe half an hour in before the game crashed and could not be recovered. Finally I said fuck it and just uninstalled. Otherwise for other MMOs, my friend and I tried DCU Online once. After a day of downloading, we flew around the starting area for a while, and when the novelty of that wore off, promptly uninstalled. The funny part is my other friend, who hadn't had his computer on him at the time downloaded the game and the next time we met up was like "hey I got the game installed, let's play!. Uh, yeah... about that. He wasn't too happy
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Post by Kappa Neko on Sept 27, 2018 18:18:36 GMT
Hmmm, not that many in the more recent past. My memory on very old games 20 years ago is too fuzzy...
Oblivion (360): My first western RPG and first open world game. Coming off JRPGs I did not understand AT ALL what I was supposed to do, lol. And I must have chosen the worst class combination of them all. Healer something. Literally everything bigger than a rat killed me. I spent six hours running away from bandits healing myself while I was running. That was literally all I could manage. Then I found some sort of storyline eventually where I got killed instantly. Quit and never touched it again, deeply confused. I hated open world for years as a result. *g* I bought the PC version last year and plan on modding it eventually. Maybe next year...
Infinite Undiscovery (360): I could not beat the final boss. The game doesn't tell you that it's the point of no return. I had almost no potions left, no shop in sight, so I was basically fucked... It takes about 30min to ascend the tower to get to the boss. No saving in between because JRPGs in those days were made by sadists. I died within 10 seconds not knowing how to even tackle this boss. He just mowed me over before I knew what was happening. Fun stuff. Watched the ending on YT. What awful game design.
Tomb Raider Underworld (360): My first Lara Croft game. Got bored out of my mind running around without companions. Was too stupid for the controls too. Kept jumping to my death. Aborted halfway through the game.
Assassin's Creed Revelations (360): Started it right after Brotherhood. Was burned out at this point. Aborted after about 6 hours.
Rayman Legends (PC, few years ago): LOVED the previous game. Liked this one too but for some reason I got distracted...
Witcher 1 (PC, 2 years ago): I never made it into Vizima because I got seriously annoyed with the most irritating archaic RPG gameplay of getting send from A to B to C and back a million times. Four hours of running around the same small area on the map was enough to turn me off the game. Too bad I paid for Pinnacle Game Profiler so I could use my Xbox Controller...
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PC, last year): My first AC game since Revelations. Got it for free. I DID enjoy it. But the grind set in eventually like it always does. So I stopped playing. I should finish it because the story was well presented. Haven't touched Origins yet because it would probably end the same...
Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC, last year): I liked it but the big and kind of annoying maps littered with fetch quests and collectibles made me lose interest at some point. I plan on finishing it eventually, sticking to the story and ignoring everything else.
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Post by Gileadan on Sept 27, 2018 18:21:05 GMT
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And unfortunately I don't like the story enough to carry me through all this.
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Post by Kroitz on Sept 27, 2018 18:24:21 GMT
Only case that comes to mind right now is Danganronpa (5)3. And I don't even hate it.
I really dug the first 2 and was pretty excited going into the next installment. Playing as a female lead was rather refreshing for the series and I was glad that they didn't go for a milquetoast protagonist.
Safe to say, that lasted for a hot minute and the game went as fast to familiar ground as my face did into the palm of my hand. The ending was straight up authorial mastrubation, but I guess someone would even call the literal act art.
Still, I applaud it for what it tried to do, but I was out at that point.
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Post by jaison1986 on Sept 27, 2018 19:05:12 GMT
Mafia 3 (PS4): Got it for free on plus. Good freaking thing I didn't spent a cent on this game. Bad graphics, bad level design, highly repetitive missions and weak story. No ammount of politically incorrect use of the N-word will be enough to keep me amused in this mess. What a step down from the previous game.
Elder scrolls Oblivion (PC): While the story is interesting enough, the game has aged pretty badly. Not to mention the NPC dialogue might be good for memes, but not for immersive gaming experience.
Assassins creed Liberation (PC) It's not really a bad game. I just got out of touch with it. Maybe I should try it again one day.
Bloodborne: I just can't stand the combat. Too slow paced for me. And the elitist hollier then thou fandom of this game seriously annoys me too.
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Post by Sylvius the Mad on Sept 27, 2018 19:59:39 GMT
Final Fantasy VII My one (and only) attempt to play a JRPG. It was recommended to me by a guy who loved all things Japanese (he had an SNK Neo-Geo console), but there's no roleplaying in it. The player just follows along the story. There's nothing to do. Awful game. Not an RPG.
Diablo 2 Heard good things. Can't imagine what they were. That game has the depth of a mathematical singularity.
World of Warcraft I played both EverQuest and EQ2 quite a bit (always solo), and EVE Online is one of my all-time top 10 games, but World of Warcraft was just dull. 6 hours in, I quit.
The Witcher That combat system was intolerable. I lasted about 10 hours.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 21:07:56 GMT
Where do I start? In no real order... Planescape: TormentMost overrated RPG ever. I couldn't get past the first area because I had no interest in TNO who he was or what he'd done the game totally and utterly failed to grab me in the first few minutes. Also you like the setting or you don't. Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Skyrim. What put me off these games was a number of the things the overly complex leveling skill system in Oblivion Skyrim I could get my head around but First person is annoying, okay for a shooter but not an RPG. I got board easily. Divinity Original Sin and Original Sin 2I guess turned based RPG's aren't my thing as much as I wanted to like them I got board. World of WarcraftDull, lifeless and clunky controls that and I've been horribly spoiled by both SW:TOR and ESO The Witcher SeriesThe sucky combat systems pure and simple otherwise I'd have liked them more and might have even finished them! Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dragon Age: Inquisition Both suffer because their area maps are just a little too big than what they really needed to be. I'm something of a completionist as I like to do as many side quests in an area before I move on... got board...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 21:10:36 GMT
Oh and Knights of the Old Republic. I just had no clue what was going on so I was a little lost, but I'm watching the movies now so maybe I can revisit it. Oh yeah. My Knights of the Old Republic story is a little different but I suspect just as brief. Now keep in mind this was before I played Mass Effect or had even a passing interest in RPGs. I was playing a lot of Jedi Outcast and Academy though (this is also important). So my friend recommends KOTOR, I spend a grueling half-day installing it... and the rest of the day trying to figure out how to just give myself all the powers, because again, this was before I understood the concept of "classes" or "roles" and it was Star Wars- how dare they try to stop me from being an all powerful, lightning-flinging, Force-choking, double-flipping Jedi, who can also shoot all the guns? I'm not sure if I should laugh my arse off or cry in shame at that story!
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Post by bladefist on Sept 27, 2018 21:21:23 GMT
Witcher 2 and 3
Sooo much hype I had to try them. I got bored and gave up after the starting areas. Even though they're not my type of games, I can see the blood, sweat and tears CDPR put into those games and I'm happy for those who like them.
Witcher 1
I tried this hoping to get some context to help me with the sequels but I quit that as well.
Dishonored 2
The first game had a much better atmosphere and smoother gameplay.
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